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Sensors, Actuators, and Robotics

NerdKits » Forums » Sensors, Actuators, and Robotics (103 threads, 986 posts)
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by Ralphxyz
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by xodin
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by unnamed0404
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by BStory
i2c MPU6050 help 17 17462 January 24, 2013
by JimFrederickson
sample code for digital temperature sensor, DS18B20 3 5260 December 30, 2012
by BobaMosfet
Sensor Suggestions? 9 4871 September 30, 2012
by Ralphxyz
"Touchless" Sensor 5 5371 August 19, 2012
by bluestang
C Coding Best Practices 5 4963 August 13, 2012
by BobaMosfet
PWM Not Working 5 5222 August 01, 2012
by pcbolt
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by Ralphxyz
ME NEED HELP 1 4107 July 24, 2012
by mikeduff76
Input help 2 4659 July 23, 2012
by Rick_S
Sensor interdependence 19 5754 July 12, 2012
by wisc4ever
Water pump mentioned in the servo-squirter tutorial 1 4453 July 12, 2012
by Hexorg
Codewheel and RPM 17 5875 July 11, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Milling feed rate 6 5838 July 04, 2012
by sask55
Using PuTTY to see outgoing data 9 6706 July 02, 2012
by mcgroover
Do I need a separate supply for running a motor? 6 4854 June 20, 2012
by mongo
Operating a Xenon Flash Tube 4 5804 June 09, 2012
by mongo
Varying Solenoid Force 19 7824 June 04, 2012
by mcgroover
alarm clock 3 4736 May 15, 2012
by Ralphxyz
I2C/TWI wii nunchuck help 69 64430 May 03, 2012
by theomalon
Photoresistor reading on LCD 10 5095 April 28, 2012
by mongo
Servo reverse rotation/ positioning problem. 4 5192 April 26, 2012
by rmore
Robotic arm with constant force 4 5055 April 16, 2012
by pcbolt
HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor with NerdKits 64 15102 April 08, 2012
by Ralphxyz
Using two different sensors on single chip 4 4668 April 07, 2012
by Ralphxyz
HMC5883L compass interface 20 8857 April 01, 2012
by Ralphxyz
robot with 2 Continuous rotation servos help 27 7734 April 01, 2012
by Ralphxyz
PIR motion sensor and Camera trigger problem 2 5664 March 24, 2012
by lukel
Analog to Digitial Conversion anamolies 10 4513 March 10, 2012
by Ralphxyz
External ADC with serial interface - Need help tweaking 7 4996 February 27, 2012
by pcbolt
Talking to your mouse 9 7855 February 18, 2012
by pcbolt
open drain output hall sensor 2 6032 February 03, 2012
by hevans
Photo Cell 7 5160 January 25, 2012
by BobaMosfet
First Robot - Avoids Collisions 10 5272 January 25, 2012
by treymd
MS5607 Pressure Sensor interface 2 5299 December 04, 2011
by Rick_S
Capacitance Output Humidity Sensor and LM34 Temperature - Breadboard and Data Processing Differences 8 5939 November 14, 2011
by Ralphxyz
2-Wire Automotive Sensors 13 7042 October 18, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Use digital signal to control motor through analogue circuit 5 5151 October 12, 2011
by hevans
Sampling from several different analog inputs? 22 16954 September 14, 2011
by BobaMosfet
Memsic 2125 Dual-Axis Accelerometer (#28017) 18 8055 August 08, 2011
by nightfall
Thermometer Experiment Wiring Help 7 4995 July 24, 2011
by Rick_S
Push Button 5 5777 July 19, 2011
by bretm
ADC ignores Pin DC5 and all pins pull high/low together 6 4597 June 08, 2011
by KilbySeale
