About: Ibrar Ayyub

This article describes how to build a 4x4x4 RGB LED CUBE (Fig. 6) that is controlled by Arduino. Cube construction We need 64 common cathode RGB LEDs for our cube. Test all LEDs before soldering. Bend all the leads out 90 degrees apart as shown in fig.2. Now construct a jig as shown in fig. […]

Sending temperature and humidity from Arduino MKR1000 to Artik Cloud Things used in this project Hardware components Arduino MKR1000 × 1 DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins) × 1 Software apps and online services Samsung ARTIK Cloud for IoT Arduino IDE Story Background This article describe how to use REST for sending data from […]

The power tracker is an IOT based device that helps us to keep track of our power consumption. It also alerts us when we are exceeding the power usage limit. With this device, we don’t have to wait until the end of the month to know our power usage. Daily usage alert helps us control […]

Weather station monitors temperature, pressure, light, dust, soil moisture values and displays on the OLED screen and Cayenne dashboard. Things used in this project Hardware components Arduino MKR1000 × 1 Adafruit TSL2561 Luminosity Sensor × 1 Adafruit BMP180 Barometric Pressure/Temperature × 1 OLED display I2C × 1 SparkFun Level Shifter Board × 1 Sharp GP2Y1010AU0F […]

Use Arduino MKR1000 and a LCD to set the message of the day.   Things used in this project Hardware components Arduino MKR1000 × 1 Adafruit Standard LCD – 16×2 White on Blue × 1 Software apps and online services Arduino IDE Story I wanted to display text on an LCD screen with the MKR1000. […]

Back in earlier days, when the word Internet of Things (IoT) was not a sound bite, developers of this field used various Wi-Fi shields to enable the Wi-Fi feature in their development boards. Following this, in 2014, the low-cost Wi-Fi enabled chip ESP-01 caught everyone’s attention. ESP-01 1MB version(extreme left) and 0.5MB version(extreme right) Espressif […]

Arduino MKR1000 with Windows 10 remote Arduino using Wifi connection. Things used in this project Hardware components Arduino MKR1000 × 1 Hand tools and fabrication machines wifi router Story Hello everyone. First I want to say that this project is for the world’s largest Arduino maker challenge. Please respect and share. Step 1: Connect the […]

Automate your Christmas tree and get notified when motion is detected around the tree! Things used in this project Hardware components Arduino MKR1000 × 2 PIR Motion Sensor (generic) × 1 Jumper wires (generic) × 1 Relay (generic) This is a really easy relay to use, plug and play! http://www.digital-loggers.com/iot.html × 2 Software apps and […]

This project describes how to make a low-cost DC power meter that can be used for displaying Voltage, current, power and the running time of operation. This is useful and can be used as the display for your bench power supply too. This can be used in the display section of a 0-55 v battery […]

A fairly simple project that attaches everyone’s favorite environmental monitor, the DHT, to the Arduino MKR1000 then transmits sensor data. Things used in this project Hardware components DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins) Arduino MKR1000 Story I had already developed code for the ESP8266 12-E to have environmental sensor data, taken by the DHT11, […]