This article highlights four different ways you can make sounds with the Arduino or play music. It starts with the easiest one: (1) adding a small buzzer, then (2) a standard loudspeaker, then (3) using your smartphone as the speaker via an connected app. It ends (4) with using an MP3 module. A tutorial which … Continue reading Sounds and music with Arduino
This page explains the use of the TCS3200 colorsensor and shows how to create a small holder for it, which can be mounted on the Rover Car. It is also possible to just use the holder (without connecting it to the car) as it will make it easier to use and shields it from ambient … Continue reading Using the TCS3200 color sensor
Information on how to use displays in combination with the EVShield. Small (oled) displays can be a great addition to a robot powered by an EVShield, like the Rover. It can be used to display all kinds of information about the status of the robot, like the battery voltage, speed etc. The Lego display is … Continue reading Using various displays with EVShield
Learn how to build a remote controlled Rover car with Lego Mindstorms, with an Arduino ‘brain’, which can be remote controlled via Bluetooth with a phone. This guide uses parts from the Steering rover example on nxtprograms.com. It is also inspired by the NXT Dune Buggy.Lego parts shown here might be of different color depending … Continue reading Lego: Build remote controlled Rover car with Arduino brain