Author Archives: Socialhardware

Writing Your Own Arduino Libraries

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Socialhardware

Here at Nomi Design we have a fair amount of experience writing Arduino Libraries. So we thought we would share with the world our techniques for writing code into  simple , clean, and easy to use Arduino Libraries. First of the question … Continue reading →

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Face Detection and RC Servos

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Socialhardware

Yesterday I gave a guest lecture at the Korea National University of the Arts  in an Arduino class taught by my friend Uram Choe, an amazing mechanized sculpture artist.  As seen above, if you like metal working, gears and motors, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, Computer Vision, How to, Motion Control, Processing | 12 Comments

LocoMotion: MMA8453 with Interrupts…

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Socialhardware

In the previous post about the MMA8453_N0m1 library we talked about how to get the stream of raw XYZ data back from the accelerometer.  In this post we will be getting into some of the more advanced features of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, Embedded, How to, Motion Control, Sensors | 4 Comments

Shake, Rattle & Roll: The MMA8453Q & Arduino

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Socialhardware

So we finally finished putting the polish on our latest Arduino library designed for use with the MMA8453Q Accelerometer and its siblings the MMA8451 and MMA8452.  This library gets you going with the basics on this accelerometer and it also … Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, AVR, Electronics, How to, Sensors | 43 Comments

Catching some ZZZs, Part 1: Interrupted Sleep

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Socialhardware

So you finished your lastest Arduino project, hooked up a 9volt battery to the VIN and stuck the whole thing into a project box. You come back a few hours later and the Arduino is not working and the battery … Continue reading →

Posted in Arduino, AVR, Battery, Electronics, Embedded, How to, Low power | 5 Comments

AtTouch Library for Arduino and the AT42QT1070

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Socialhardware

As a follow up to the previous post, I would like to present to NoMi Readers the new AtTouch Library for the Arduino. This library wraps the code mentioned in the previous article in a nice easy to use Arduino … Continue reading →

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