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A friend of mine wrote some code in C# that he is wanting to use in order to basically make a house controlled by voice commands he would input via microphone connected to his computer. He wrote some code and asked for my opinion and I have no idea how to read C#. Anybody help me find where he...

So I was starting a project and have run into a small issue. I was following a tutorial and the code is not compiling correctly. The error reads as: Arduino: 1.6.3 (Windows 8.1), Board: "Arduino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)"...

What would be the best, and safest, way to implement these things? I guess the barrier comes at my fault of learning. I am literally googling what a bleeder resistor is.

I was following a tutorial, http://www.instructables.com/id/The-0-Coil-Gun/ and decided that I wanted to try to make it move faster. The author says that it takes approx. 10 mins or so to charge. So I assumed you either need more amps or more capacitors. However I am still learning. Thus, before...

Here is the thought for a project. I guess if I NEED GL1 I will implement it. But I am not 100% sure I have built the capacitor bank correctly. I need the capacitors to be charged and discharge very quickly. Thus the usage of flash capacitors. I also know the wire from R1 to the relay looks odd...

Oh thanks! :D So Because I do not need those, I can tie L1 into the circuit as opposed to FL1?

These two symbols lose me. I am making something for a project and cannot figure the two circled in red out. This circuit is for a disposable camera.

So I have looked over a few other posts and do not feel like they are covering what I would like done. So I am currently using an Arduino Uno for the controller and am wanting to use an onboard Raspberry Pi in order to run the code and will be attached to my schools wifi in order to have a...

So I am in my Intro to CS course and they are going over Binary searches via an algorithm to search for simple things. The code goes as this: Set first to 0 Set last to length-1 Set found to FALSE WHILE (first <= last AND NOT found) Set middle to (first+last)/2 IF...

Cool! Thanks guys. Yeah for the most part, I do realize that it would be easier to just use a USB. But I would like to do this as a learning experience as well as...why not!? I know it is not going to be easy...But I would rather do this because I have yet to find a regular keyboard with USB...

Hello there! I am attempting to use a laptop keyboard I just salvaged from a spare. I noticed the laptop keyboard has a ribbon connection. Further research has told me that the ribbon cable essentially just sents signals to a processor attached to the motherboard. In other words, I cannot use it...

To be honest, no. I have always struggled with math. BUT I would like to believe that just because you are not great at something, does not mean you cannot do it. Only that you will have to work harder than others. I do what I can, and yes university. I usually do fine with physics, its math...

Heh sorry to be broad. What I have been doing is starting at the top of that list of requirements for the job, and looking/reading PDF's. So such as EMI and near-field/far-field. But I suppose ignorance comes into play because I am not advanced enough in math to be able to look at an equation...

Hello! I have used this site in the past to answer a few questions I had. But never once have I considered using the vast knowledge available to help me figure out where to start. I am entering school with a duel major in Engineering and Physics. I was looking at the job...

Thanks man! Those are actually pretty cool. I also found this, http://madpenguin.ca/blog/2011/05/14/use-an-inkjet-printer-to-learn-emc2-and-servo-motor-control-part-1/