Our first open source Homeland Security non-lethal weapon project – The “THE BEDAZZLER: A Do-it-yourself Handheld LED-Incapacitator”. After attending a conference where the $1 million “sea-sick flashlight” (named “THE DAZZLER”) was demonstrated by the US Dept. of Homeland Security, we decided to create our own version. For under $250, you can build your own dazzler […]
Bedazzler: DIY non-lethal weaponry using arduino Continue Reading
This Instructable is all about one of life’s simple actions, flipping a light switch on and off. At oomlout we do it many times a day, so many in fact it came to a point where we asked ourselves “Can’t we get an Arduino to do this?”. Of course we can, what follows is how
Easy DIY Home Automation (using servo switches) using arduino Continue Reading
In present times there are many types of Home Automation Systems which are available in the market. Most of these are simple Home Appliances Controlling Systems like DTMF controlled Home Appliances, GSM based Home Appliances Controlling, RF based Home Appliances Controlling. Here we are going to discuss about TV or DVD Remote Control LED Home
IR Remote Controlled Home Appliances using Arduino Continue Reading
We moved house recently and I was obviously very keen to continue the home automation routine. As described in Adventures with an Arduino – Part 1: The Business Problem, I created an Arduino based garage door interface to integrate with a BOSS BOL6 garage door controller. The new house however uses a Gliderol GTS controller –
Updating the Arduino Garage Door Circuit for the new Gliderol Garage Controller. Continue Reading
I wanted to create an Arduino instrument that was easy to play, but would sound better with practice. This “wind” instrument combines the Sparkfun Electret Microphone breakout board with the Tone library and 5 buttons on one analog pin. The musician must make a sound or blow into the microphone in order to enable the
Arduino Wind Instrument using arduino Continue Reading
Lampduino is a computer-controlled free-standing floor lamp, comprised of an 8×8 RGB LED matrix. The lamp stands 45″ high and 18″ wide. Light emanates from both sides. It has various display modes, as well as an included editor for creating animations. The lamp is controlled via an application running on a PC host. The display
Lampduino – an 8×8 RGB Floor Lamp using arduino Continue Reading
Hi Everybody In my first Instructable I want to show you how to build an cheap and easy Doorbell to Arduino ‘Interface’ so you can let your Arduinoproject get triggered through it or simply use your Arduino as a bell. Almost endless possibilities 😀 Step 1: What you need… Here’s what you’ll need, its not
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Introduction Disclaimer: I am not an expert in any of this. There is lots of information online regarding such designs. Although this setup worked for me, do not trust any of my calculations. Please work all this out for yourself and consult many other sources, or it may spontaneously burst into flames. The contraption is
BennyP’s Light Contraption using arduino Continue Reading
Last year my Wife and I started a new tradition of building a Gingerbread house for Christmas. We had a few nicely decorated houses last year, and I wanted to do a little more this year. Adding LEDs makes everything better, so that is exactly what I did! This instructable will show you how to
LED Gingerbread house using arduino Continue Reading
Hi All! I have wanted to do something fun with my bedroom for a while now and the Make it Glow challenge provided me with a reason to do so. A few months ago I acquired a strand of GE-35 Color Effects lights and owing to the inherent dangers of controlling wall voltages, the strand
Extreme Color Organ using arduino Continue Reading
