Breaking up Arduino: how to make your own arduino!

Breaking up Arduino: how to make your own arduino!

I’ve been looking at breaking out the ATMEGA328P-PU chip (that is used in many Arduino boards) to be able to reduce the footprint and power consumption of the boards. This post will show you how to make your own Arduino. WOOP! NOTE: I had a look through this...
PICAXE for Wearables, a hookup & using guide

PICAXE for Wearables, a hookup & using guide

I’m looking at an Electro-Fashion sewable PICAXE control board from Kitronik. There are a few wearable systems now that keep getting better and are getting easier to use and help people get started with so this was great to see another system. One huge advantage...
Uploading a sketch: Arduino

Uploading a sketch: Arduino

There are only a few steps involved in running a sketch on an Arduino board, and this post will take you through it step-by-step, making it quick and easy! You’ll need an Arduino board, a USB cable and Arduino software on your computer to follow along. Oh...
Slow Technology: Programming the Interface

Slow Technology: Programming the Interface

This post examines The interface described will be coded using Xcode, using the interface builder (fig. 20) section of Xcode as well as coding the elements that will not be immediately visible on screen (fig. 21). Figure 20 Interface designed elements in Xcode....