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Hello world 2012 + Raspberry Pi
13 January 2012 9:35 PM | No Comments -
Update on our SUPERbot
11 June 2011 7:13 PM | No Comments -
Wireless communication with XBee
19 March 2011 10:29 AM | No Comments -
A practicle guide to rechargeable batteries
12 March 2011 9:48 PM | 1 Comment -
Controlling different voltage circuits with the Arduino
02 January 2011 3:14 PM | 1 Comment -
Making robots that move, part one
29 November 2010 10:41 PM | No Comments -
Demystifying resistor color codes
28 November 2010 11:42 AM | No Comments -
Datasheets are your friend
20 November 2010 10:26 PM | No Comments
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DC Archive
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A practicle guide to rechargeable batteries
Posted on March 12, 2011 | 1 CommentWhile ordering supplies for the club’s upcoming robot project, I planned how the chassis, sensors, and electronics would go into it. But I had no idea about power. I knew I wanted the robot to be portable, but the vast array of different types of... -
Controlling different voltage circuits with the Arduino
Posted on January 2, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Arduino provides 5 volts and supplies a maximum of 40mA of current from each pin (it also has one 3.3 volt pin that can supply 50mA of current); this is great if you want to power something like an small LED or a mini... -
Lessons In Electronic Circuits: an online compendium of electronics information
Posted on November 14, 2010 | No CommentsHave you been searching around the internet to find a good resource that clarifies all the seemingly mystical concepts behind electronics? On my wandering around the web, I happened to stumble upon an online textbook called Lessons in Electric Circuits. It presents ideas in a... -
Intro to Electricity, Part 1: Basic Properties
Posted on September 11, 2010 | No CommentsIn order to understand the electronic prototyping and robot building we do in robotics, it helps to have a little knowledge of the theory of electronics. Let’s start from possibly the most fundamental idea of electricity: the atom. What is electricity? In Science class, you’ve...
