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Description: The materials for this Microprocessor course are provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC). This course provides introductory information for students pursuing an Associate of Applied Science in computer programming or information technology. Topics covered...

This 3-D animation is a visualization of the Miller indices (Miller indexes) showing approximately 24 various possible planes. The three intercepts are shown along with the plane notation.

This article, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) News, reports on how three MIT Engineers, Paula Hammond, Angela Belcher, and Yet-Ming Chiang developed a way to create and install microbatteries.  The batteries, built with viruses and fabricated using microcontact printing,...

This tutorial is provided by National Instruments and covers topics related to modulation measurements. Topics covered include Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), Modulation Error Ratio (MER), and Related Products.

This video, from Chippewa Valley Technical College, provides an overview of types of industrial robots and robot orientation. The objectives of the video are to: identify the three types of robots, list applications of robots used in supply chain and manufacturing, and explain the safety...

This PowerPoint slide deck, from Chippewa Valley Technical College, provides information about industrial robots. Types of robots, robot safety, safety enhancing devices, robot controllers, software, peripheral (connected) Equipment, and more are covered. A related robot orientation video and...

This video, from Chippewa Valley Technical College, discusses robot simulation. "Running the simulator software, creating a virtual work cell, and adding a virtual robot to the work cell" is covered. RoboGuide is used during the video. This video runs 36:43 minutes in length. Additional modules are...

This video, from Chippewa Valley Technical College, goes over how to define and operate a robot in different joint coordinate modes. What the modes gets used for is emphasized. This video runs 17:58 minutes in length. A related PowerPoint slide deck and additional modules are available to view...

This PowerPoint slide deck, from Chippewa Valley Technical College, defines robot coordinates. These slides cover robot axes, coordinate systems, jogging in joint coordinates, the World coordinate system, right hand rule, robot positional status, and more. A related video and modules are available...

This video, from Chippewa Valley Technical College, breaks down the Teach Pendant operation. Some time is spent reviewing the safety features that are tied into the robot system, especially through the Teach Pendant. This video runs 21:36 minutes in length and related PowerPoint slides and other...