Welcome to our lab’s news and updates section.
Here, you’ll find the latest information on lab facilities, activities, and equipment. Be sure to check back regularly for important announcements and updates.
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Unbranded PIR Sensors
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.
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Free Online STL Repair tool
With this tool you get your STL file checked for errors. It also automatically proides a fixed downloadable version.
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Useful Arduino Links
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…
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Thingiverse
Ultimaker have taken over this 3D modelling resource, which was originally founded by MakerBot.
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16n – A Bank of Sixteen Faders
Razvan has been using our Surface Mount Technology (SMT) room to put some finishing touches to this very useful open source interface. A bank of 16 faders are very neatly packaged and provide sensor data via multiple data transfer protocols, all hadled by a Teensy 2.0 development board.
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Teensy Microcontrollers
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…