Code
void setup() { serial.begin(9600) serial.println(“Adafruit SI1145 test”); if (!uv.begin()) { serial.println(“Didn’t find Sill45”); while (1); } serial.println(“OK!); } void loop() { serial.println(“===================”) serial.print(“Vis: “); serial.println(uv.readVisible()); serial.print(“IR: “); serial.println(uv.readIR()); delay(1000); }
Material Research
+ Arduino Nano This is a small Arduino board which offers similar specs to the Arduino UNO but in a smaller form. Lacks a DC power jack and instead works with a Mini-B USB instead of a standard one. Size: 1.7 by 0.73 inch Price: £19.20 Teensy 4.0/LC A complete USB – based…
Project Proposal
The proposed project I plan on creating a wrist band that will inform its users on the level of sunlight (measured by the UV Index). This information will be colour coded and displayed through RGB LED lights which will indicate the UV light levels for instant recognition. These are my intended light colours according to…
Project 8 Wearable Heart Rate Monitor (existing-software)
For the last entry into project research, I wanted to look into wearable technology projects, this is where I came across the wearable heart rate monitor. This was created by Dmitry Dziuba and is their second iteration of a heartbeat monitor. The purpose of this wearable device is to monitor the users heart load while…
Task 3
Looking back at the material from our previous Arduino based lectures we decided we wanted to make something using the slider and potentiometer. We wanted to create something that interacted with video playback. I referred back to what I had created for task one and used a similar tutorial video. I found the following video…
Project 7 Smart Mug (existing-hardware)
This is the smart mug created by ElectroPeak designed to inform its user of the temperature of its contents using LED lights located around the bottom of the cup. The creator took existing hardware (a mug) and modernised it. An Arduino Nano is located in the compartment under the mug and was used in order…
Project 6 Arduino Board (framework-hardware)
In an earlier post, I wrote about the software side of Arduino however, in this blog post I will be focusing on the hardware side with the Arduino board. With this device, sensors can be hooked up to it which can then be programmed using the Arduino IDE software. This is the Arduino LED temperature…
Task 2
Today we were given a basic introduction into using the Arduino SDK and the Teensy microprocessor. The method that we used to make this was called breadboarding, which is a solder-less way of wiring up electronics. Using this we connected an analog light sensor. This being an analog sensor means that it reads more or…
Project 5 Arduino IDE (framework-software)
Arduino Integrated Development Environment also knows as IDE is an application designed to write and download code to Arduino compatible boards. It uses code languages C and C++. This software is open source and runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux making it very accessible and flexible. I took a look at the Arduino Project…
Project 4 Max 8 (framework-software)
Max is a visual programming language that is designed for usage within the music and multimedia industry. It has been used by a variety of professionals from different backgrounds such as software designers, composers, and artists. It describes itself as ‘an infinitely flexible place to create interactive media software. with in-depth tools for audio, graphics,…
Project 3 Chaotica (existing-software)
Chaotic is a fractal art software that randomises fractals to produce high-quality images and animations. This software is accessible to both novices and professionals. Users can interact with real-time imaging controls to produce fractal art. Below is an example of some of the magnificent patterns and artwork that can be created using this software. One…
Task 1
For this task, I decided to create something slightly different from what we had created in class as I wanted to explore the use of video in software like Max 8. Following a Youtube tutorial that I found online through a Channel called Ned Rush I had discovered what I was looking for. Ned Rush…
Project 2 Travel Bit Mug (existing-hardware)
This was a student-led project designed to explore the overuse of technology in modern society. This mug has been repurposed and coded to track how many sips the user takes per beverage. The idea behind its creation was to demonstrate how today’s society introduces unnecessary technology into everyday life. The travel bit mug indicates how…
Project 1 Keyfleas (framework hardware)
Keyfleas is an interactive augmented projection project that was created using Processing software by a first-year undergraduate called Miles Hiroo Peyton in 2013. This project involves a Pico projector that projects particles onto an Apple keyboard. The projector is attached to a table using a Manfrotto magic arm. The video below demonstrates how the Keyfleas…
Research Folio Introduction
What will this research folio cover? In this research portfolio, I hope to cover a range of different projects that demonstrate how the use of framework software and hardware can affect the world we live in. I want to explore how these relatively new technologies can help us come up with new ways of solving…
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