Electronics
I2C Mini Shield
The proto shield I’d wired up for the LCD experiments was getting a bit full and I needed to wire up my rotary sensor board so rather than try and add yet another item to it I thought I’d make
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: Arduino
Magnetic Sensor Test Rig
Rather than try and combine the electronics and metal work into one setup I thought I’d build a test rig for the magnetic sensor board that I soldered up the other week. This will allow me to prove the circuitry
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: magnetic rotary sensor, test rig
Battery Charger (6v Sealed Leadacid)
Those who have been following Workshopshed on Twitter may be aware that I’ve a project to repair a childs toy train. This was purchased non-working from a charity shop and is electrically driven. I’ll post up a separate article on
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Tags: battery charger
Double Height Letters and a hidden hive of tech in Westminster
On Monday night I got to attend the London Arduino Meetup, this group is a mixed bunch of beginners and enthusiasts explaining and learning about using the arduino in their projects. The session was based at the Westminster Hub, a
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Tags: Arduino, robots
A little venture in to electronics – Mechanical prototyping
Following the connection of the mouse and LCD to the arduino, I needed to have something physical to do further testing on. I wanted a design that would require the minimum of machining and would fit with my existing angle
Posted in: Digital rotary table, Electronics
Tags: Arduino, mouse
Choosing the right flex
I recently had to replace the plug and electrical supply cable on an eBay purchase because it arrived already broken. The cord had been wrapped around the case of this UV lamp (for nails not PCBs, I’ve been warned) and
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Tags: electrical
A little venture with electronics – Mousing
As per wiring up the LCD, the PS2 mouse should again have been a simple process. Again the libraries are provided and there are plenty of examples. I ripped up an old tablet (no drivers for that since Win95) to
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Tags: Arduino, mouse, ps2
A little venture with electronics – LCD diagnostics and software
So wiring up the LCD and getting it to display some text should have been simple, I had all the bits, the wiring was very straight forward and the libraries for programming were all written. But the screen was just
Posted in: Electronics
Tags: Arduino, I2C, LCD
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
