How to use an analog accelerometer with an Arduino. This video is about the 3-axis ADXL335 but the concepts apply to other accelerometers as well. Download the example code here: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/references/how-to-use-an-arduino?ytid=zpV7ac3ecl4&ytsrc=description#step41
0:00 introduction
0:23 hardware overview
2:01 Arduino pin connections
2:57 code
3:58 serial print
6:04 how an accelerometer works
12:21 unit conversion math
22:02 unit conversion code
27:20…
Buy your Arduino starter kit here (LCD screen sold separately): https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/science-buddies-electronics-kit-for-arduino/?aff=SB1
This video shows how to use a 1602 LCD screen with parallel communication and the Arduino LiquidCrystal Library.
See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm
Visit the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino:…
Learn how to use a radio control transmitter and receiver with an Arduino. Very useful for building remote-controlled vehicles! You can add radio control to many Science Buddies projects, such as:
Arduino ROV: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p052/robotics/arduino-underwater-ROV?ytid=dkQXaeSIE5I&ytsrc=description
Radio-controlled boat:…
This video tutorial is an easy step-by-step guide for using the NCBI BLAST bioinformatics tool for your genomic research. We walk you through how to do a nucleotide or protein BLAST and give you tips for interpreting your BLAST results. We will also show you how to create an evolutionary tree from your BLAST results and demonstrate how to use BLAST for multiple sequence alignment. With the information provided in this tutorial, you should be ready to tackle your own bioinformatics and genomic…
This video shows you how to program the buttons on your micro:bit with Microsoft MakeCode. Watch the rest of our micro:bit tutorial videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrcnS-I-zERgyxHMcCRm6rvLM
micro:bit science projects: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclB5jkYe-BcQyUyYlSnU7gS&si=UVOR1AMKU817jmCs
0:00 introduction
0:57 button press event blocks
2:24 multiple buttons
4:15 what counts as a button press?
5:30 physical micro:bit
6:24 learn more
Science…
Arduino starter kit: https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/science-buddies-electronics-kit-for-arduino/?aff=SB1
See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm
Visit the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/search?prop=arduino&ytid=gj-H_agfd6U&ytsrc=description
0:00 introduction
0:23 active buzzer
1:34 passive buzzer
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Learn how to use the built-in capacitive touch sensing capability on the Arduino Uno R4 Minima and R4 WiFi. Example code available here: https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/uno-r4-wifi/touch/
0:00 introduction
0:42 circuit
1:24 board compatibility
1:44 example code
4:18 serial output and threshold calibration
6:14 adding an LED
7:56 using fruit (or something else)
8:38 analog instead of digital
See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here:…
Learn how to display the current date and time on an LCD screen an external real-time clock (RTC) module with Arduino.
0:00 introduction
0:41 module close-up
2:09 circuit
3:03 power loss
3:42 installing libraries
4:20 other pins
4:44 code
LCD tutorial: https://youtu.be/s_-nIgo71_w?si=eFRMS8CFxMOPftP8
Arduino LCD library documentation: https://docs.arduino.cc/learn/electronics/lcd-displays/
R4 Minima RTC documentation: https://docs.arduino.cc/tutorials/uno-r4-minima/rtc/
Adafruit DS3231…
Learn how to use the magnet sensor (magnetometer) on your micro:bit with Microsoft MakeCode. Watch the rest of our micro:bit tutorial videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrcnS-I-zERgyxHMcCRm6rvLM
micro:bit science projects: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclB5jkYe-BcQyUyYlSnU7gS&si=UVOR1AMKU817jmCs
0:00 introduction
0:16 magnetometer
0:54 compass heading
2:08 calibration
3:02 make a compass
6:44 magnetic force
8:27 force recalibration
9:15 learn…
Learn how to use pins on your micro:bit to detect touch or make a switch with Microsoft MakeCode. Watch the rest of our micro:bit tutorial videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrcnS-I-zERgyxHMcCRm6rvLM
micro:bit science projects: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclB5jkYe-BcQyUyYlSnU7gS&si=UVOR1AMKU817jmCs
0:00 introduction
0:16 on pin pressed block
1:48 touching the GND pin
2:28 using alligator clips
3:07 if/else statement
4:39 capacitive touch mode
6:01 on…