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MIT running free electronics circuits course

By Anton Piatek, on February 14th, 2012%

Thanks to Paul Stimpson on the Surrey LUG mailing list for pointing the course out:

MIT are launching the first course in their new e-learning programme designed to bring education free to the masses. It’s a course in electronic circuits and design and begins on March 5th. This is a trial and at this stage . . . → Read More: MIT running free electronics circuits course

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Fix your Arduino Uno for Linux

By Anton Piatek, on December 13th, 2010%

Are you using an Arduino Uno on Linux? If so, you may have noticed that writing to the serial port in a loop can cause the Arduino Editor/Programmer software to appear to lock up, or even Linux having trouble using the serial port for your Uno.

It turns out there was a bug in the . . . → Read More: Fix your Arduino Uno for Linux

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Arduino 1-wire temperature sensors

By Anton Piatek, on December 13th, 2010%

So you have played a bit with your Arduino, and have heard about other people using it to monitor the temperature, but weren’t sure how they did it – Here is how I did.

Maxim make a very simple 1-wire temperature sensor – the DS18B20 (the replacement to the DS1820). This 3 pin sensor looks . . . → Read More: Arduino 1-wire temperature sensors

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