For this project, I keep the same controller as in the previous post but, instead of controlling a servo motor through a second Arduino, I will use it as a game controller. The game will be played on my desktop computer. Since I am not very good at writing games, I downloaded the PyGame...
Wireless Arduino/XBee Remote Control with Compass and Accelerometer
A few weeks ago we played with XBee wireless devices. Last week we played with accelerometers and compass. This week we will put it all together in a custom remote control. Our first project will be to remotely control a servo motor by using two Arduinos and two XBee modules. The remote control (transmitter) should be...
Build a Custom Arduino Clone (Part 3) – Add a Compass
This post is the last part of this series of articles (part1, part2) showing how to build a project using a custom Arduino board. To the accelerometer I added a compass. It begins to look more like a forest than an electronic circuit. The compass uses the IC2 protocol to communicate with the Arduino...
Build an Arduino Clone (Part 2) – 3 Axis Accelerometer
I just received a adxl335 triple axis accelerometer breakout board from sparkfun.com. I decided to test it on my custom Arduino board. Make sure, while wiring the accelerometer, to respect the maximum voltage of the device. This specific accelerometer accept a maximum voltage of 3.3v. You can get 3.3v from the Atmega328 Avcc pin #20....