Make:it Robotics Starter Kit – Binary Part 2
In the last post we started analyzing the bitwise operations in the lineFollow.ino sketch. We looked how the sensor readings are interpreted to make the robot go forward. In this tutorial we are going...
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Make:it Robotics Starter Kit – Driver board Familiarization
In this blog post we will take a look at the driver board that comes with the Make:it Robotics Starter Kit. There is no documentation that comes with the Start kit concerning the Driver board other...
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Make:it Robotics Starter Kit – Wireless Connectivity
In this blog post we are going to take the information that we learned in the earlier blog post entitled “Make:it Robotics Starter Kit – Software Part 2″ and capture real time sensor data and send this...
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Make:it Robotics Starter Kit – Sending Sensor Data Wirelessly
In this blog post we are going to take what we learned in “Make:it Robotics Starter Kit – Wireless Connectivity” and “Make:it Robotics Starter Kit – Capturing Sensor Data” and combine this data to...
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Apparently Radio Shack has changed the link to where you can download the program code for the Make:it Robotics Starter Kit. I will put the zip file here on my site so everyone can download the files...
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Analog Fix for Nordic Track Exercise Bike
The other night I was riding my NordicTrack Bike and all of a sudden the display quit and the tension on the peddles went slack. The wife has been on me for quite some time to start exercising as I sit...
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C Library for LCD displays that use the HD44780 interface, Part 1
Hello all, I have started working with Texas Instruments MSP430 value line micro controllers. I still enjoy working with Ardunio but I can pick up a 16 bit TI MSP-EXp430G2 for $9.95. Texas...
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C Library for LCD displays that use the HD44780 interface, Part 2
Let us continue with reviewing the hd44780 LCD library code examples. Please refer to the previous post for links to the source code and an explanation of what we are working on. We will now look at...
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Hello Everyone, Lots of viewers have been asking me to send them the Radio Shack Make:it Files. (click above link to see more) Looks like Radio Shack, in their downsizing efforts have decided to stop...
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Installing a Digital Readout (DRO) on a HiTorque Mini Mill
I purchased a HiTorque Mini Mill from Little Machine Shop. I have always wanted to be able to make my own parts for Robotics and DIY projects. I ordered a DRO kit that includes measurement scales for...
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