Posted September 8, 2013 by Chris

“In order to ease electronical design and increase hardware and software stability EMMA2 is built on top of an off-the-shelf handheld computer with integrated color camera and Bluetooth communication. In addition to the hardware components power supply and motor drive control the undercarriage hosts general purpose I/O interfaces enabling efficient integration of additional sensors in the future.”

Posted September 6, 2013 by Chris

“In this post we’ll put everything together and show you how to communicate between your Android application and the Arduino using nothing but the Android USB host API. Remember, this approach has nothing to do with Android ADK! Unlike Android ADK, your Android device will act as the USB host, while your Arduino board will act as the USB device.”

Posted September 5, 2013 by Chris

Are you ready for another Analog Electronics lesson? We are! This week we will explore more about AC vs DC Electricity. Here’s a quick intro of what this PyroEDU lesson is all about:

Understanding the difference between DC and AC electricity is the first step towards understanding analog electronics. In this less we will go over some theory about what AC electricity is, what it looks like and how it is different from DC electricity. Additionally, we will build an example AC circuit that generates a tone.

Posted September 4, 2013 by Chris

“Make your very own pair of The Gloves! This step-by-step tutorial takes you through the process of building (and customizing) your own pair of DIY Data Gloves.”

Posted September 2, 2013 by Chris

“Arturo Vidich, Sofy Yuditskaya and I needed a way to read brains for our Mental Block project last fall. After looking at the options, we decided that hacking a toy EEG would be the cheapest / fastest way to get the data we wanted. Here’s how we did it.”

Posted September 1, 2013 by Chris

“A collection of the final projects from EGGN 482 at the Colorado School of Mines. Each project has a summary with slides and a video demonstrating how it works. Many great projects in this line-up!”

Posted August 31, 2013 by Chris

“By using light sensor with transistor switch, you can make a ‘LED that turns on when dark’ circuit without bothering with microcontrollers.”

Posted August 30, 2013 by Chris

“In Yaw Control Part 1 I discussed how gyroscopes can be applied in Radio Controlled cars to reduce yaw under braking and acceleration. Since this first post I have developed an Arduino based yaw control system which goes beyond the original goals to address the major flaw in the gyro based approach.”

Posted August 29, 2013 by Chris

This week we’re launching our brand new course: An Introduction To Analog Electronics. We’ll start by looking at The Intro. Here’s a quick intro of what this PyroEDU lesson is all about:

If you have never studied analog electronics before and want to get started learning about AC, DC, filters and amplifiers this is where you should start. This first lesson explains what this course is about, what tools you’ll need to follow along with the course and what expectations you should have from taking this course.

Posted August 27, 2013 by Chris

In 2 days, PyroEDU will be introducing a new course: An Introduction To Analog Electronics. Here’s a quick summary of the course and some links with more details.

This course is meant to create a pathway into learning about analog electronics, for people who are scared of the math and general trickery that usually comes with it. A hands-on approach is taken in this course through a combination of lecture and experimentation to teach you about the different basic ideas (AC vs. DC, filters and amplifiers) used in analog electronics.