This page lists tutorials that are projects to guide you through the design and/or fabrication process. They may involve one or more toolsets and a variety of skills. The basics of equipment and tool operations can be found in the corresponding Facilities Wiki Pages.
Mechatronics / Fabrication
Fabrication
Gears with laser cutter, makerbot, various software tools.
Pan-Tilt Servo Mount for 3d printing, uses two servos and webcam.
3D Printing with Replicator G
Cutting Threads on the Lathe
KMODDL: kinematic models for designs (i.e. simple machines), downloadable STL files and CAD Models.
Electronics Tutorials / Resources
LANC - Arduino-based camera zoom control
LCD Module GDM1602K with PD
Simple SD Card Read/Write Setup
LED Matrix
Fritzing: open-source software for Arduino project documentation
Arduino CAD
How to create new component in EagleCad
Wireless
Xbee and Xbee Shield Tutorial
Arduino FIO Tutorial
Using NS73M FM Transmitter
Using ID-12 RFID Reader
Using Sparkfun BlueTooth Module
Sensors
Rotary Encoder
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Rangefinder
IR Rangefinder
ADXL335 3-Axis Accelerometer
MPU 6050 Six-Axis (Gyro + Accelerometer) Motion Tracking Device
QPROX Sensor
PCB Prototyping
Eagle: Schematics
Eagle: PCB Layout
Eagle: Creating a new part
LPKF Workflow - How to use the PCB milling machine to prototype circuit boards. Tutorial on rubout
Boardhouse Fabrication
Conductive solder paste - tutorial on how to use solder paste (proconduct) for 2 sided PCB
Solder mask for PCB
Populating a Fabricated PCB - uses the ac dimmer circuit as a test case
AC Dimmer Circuit
Audio Amp Circuit
Electret Preamp Circuit
Motors
Driving Two Steppers with EasyDriver and Easy Shield
Stepper Motor Maximum Speed and Power Calculator
Wire Gauge Calculator
Software
Arduino G-Code Firmware
Reading QR Codes in Processing
Using Tesseract OCR in OpenFrameworks
FLAMINGO partial string matching in C++
General 3d Model Manipulation
openframeworks addons
Sphinx Voice Recognition for Processing
Training and Using a Festival Voice (Text To Speech, Speech Synthesis)
Automatic Shot Transition Detection in Video File
Miscellaneous
Algorithmic Processes
Computer Vision
Pinouts / Diagrams
Embedded Systems
Panoramic Video
State Machines
Pan Tilt Mount Tutorial - geared tilt from aluminum, for two steppers.
Audio
Ambisonic Toolkit
SuperCollider
Analysis, Transform, and Synthesis (ATS)
Reaper
Video
Concert Documentation - Camera Setup
Bio Sensing
EEG
OpenBCI 16-channel EEG R&D kit
The Brain Stimulator - Advanced tDCS Kit
Galvanic Skin Response Sensor
Hear Rate & Pulse Sensor
Code
Git