Some students have reported problems connecting to Arduino devices, particularly those who are using Arduino for the first time on Windows. If you have your Arduino hooked up via USB, but no new USB ports are showing in your IDE, it may be that your installation of Windows is missing the appropriate drivers. This link…
Some of our PIR sensors are somewhat cheaper, unbranded units, with no identification markings. This makes it a bit difficult to find a datasheet for them. This labelled picture may be of use to those attempting to make use of them.
Arduino is a developer community, a programming language, an Integrated Development Environment and a series of programmable micro-controllers. An easy platform to through which one can learn about programmable microcontrollers, supported by a variety of hardware platforms. The IDE is frequently updated, and it’s well worth keeping your version current. However, make sure that the…
The Teensy is a complete USB-based microcontroller development system, in a very small footprint, capable of implementing many types of projects. There are a number of shields available for these microcontrollers, including the OctoWS2811 Adaptor which facilitates the control of thousands of LEDs and the Prop Shields which are aimed at building small hand held props. There are also audio shields which…