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X-Board V2 and Pachube data on LCD

April 23, 2012 in Projects, Tutorials

This project reads feed data on Pachube and shows the data on an LCD. The project is quite simple. The following hardware was used:

-DFRobot X-Board v2 (DFR0162)
-DFRobot FTDI Basic Breakout (DFR0065) for uploading the sketch code to X-Board
-LCD2004 display
- DFRobot USB Power adapter (FIT0107)
-USB cable for power
-Ethernet cable to connect it to router/internet

To connect the LCD to the X-board please take a look at the LCD Wiki: here

So we have the hardware, now it is time for software. To compile your code you need:

- Arduino IDE, the latest version is V1.0
- Pachube library ERxPachube available: here (note: please download and install library version compatible with your IDE, i.e. for IDE 1 is the latest version ERxPachube-I-3.1.zip)
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DFRobot’s Ultimaker-Tuning Tips

April 17, 2012 in News, Projects, Reviews, Tutorials


DFRobot is a proud owner of an Ultimaker. We got the Ultimaker the first week of March, and today March 28, 2012, we finally got it built, adjusted, and calibrated! after what seems like hundreds of hours tweaking, reading, and learning what makes the ultimaker tic! So here we will describe some of the key parts you should calibrate on your ultimaker, and give you a few tips we wish someone had given us. Read the rest of this entry →

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Great electronic tutorials

September 27, 2011 in News, Tutorials

Today’s is a quick post. We had found afro tech mod’s website a while back, and hackaday just had a recent post about Afro tech, which reminded us how great and humorous his site is. Not to mention the tutorials he gives are very complete. If you are a newbie, or simply looking to brush up on some electronic concepts there is a great list of tutorials on his site. Afro tech has split his tutorials into 3 basic categories: Components and concepts, test equipment, and fun. NOTE: Please be careful with the “fun” tutorials, while I am sure they are a lot of fun, we have not tried them, and some sound a bit dangerous.

Here is the link to Afro Tech’s Tutorials

You can see a tutorial  about PWM below.

Enjoy!

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Tutorial: DFRobot WiFi Shield (SKU: TEL0019)

July 13, 2011 in Tutorials

WIFI Shield for Arduino

WIFI Shield for Arduino

Here is the long awaited DFRobot WiFi Shield tutorial. In this tutorial we will show you how to connect to your WiFi shield’s configuration web page, how to get basic serial communication up and running between your PC and the WiFi shield, and how to reset the WiFi shield to factory defaults.

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Tutorial: Using the Arduino Xboard to control a relay

July 6, 2011 in Tutorials

This project will use an arduino, an Xboard, and a pair of xbee modules to control a relay. By using a relay you will be able to control any appliance you hook up to the relay. Also, you can easily expand by adding more relays and modifying the code a little. You can see a video of us using the XBoard to control our office door.

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