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By Geeks out of the Box Posted on October 3, 2016

Learning Process

So how does Simon teach himself to program? He starts by copying open source codes from, for example, the Arduino manual. The code is available in short excerpts. While copying … Continue reading Learning Process

Categories: Arduino, Coding, MilestonesTags: Arduino, c++, Coding
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 20, 2016September 20, 2016

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During math class Friday, calculating the resistance in Ohms.

Categories: Arduino, Electricity, Murderous Maths, PhysicsTags: Arduino, Electricity, math
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 13, 2016September 13, 2016

Two more Arduino Starter Kit projects

The Color Mixing Lamp project uses three photoresistors covered with colored film. The voltage is proportional to the ratio of their resistances (they act like light sensors). I had to … Continue reading Two more Arduino Starter Kit projects

Categories: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, Experiments, MilestonesTags: Arduino, Coding, Electricity
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 6, 2016

Watch Simon invert a ready made Arduino code

Simon got his Arduino Starter Kit last night. He built the first project in the booklet using the code (sketch) provided by the manufacturers. In this video he changes the … Continue reading Watch Simon invert a ready made Arduino code

Categories: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, ExperimentsTags: Arduino, Coding
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 6, 2016September 6, 2016

Arduino Uno!

Simon got his real Arduino tonight and sat down studying it until (way past) bedtime.

Categories: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, ExperimentsTags: Arduino, Coding, Electricity
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 5, 2016

switch() case

This is a beautiful example of Simon’s first daring steps to create his own codes with Arduino. He wanted to make the computer (the serial monitor) say “Yes” once the … Continue reading switch() case

Categories: Arduino, Coding, LittleBitsTags: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 5, 2016September 5, 2016

Hours of Coding

This is just a part of the list of Arduino sketches Simon has written between 10 if August and now (in just three weeks). He meticulously copies difficult codes, creates … Continue reading Hours of Coding

Categories: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, MilestonesTags: Arduino, c++, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Simon wrote this code himself.

And it worked! It makes the number bit go up to 99.

Categories: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, LittleBits, UncategorizedTags: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on August 13, 2016August 13, 2016

He’s writing code!

Trying to write code would be a more accurate way to say it as many sketches don’t work or have errors, but the fact remains: two days ago Simon started … Continue reading He’s writing code!

Categories: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, LittleBits, MilestonesTags: Arduino, Coding, LittleBits, Scratch

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