BlogHide Resteemspaulmcwhorter (49)in africa • 8 years agoEpic Guard Dog FailI have been helping associates in Africa with a thief problem. Caught this video of theft in progress.paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 21: Logging Data from ARduino to SD CardUse arduino and a sensor to build a data logger. Data is logged to an SD card. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 20: Measure Distance with Ultrasonic Sensor and LCD DisplayMake a portable arduino distance sensor with Ultrasonic Sensor and LCD Display. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 19: Using LCD Display with ArduinoThis shows how to connect and use a LCD display with the Arduino microcontrollerpaulmcwhorter (49)in printer3d • 8 years agoReview of Raise3D N2 3D Printer: ROCK SOLID!Just got in the new Raise3D N2 Printer and have put it through its paces. Bottom line . . . this is a GREAT printer. Really love it. See my full review below. The printer is available from:paulmcwhorter (49)in makerbot • 8 years agoReview of Makerbot 3D PrinterIf you are thinking about a Makerbot 3D printer, all I can say is, RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN. These printers are NOT ready for prime time. See my full review below.paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 18: Measure Distance with an Ultrasonic SensorIn this lesson we use a simple ultrasonic sensor and an arduino to create a device that will measure distance. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in omega2 • 8 years agoReview of the Onion Omega 2+ Microcontroller . . . Is there Room for the Onion?I was excited to see a new microcontroller platform introduced which runs a lite version of linux and looks promising for IoT applications. In the review below I put the Onion through its paces and…paulmcwhorter (49)in raspberrypi • 8 years agoBuild a Low Cost Streaming IP Camera with Raspberry PiThis is a cool project that allows you to build a high performance, low cost streaming IP camera with a Raspberry Pi. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 17: Measure the Speed of Sound with Arduino and Ultrasonic SensorThis is a neat project that combines an Arduino and an Ultrasonic Sensor to create a simple instrument that will measure the speed of sound. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 16: Controlling a Servo from ArduinoThis lesson shows how to use the arduino microcontroller to control a servo. Lots of cool projects when you introduce servos into your skill set. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in raspberrypi • 8 years agoHead to Head Comparison of Onion Omega 2+ and Raspberry Pi ZeroThere are lots of embedded microcontrollers for IoT applications, and in this video I compare two of the most popular low cost, compact platforms . . . the Pi Zero and the Omega 2+ from Onion. Would…paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 15: Color Sensor Controlling RGB LEDThis is one of my all time favorite Arduino Lessons. The color of the RGB LED is controlled by a color sensor. The program turns the LED whatever color is put in front of the sensor. This is a…paulmcwhorter (49)in raspberrypi • 8 years agoReview of Raspberry Pi Zero Model WMy gripe with the Pi Zero has always been the limited connectivity. With no Ethernet port, and no wifi, connecting to the Pi Zero was an exercise in purchasing various adapters and dongles. The Pi…paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoSuper Cool Arduino Color Sensor ProjectIn this video I show an overview of our super cool Arduino Color Sensor project. In future lessons I will show more detail on how to build and code this really slick project. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 14: Using If statements and conditionalsWe continue our series of Arduino programming lessons with this tutorial on using If statements in Arduino. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 13: Controlling a RGB LEDIn this tutorial we show how to use an arduino to control the color and brightness of a RGB LED. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 12: Reading Strings, Ints, and Floats over the Serial MonitorIn this lesson we learn how to read variables from the keyboard on a computer into the Arduino. This is a very valuable tool, and allows lots of projects to easily input data. Enjoy!paulmcwhorter (49)in africa • 8 years agoNo Village BeyondRemembering my friends at the Village of No Village Beyond, and missing them terribly. There is a drought there now, which has turned into a famine. Drought had started last time I was there, but as…paulmcwhorter (49)in arduino • 8 years agoArduino LESSON 11: Create a Dimmable LEDIn this lesson we learn how to control brightness in a LED using analogwrite function. This simple lesson will show you how to use Pulse Width Modulation to simulate analog voltages. Enjoy!
