What if you could turn any conductive surface into an instrument? Like, say…a mug of water? Best of all, it’s cheap; you’ll only need $1 worth of extra electrical components (not including the Arduino). For this project, my friend Harvest and I combined Disney’s Touché touch-sensing system with Arduino, and then used ChucK to generate […]
Mug Music: Turn Water Into an Instrument with Arduino and ChucK Continue Reading
This project uses an Arduino microcontroller and a laser break-beam trigger to fire via USB remote a Canon camera modified with CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) firmware. Immediate influences are the high-speed flash photography triggered by sound or light project by Glacial Wanderer and the Laser Triggered High-Speed Photography instructable by Saskview. The first uses
High-speed Photography with Arduino and CHDK using arduino Continue Reading
My kids wanted to have a head controlled mouse for playing Minecraft – they wanted to move their heads and have the field of view move. I decided that was a challenge I couldn’t resist, so I decided to build a movement controlled mouse using an arduino and a gyroscope chip. Components A-Star 32U4 Micro
Head Mouse – Game controller or disability aid using Arduino Continue Reading
It all started as a weekend project with my kids and soon enough I got sucked into a 4 month project with their school ! The idea was to get a small group of kids aged 6 to 9 to participate to a robotics contest (http://www.eurobot.org/eng/index.php). It was a fun journey and they did really
Hacked roomba and arduino snowballs into a Eurobot 2013 entry Continue Reading
Hi folks, Here’s an interesting project for all you creative minds out there. We are going to build an android phone controlled RC car. Nothing could be more fascinating than remote controlled cars. This one uses Bluetooth for communication and accelerometer of the mobile device for gesture control. The reason behind the use of a
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This post introduces in details one of the latest boards from the Arduino Team: a board that we still didn’t cover that much on the blog. YÚN’s DNA is that of the Arduino family lately open to new requirements and perspectives: Embedded Linux, Ethernet and WiFi with a board that is easy to use and
Focus on Arduino YÚN: a board for all, that makes life easier Continue Reading
In this ESP8266 tutorial, we are using an ESP-01 module to control an LED over the internet. The ESP8266 is a very cheap yet really effective platform for communicating over the internet. It is also easy to use with an Arduino. After going through this ESP8266 tutorial, you will have the know-how to control any electrical device
ESP8266 Tutorial: How to Control Anything From the Internet! Continue Reading
In this tutorial we will show how to build WiFi ESP8266 DS18B20 temperature logger connected to EasyIoT Cloud. All material costs less than 5$ on ebay. EasyIoT Cloud works also on mobile phone or tablet. Native Android app is also available. Also see simplified sensor version (Plug and Play): http://www.instructables.com/id/ESP8266-Temperature-Logger-With-Email-Alarm/ Step 1: Materials ESP8266 module
ESP8266 DS18B20 temperature sensor, Arduino IDE, EasyIoT Cloud Continue Reading
Energino is a plug-load meter that measures the amount of power consumed by whatever DC electrical appliance is plugged into its. It was originally designed to monitor the energy consumption of simple networking devices such as Ethernet switches and WiFi access points, but it can be used to monitor any DC appliance. Energino “sits” between
Energino: an Arduino-based energy consumption monitoring shield Continue Reading
This cool (and very low price) sensor is attached on your ear and can detect your heart’s pulse through transmitting infrared light and checking the absorption variation caused by the blood flow on your ear lobe. The site of the products provides also the Arduino code for detecting the beats and calculating an average heart
An easy way to send your heartbeat to the Cloud using arduino Continue Reading
