About: Ibrar Ayyub
Posts by Ibrar Ayyub:
Get Touchy – Nintendo DS Touch Screen + Arduino
Posted on: 24 Dec 2017
It seems like touch screens are plastered on every consumer electronic device from your phone to your refrigerator. And why not right? Well, even though those beautiful multitouch hi-res screens are a little pricy and crazy hard to develop with, doesn’t mean we cant still add a touch panel to our project. The touch panel […]
Proximity Sensing with the VCNL4000 + Arduino
Posted on: 22 Dec 2017
I’m not really sure why, but proximity sensors are some of my favorite things in the sensor world. Maybe because there are so many of them? Who knows. Whatever the reason, the VCNL4000 is another proximity sensor that caught my eye, so I picked one up from Sparkfun on this handy breakout board. The VCNL4000 […]
Force Sensitive Resistor + Arduino
Posted on: 21 Dec 2017
The Force Sensitive Resistor, or FSR is one of those parts that fills bins in interaction design labs across the world. It’s a simple guy, a finicky guy, but it has its place in the maker toolbox. A FSR is just what it sounds like – a resistor that changes its resistance with force. So […]
Controlling a ton of servos – TLC5940 + Arduino
Posted on: 18 Dec 2017
This is something we have been asked a lot about. How do I control a ton of Servo motors with my arduino? Well… using the TLC5940 is one way. And this nice break outboard from sparkfun makes connecting a ton of servos easy. The output pins on the board are all setup and spaced to […]
Sensing Orientation With The ADXL335 + Arduino
Posted on: 17 Dec 2017
I know, I know, this one has such a simple name. Where’s the pun? Honestly, the description was just to long to include one. Maybe it could have been “What’s Up? Sensing Orientation With The ADXL335 + Arduino” – Ehhh… Probably not. A few weeks ago we wrote a tutorial about using the ADXL345 to […]
Triple Axis Magnetometer HMC5883L + Arduino
Posted on: 16 Dec 2017
One of the first articles we did was on the hmc6352 digital compass. Well this is his older brother (or younger but smarter). I really don’t know what to say about the HMC5883L other than it is a three axis magnetometer, so it is capable of sensing in 3 directions. That doesn’t mean that it […]
Displaying on Paper – Thermal Printer + Arduino
Posted on: 15 Dec 2017
The following code and library are compatible with arduino software 1.0+ ONLY. You can download the newest version of the arduino software here. Outputting data can be extremely useful, and typically when we look at doing this, it is either to the Arduino’s serial terminal, or to some sort of display. But what about making […]
Long Distance Remote Light Sensor With RFM95W/RFM98W LoRa
Posted on: 14 Dec 2017
There are many wireless communication options when connecting Arduino boards. One of the most popular ones is the Wi-Fi. It works well at small distances, and around Wi-Fi hotspots, however when the modules need to connect over long distance at areas where Internet is not present, Wi-Fi is not an option. Luckily there is a […]
Arduino Nano: Flame Sensor With Visuino
Posted on: 13 Dec 2017
Recently somebody asked for tutorial on Infrared Flame Sensor. It took a while due to severe work overload, but finally I succeeded to make it. The Infrared flame sensors use infrared light to detect flame. While experimenting with my one I discovered that in direct daylight they don’t work very well due to the infrared […]
Ultrasonic range finder using arduino
Posted on: 10 Dec 2017
Ultrasonic range finder using 8051 mictrocontroller has been already published by me in this website. This time it is an ultrasonic range finder using arduino. HC-SR04 ultrasonic range finder module is used as the sensor here. The display consists of a three digit multiplexed seven segment display. This range finder can measure up to 200 […]