Servo Control 13 7752 May 26, 2011
by Rachid
Wireless Temperature Sensor 4 5576 May 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Robot Car 28 6333 May 09, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Slow sample rate down (prescaler?) 15 4943 May 06, 2011
by bretm
Position Sensor 36 10836 April 06, 2011
by Ralphxyz
Cheaper Alternative Servos? 24 7062 April 04, 2011
by missle3944
sound recording module 2 5952 April 04, 2011
by Hexorg
Radio Shack Motion sensor - how do I connect this to the 168? 7 6593 March 10, 2011
by Ralphxyz
If I Have to Separate You Two, I Will! 12 15308 February 17, 2011
by devinsbusiness
Servo Makefile??? 3 4597 February 09, 2011
by missle3944
Controlling big loads 13 5672 February 01, 2011
by mongo
Dispensing Water 8 6018 January 31, 2011
by Twarter369
Cap charging measurment 4 5098 January 12, 2011
by Jalex
Making a pH Sensor 9 11293 December 24, 2010
by kemil
LCD display with LED backlight 12 8685 December 14, 2010
by hevans
My weird personal fan motor 2 5398 December 10, 2010
by mongo
Understanding Registers 1 5856 November 19, 2010
by Proton
How to use the microcontroller to trigger an event on my pc 3 5689 October 21, 2010
by giantclam
Programming in C to control a Submarine... 34 7121 August 07, 2010
by BobaMosfet
Dennis Hong: My 7 species of robot 2 5217 July 23, 2010
by treymd
H-bridge 2 5113 July 21, 2010
by mongo
Temp probe needed for BBQ draft control 3 6489 June 26, 2010
by Solorbob
Servo control - PWM_MIN and PWM_MAX 4 6371 June 20, 2010
by mongo
ADC reading 807411 5 5586 May 04, 2010
by 59zoocat
Driving a DC Motor in Making or Buying an H-Bridge 10 17755 April 20, 2010
by Rick_S
Turn your PC into an Osciloscope!! 3 7020 April 08, 2010
by ese
Inexpensive optical sensors: how to use? 7 8564 April 02, 2010
by bretm
Controlling more than one servo 18 7091 March 31, 2010
by mongo
"custom" interface on ADC questions 4 4778 March 28, 2010
by 6ofhalfdozen
i2c bus distance extender 1 5748 March 19, 2010
by treymd
Scale question 9 7539 March 14, 2010
by 87jeepwrangler
A Nerdkit Hamometer 6 10761 March 04, 2010
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Ethernet 2 5921 February 12, 2010
by treymd
Game Show Style Buzzer 2 5340 February 10, 2010
by mrobbins
Strange Problem with Servo 7 5210 February 01, 2010
by mongo
Radio Control Interface - a PPM decoder 4 8319 January 31, 2010
by icarus
2 Servos, 1 Analog Joystick 15 6971 January 30, 2010
by Phrank916
PT6958 and NerdKits 2 5695 January 26, 2010
by mrobbins
Temp sensor LM34 7 7736 January 18, 2010
by NK_EK
Photoresistors 8 7923 December 24, 2009
by BobaMosfet
Model Rockets 6 8953 November 24, 2009
by n3ueaEMTP
digital humidity sensor 3 7170 November 21, 2009
by tech20
Servo or something else? 4 5193 November 11, 2009
by mikedoug
Remote Temperature Sensor 5 6394 November 07, 2009
by Hugh
Proximity Sensor Project 13 10582 October 26, 2009
by timk
How to read data sheet 3 6958 September 18, 2009
by apurcell
The Long Arm of the Nerdkit 2 7179 July 06, 2009
by sgmaniac1255
Basic hall effect sensor question 4 6030 June 18, 2009
by hijohng
Real speakers 15 8373 May 26, 2009
by wayward
Good communities for mechanical projects? 3 6445 May 07, 2009
by MacGyver
How to trigger a gravity fed liquid dispenser 3 8505 May 01, 2009
by Pheryllt
Basic motor interface? 4 6669 April 14, 2009
by mikeyw

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