In the realm of DIY electronics, the Arduino UNO has emerged as a versatile platform for a myriad of projects. One such innovative project is the creation of a low-cost thermal camera, as demonstrated by Vaclav Krejci, also known as “upir” on YouTube. Krejci’s tutorial video guides viewers on how to construct an infrared camera […]
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While things like the Arduino platform certainly opened up the gates of microcontroller programming to a much wider audience, it can also be limiting in some ways. The Arduino IDE, for example, abstracts away plenty of the underlying machinations of the hardware, and the vast amount of libraries can contribute to this effect as well.
BLINKENLIGHTS TO BOOTLOADER: A GUIDE TO STM32 DEVELOPMENT Continue Reading
For my physical computing class, I created a project utilizing the SparkFun Redboard. I’ve named it the Gameduino Snake, as it’s essentially a compact handheld gadget that enables users to enjoy a game of snake on an LED matrix. The game incorporates a basic 8×8 LED matrix, capable of displaying both the game itself and
Arduino My goal for this assignment is to create a Morse code decoder, which can prove highly beneficial for socially distant interactions with friends. The decoder will offer two input options for Morse code: (1) manual clicking of a button to illuminate the LED light, and (2) detecting flashes from an external source, such as
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Back in the 486 days, it was common to see a “Turbo” button on the front panel of many PCs, which was used to toggle between the CPU’s maximum speed and a slower clock rate that was sometimes necessary for compatibility with older software. Usually an LED would light up to show you were running
OLED DISPLAY LETS VINTAGE PC ENGAGE TURBO MODE IN STYLE Continue Reading
CHOOSING A DIRECTION For this assignment, I embarked on my inaugural solo experience with Arduino. After facing some challenges during the in-class tutorial, I felt apprehensive about dealing with the breadboard once more. Consequently, I made an early decision to work on a simpler circuit. While exploring the components of the Arduino kit, the IR
HW9 – Arduino The Task: In our Arduino project challenge, we were free to create anything of our liking, with the only requirement being that the circuit must either read a sensor or control an active component. During a class session, a practice example was demonstrated, involving a humidity sensor, LED, potentiometer, and LCD screen.
Arduino Project Challenge: Exploring Sensor Readings and Component Control Continue Reading
There was a point in time, excruciatingly brief, in which desktop computers often had a large “TURBO” button on their front panel. Some even featured an LED display that would indicate the current CPU frequency, providing visual conformation that your machine had leaped to a blistering 66 MHz. The 486 that [someyob] is restoring had
486 GETS ANIMATED TURBO BUTTON THANKS TO ARDUINO Continue Reading
Control of up to 680 pixels on any of the popular LED strips from any device with a USB port! One controller to rule them all! Stretch Goals! $15,000: More Supported Chipsets – In addition to the currently supported chipsets, we will add 4 more! APA102 APA104 LPD1886 P9813 (Total Control Lighting) $30,000: Multi-Board Support
AllPixel – USB Interface For All Your LED Needs Continue Reading
If there’s one area of the human anatomy we rarely try to draw the eye, it’s the ears. Nonetheless, [DIY GUY Chris] has developed some LED earrings that should do exactly that. The earrings are made using PCBs as the very body of the jewelry itself. The PCBs for each ear play host to eight WS2812
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