Monthly Archives: November 2013

After some out-of-stock and shipping woes (including a 2nd-day delivery package just disappearing from the system for a week, all the pieces I’ve ordered have arrived. I had ordered a mix of LEDs, both single and on a rope/ribbon, and … Continue reading →

I’m having trouble figuring out how to use the IR proximity sensor data to control RGB LED lights. I can’t find a tutorial or example that resembles this. I’m also searching to see the easiest way without destroying the bunny … Continue reading →

This week was for me a week of frustrations followed by enlightenments. Last week I was so happy when I’ve got the Wave Shield working. I thought we are half way through the project, since I was planning to use … Continue reading →

I haven’t done much this week besides order the microphones and research some codes that we code use to control the mic. One aspect I am unsure about is the need for an external sensitivity knob to set a threshold … Continue reading →

FINALLY! 95 percent of the parts arrived and Michael P and I spent all of Sunday afternoon going through everything, visually inspecting all parts, identifying all parts, checking them off a master list (this involved some arguing) and repackaging them … Continue reading →

This week we researched a new power supply for the quad rotor. We had some trouble finding something that would work for it. We would like to ask Professor Baker for help in finding the proper power supply. We also … Continue reading →

Objective: use three potentiometers to individually control each of the primary colors of an RGB LED. Materials:  Hardware: Arduino Uno, USB A/B cable, 1 RGB LED, 3 10K potentiometers, 3 220Ω resistors, breadboard, 8 jumper wires, wire strippers. Software: Arduino … Continue reading →

Objective: To control an RGB LED using three potentiometers. Materials: Arduino, USB cable, 1 RGB LED, 3 5V potentiometers, hookup wire, breadboard. Tools: Wire strippers Procedure:   We first hooked up the RGB LED and ran a simple program we … Continue reading →