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!
“Three Pieces” form the Found Electronics Collective collects soil moisture and ambient tempurature readings to alter the robo-acoustic performance of a preprogrammed composition – Rather than use computers and a PA, we decided to try and build something completely acoustic. In the end, we’ve got a traditional Chinese dulcimer and 12 chimes spread throughout the […]
This pleasant musical interlude incorporates some familiar hardware (Arduino microcontroller board + servo motors) – but the software used to author the demonstration is likely new to many. The RAD, or Ruby Arduino Development, project is offering a new approach to writing Arduino code based on the easy-to-read, open source Ruby programming language. Check out […]
Johan writes in – Imagine this: A 30 something bearded man in shorts with a multi-meter connected to cables out of an exercise bike trying to remain balanced an read the multi-meter at the same time as he is turning the pedals with one foot and listening to a beep from the multi-meter. My wife […]
Dave show you how to make a gas guzzling meter! Pain at the pump continues to reach new levels of misery every day. While most of us can’t afford to trade our current gas guzzler for a more fuel economical model, it would be nice to adopt some new driving skills that will translate into […]
We’ve written about cheap oscilloscopes before, but this one uses two tools we blog about a lot here (Arduino and Processing) to visualize an analog signal on your computer. The resolution is 10 bits, so it’s not perfect, but it is pretty useful nevertheless with the code available from the link below. Poorman’s oscilloscope (with […]
This cool new DMX module from Tinker (the team behind the immensely popular Arduino controller) is a device that can receive DMX messages and control many different types of lights. It is powered by 12 volts DC and set inside a DIN enclosure. DMX messages are converted into PWM signals driving 4 power MOSFETs and […]
The Glocal website has got the MAKE site pinned on this one: an open source, Arduino-powered, Altoids tin-encased digital photo hack. From the site: This Arduino-based hack lets you take pictures by triggering your camera’s shutter on a time delay (every ten seconds, every 20, every ten minutes…), or by plain old sound: you make […]
