Misc – Norwegian Creations

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Using Arduino to simplify programming is nothing new. There are Arduino libraries for almost everything, and with one or more of these in hand you can make awesome gadgets, even as a clueless beginner. Programming LEDs is no exception, and…

Arduino Tutorial: Serial Inputs

December 6, 2017

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In almost every Arduino tutorial we’ve written we’ve used serial output for either printing text to terminal or plotting values. It is also invaluable as a debugging tool. We have rarely written about serial input, however, which is what this…

Arduino Tutorial: Using millis() Instead of delay()

September 5, 2017

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A well known Arduino function is delay() which pauses the program for an amount of milliseconds specified as parameter. millis(), on the other hand, is a function that returns the amount of milliseconds that have passed since program start. At…

Trondheim Maker Faire 2017

September 1, 2017

This year’s Trondheim Maker Faire was held last weekend at Solsiden in downtown Trondheim, just like last year. In this blog post we’ll show off a few images from the event. We saw this vehicle made by SK…

What Is FFT and How Can You Implement It on an Arduino?

August 10, 2017

Arduino Tutorials, , Theoretical Tutorials

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In this blog post we’ll first briefly discuss Fourier Transform and FFT. Then we’ll show you one way to implement FFT on an Arduino. Fast Fourier Transform (aka. FFT) is an algorithm that computes Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). We’re not…

Using EEPROM to Store Data on the Arduino

February 17, 2017

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When collecting or generating data and storing it on a microcontroller, like the one on an Arduino, the data will just be available while the microcontroller is powered. As soon as you pull the plug and the microcontroller loses power,…

NC Blog Highlights 2010-2016

November 22, 2016

Updates

Since the birth of the NC website in 2010 we have published over 140 blogposts. Many of these get kind of buried in a pile of other blogposts as they get older. So, to breathe some new life into some…

A Few Projects from Trondheim Maker Faire 2016

September 7, 2016

In this post we will showcase a few pretty cool projects from Trondheim Maker Faire and give you some insight in how they’re made and how they work. The weather was not great, but this year’s Maker Faire was great…

Update: New Blog Categories

August 16, 2016

Misc. Other Projects, Updates

Updates

Last week we did a large update on our web page, mostly back-end stuff. However, we also did a complete overhaul of the blog categories. We tossed out all the old categories and replaced them with shiny new ones. All…

Embedded-desk: How is it equipped now?

February 9, 2016

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

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This post is a continuously updated description of the current state of one of our “embedded-desks”. Computer A computer is a great tool. Both for creating things (programming, PCB-layout etc) and it’s a great companion when assembling stuff. Displaying datasheets, graphing…

Stats from Our Reaction Game at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015

September 2, 2015

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As many of you already know, we had a Reaction Game at our stand at this year’s Trondheim Maker Faire. During the two days of the Maker Faire we had around a thousand people playing our Reaction Game. We logged…

Maker Faire 2015 Teaser

August 27, 2015

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Norwegian Creations is going to Trondheim Maker Faire this year just as last year. This teaser shows some “behind the scenes” footage of one of the installations we are creating for our exhibition. Come and play our game where…

An Intro to G-code and How to Generate It Using Inkscape

August 12, 2015

, Software Tutorials

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In last week’s post we discussed how to create vector graphics from bitmaps in Inkscape. The third suggestion on why to do such a thing involved creating toolpaths for machines. As a natural continuation from last week, we’re now going…

Showreel – Norwegian Creations

June 3, 2015