Adafruit’s PropMaker Feather is a microcontroller board designed specifically for building props with electronic features. Thus, what better way to show it off than by building a nifty replica of the most menacing AI ever to roam this solar system? That’s right, it’s the Adafruit HAL9000 build! Following the 80/20 rule, this version is intended to […]
Twenty years ago, if you wanted an LCD for a project, you’d probably end up with something salvaged from a mobile phone or an HD44780 character display. These days, little OLEDs can be had for a few bucks and they’ve taken the maker world by storm. [Anders Nielsen] has recently been experimenting with driving these
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One of the things missing from the “classic” Arduino experience is debugging. That’s a shame, too, because the chips used have that capability. However, the latest IDE has the ability to work with external debuggers and if you want to get started with a classic ATMega Arduino, [deqing] shows you how to get started with
The workshop demonstrates how to control motors using Arduino and Processing In today’s workshop, participants will learn how to control two types of motors, namely DC motors and servo motors, using the Arduino board. The workshop will make use of firmata and a Processing to Arduino link, and a straightforward user interface will be created
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Readings in Physical Computing Ch 6. pgs 87-136 (this week and next week) Ch 7: Serial Communication [137-143; 149-150; 153-161] Before the lab You should have already successfully installed the Arduino environment on your laptop, built the LED circuit, and successfully load/run the “blink” program to make the LED blink. Congratulations! In lab exercise Objective In
FPGAs are supremely flexible and powerful devices. However, they usually come in QFP or BGA packages that are altogether difficult for hobbyists to play with. The DIP-FPGA breakout board aims to solve that problem by using a carrier PCB to put an advanced chip in a friendlier form factor. The board itself fits a DIP-20 form
Designed with makers in mind, this cost-effective Piskey Atto handles most of the issues developers face with some of the available development boards. We recently started creating DIY projects on our YouTube channel and we ran into a similar issue, time and again. Most of the sensors and modules that we commonly use are already
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Ever asked how to control any device from any place in the world? In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to control things wirelessly over WiFi. Story Introduction Today, we will build a device that connects to the internet and allow the user to control his/her home remotely over wifi. We will use the Arduino board(any
Hey, what’s up, everyone? So here’s something useful: a custom breakout board for using the ESPWROOM02U module for tinkering and testing. The ESP-WROOM-02U Breakout Board is an ESP8266EX-based microcontroller that offers the same features as its predecessor, the ESP Series, but is way smaller, making it suitable for implementing into a badge or wearable project.
If your are like me which I am guessing you are, then ever since you got into doing stuff with arduino you have wanted to make your own arduino board. You may be surprised to find out that making the prototyping board is actually very easy, and can have several advantages over using the commercially
