I decided to take a break from working on the game to mix things up and learn some about microcontrollers, electronics, robotics, and the like. My ultimate goal is to create some kind of robot I can control with my Droid phone remotely using touch screen controls. I just think that'd be cool. But I'm totally new to this hobby, and as always it's baby steps first, so here are a series of little projects I've already done to learn some of the basics.
The neatest and hardest one is the Wii nunchuck mouse.
Before I got there, I had the Wii nunchuck controlling a servo motor and some LEDs.
This is a simple one using an RFID reader. This is the technology used when you see people hold a card or key fob up to a door to open it or when you tap your credit card on a sensor to make a purchase.
This project uses a photocell to sense how much light there is. The darker it is, the brighter the LED will be.
Pretty lights!
The neatest and hardest one is the Wii nunchuck mouse.
Before I got there, I had the Wii nunchuck controlling a servo motor and some LEDs.
This is a simple one using an RFID reader. This is the technology used when you see people hold a card or key fob up to a door to open it or when you tap your credit card on a sensor to make a purchase.
This project uses a photocell to sense how much light there is. The darker it is, the brighter the LED will be.
Pretty lights!