Typically when I get new electronic components to play with, I just google the part number and lookup tutorials on how to get it working. This has been a pretty successful strategy more often than not. However, this wasn't the case when I needed to get the HS420361K-32 4 digit 7 segment display to work. … Continue reading How to Get Your HS420361K-32 4 Digit 7 Segment Display Working with an Arduino
Category: Arduino
Designing a Smart House
So I have been tasked with coming up with a smart house idea that is to be used to demonstrate the awesomeness of the Arduino to high school students. The basic premise is that the house is supposed to be automated. It's supposed to have lights that turn on automatically when one walks into a … Continue reading Designing a Smart House
A First Sketch in Arduino
It's been more than a month since I last updated my blog, that's bad. I've been a little busy with life and stuff and also ran into some unexpected challenges that come with keeping a technical blog (which is what I think my blog is) but now I hope I'll be able to keep this … Continue reading A First Sketch in Arduino
Arduino: I Choose You
When I was getting started with the whole maker movement, I was torn between choosing the Arduino or the Raspberry Pi. They were the boards that I had heard most about and seen some pretty awesome projects done with them (in my research I came across the Beaglebone but that is a board for another … Continue reading Arduino: I Choose You