Arduino Board

Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators.

The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing).


Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP). The boards can be built by hand or purchased preassembled; the software can be downloaded for free. The hardware reference designs (CAD files) are available under an open-source license, you are free to adapt them to your needs.

Here's one I made earlier...

Today in class we got shown how we can start implementing our self-assembled Arduino circuits and moreover its potential developments in actual technologic applications.

We talked about various sensors and was shown several mocked up versions including

• infra-red sensor (heat)
• pressure sensor
• spectrum sensor (colour)
• slider or dials (potentiometer)
• heart-rate sensor 

Pete brought out pre-assembled devices while we ooohed and ahhhed over them. I guess it was fascinating to actually see how the arduinos could physically work with these sensors and I think gave all of us food for thought. As you can imagine, there are an array of sensors measuring all sorts of data, so essentially the tip of an iceberg of possibilities (???)

Setting up the Arduino Board

When setting up the board you must first start by initiating contact in the serial language.


Serial.begin (9600) The number featured represents the speed in which it will process (9600 x per second) Then you follow by entering the functions in serial too (language recognised will appear orange otherwise it will read as error)

Design Project Three Brief

Sniffff.....don't you love that new blog smell

Fresh term, fresh project

Tuesday, was briefly 'briefed' on upcoming project.

So this blog has been created in hope to document and support its development.

Also it's very use is apt. The project is interested in gadgetry of electronics and how we can use these to facilitate and respond to human activity within various environments.

Great and all but...I dont blog

I don't Facebook, I dont twitter. I am a virtual social vegetable. (I flat-lined my self the day I pulled the cord on my Facebook account).
Im not going to be a skeptic about it, I will try to embrace (strong word?).... adopt it and have a real good shot at it (almost convinced myself there)