While the Arduino has a very vocal fan club, there are always a few people less than thrilled with the ubiquitous ecosystem. While fans may just dismiss it as sour grapes, there are a few legitimate complaints you can fairly level at the stock setup. To address at least some of those concerns, Arduino is […]
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Keeping track of everything going on in your program can be an uphill battle. The serial monitor is a way to listen to what’s going on in your code by reporting back to the computer over the USB cable. In the Tinkercad Circuits simulator, the Serial Monitor can be found at the bottom of the Code panel
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Monitoring an appliance with a microcontroller usually follows a well-worn path of diving inside and finding somewhere in the electrical circuitry that can be connected through some kind of interface to a microcontroller. For his Nespresso pod coffee machine, [Steadman] eschewed tearing into the device, and instead chose to monitor the sound it makes. A commodity
ARDUINO MKR MAKES NESPRESSO MONITORING EASY Continue Reading
The TV-B-Gone is a well known piece of kit in hacker circles: just point it at a noisy TV in a public space, hit the button, and one of the hundreds of IR remote codes for “Power Off” that it blinks out in rapid succession is more than likely to get the intended response. Unfortunately,
ARDUINO COMPATIBLE IR BLASTER KEEPS TVS AT BAY Continue Reading
College is a hectic and chaotic time in ones life, that is why it is very important to keep your stress level low. One way we like to do this is by working out, it helps keep your mind clear and body feeling healthy. That is why we created a portable biosensor that uses the
Training Heart Rate Zone Monitor Watch Continue Reading
When using an Arduino, it may result quite annoying to not be able to use it just because you do not have a computer available. Maybe the Windows or Mac OS isn’t compatible, you don’t have any computer at all or you just want more freedom for interfacing your board. The solution: a simple OTG
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My idea was a box that would play music when you open it. It also has a display with an emoji on it that awakes, greeting you. There is also a LED in it that lights up if you hold the Force-sensitive resistor squeezed between your fingers, while the next loop of the song happens.
Music Box With Mini Monitor(OLED) and LED Continue Reading
Wouldn’t it be nice if beer pong could somehow get easier the more you drink? You know, so you can drink more? [Ty Palowski] has made it so with automated, mind-controlled beer pong. [Ty] started by making a beer pong table that moves the cups back and forth at both ends. An Arduino Nano controls a
MIND-CONTROLLED BEER PONG GETS EASIER AS YOU DRINK Continue Reading
Monitoring accurately the temperature in your home is definitely one of the best way to save on your energy bill. At the same time you want to feel well in a warm home during winter time. My current thermostat only allows a static programmation: I can define a day temperature (around 19°/20° to not heat
Connected Thermostat Continue Reading
Soil moisture sensors are cheap and easy to interface with, to the point that combining one with an Arduino and blinking an LED when your potted plant is feeling a bit parched is a common beginners project. But what about on the long term? Outside of a simple proof of concept, what would it take
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