[Arduino] Light-detected Alarm

This is one of Arduino practice project from "Beginning Arduino, Michael McRoberts". In this exercise, I use an arduino uno board to control a light-detective alarm.

[C++] Storage duration, Scope, and Linkage

Quoted from "C++ Primer Plus, Fifth edition":


C++ uses three separate schemes for storing data, and the schemes differ in how long they preserve data in memory:
• Automatic storage duration—Variables declared inside a function definition—including
function parameters—have automatic storage duration. They are created when program
execution enters the function or block in which they are defined, and the memory
used for them is freed when execution leaves the function or block. C++ has two kinds
of automatic storage duration variables. (Automatic and register)

• Static storage duration—Variables defined outside a function definition or else by
using the keyword static have static storage duration. They persist for the entire time a
program is running. C++ has three kinds of static storage duration variables.
(external, internal, and no linkage)

• Dynamic storage duration—Memory allocated by the new operator persists until it is
freed with the delete operator or until the program ends, whichever comes first. This
memory has dynamic storage duration and sometimes is termed the free store.

[C++] Declare a external (global) variable in header file

If you declare a global variable (in order to share within multifile program) in header file such as:

 int tom = 3;    // declare in header file

It would be wrong, because variable will redefine in multiple c files when you include header file in them.
The right way is use extern keyword that let compile know it is a global variable:

[C++] Escape Sequence Codes

This is part of content of "C++ Primer Plus, Fifth edition" about Escape Codes:

[C++]Head file management #ifndef, #endif

quoted from "C++ Primer Plus, Fifth edition" about #ifndef, #endif:


You should include a header file just once in a file. There’s a standard C/C++ technique for
avoiding multiple inclusions of header files. It’s based on the preprocessor #ifndef (for if not
defined) directive. A code segment like

#ifndef COORDIN_H_
...
#endif

Mechatronics - Stepper Motors Control

One of case studies at Mechatronics class at Columbia University taught by Dr. Fred R. Stolfi. The goal of this case study is get an understand of the issues and techniques for stepper motor control using an embedded microcomputer. Stepper motors are the preferred technology for position control system such as those in machine tools.
The main apparatus includes:

• A microcontroller, PIC16F74
• A Microchip microcomputer board
• Two permanent magnet stepper motors (unipolar and bipolar)
• Four optical interrupters (four sets of LED and Photo Transistor )

The film of stepper motors control:

Mechatronics - On/Off Temperature Control

One of case studies at Mechatronics class at Columbia University taught by Dr. Fred R. Stolfi.  This case study is a dynamic system investigation of an important and a common mechatronic system: a thermal close-loop system.  

The main apparatus includes:

• A microcontroller, PIC 16F74 
• A resistive heater (SRMU 100202P)
• Two temperature sensor (AD590 and AD22100)
• A fan.  

The film of On/Off temperature control:

Robotic eye Mechanism Design

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Team Project: Optimal design of elliptical (cross) trainer

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Controlling iRobot Create with Matlab

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