Today, we began construction on the Pinewood Derby Unleashed track. There were a lot of volunteers that came to help with this project. The wood was mainly made from scrap pieces from building the loft or donated. The timing program we used was from MiscJunk.org using an Arduino and a few electronic parts and a […]
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Do you want to do home automation on a dime? Sure we all do! So instead of paying $40-50 per outlet, how about $10-15 (or less!)? Here’s what you’ll need: ESP8266 module = http://goo.gl/eXgLSy = Ebay $1.92 with free shipping. 5V – AC Relay Switch = http://goo.gl/tQ1Q8F = Ebay $3.75 free shipping. 3.3v/5v Breadboard Power Supply = http://goo.gl/XlqIyq
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Video of class will be posted on the Melbourne Makerspace YouTube channel. ESP8266 Wifi Experience class 2015-07-11 10:00 AM. This is not your usual class. I have made 10 adapter boards to connect the ESP8266 wifi module to a USB FTDI adapter, providing required pull-ups, reset button, programming jumper and controllable LED. I have the
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We had a great time during our Arduino Day celebration at the Melbourne Makerspace on Saturday March 28, 2015. There were several projects to show and several to work on that weren’t quite finished. It’s always great to see all the different things you can do with an Arduino, a few sensors, switches and motors!
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The Arduino classes are over with nearly 30 students participating. We had lots of fun sharing the knowledge on everything from the very beginning basics for how to use an Arduino to make a light blink up to advanced topics like making fully autonomous fighting robots. Everyone seemed to enjoy the format of the classes
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We took the giant Tetris board prototype and hung it in the front window at the space. Now we can have it display our scrolling marquee message “Welcome to Melbourne Makerspace” in various colors right up front where visitors can see it as they walk up or drive by. It’s currently on a simple timer
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To learn more about this class and schedule or to RSVP and sign up start with the blog post here: http://melbournemakerspace.org/2014/08/arduino-workshops-start-october-4-2014/ The first class went really great today! There was a full house of 28 people with every single chair and extra chair used by those ready to learn the ins and outs of arduino.
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Melbourne MakerSpace presents a series of Arduino Workshops beginning Saturday, October 4th, 2014. Have you heard about Arduino? “Arduino is a single-board microcontroller, intended to make the application of interactive objects or environments more accessible. The hardware consists of an open-source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVRmicrocontroller, or a 32-bit Atmel ARM. Current models feature a USB interface, 6 analog input pins, as
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Here are a few pictures from our latest Show N Tell. This week, we had several great projects shown. Brad from Ultibots showed off the ability of their 3D printers by bringing in a Hexcopter. There was no flight but telling us about the abilities of their robot. Maybe we’ll invite him to the Makerspace and
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Here are some pictures of the Intro to Arduino and eTextiles and wearable electronics workshops that we conducted over the weekend at TrepHub. A huge thank you to everyone that attended and helped. Intro to Arduino [srizonfbalbum id=5] Intro to eTextiles and wearable electronics [srizonfbalbum id=6]
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