Motion

VL6180 Hookup Guide

February 12, 2015
Get started with your VL6180 based sensor or the VL6180 breakout board.

Hacker in Residence: The Harmonic Skew Zoetrope

January 27, 2015
Check out Hacker in Residence, Jesse's awesome Harmonic Skew Zoetrope in this project tutorial.

RedBoard Santa Trap

December 25, 2014
A fun holiday project to try for anyone looking to catch Santa on Christmas!

APDS-9960 RGB and Gesture Sensor Hookup Guide

November 6, 2014
Getting started guide for the Avago APDS-9960 color, proximity, and gesture sensor.

Hackers in Residence - Sound and Motion Reactivity for Wearables

October 3, 2014
How to consciously wear light-up and and sound reactive clothing.

ADXL337 and ADXL377 Accelerometer Hookup Guide

July 17, 2014
How to get started using both the ADXL337 and ADXL377 3-axis accelerometers with analog outputs.

MMA8452Q Accelerometer Breakout Hookup Guide

June 11, 2014
How to get started using the MMA8452Q 3-axis accelerometer -- a solid, digital, easy-to-use acceleration sensor.

Are You Okay? Widget

May 23, 2014
Use an Electric Imp and accelerometer to create an "Are You OK" widget. A cozy piece of technology your friend or loved one can nudge to let you know they're OK from half-a-world away.

Teardown: Misfit Shine Activity Tracker

April 3, 2014
A quick tear down of the popular fitness tracking device, the Misfit Shine.

LSM9DS0 Hookup Guide

February 27, 2014
How to assemble, connect to, and use the LSM9DS0 -- an accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer all-in-one.

Das Blinken Top Hat

January 22, 2014
A top hat decked out with LED strips makes for a heck of a wedding gift.

Vernier Photogate

January 7, 2014
Vernier Photogate Timer -- using the Serial Enabled LCD Kit.

Simon Tilts Assembly Guide

December 3, 2013
This tutorial will guide you through assembling your Simon Tilts PTH Kit.

ITG-3200 Hookup Guide

October 22, 2013
Learn how to interact with the ITG-3200 Triple Axis Gyroscope.

Dungeons and Dragons Dice Gauntlet

August 13, 2013
A playful, geeky tutorial for a leather bracer that uses a LilyPad Arduino, LilyPad accelerometer, and seven segment display to roll virtual 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, and 100 side dice for gaming.

Accelerometer Basics

March 28, 2013
A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.

The Uncertain 7-Cube

March 8, 2013
The Uncertain 7-Cube is a non-committal, less-than-helpful, but also entirely honest fortune teller. Simply ask it a yes or no question, give it a nudge, and the 7-Cube will dutifully inform you that it doesn’t have all the facts and doesn’t feel comfortable making a guess.

MP3 Player Shield Music Box

January 21, 2013
Music Box Project based on the Dr. Who TARDIS.