Welcome to our lab’s news and updates section.
Here, you’ll find the latest information on lab facilities, activities, and equipment. Be sure to check back regularly for important announcements and updates.
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DIY Hidden Capacitive Touch Buttons in 3D Prints for ESP32
DIY Hidden Capacitive Touch Buttons in 3D Prints for ESP32 This project shows you how to create durable, professional-looking capacitive touch sensors using 3D printing and embedded copper tape — perfect for ESP32-based touch projects.
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Rich Resource for Box Making
There is a new box maker site in town. Boxes.py This site has dynamic patterns for more laser cut box designs than you probably thought was possible. We have not tried all the patterns, and some don’t work exactly as they should, but I’m sure many do. It’s worth a look if only for inspiration.
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ManifoldCAD
A browser based 3D CAD program that runs in the browser.It is very reminiscent of OpenSCAD ManifoldCAD Those of you who are comfortable with Javascript might find this appealing. Objects can be exported as GBL which can be opened in CURA
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Bela Platform
Ultra low latency computing platform that harnesses the power of BeagleBone development boards. Audio input and output. The Bela cape comes in two variations, both available from the Equipment Booking System. The standard, original Bela, which is also availaable paired with a wireless BeagleBone Black, and the Bela Mini, which is, erm, smaller. Bela’s YouTube Channel Amongst other…
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The Ultimate Audio Multi-Tool
A fantastic success story where two of our students took their studies all the way to a a product, their own company, and a tool for electronic musicians and resaerchers.
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Arduino Drivers
Some students have reported problems connecting to Arduino devices, particularly those who are using Arduino for the first time on Windows. If you have your Arduino hooked up via USB, but no new USB ports are showing in your IDE, it may be that your installation of Windows is missing the appropriate drivers. This link…