Yearly Archives: 2011

PID Library moved to GitHub

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Brett

As per the request by the Arduino Team, I’ve moved the Arduino PID Library to GitHub. I’ve also used this opportunity to: Make the Library Arduino 1.0 compliant Release the Library under a GPLv3 License The google code site will … Continue reading →

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A Proper Multi-Color Print

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Brett

I’ve played around with printing multiple colors using a single extruder, but by and large all the multi-color action was restricted to a single layer. There’s a good reason for this: every color change takes time, and having 2 or … Continue reading →

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Three-Color 3D Print

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Brett

I’ve been making bottle openers for friends, and I recently struck upon the perfect design for my friend Matt. For some reason, he still pines for a hockey team that left our home state in 1997 (THEN won the Stanley … Continue reading →

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Maker Faire

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Brett

My first Maker Faire… where do I start? I could go on and on about the standard stuff: amazing projects, amazing people, etc, but here’s 3 things that I think capture the essence of my experience. I walk into the … Continue reading →

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A Little Teaser

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Brett

I haven’t done many PID posts in the last couple months. Rest assured I haven’t been sleeping on that front. I’ve been working closely with RocketScream on an OSHW project that should be released soon. Here are a couple teaser … Continue reading →

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Making a Custom Bottle Opener

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Brett

I recently posted an improved bottle opener design to Thingiverse. Unlike the mighty bottle opener, this is one that I’m proud to give out, and people are happy to receive. Because I did the model in OpenSCAD, it turns out … Continue reading →

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3D Printing Home Improvement

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Brett

I’ve lived in my house for 2 years now. 2 weeks after we moved in, someone who shall remain nameless turned our 2 bathroom house into a 1.5 bath. They were cleaning the bathroom (that’s how you know it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Sousvide-O-Mator [PID Showcase]

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Brett

There have been many sous vide projects floating around the tubes recently. The one I’m showcasing here was first brought to my attention by the Adafruit blog. I found out from the developer that he was in the midst of … Continue reading →

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When a Maker Gets Married

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Brett


I got married a couple of weeks ago. We did all the planning / decoration ourselves. By we, or course, I mean my wife. One of the things she wanted to do was have lit paper lanterns suspended above the tables.

The initial plan was to use throwies, but I felt they wouldn’t give as much light as a commercial 3 LED solution. This led me to a fun, albeit time consuming project.
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PID: When Should I Compute the Integral Term?

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Brett

Recently there was a suggestion posted to the Beginner’s PID Series. The contention was that if you solve things in the Laplace domain, it specifies a different way of executing the Integral Term. Rather than looking at the sum of … Continue reading →

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