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!
I showed the enclosure for the primary Arduino in the previous post in my Arduino Nerf sentry gun build series. This is the enclosure for the secondary Arduino — the one that drives the MotorShield to sweep the Nerf gun back and forth. It’s a Chameleon case that I slightly modified with a nibbler so I could drop the board low enough to fit the Arduino, MotorShield, and ScrewShield.
For the primary Arduino enclosure, I started with a cast aluminum project box. It has a few holes in it from a previous project, but that’s alright, consider it ventilation. I marked and drilled holes for screwing the Arduino in place, as well as three large holes on the side for wiring, USB access and power plug access.
Three Ways to Power an Arduino Off-Grid @ Voltaic DIY Solar! We get a lot of questions about how to run an Arduino off of solar panels. We decided to do a bit of testing and came up with three pretty simple ways to run an Arduino even if you aren’t near your computer or […]
Alicia Gibb (NYCResistor and Bug Labs) is doing research on the use of the LilyPad Arduino in response to this call for Feminism in HCI out out by Shaowen Bardzell (Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing) and Elizabeth F. Churchill (Yahoo! Research), which will culminate in a special issue of Interacting with Computers . […]
I designed a stand to support the gun and the distance sensor, Arduinos, and firing circuit. Using some 20mm >80/20 t-slot aluminum and connectors, I built this. It’s not really a tripod, but it started out that way, so that’s what I’m calling it.
Haeyoung Kim made a “musical table” with two Arduino boards and a very interesting switch design (using conductive tape) on the bottoms of several interchangeable toys that play along the top. She provides source code, schematics, and the rest of the how-to over at Instructables. Here’s a little iPhone video of the project:
What’s an Arduino Nerf sentry gun without a sweeping rotation? I knew I needed to add some motorized rotation to cover a wide field of (foam) fire, but how to mount the thing?
