As the preeminent tool for makers, Arduino is a versatile platform that covers almost every type of creative making. With its simple-to-use coding language and fun programming concepts, Arduino enables users to create modern electronics with ease. From beginner level projects like flashing LED lights to more advanced builds such as interactive robots, there are an endless number of possibilities when it comes to building projects with Arduino. Whether you are new or an experienced builder in search of fresh ideas, these posts will provide interesting Arduino tutorials and unique ideas that may spark your creativity and motivate you take on any type of maker project!
If you love the Arduino software but find yourself hampered by the included ATmega168 chip’s memory size or pin count, Zach Hoeken has a solution – Sanguino is a new microcontroller board inspired by the Arduino. We took the biggest baddest 40-pin DIP that Atmel makes and made a board with it. Its based on […]
Paul writes in – You just blogged about aviators, EAA, and Makers. Once we finish building our airplanes, another cool thing that we’re very lucky to be able to do is modify and improve them as well. That’s something you’re not legally allowed to do to the average Cessna. Sadly, since there’s no runway at […]
A simple and fun example of physical computing – the piezo film responds to physical stress by producing a voltage which is then measured by the PC and translated into on screen movement by Flash software. More: Low cost Piezo film blood flow pulse sensor Arduino Diecimila
My friend Randy at the fffffatlab made this breathalyzer microphone: The breathalyzer microphone is a system for the inconscpicuous collection of blood-alcohol content level data sets. In other words, you can measure a person’s sobriety with a device, that for all intents and purposes, looks no different than a standard microphone. He has also created […]
At ladyada’s tea party, user mtbf0 has posted details of his RGB brain machine powered by a Boarduino. …it generates a base frequency at 200Hz. Offset frequencies of 201Hz-217Hz in 1Hz increments can be selected giving binaural beats in the range of 1Hz-17Hz. The LEDs are controlled by comparing the phases of the base and […]
Owen of Critter and Guitari shares tips on building a keyboard/case for the Arduino Pocket Piano synthesizer shield. Using the described button-dowel approach allows one to raise the key inputs without any soldering or expensive panel mount replacement parts – good stuff. – Felt Button Enclosure for the Pocket Piano Arduino Pocket Piano Synth Kit
Michael Dory, Adam Simon, and Scott Varland of Socialbomb presented a tutorial on Arduino hacking at last month’s O’Reilly Open Source Convention: Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. In this tutorial, participants […]
