Power over ethernet? There’s a shield for that.
Like making ethernet-enabled Arduino sensors, but hate running wires to power them?
Arduino
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!
Using Arduino with MATLAB
Are you a Matlab guru?
Tron light show made with Arduino-controlled stepper motors
Kim Pimmel’s amazing effects created with a record turntable and some Arduino-controlled stepper motors. I’ve been interested in taking my Light Study photo series and evolving them into motion pieces. I shot a lot of footage for a VJ gig for FITC San Francisco. So I edited together those stop motion sequences, mashed up some […]
DIY pillbox laser projector
What do you get when you combine a laser pointer, pillbox, and an Arduino? If you’re maker Raul Aguaviva, you’ll get an awesome DIY laser projector, of course. In addition to its relatively spartan design, the creative use of a heptagonal pillbox for a polygon greatly reduces the overall cost and complexity of the device.
Codebox: Swat an (arraylist) of targets
The last Codebox showed how to use your webcam to replace your mouse with a magic wand (sort of). This issue builds on that example and shows how to create more sophisticated interactions with multiple targets.
Bowz bot has two legs
This is the second leg in making my own bipedal robot. If I’m satisfied with this leg, I will build another and some hips. I am using a combination of the Lynxmotion servo erector set, and MicroRax to build the frame. I chose to mix these two because I like the aesthetic achieved with MicroRax and the function that the Lynxmotion parts provided. The brain is an Arbotix Robot Controller, which is like an Arduino, with more beef.
Send MIDI over USB for cheap
If you’ve ever tried to interface a microcontroller-based MIDI project to a computer, you know it can be kind of a pain.
