Monthly Archives: November 2013

An update from Team Quadcopter. We are still waiting on the arrival of our battery, but the good news is we will be performing the weight test today, and well as start programming the arduino. We will also solder the … Continue reading →

We have the lily pad ardiuno and are gonna solder it onto the quadcopter and we are waiting for the arrival of the battery that we ordered last week.

An update from Team Quadcopter. We have finally figured out what we have to for this project. We want more power and we want to be able to get the quadcopter to balance by itself. With a little research and … Continue reading →

This week my group is finishing up getting all of the parts for our project. I have obtained an external battery that I got from amazon and its 15600 mah. This battery came with multiple usb cables to fit many … Continue reading →

My first task for this week was to find a Standard SD card for the Wave Shield. It was harder than I thought it would be, since all SD cards are now SDHC or higher. I went to B&H and … Continue reading →

My order is placed and I should be expecting to receive the below items ON Tuesday (11/19). It turns out that to power a 1m strip of LED’s we need a 5v/2amps power supply. We’re going to use up to … Continue reading →

This week, we successfully found a new power supply for the quadrotor. The new battery has the same 3.7 volts that the last one did, but it has 5000 mah, as opposed to the 500 that it is on the … Continue reading →

Objective: Control a RGB LED with a potentiometer (nob)   Materials RGB LED Arduino RGB COLOR CHOOSER from Arduino playground Jumper cables Potentiometer USB cable   Procedure: 1)     Plug in Arduino to make sure power light comes on. 2)     Open … Continue reading →

This past weekend I went to the Engadget Expand NY expo, held at the Javits Center this past Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10.  I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect, other than that it was showcasing new gadgets and … Continue reading →