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Phidget22admin Guide
Featured

Phidget22admin Guide

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Phidget Spatials
Featured

Phidget Spatials

Get an in-depth view of Phidget Spatials

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accelerometer
gyroscope
magnetometer
spatial
sensor fusion
Channel Persistence Guide

Channel Persistence Guide

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BLDCMotor API Guide

BLDCMotor API Guide

Get started with your Brushless DC Motor Phidget

Guide
Asynchronous Methods

Asynchronous Methods

This guide provides information about asynchronous methods with Phidget22.

Guide
Accelerometer Guide

Accelerometer Guide

Discover the basics of accelerometers with this guide. Learn what accelerometers measure, what the measurements mean, how to choose an accelerometer, and more.

Guide
accelerometer
Calibrating Load Cells

Calibrating Load Cells

A step-by-step guide showing you how to calibrate a load cell with Phidgets.

Guide
load cell
Cable Length Calculator Guide

Cable Length Calculator Guide

Second generation VINT devices can now extend up to 50 meters from a VINT Hub. Learn more here.

Guide
Allan Deviation Guide

Allan Deviation Guide

Allan deviation lets you view noise within a signal over time. This guide explores the basics of Allan deviation as it relates to accelerometers and other sensors.

Guide
Analog Input Guide

Analog Input Guide

Analog sensors generally output a voltage between 0 and 5 Volts DC. This guide will get you up to speed on how to use this type of sensor in your next project.

Guide
voltage input
voltage ratio input
4-20mA Sensor Interface Guide

4-20mA Sensor Interface Guide

Learn the basics about 4-20mA sensors with this guide. This includes: how they work, advantages and disadvantages, and when to consider using these sensors.

Guide
4-20mA
DC Motor and Controller Guide

DC Motor and Controller Guide

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DCMotor API Guide

DCMotor API Guide

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Digital Input Guide

Digital Input Guide

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Digital Output Guide

Digital Output Guide

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Draw-Wire Sensor Guide

Draw-Wire Sensor Guide

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Encoder Guide

Encoder Guide

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Failsafe Guide

Failsafe Guide

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GPS Guide

GPS Guide

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Gyroscope Guide

Gyroscope Guide

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IR Remote Control Guide

IR Remote Control Guide

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LCD Character Display Guide

LCD Character Display Guide

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LED Guide

LED Guide

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Linear Encoder Guide

Linear Encoder Guide

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Linear Motion Guide

Linear Motion Guide

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Linear Potentiometer Guide

Linear Potentiometer Guide

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Load Cell Guide

Load Cell Guide

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Magnetometer Guide

Magnetometer Guide

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Mechanical Relay Guide

Mechanical Relay Guide

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MotorPositionController API Guide

MotorPositionController API Guide

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MotorVelocityController API Guide

MotorVelocityController API Guide

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Network Server Guide

Network Server Guide

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PH/ORP Sensor Guide

PH/ORP Sensor Guide

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Power Guard Guide

Power Guard Guide

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Product Lifecycle

Product Lifecycle

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Relay Output Guide

Relay Output Guide

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RFID Guide

RFID Guide

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Rotary Motion Guide

Rotary Motion Guide

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Selecting a Resistor for Your Power Guard

Selecting a Resistor for Your Power Guard

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Servo Motor and Controller Guide

Servo Motor and Controller Guide

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Solid State Relay Guide

Solid State Relay Guide

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Spatial Guide

Spatial Guide

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Stepper API Guide

Stepper API Guide

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Stepper Motor and Controller Guide

Stepper Motor and Controller Guide

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T-Slot Guide

T-Slot Guide

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Thermocouple Guide

Thermocouple Guide

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USB Webcam Guide

USB Webcam Guide

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VINT Communication Speed Guide

VINT Communication Speed Guide

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VINT Upgrades

VINT Upgrades

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Voltage Input Guide

Voltage Input Guide

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Voltage Output Guide

Voltage Output Guide

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Voltage Ratio Input Guide

Voltage Ratio Input Guide

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What is VINT?

What is VINT?

