Web site: http://www.electrosmash.com/pedalshield Project Summary: pedalSHIELD is a programmable Arduino Open Source & Open Hardware guitar pedal made for guitarists, hackers and programmers. Users can program and share their own effects in C/C++. Full Project: pedalSHIELD is a programmable Arduino guitar pedal. It is Open Source & Open Hardware and made for guitarists, hackers and […]
This little wonder of electromechanical engineering came from inside a laser diode sled of an HP CT10L Bluray drive I’ve opened some time ago. The device on the picture consists of several parts, all easily fitting on a dime coin: a bipolar stepper motor with lead screw, a linear stage, a lens, and even an […]
Today we’ll expand Arduino’s digital resources thanks to an I2C bus equipped shield and we’ll allow the management of the board via a bluetooth connection RN-42 through an Android systems. All Arduino boards feature a number of digital I/Os. For the simplest projects, such resources are usually more than sufficient, but in those where they […]
Part 1 – Test Circuit and Test Code Introduction Getting your Arduino to transmit via the radio initially may seem daunting but its actually pretty simple. Please freely substitute the word “Arduino” for any micro-controller you wish to use. The example below works for 5V and 3.3V micro-controllers. Please read this : This may be […]
This circuit will take a light reading then display a number between zero and 99. Step 1: Parts you will need Major Components in Project To make the 0-99 LED display you will need… ~ photo resister ~ Arduino ~ 9 different wires ~ 2 seven segment led displays ~ bread board ~ staples ~ […]
Combine three inexpensive LED matrix display panels, an Ardweeny microcontroller and a standard PS/2 computer keyboard into your own go-anywhere, instantly updatable 768-pixel digital message board. The code can hold up to six lines of text with a maximum of 100 characters each. Pressing a key on the keyboard gets you to input mode. Use […]
I’ve reached the point where I need to think how I’m going to control the motor & linear actuator for my solar tracker. Things to consider – Must be able to go forwards and backwards – so that makes 4 channels, 2 for each motor. Must be able to provide enough power to drive the […]
This is my Magical Music Box which converts music into a light show. When i was daydreaming what to make for my final project, i wanted something that would make a light show for any song simply by hearing it. Materials used: 1x arduino 8x 1k ohm resistors 5x 10k ohm 7x 560 ohm 3x […]
Andrew O’Malley, an amazingly creative maker, created this fanstastic Open Source Arduino-based clock that can display the time in many different ways: if not enough, one can also add his own personal animation. Compared to other clocks based on Arduino, this one has two distinctive features: a single board with the ATmega 328P chip plus […]
I’m creating a robot, but am finding that it’s better if I break the build down into smaller projects. This is one of those projects, and it seems to have a look that could be used for other things as well. Step 1: Destroy a lady’s compact mirror. I took the mirrors out of their plastic […]
