In Makefiles: Part 1 — A Gentle Introduction we learned a few tricks concerning the basics of Makefiles. Today, we will learn some of the more confusing symbols used in Makefiles’ syntax, commonly seen around the web in Makefiles. We will use…
Let’s look at the notorious Makefile today! We will ease into it and keep things clean! This first part will look at creating a makefile which does not do anything significant. Rather, we will create rules (which actions in makefiles…
Previous parts of the Getting Started with Programming series: Part 1: Skimming the Surface Part 2: Conditional Statements Part 3: Loops Part 4: Arrays and Lists Part 5: Functions and Scope Part 6: Defines and Random Numbers Part 7: Pointers…
Last year we wrote a blog post where we showed how to use parametric modelling to make a simple box. Someone commented that they would like to know how to make a triangle box as well. We thought it would…
Sculptris is a sculpting 3D modelling software developed by Pixelogic who also have developed the more famous ZBrush. Unlike ZBrush however, Sculptris is completely free! We haven’t looked at Sculptris before, so let’s give you our first impressions before going…
In this post are we going to talk a bit about MQTT and give you a quick example of how you can publish a simple message to a MQTT-Broker from a simple computer system (here: an Orange Pi Zero). MQTT…
It’s been a while since the previous part of this series. This edition will take a side-step away from the regular Arduino/C++ and Python examples and look at the language C, which is quite similar to the Arduino/C++ language. This…
Autodesk Fusion 360 has now an easy-to-use simulation module which can be used to simulate static stress, modal frequencies, heat and thermal stress. Many are not aware that Fusion 360, a software which actually is free for students, makers and…
Welcome to part 6 in our series where we go through the basics of programming. This edition is about two unrelated topics: defines and random numbers. Be sure to check out the previous episodes: Part 1: Skimming the Surface Part…
As you might be aware of, we in NC use Autodesk Fusion 360 daily. Fusion 360 fully supports parametric modelling, which is the topic of this post. We’ll explain very briefly what parametric modelling is as well as go through…
It’s time for part 5 in our programming for beginners series. For links to the previous editions, check out Part 1: Skimming the Surface Part 2: Conditional Statements Part 3: Loops Part 4: Arrays and Lists Functions Introduction You can…
Welcome to part 4 in our series of blogposts where we introduce beginners to programming. Be sure to read the following previous episodes: Part 1: Skimming the Surface Part 2: Conditional Statements Part 3: Loops Introduction Arrays and lists are…
There are many ways to make music. You have the traditional studio and live recordings to sequencing on Gameboy and everything in between. In this blogpost we’re going to look at how to use your own computer to make music…
Welcome to part 3 of this series where we introduce you to the very basics in programming. This time we’re going to look at loops, and as usual we will give you examples in both Arduino/C++ and Python. The previous…
If you’re new to programming, you should definitely read part 1. The author realize that part 1 was a tad too large and therefore parts in this series will come as more bite-sized chunks from now on. In this part…