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New Motor Controllers & Power Guard

New Motor Controllers & Power Guard

Check out our new DC and BLDC motor drivers AND a new power guard.

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DCC1120 30V 50A DC Motor Phidget

DCC1120 30V 50A DC Motor Phidget

A high-performance brushless DC motor driver from Phidgets

Video
BLDC Motor
DCC1020 30V 50A DC Motor Phidget

DCC1020 30V 50A DC Motor Phidget

A high-performance DC Motor driver from Phidgets

Video
DC Motor
Position Controller Tuning

Position Controller Tuning

Learn how to tune your Position Controller

Video
DC Motor
BLDC Motor
Velocity Controller Tuning

Velocity Controller Tuning

Learn how to tune your Velocity Controller

Video
DC Motor
BLDC Motor
What Is an IMU?

What Is an IMU?

IMUs, accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers and sensor fusion.

Video
accelerometer
gyroscope
magnetometer
spatial
sensor fusion
Linear Encoders - Demonstration & Mounting Guide

Linear Encoders - Demonstration & Mounting Guide

Learn more about the Linear Encoders offered by Phidgets Inc.

Video
linear encoder
Load Cell Basics

Load Cell Basics

Learn what a load cell is, how they work, and how you can use them to measure weight.

Video
load cell
Load Cell Calibration

Load Cell Calibration

Learn how to calibrate a load cell with Phidgets.

Video
load cell
Load Cell Correction

Load Cell Correction

Squeezing every last bit of accuracy out of your load cells

Project
load cell
RTD
thermocouple
Control Your Phidgets From Anywhere

Control Your Phidgets From Anywhere

Host a website on your Raspberry Pi to access your Phidgets!

Project
raspberry pi
temperature
humidity
Integrating Phidgets with FileMaker

Integrating Phidgets with FileMaker

A quick guide showing how easy it is to get Phidgets up and running in business apps using 24U Software's FileMaker plugin.

Project
temperature
Phidgets Weather Display

Phidgets Weather Display

Use the LCD1100 to display the local time and weather!

Project
LCD
temperature
humidity
Long Range Wi-Fi

Long Range Wi-Fi

We tested how far you can push the range of Wi-Fi signals with commercially available components.

Project
phidget SBC
Using Phidgets with Unity

Using Phidgets with Unity

A demonstration of how to import the Phidget libraries into a Unity project and use a Phidget device to control in game behaviour.

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unity
Logging with Multiple Phidgets

Logging with Multiple Phidgets

Opening and recording data from several Phidget devices into a spreadsheet.

Project
programming principles
thermocouple
temperature
humidity
light
Dynamic Backlight with Phidgets

Dynamic Backlight with Phidgets

Making an adaptive backlight for your computer screen.

Project
relay
LED
infrared
Hex Walker First Steps

Hex Walker First Steps

Because who doesn't want a walking robot?

Project
servo motor
Brewing with Phidgets #1 - Brew Kettle

Brewing with Phidgets #1 - Brew Kettle

Using Phidgets to control and monitor an electric brew kettle.

Project
phidget SBC
LCD
RTD
mechanical
Sorting Coloured Beads

Sorting Coloured Beads

Using Phidgets with OpenCV to sort 22,000 Perler beads by colour.

Project
stepper motor
LED
magnetic
camera
Addressing Many Phidgets

Addressing Many Phidgets

Getting your project running with many channels to deal with.

Project
programming principles
voltage input
light
Remote Temperature Monitoring

Remote Temperature Monitoring

Create a remote temperature monitoring system using Phidgets.

Project
temperature
Phidget Smoker Project #3: Bradley Smoker VINT Converison

Phidget Smoker Project #3: Bradley Smoker VINT Converison

Continuing the Phidget Smoker Project, we replaced the Raspberry PI with a PhidgetSBC4, and updated the control algorithm to provide a more consistent smoking temperature.

Project
phidget SBC
thermocouple
relay
Getting Started with Armbian

Getting Started with Armbian

Armbian on the PhidgetSBC4

Project
phidget SBC
Making a Chain Counter

Making a Chain Counter

Our shipping department wanted an easy way to measure lengths of chain for customer orders.

