I've been a bit lax with the blog updating. In Part 1 of this post I promised Part 2 "soon" and here it is, eight weeks later. Oops.
This two-post series, aimed at embedded device beginners, explains some differences between Arduino and Raspberry Pi. In this second part we're going …
Decisions, Decisions...
"If I can buy a Raspberry Pi so cheaply, why would I ever use an Arduino for an electronics project?"
I often hear this from people who are new to embedded programming and electronics. This post is the first of two, aimed at beginners in the embedded world …
Demo page with data from the last week in September
A few months ago, in the dead of Canberra winter, we discovered our flat had a mould problem. Insidious disgusting mould had crept in around our walls. Much scrubbing ensued.
Black mould found behind a cupboard - eww!
We bought a …
Today I Learned how to minimise latency when sending data to a computer from an Arduino (or any other FTDI-based device.) I learned it specifically for Windows, Linux and OS X.
Well, actually I learned this a few weeks ago while developing the [Hairless MIDI<->Serial Bridge]{style="white-space: nowrap …
Too much going on lately:
On an Arduino or other AVR, EEPROM access is a bit fiddly if you want to store different types of data. In this blog post, I'll show you a quick trick to use when you have lots of structured data to store in EEPROM.
First, the existing alternatives:
I recently bought a couple of cheap MG996R high-torque servos on ebay, and I want to use them with my Arduino.
These have the "JR" servo pinout, so orange = signal, red = V+, brown = V-.
You control these servos by sending a 50Hz pulse width modulated signal. The pulse width determines …