Emma & Alasdair collaborate to bring you this guide on how to make a tiny smart home with our Air Quality Datalogging board for Raspberry Pi Pico. As seen in our recent Tech talk. Follow along and make your own! The code and DXF can be freely downloaded. Find out more!
Kitronik Dice Kit – Fluorescent Red Laser Cut Custom Enclosure
Follow along with Emma and learn how to make a simple yet effective enclosure for the Kitronik Dice Kit. A lot of our Project Kits are bare boards – which can be an attractive look, but this leaves the board unprotected. That’s why transparent enclosures are a great way of presenting your kit.
Kitronik Mono Amp Mini Guitar Amplifier Enclosure
Prepare to rock with Emma’s Guitar Amplifier-style enclosure for our Mono Amp Kit! “It features an interesting experiment in making a speaker mesh from polypropylene, which worked quite well if I do say so myself!”
Kitronik Timed Night Light Kit – Stacked Triangles Custom Enclosure
Emma’s Timed Night Light Kit is the most complex new make from the 2022 Spring D&T Flyer, but it’s worth it! The triangular shade on top produces angular colour-shifting shapes on the wall and would make an excellent addition to any bedroom!
What is Fluted Polypropylene (AKA Corrugated Plastic/Correx)
Fluted Polypropylene, also known as Corrugated Plastic & Correx, is a formidable material that you may be unfamiliar with. We intend to shed some light on it and show you why it is so useful. Get up to speed in less time than it takes to drink your coffee!
Tech Talk – Kitronik Air Quality Board for Pico – Thurs 31st March @ 10:30AM BST
The Kitronik tech team are back with another tech-filled talk! This time we take a look at our new Kitronik Air Quality Datalogging Board for Pico. The board is an all in one Air Quality monitoring and reporting solution for the Raspberry Pi Pico.
Online Tutorial – Pico Smart Air Quality Board – Buzzer, Buttons and ZIP LEDs
The Smart Air Quality board for Raspberry Pi Pico has two buttons which can be used as inputs to control the program which is running. There is also a buzzer, which is great for adding audio output to projects. We are going to introduce both of these in this section of the tutorial.
Online Tutorial – Pico Smart Air Quality Board – Data Logging
One of the main functions the Pico Smart Air Quality Board is designed for is data capture and logging. In this tutorial we will be taking that information and saving it to a file on the Pico.
Online Tutorial – Pico Smart Air Quality Board – Analogue Input and Output Control
Learn how to connect, control and monitor external sensors to the Kitronik Air Quality Data-logging Board for the Raspberry Pi Pico. This guide contains a full description of the process and code required.
Creating Shades In Laser Engraving Using ‘Scan Gap’
Emma shows you how to get more from laser engraving with Scan Gap Engraving is a medium that relies heavily on contrast between the base material and engraved surface. I’ve been looking to find ways to use the settings artistically and so far, I have found the most artistic possibility with the “scan gap” function.