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encoder
mechanical
phidget SBC
LED
LCD
Play an MP3 from your Phidget SBC

Play an MP3 from your Phidget SBC

In this article, you will learn how to play an MP3 from your Phidget SBC.

Project
phidget SBC
DIN Rail Guide

DIN Rail Guide

Learn about the wide variety of components that will fit on DIN rail and how it can be used with Phidgets boards.

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mechanical
Hack Your Halloween with Phidgets

Hack Your Halloween with Phidgets

Modify your Halloween decorations using Phidgets!

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phidget SBC
distance
relay
Pet Food Supply Monitor Using Load Cells and Phidgets - Part 1

Pet Food Supply Monitor Using Load Cells and Phidgets - Part 1

Get a text when your pet is out of food or water and log your pet's weight over time

Project
load cell
phidget SBC
Pet Food Supply Monitor Using Load Cells and Phidgets - Part 2

Pet Food Supply Monitor Using Load Cells and Phidgets - Part 2

Get a text when your pet is out of food or water and log your pet's weight over time

Project
load cell
phidget SBC
Using libcurl To Send Email from an SBC

Using libcurl To Send Email from an SBC

Setting up libcurl to send emails from an SBC

Project
phidget SBC
Automate your blinds with Phidgets

Automate your blinds with Phidgets

A quick introduction to automated blinds.

Project
servo motor
Lock up with Phidgets

Lock up with Phidgets

For people who are sick of keys!

Project
RFID
phidget SBC
relay
digital input
Phidgets Smart Sprinker Controller with iOS - Part 2

Phidgets Smart Sprinker Controller with iOS - Part 2

Automate your lawn watering using Phidgets and iOS

Project
phidget SBC
relay
frequency input
Phidgets Smart Sprinkler Controller with iOS - Part 1

Phidgets Smart Sprinkler Controller with iOS - Part 1

Automate your lawn watering using Phidgets and iOS

Project
phidget SBC
relay
Current Sense Resistors

Current Sense Resistors

A guide to measuring small currents with use of current sense resistors and the VCP1002 Small Voltage Sensor.

Project
Using Transducers Without The 1144

Using Transducers Without The 1144

This guide serves to explain the wiring setup in situations where you want to use a 12V power supply instead of the 1144

Project
electrical principles
voltage input
Phidget Smoker Project #2: Dual Element Bradley Smoker (SmokerPI)

Phidget Smoker Project #2: Dual Element Bradley Smoker (SmokerPI)

This project is a continuation from the Phidget Smoker Project #1. We replaced the PC with a Raspberry PI, and built an enclosure for the hardware. We also installed a second burner in the Bradley smoker to help it keep up with the strenous Phidget smoking demands.

Project
raspberry pi
thermocouple
relay
Phidget Smoker Project #1: Control a Bradley Digital Smoker using Phidgets

Phidget Smoker Project #1: Control a Bradley Digital Smoker using Phidgets

This project demonstrates the use of the Phidget JavaScript libraries for node.js to control a Bradley digital smoker. The smoker was modified with an external thermocouple attached to a Phidget 1051_2, and the power to the heating element was interrupted with a Phidget 1014_2 relay. A Linux PC running the Phidget network server and node.js was connected to the 1014 and 1051, and a custom node.js program controlled the smokers temperature.

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thermocouple
relay
Encoder Velocity: A Common Miscalculation

Encoder Velocity: A Common Miscalculation

When working with Phidget Encoders, a tempting method to calculate their velocity is to simply divide the number of pulses (or edges) by the elapsed time given by an event. However, problems arise with this method when the encoder starts and stops, or moves slowly enough that it’s hard to tell the difference.

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encoder
Specialized Sensor Series #3 – RFID

Specialized Sensor Series #3 – RFID

At Phidgets, we try to make a wide variety of sensors available to our customers. If we can’t make the sensor ourselves, we try to find a manufacturer so we can sell a third-party sensor to fill the gap. However, some types of sensors have such a niche market that it doesn’t make sense to sell them at a (relatively) small store like Phidgets. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to highlight a specific class of unique sensors and walk through what options are out there and which ones will work with your Phidgets devices.

