Author Archives: Marcelo

This is going to be my last post here I think… last week I soldered the 330 ohm resistors into each hot leg of the LED’s and then I soldered it again into another piece of wire to be connected … Continue reading →

Last week I started building the mechanical parts of the POV display. We got a small fan. I took the screen protection of the fan off, cut a peace of plywood that fits inside of the fan without touching the … Continue reading →

Hey guys, I am sorry, but I won’t be in class tomorrow. I am gonna have to work in the morning. Please keep me posted, and let me know if you need anything for thursday. Thank you!

Hello world! I haven’t been here in over a week, and I must say that the reason number one is because I didn’t know what to say. As I have said many times before, my programming skills do not really … Continue reading →

For the next class I will discuss with the members of my group about the design of our POV clock. I have researched a little and we have a few options in terms of design and the components that we … Continue reading →

For my project I would like to make a temperature-sensing shirt. I thought I was being creative and innovative, but it already exists… My t-shirt though, will be sensing body temperature as oppose to the shirts that I saw online … Continue reading →

For my project I would like to make a LED shirt that changes color depending on body temperature. I would love to have an entire shirt covered with LEDs, but I don’t think that it will be possible right now, … Continue reading →

Christopher Stapleton’s speech was very inspiring. He is a very bright and enthusiastic man who really loves what he does and really wants to improve life in general. I really like the way that he speaks about technology and the … Continue reading →

Ok, I have been thinking and thinking and thinking… and I need some help! My idea is to make an interactive led curtain or screen that can be used in a show or concert for example. I have two really … Continue reading →

I was searching on yuotube for arduino projects in Portuguese and I found a very explanatory video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQj-ur8k73Y&feature=related) using an arduino, a relay, a transistor and a light bulb. This video is part of a website called “Laboratorio de Garagem” … Continue reading →