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SPI electronic device

Using an Arduino to Control or Test an SPI electronic device

There are many electronic devices that use the SPI  bus, or Serial Peripheral Interface bus, for communications (e.g. various sensors, LCD displays, digital potentiometers, D/A and A/D converters, wireless transmitters and receivers, audio volume controls).  The devices receive data serially from a microcontroller using a 3-wire set-up that includes a chip select signal (usually titled

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Lithium Battery Solar USB iPhone Arduino Charger

Lithium Battery Solar USB – iPhone – Arduino Charger

One of the most fun and useful projects on instructables is to create your very own solar USB/ iPhone charger. They’re not overly difficult to make, nor are the parts overly expensive or hard to find. For the most part they do a rather good job of charging up small gadgets. Mostly. The big flaw

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Kaleiduino A Battery Powered Arduino LED Kaleidoscope

Kaleiduino: A Battery Powered Arduino LED Kaleidoscope

Hello everyone, and welcome to my Instructable! This instructable will show you how I made the first ever DIY Arduino controlled “LED Kaleidoscope”! What is an LED kaleidoscope? Well, our traditional kaleidoscopes used 3 mirrors joined as a triangle with stuff like sequins and stolen cake decorations at one end, to create an awesome pattern

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Beach Buddy

Beach Buddy: 3-in-1 Solar Phone Charger, Boombox, and Sunburn Timer Calculator

Imagine the ideal beach trip. The sun is shining, the skies are blue, the water is warm, and the humidity is low. You and your friends have everything you need to soak up the sun, sand and surf: a cooler filled with drinks and snacks, sunblock, flip flops, the coolest new swimwear, and the newest

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Solar powered arduino

Solar powered arduino on the back of a playing card

Here’s a six word tragedy: My arduino needs four AA batteries. Really?  Isn’t this 2012?  Where’s my jetpack?!! Here’s a way to the future — a way to make a solar panel, from scratch, that can power any arduino off of sunlight or even light in your house.  Sort of a peel-and-stick power source for

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