Project
RFID
Specialized Sensor Series #2 – Water Quality Sensors

Specialized Sensor Series #2 – Water Quality Sensors

At Phidgets, we try to make a wide variety of sensors available to our customers. If we can’t make the sensor ourselves, we try to find a manufacturer so we can sell a third-party sensor to fill the gap. However, some types of sensors have such a niche market that it doesn’t make sense to sell them at a (relatively) small store like Phidgets. The purpose of this series of blog posts is to highlight a specific class of unique sensors and walk through what options are out there and which ones will work with your Phidgets devices.

Project
pH/ORP
thermocouple
Specialized Sensor Series #1 – Flow Sensors

Specialized Sensor Series #1 – Flow Sensors

At Phidgets, we try to make a wide variety of sensors available to our customers. If we can’t make the sensor ourselves, we try to find a manufacturer so we can sell a third-party sensor to fill the gap. However, some types of sensors have such a niche market that it doesn’t make sense to sell them at a (relatively) small store like Phidgets.

Project
4-20mA
frequency input
How the RoboDose uses Phidgets to Safely Deliver Medication

How the RoboDose uses Phidgets to Safely Deliver Medication

Earlier this year, a group of high school students from Walker Career Center in Indianapolis competed in Phoenix Contact's Nanoline contest. They call themselves the Nano Consultants, and their vision was to build a device that would dispense proper dosages of medications to patients prone to forgetting their medication. They call it the RoboDose.

Project
phidget SBC
RFID
load cell
Five Creative Ways to use RFID

Five Creative Ways to use RFID

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) is a useful and affordable way to create interaction. The Phidgets RFID reader offers solutions in near-field applications, allowing tags to be detected within a few centimeters.

Project
RFID
How to Give Your Phidgets a Custom Label

How to Give Your Phidgets a Custom Label

At first glance, the device label property looks simple and maybe even dismissible. If you noticed it at all, you may have even wondered why it’s there, but be assured, there are some really neat things that you can do with it. You can hold device-specific flags, differentiate between multiple Phidgets by giving them meaningful names, or give them custom serial numbers.

Project
programming principles
Weatherproofing Phidgets

Weatherproofing Phidgets

There are many instances where Phidgets might get stuck outdoors: weather stations, RC vehicles (quadcopters, underwater vehicles, robots, etc), outdoor installations, and applications we haven't imagined yet. Some specific examples of Phidgets in the outdoors are a giant drum machine, a sky temperature scanner and precision agricultural monitors

Project
How to Log to USB Flash Drives from the SBC

How to Log to USB Flash Drives from the SBC

There are quite a few users making their Phidget SBCs do data acquisition, and perhaps this is the plan you have for yours. Depending on how much data you want to collect, and because of limited space on the SBC itself, you’ll probably end up using something like a USB drive to store your data logs. It’s really easy to set up, but there are a couple gotchas that you might want to consider before writing your program, so let’s go over them and talk about the basics of logging to the USB flash drive from the SBC.

Project
phidget SBC
How Phidgets Make Museums More Interesting

How Phidgets Make Museums More Interesting

While many people prototype their designs with Phidgets, there are a lot of people making one-time installations to work with Phidgets on a long-term basis. These people make museum exhibits, as well as interactive art installations (like Eos Lightmedia). Phidgets help the creation of exhibits that move people from being passive observers to engaged participants in learning.

Project
RFID
accelerometer
How to Set Up Multiple RFID Readers in Close Range

How to Set Up Multiple RFID Readers in Close Range

Using multiple radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers in a relatively confined space can be a tricky proposition. We tell our customers that if they want to have multiple readers in their application that they should space them at least 1 meter apart. That is quite a significant distance, and in some cases, it isn’t practical.

