Modified Arduino library, Serial
I needed a fast communication between Arduino board and my laptop while working on my first Arduino project. I was monitoring an analog input, the reading on a Hall effect sensor, and some other...
View ArticleMy first Arduino project
It’s been only a couple weeks since I discovered Arduino, an open source microcontroller platform. I was looking for a cheap interface between my laptop and electronic circuits. Arduino with its price...
View ArticleMagnetic levitation projects
I found a couple of interesting magnetic levitation projects online when I was doing research for my Arduino magnet levitation project. I was also pointed out some really cool projects that I didn’t...
View ArticleArduino Magnet Levitation – detailed description
Recently, I finished my first Arduino project, a magnet levitation device. It levitates a magnetic object under an electromagnet. What makes it different from similar projects is the position sensor...
View ArticleArduino – AVR GCC multiplication
While working on my Arduino magnet levitation (details here), I stumped upon some problems with the way the compiler, AVR GCC, handles multiplication. I had to implement optimized multibyte...
View ArticleComparison of kanji learning methods
I stumbled upon an interesting statistical way of comparing various kanji learning systems when I played with XML kanji data available from Jim Breen‘s kick-ass KANJIDIC2 project (XML version of his...
View ArticleVariation on Dawkins’ Weasel program
Recently, I implemented a Mathematica 6 version of the Weasel program by Richard Dawkins. It is a simple demonstration of the power of the process of cumulative natural selection as compared to random...
View ArticleMathematica tricks and notes
I created a page that contains my notes on Wolfram’s Mathematica 6. Mathematica notes
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