Hello!
You may have seen the new tutorial section, and it looks like we already have a bunch of new tutorials. What we need is more tutorials, so I have created a list of tutorials below for anyone to take on. Just respond to this post with the tutorial you would like to create and get started. If you have any suggestions for other tutorials I can add them to the list as well. Upon completing the tutorial, you will be rewarded with the ez-credit value listed with each tutorial!
Some of these tutorials will be very simple, but keep in mind, it will be helpful for lots of new users.
EDIT: When you are done making the tutorials please make a post on this thread letting me know you are done. That way it will be a bit easier on me to keep things organized. Thanks!
IMPORTANT Credit must be given to any information obtained from 3rd party sources
Tutorials:
Controlling a Neo-Pixel ring with the EZ-B v4 and an Arduino - $20 bhouston Completed
How to connect and use multiple EZ-B v4s - $25 thetechguru
Speech Recognition - $10 Steve G Completed
Setting servo speed, and initialization scripts (Using the connection established command) - $10 Steve G Completed
Serial (Explanation of what it is, EZ-Script functions, peripherals that would use it, etc...) - $15
UART (Explanation of what it is, EZ-Script functions, peripherals that would use it, etc...) - $20 Richard R
i2c (Explanation of what it is, EZ-Script functions, peripherals that would use it, etc...) - $15
ADC (Explanation of what it is, EZ-Script functions, peripherals that would use it, etc...) - $15 Steve G Completed
Looping (Using repeatuntil, repeatwhile, goto, etc...) - $10 Richard R
Files (read, write, etc...) - $15 JustinRatliff Completed
Arrrays (Explanation, functions) - $15 Ravdeep Steve G Completed
Pandorabot - $20 Steve G Completed
Using a LIDAR with the EZ-B v4 - $15
Amps and Volts (Current draw, voltages for different peripherals, voltage regulators, voltage on pins, etc...) - $15 Steve G Completed
Battery choices (Different types of batteries and what to use them for) - $20 Ravdeep Completed
Power supplies (I believe that @Technopro has a thread on this. Maybe he wants to create a tutorial for power supplies using that thread) - $20 Technopro Completed
Sabertooth/Kangaroo - $25
Tip120 & Tip122 Transistor Switching Circuit Steve G Completed
@Steve G, Great idea doing a tutorial for making tutorials. Great job and it will be very useful.
I am getting ready to go on vacation (although it might get postponed again because my wife thinks she is coming down with a cold), so I plan on doing the Multiple EZ-B tutorial in about a week. Your tutorial I am sure will save me a good bit of time.
Thanks,
Alan
Thanks Alan. It's nice if you to say. I hoped it would come in useful to someone. Hope the missus gets well soon and you have your vacation. It's been so long, I forget what a vacation is, lol. Anyway, if you go, have a nice time.
@James.
I had an idea on the tutorial home page. Would it possible to add a new topic in the "Filter By Control" menu for non ARC subjects that don't use ARC controls? Things like the "Tutorial" one I made, and things like the "Battery" and "Power supply" ones for example, that don't use controls would be easier to search for. Just a thought.
@Steve, I just checked your ADC one out (eventually I'll make it through them all - I still lurk I just don't post as much now...)
You referenced to a temperature sensor however, and this is just me being pedantic but the sensor shown is not analogue but serial. It's also one which has come up a few times due to it's cost being very low. To avoid people getting the wrong idea and incorrectly buying the combined temp/humidity sensor shown perhaps you could change it to a thermistor based sensor (or just a thermistor) which would be analogue and would work with the ADC ports.
Also, and I'm not 100% sure here since I don't have the time to check it out but o the V4, isn't 255 on the ADC a 3.3v signal not 5v signal? Hence the difference in value for V3/V4 on the multipliers for voltage? I may be wrong but something is in the back of my mind about the V4 being based on 3.3v not 5v.
@Rich.
Fair point about the temp sensor. I'll change that.
As for the 3.3v/5v, I was going with the analog read is 255 at 3.3v, but as its 5v tolerant I figured it would be the same. Would that be right?
Thanks for the input, as I obviously don't want to supply incorrect information, and will happily fix any errors.
EDIT: I stand corrected. I see how that could be confusing. The max signal is indeed 3.3v, and the changes to the tutorial changes made. I should have said this in a previous post, if anyone notices anything that's incorrect, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to correct it.
Thanks again Rich.
I have done................James. Search "How to choose correct Battery(s)" or https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/UserTutorials/162/1
waiting for your valuable feedback and also any other suggestions .
nice tut @Ravdeep
Awesome, thanks @Ravdeep! I just noticed one formatting error here. (Not sure what's going on with the [/i] at the end)
@Steve I'll let DJ know about your non-ARC subjects filter. Great idea!
@James.
Cool, thank you. Is it okay if I put my name in the hat for the "amps & volts one as I think I will pass on Richards offer for the UART one. I think he will do a much better job of it than I can.