Project
RFID
How to Run Sensor Cables Through USB Cables

How to Run Sensor Cables Through USB Cables

You might have noticed that sensor cables don’t come in a convenient round shape, which you sometimes need. A relatively easy solution is to grab a length of USB cable and solder the sensor cable wires onto the USB wires, and here are some easy instructions to get it working:

Project
cables
How to Make a Phidgets-powered Night Light

How to Make a Phidgets-powered Night Light

Use Phidgets to control a night light. In this project a pressure sensitive rug is attached to the SBC digital inputs to turn the LED light on and off. When the light is triggered, the SBC polls a temperature sensor and the lights takes on a colour based on the temperature outside. As the temperature changes, so does the colour displayed by the light. An IR distance sensor allows you to simply reach over and turn the light on (to white light) or off, so you don’t have to step on the rug all the time for light.

Project
phidget SBC
light
temperature
LED
How To Avoid Grounding a Thermocouple

How To Avoid Grounding a Thermocouple

If you’ve never seen a thermocouple before, you might think it’s just a cable with some wires inside. Well, it is, in way, but it’s really a tool for measuring extreme temperatures far outside the range of many other types of temperature sensors. A thermocouple has two different conductors that produce a voltage. The voltage is proportional to the temperature difference between either end of the pair of conductor

Project
thermocouple
Exploring the Many Methods of Object Detection

Exploring the Many Methods of Object Detection

There are a lot of different types of sensors out there that can be used to detect the presence of an object or obstacle. Figuring out which one is right for your application can be a bit difficult, and is highly dependent on the requirements of the application. Sensors vary in their method of detection, and each has distinct strengths and weaknesses:

Project
distance
RFID
switches
How To Calibrate Phidgets Sensors

How To Calibrate Phidgets Sensors

When using certain sensors and devices, you'll need to do some calibration to ensure accurate measurements. For some sensors, you'll probably want to do your own calibration but some Phidgets sensors will have calibration values written on the back of the board (like the light sensors)

Project
Falcon Robotics: Full STEAM Ahead!

Falcon Robotics: Full STEAM Ahead!

The quality of education, especially the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (frequently abbreviated as STEAM) are regularly raised topics in American politics and media. It's in the context of concerns about the United States education system that the Falcon Robotics program becomes so inspiring.

Project
Steppers with Encoders: When Open-loop Control Is Not Enough

Steppers with Encoders: When Open-loop Control Is Not Enough

With the increasing popularity of DIY projects such as quadcopters, CNC tables and 3D printers, many people are faced with the decision of which type of motor to use in their project. For applications that require precise control of the position of the motor, the common choices are DC motors with encoders, servo motors, and stepper motors.

Project
stepper motor
servo motor
DC motor
Interactive Garden Project

Interactive Garden Project

It begins as a grand idea. A flowering archway welcomes you onto a curving pathway. Fields of grass alight around your ankles, towering trees sing above your head and benches respond to your pressure, colouring a digital sky complete with a custom soundtrack. The landscape would take up a mere 1000 square feet.

Project
An application guide on DC Motors - PID Control

An application guide on DC Motors - PID Control

Since DC motors can ordinarily only be told how fast to go you need to program a control system. First, you need a motor that has a feedback device such as an encoder.

Project
DC motor
Linear Actuator - PID Control

Linear Actuator - PID Control

Since DC motors can ordinarily only be told how fast to go you need to program a control system. First, you need a motor that has a feedback device such as a potentiometer

Project
DC motor
Linear Actuator - Velocity Control

Linear Actuator - Velocity Control

Since DC motors can ordinarily only be told how fast to go you need to program a control system. First, you need a motor that has a feedback device such as a potentiometer

Project
DC motor
MURVV: Building a Mobile Robot with Phidgets

MURVV: Building a Mobile Robot with Phidgets

This project uses the SBC as a functional brain for a mobile collection of Phidgets in the form of a wheeled robot.

Project
phidget SBC
accelerometer
gyroscope
magnetometer
DC motor
Weather Station with Phidgets

Weather Station with Phidgets

The project described here is a simple weather station that measures air temperature, humidity, and surface temperature of the ground below the weather station.

Project
phidget SBC
temperature
light
humidity
digital output
LED