Hello, this is my very first step-by-step instructable, and today, we’re going to learn how the sensors in your android smartphone can communicate with your arduino. In modern smartphones, there are a lot of useful sensors for an ingenious arduino project. I have a motorola DEFY, for example and it has (at least) 6 sensors […]
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Two ways to reset arduino in software
If you want to RESET Arduino from the beginning without manually pressing the RESET button, there are a few ways. Here are two ways, using minimal wiring / circuitry. Step 1: Using 1 wire connected to the RESET pin 1. electronically, using only 1 wire connecting an OUTPUT pin (12 in this example) to the […]
Siduri – An Arduino Control Smart Coaster
Siduri named after the Sumerian god of happiness and merriment, is a smart coaster for your drinks. It recognizes when a glass is near empty and then glows yellow to alert waiters that you will be in need of a refill soon. Designed specifically for lounge and club settings, Siduri helps nightlife revelers politely draw […]
How I’m building my bi-copter with Android and Arduino
Last year I was fascinated by the “How to build your own Quadrocopter” by Lenz Grimmer and decided that somehow I should try to do a similar thing. This talk is about the way I’m building a bi-copter using lessons learned for last year’s talk and also with the errors I’ve made so far. My […]
Discreet Data Logger using Arduino
There is no better way to hide a covert device than to stick it inside a larger conspicuous device. That said… Essentially, this is a guide for making a data logging system for use with the breathalyzer microphone. To accomplish this, an Arduino and a Logomatic SD data logger are embedded into an old and […]
A DVD Player Hack
This is a description of an open source/open hardware project of a remotely controlled Arduino (Freeduino) based clock/thermometer utilising power supply and VFD panel from a broken DVD player in a custom made acrylic enclosure. The aim of the project was to demonstrate what could be done from electronics that has been literally thrown away […]
Texting mat using arduino
Lusha and May created a “Text-Mat”. This surface can allow the user to write and send messages using one’s feet. This text-mat is designed to send secret messages during meetings or classes. The design utilizes conductive fabric and thread, as well as a flora-board. The program contains 7 preset sentences. The user can press a […]
The KITT-duino, DIY Larson Scanner with an Arduino
IMPORTANT: CODE IS NOW UPDATED. FIXES INCLUDE ADDING AN INTEGER VALUE TO MANIPULATE TIMING AND FIXING A DOUBLE-BLINKING LED. Thanks. It is my understanding that many Larson Scanners can only pulse from side to side. I felt that that needed to be changed, seeing as that in the newer (yet short-lived) Knight Rider series revival […]
Low cost digital microscope with automated slide movement using arduino
This is an easy-to-implement product modification that will be extremely useful for clinicians, pathologists, researchers or other microscopy enthusiasts interested in capturing whole slide images or creating virtual slides for later use. The device allows one to take multiple images of the slide under high magnification, which can later be stitched together on a local […]
Obstacle avoidance Arduino robot – build your own larryBot
So after 5 previous versions that had various flaws, I now have an Arduino robot that actually works and although basic is very cheap – although there a probably a few more flaws so please point them out to me but this is a good start on how to make your own robot. In order […]