New in the Maker Shed: SD Card Shield for Arduino
Now you can add mass storage and data logging to your project!
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!
CharliePlexed LED string for the Arduino
I noticed that there weren’t many instructables on charlieplexing using an arduino, so i made this. I tried to keep the project simple, but that didn’t work very well. The soldering is complex, I wouldn’t recommend this as a first time soldering project.
How-To: Motion-activated Tesla coil
Devin just submitted this video to our Make: Halloween Contest 2009. It’s a Tesla coil activated by a relay controlled by a microcontroller with a motion sensor. As Devin says, the coil is “very loud and startling,” and he intends to use it in a haunted house. He’s written an Instructable, too. Zap!
MCU-controlled strobe algae bioreactor
Jared Bouck, over at InventGeek, sent us news of this project for building an Arduino-controlled algae bioreactor. Jared is gaga over algae, so much so, he’s created a new site, algaegeek.com. Here he explains his bioreactor design: This project is an easy to use platform for one technique that is broadly being used to trick […]
Gesture controlled MIDI from an Arduino
This is a gesture controlled MIDI controller I designed and built. It has a tilt sensor which affects to MIDI parameters it is sending out but also the color of the ball. I built several stereotypes to get it work the way I preffered. The pictures are from third generation. I am currently putting together fourth generation with better LEDs.
Arduino based DMX controller: Kohtauskone
I really like the use of a rotary switch with all the 100 ohm resistors soldered to it. Looks like a cool project that can be expanded into a much more complex controller.
Instructables and EMSL Arduino contest
Here’s a really open-ended contest from Instructables: just use an Arduino!
