Resources

Electro Fashion Day At Nottingham Trent University

Kevin and Tim were at NTU yesterday to see the fantastic projects that the students had created using products from our Electro Fashion range. Four ideas were presented on the day that were all excellent and all very different from each other. It was a thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring visit.

Take The BBC micro:bit To The Next Level With Bluetooth Low Energy

Take the BBC micro:bit to the next level with Bluetooth Low Energy. The BBC micro:bit uses Bluetooth Low Energy, a power friendly version of Bluetooth technology that allows for wireless communication between devices such as PCs, smartphones and tablets allowing for seamless connection to the Internet of things. Every smartphone and tablet platform available comes with Bluetooth Low Energy API's. Android, iOs, Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10 and even Tizen. We explore some of the Bluetooth Low Energy functionality of the BBC micro:bit and the possibilities that it opens up.

BBC micro:bit Line Following Buggy Build Instructions

This is a step by step guide to building the BBC micro:bit Line Following Buggy. The buggy uses two light dependant resistors to control a line following board on the bottom of the chassis to 'follow' black lines.

BBC micro:bit Controlled Crane Step By Step

This is a step by step guide to customising a toy crane to be controlled with a BBC micro:bit, using the Motor Driver Board for the BBC micro:bit and the built-in accelerometer to detect tilt and turn motions.

Igloo Tutorial 4: Fading LED - Pulse Width Modulation

This tutorial demonstrates how to use an Igloo PICAXE wearable module to make the on-board LED blink on and off.

Igloo Tutorial 3: Blink - External Digital Output

This tutorial demonstrates how to use an Igloo PICAXE wearable module to make a sewable E-textiles LED flash on and off.

Igloo Tutorial 2: Momentary Switch

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Igloo's on-board push button switch as a momentary switch to turn the on-board LED on and off. The LED will come on while the button is held down and turn off when the button is released.

How to Make a Hook and Loop Switch

This Kitronik University course looks at making a conductive hook and loop (Velcro) switch.

Getting Started with Igloo: 'Hello World'

This is a tutorial for Igloo, the Sewable PICAXE Controller Board from Kitronik. Tutorial 1: 'Hello World'.

How to Make a VisiGlove Cycle Safety Indicator

Cycling has never been more popular, but faced with cycling home at night one NTU student decided that more could be done to increase safety and visibility. Enter...VisiGlove

BBC micro:bit Cool Colours Temperature Sensor

This is a simple tutorial demonstrating how to use an analogue input with the BBC micro:bit. The BBC micro:bit is able to read analogue voltages from sensors like Light Dependent Resistors (LDRs) and Thermistors. This tutorial uses the analogue read function to change the colour of a tri-colour LED to correspond to the temperature of the thermistor. A thermistor is a special type of resistor that changes its resistance as it gets warmer.