Documentation — MakingThings

General

Using mchelper: How to use mchelper (Make Controller Helper)
Change Network Settings: How to change the IP address, and other network settings on the Make Controller Kit via OSC.
Communicate via XML with mchelper: mchelper can make a socket connection to a script/application to communicate with any Make Controllers connected to it.
Configure the Make Controller to Automatically Send Input Values: How to configure and use the autosend feature in the Heavy firmware.
Direct Ethernet Communication: How to connect and configure your Make Controller directly to your computer, with no router or network in between.
Make a Wireless Motion Detector: Create a remote motion detector with the Make Controller and a pair of XBee modules.
Use the Make Controller with Exemplar: Exemplar is a graphical environment that allows you to program by demonstration.

.NET C#: How to communicate with the Make Controller from with Microsoft's .NET C# environment.
Pass data to/from MS Excel with Make Controller C#: This how to explains how to communicate with Excel and the MC using Visual C# Express Edition. A free IDE available from Microsoft.

Processing: How to use the Make Controller with the Processing language and environment.

Get Started with Python: A quick overview on using the Make Controller with Python over Ethernet via OSC.

Talk to the Make Controller with Ruby: Use the rosc (Ruby-OSC) library to communicate with the Make Controller via Ethernet.