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Coffee Timer part 1: The First Prototype Based on the BBC micro:bit

September 28, 2016

3D Printing Projects, micro:bit Projects

The first prototype mounted on the coffee maker. This version displayed minutes as dots on the display. A button push revealed the time in numbers. Introduction In our office, we have a coffee maker capable of making large amounts of…

A Button Pressing Game

September 14, 2016

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

LED Projects, Teensy Projects, Woodworking Projects

In cooperation with Superblaise we did a project called “Hele Norges Knapp” (“All of Norway’s Button”) for BankAxept. The goal of the game was to press a button as many times as possible within 30 seconds. During its trip through…

The Seesaw part 2: Basic PID Theory and Arduino Implementation

August 23, 2016

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Arduino Projects, Arduino Tutorials, Mechatronics, Theoretical Tutorials

A few weeks ago we wrote a post about this small project where we’re building a seesaw which will balance a ball with the help of a proximity sensor, a servo and a PID controller implemented on an Arduino. All…

PID Seesaw part 1: The Design

August 4, 2016

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Arduino Projects, Mechatronics

We got an idea of this small project which will be used as a platform to implement PID and other forms of motion control. Here’s an overview of how we’re envisioning the project. UPDATE Oct. 31st 2016: we have added…

Focus Box part 1: The Idea

July 22, 2016

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

3D Printing Projects, Teensy Projects

After looking into the music history of one of our makers we found an interesting fact: He often listens to ambient noise to achieve greater productivity and to easier get into the “zone” Why? We wondered if it was just he…

Pattern Generation Code for Our Interactive LED Lamp

March 18, 2016

Mads Aasvik

LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

When the lamp we built a while back got some attention on Hackaday recently, someone in the comments would’ve liked to see the code that generated the light patterns. We thought it could be cool to publish the code, so…

Gravity Pong

November 4, 2015

Gunnar Ranøyen Homb

LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects, Woodworking Projects

Gravity Pong is a 4.5 meter high ball bouncing RGB-LED game. It contains, among other things, 1792 individual controllable LEDs, that together can draw up to almost 108 Amps! Continue reading to find out how we took this into account when we built this game. Introduction Gravity…

Reaction Game – Technical Insights

September 24, 2015

Gunnar Ranøyen Homb

LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

Before this year’s Maker Faire in Trondheim we in NC wanted to make an interactive installation to our stand. With a short deadline, we didn’t have time to order everything we needed. So we searched through what we had laying…

Our Drawing Machine at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015

September 9, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, Arduino Projects, Drawing Machines, Woodworking Projects

In addition to our Reaction Game, vi also had a drawing machine on display at this year’s Trondheim Maker Faire. The machine exhibited in our tent at Trondheim Maker Faire 2015 This drawing machine is designed to draw on paper…

A Behind the Scenes Look at the Building Process of Our Interactive LED Lamp

June 24, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

Click here for a short intro post about this project or here for a more detailed post about how we designed and built the lamp.

Designing and Building an Interactive LED Lamp – Technical Insights

June 10, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

Be sure to also read the short intro post of this project here and you can watch a behind-the-scenes video here! Sometimes, when we need to learn how to do something, we create a project out of it. This was one of…

Our Interactive LED Lamp – An Intro

May 20, 2015

Mads Aasvik

3D Printing Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

We’ve had a lamp hanging from the ceiling over our heads the last few months. This is a lamp we have made ourselves containing 512 individually controllable LEDs, a bunch of 3D-printed pieces and lots of cotton. It is of…

Making an Interactive Multimedia Installation for Technoport – Pt. 2: The Building Phase

April 9, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Arduino Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

Be sure to read part 1 where we talk about the design phase of this installation! Mechanical and Structural The new CNC mill in our Makerspace proved vital when building this installation. Milling the parts (they had to be…

Making an Interactive Multimedia Installation for Technoport – Pt. 1: The Design Phase

March 26, 2015

Mads Aasvik

Arduino Projects, LED Projects, Raspberry Pi Projects

For Technoport 2015 we were tasked to create an installation which would be displayed in the lobby at the event. Its main task would be to work as a gathering point and an ice-breaker for the attendees. We wanted it…

Bus Stop Pac-Man

August 28, 2014

Ragnar Ranøyen Homb

Raspberry Pi Projects

Together with HK-reklame and Trondheim Makers, we created some awesome interactive bus stops to advertise for Trondheim Maker Faire. In one of the bus stops we created a pac-man booth. And this post explains the process. Electronics The system consists of a Raspberry Pi…

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