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Arduino glossary
Software required for this course
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Data Detox Kit
3D printing, digital fabrication, additive manufacturing and all that buzz
From design to print
The Ultimaker 2+ how-to
Tools and supplies
External links and resources
Your first 3D print
3D prints gallery
Print the Legend | Official Trailer
Splitting into groups
The tallest building
The strongest building
Tinkercad tutorial
Build a Tinkercad house
Connectors .stl files
Tinkercad navigation race
Designing in the commons
Creative Commons Media
Transforming sketches in Inkscape
Creative re-use
Post-processing and finishing 3D prints
Design & Thinking
Design files used in this module
The 'Glow' circuit assembly
The 'Move' circuit assembly
3D modeling for real electronics
Design a lighted object
Who knows better?
Circuit assemblies .stl files
Parts and tools
Meet the circuit
Powering a circuit: electricity
LED controller
Electrodroid app
Circuit playground
Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived.
Parts and tools
Meet the Arduino
Arduino programming
Arduino SOS
Traffic light simulation
Revisiting the first circuit with Arduino
The ghost LED
Maker
Parts and tools
Input and output
Piano hicaz
Sensing the analog world
One night lamp
Instructables
Hackaday
Make:
hackster.io
Part and tools
A light theremin
Infinite* colours
Ambient mood lamp
PressPausePlay
Arduino tutorials
Sensor breakouts
Octopart
Getting started with NeoPixels
Sound bargraph
Creating life-like behaviour with a PIR sensor, NeoPixels and Arduino
From stick to strip
Choose a team
Music Tech Fest Berlin Documentary
It's the final countdown
Explore the inventory
Suggested project ideas
Hack everything: re-purposing everyday devices
Makers assemble
Hall of fame
Idea pitch
Project deliverables
Internet of Things
Keypad library for Arduino
LED matrix 8x8 with MAX7219
Arduino video tutorials
Switches
Relays
How to read a schematic
Digital calipers
Soldering is easy
Unix/Linux command reference
Otto 3D printing files
Otto DIY instrunctions manual
The Linux terminal and version control
Otto programming guide
Otto servos calibration
Otto design remix
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