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Use NirCMD To Change Default Audio Device in Windows on Startup
Use NirCMD To Change Default Audio Device in Windows on Startup
Use NirCMD to reset your PC's default audio device on startup. For the last seven months or so, I have been having issues with my main PC resetting its default audio device to my headset when I reboot. I am told that this issue stems from something in the Windows 10 registry being updated when I installed the driver...
Triggering a servo using an HC-SR04 distance sensor and an Arduino
Triggering a servo using an HC-SR04 distance sensor and an Arduino
Trigger A Servo With A Ping Sensor This weeks tutorial revisits some of our past experiences with the HC-SR04 Ultrasonic sensor, and adds in a new element, the Servo! I decided to write up this tutorial as a resource for the students in my Young Makers class to follow in a project they are currently working on.
DHT11 Based Temperature Monitoring with NeoPixels
DHT11 Based Temperature Monitoring with NeoPixels
Tutorial Type: Arduino Tutorial Difficulty Difficulty Level 3 Parts Required Part Description Amazon.com Arduino Uno Arduino Uno R3 with Atmega 328P Arduino Eth
DIY MEADE 505 Telescope Communications Cable
DIY Meade 505 Telescope to PC Cable
Most of my readers here will be surprised to learn that I am an avid amateur astronomer. I spend every chance I get under the stars taking in the amazing views that can be seen from my 10" Meade LXD-55 Schmidt Newtonian. With my background in photography, it should come as no surprise that I have shifted more into a...
Reading Liquid Flow Rate with an Arduino.
Reading Liquid Flow Rate with an Arduino.
Tutorial Type: Arduino Tutorial Difficulty Difficulty Level 2 Parts Required Arduino Water Flow Meter 10k Resistor Breadboard Jumper Wires Tools Required This i
Reading PC Fan RPM with an Arduino
Reading PC Fan RPM with an Arduino
Today we are going to learn how to read the RPM of a PC Fan. This also works well for the Water Pumps used in PC Water Cooling as well as any dc pump or fan that has a rotation sense wire. This is accomplished by counting the falling edge of the square wave generated by the Hall effect sensor that is located inside ...
Nine-component theremin assembled on a breadboard
Tutorial: Cheap 9 Component Theremin
Build a light-sensitive pocket theremin from two 555 timer ICs, two photocells, and only a handful of other components.