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Sparkfun Corporate Training, Lesson 25: Vertical Integration.
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Make sure you are not timing out. After you’ve been in command mode about 10 seconds it kicks you out. Try typing commands immediately.
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I have a set of the old version and I plan on buying these, but if the hubplates are anodized aluminum can I really drill them out?
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So we built two of these kits and thought it would be fun to sync them using the trigger out from one into the trigger in of the other … unfortunately the trigger output is a high pulse (0-5V) and the...
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Hi Rob, Do you know what is used to create the snazzy title animations for Sparkfun Productions? Thanks.
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Is it just me, or is the datasheet pinout missing OUTB1? I’m guessing it is one of the two ‘OUTB2’s…
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It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but I think they mean to drill out the milled aluminum HUB (the plain aluminum piece). The Anodized hub PLATES are the red pieces. I think you are getting the two...
View ArticleAtrus_Darkstone on New Product Friday: Moving Right Along
I was looking forward to the 4D Systems screen tutorial this week D:
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It’s coming, we’ve shot it and we’re in the process of editing!
View ArticleNPoole on ROB-11578 - Mecanum wheels - 4 pack
Yeah, they’re calling the star shaped wheel bit the “hub plate” and the hub itself is connected to that. The hub is soft aluminum and should drill easily.
View ArticleMikerocontroller on Your March Caption Contest
Too cheap to buy a hair dryer and tired of the stacked employee seating, Bob has managed to convince Human Resources that Tom “has some kind of bladder problem.”
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You might try adding a transistor between the trigger input and ground, then use the trigger output from the first kit to saturate the transistor. That way, every time the first kit sends a high pulse,...
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Intros are made by our super-talented in-house motion graphics guy, Nic; I believe he uses Adobe After Effects.
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I have a question: The rollers are made on plastic or rubber? Making a omni-moving platform is easy and funny. If you need help or hints, just have a look here:...
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The video for the 4D screens is very in depth and warrants its own blog post. Check back Monday!
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“…..Dude….Did we forget our BigBird costume again??….AWW CRAP!!!…
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I realize that this an old post, but would you happen to know the command string to put the sensor into PWM mode?
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Don’t make me whip out the soulful eyes routine with the drool. I have been waiting for a full week, and you know Dog’s don’t know how to tell time very well, or type so good. So caugh up the cat, and...
View ArticleNic_B on New Product Friday: Moving Right Along
i do use After Effects. for the most part i draw everything in Illustrator then bring it all together and animate it in After Effects. I use Cinema 4D on more recent stuff that has yet to go live though.
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