Introduction The Hobbyduino Mini is a clone of the Arduino main-board. It contains a ATMega328 processor programmed with the Arduino bootloader. The Hobbyduino does not contain the circuitry for USB communication. I opted to rely on the FTDI232R serial boards to handle the USB-to-Serial protocol. Here is the one I use but, others are available. The […]
Hobbyduino Mini V1.0 using arduino Continue Reading
Well I managed to kill my Arduino. It no longer accepted uploads with the classic out of sync error. After asking on the Arduino forum I was told I would need a high voltage programmer to rectify, so I decided just to buy a new chip. I was a bit scared about doing this but
Reviving A Dead Arduino Continue Reading
Soldering SMD components isn’t as hard as you might think. In fact it’s easy. If you follow this instructables you’ll soon see just what great results you can obtain at home using just a hotplate. It’s not just being able to make small circuit boards that makes SMT soldering so good it’s also a nicer
Soldering an SMT MOSFET Driver with a hotplate Continue Reading
In order to “visually” highlight the behavior of Arduino programs you must connect a device to the I/O pins, which gives you tangible signals. Normally, if you want to check if a program changes a level of an output pin, answering a command or executing a check routine, or event, you must check it by
A useful and simple IO Shield for Arduino Continue Reading
About a year ago, we drunk beer in The-MenZ Lab. When Zagan said “I want PCDJ controller, So next project is make controller!”. The project began at this time. ***MenZ-DECK featured by Maker Faire UK Blog.*** http://www.makerfaireuk.com/maker-faire-tokyo/ (Continue with broken English) Components for make controller: Arduino Uno — 1qty MUX Shield — 1qty https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9832 ATX power supply
Big thanks to the fine people at Hack-A-Day for sharing this with the world! if you’d like to donate to the project: https://www.suprmasv.com/projects/167/blu-board This project has been in the works for along time, three months if I reckon Correctly, but anyways, this device will allow you to control devices in your home, whether it be your
BLU-BOARD, control your home with blue tooth! Continue Reading
I’ve settled on the lighting industry standard of DMX as my overall control protocol as I explore the world of blinky lights. This universal control method is electrically robust, radio transmissible, and flexible enough for my needs (not to mention the needs of major concert, theatrical, and entertainment venues.) There are a variety of DMX
DMX Ardweeny Node using Arduino Continue Reading
Received a couple of nice big bread boards for Christmas and decided that one of them needed an arduino to use with it. After some thought I decided that the best option was to build the required parts of an Arduino circuit direct on the breadboard. Also the cheapest at only £4 for the required
Breadboard Arduino Continue Reading
(This tutorial has gotten really popular recently, and I’m very pleased that so many people are interested. I learned all of this stuff while working on my first PCB. If you’re interested, I’ve started to sell the most recent version of my Arduino ProtoShield. If you’re making a shield, have fun and good luck!. If
A Beginner’s guide to making an Arduino Shield PCB Continue Reading
The world is going nuts over the Raspberry Pi single-board computer (SBC) for being a whole system under $50. In reality though the Pi isn’t actually the cheapest computing device available. If you want really cheap how does $13.50 sound for a mini computer that can plug into your PC’s USB port be programmed in
Arduino Masterclass Part 1: Make your own hardware Continue Reading
