Ian Johnston wasn’t content to use the usual RC control joystick for his RC flying. He decided to reinvent the controller using a couple of old PC joysticks, an Arduino and the Tx PCB from Thomas Scherrer’s LRS kit. You can read the details on this project on Ian Johnston’s website. He also has the […]
Category Archives: Arduino
OTOduino: free Arduino/iPhone interface app
The Hoz writes to inform us of another Arduino related iPhone app known as OTOduino. This free app allows you to interact with an Arduino and monitor/control analog and digital IO ports in real-time via a simple audio jack interface. It’s currently available from the iPhone app store. Check out the OTOduino project support page […]
Iphone Arduino simulator app
This video shows a Schogini Systems Iphone app that allows you to simulate Arduino circuit breadboarding and sketch coding on an Iphone. According to the video, you can email the code to your computer for further development or device programming. We couldn’t find it in the app store yet this morning, but this concept looks […]
First 32bit Arduino avalable soon
Digilent is soon to be launching two Arduino compatible platforms, the Uno32(pictured above)and the Max32. based on microchip‘s pic32mx micro controllers. Following the Arduino philosophy of easy to use software and hardware, and not to mention the support structure already in place. they are both compatibly with existing shields.
Minibloq: developing a graphical programming environment for Arduino
Minibloq is a graphical programming environment for Arduino and other physical computing devices, such as DuinoBot or Maple. One of its main goals is to bring closer Arduino, Multiplo and other platforms to primary schools, kids and beginners. It’s currently under development, and they are conducting a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of finishing the […]
Python-Arduino prototyping API
GitHub coder Akash Manohar has written the Python-Arduino Prototyping API. This code helps you to quickly prototype Arduino programs, without having to repeatedly load the program to the Arduino board. Setup involves loading the prototype.pde sketch onto your Arduino dev board, and importing the Arduino lib in your python script. The current version allows reading/writing […]
Avviso library for Arduino and Processing sends iOS push alerts
Mike Colagrosso created Avviso, a Processing and Arduino library for sending push alerts to iOS devices using the Prowl API. This would make projects such as Snail Mail Push Alerts a much easier task because a PHP web server is not needed in the set up. The libraries, example code, and set up guide are […]
Web thermostat with Arduino
Boris made a web-based thermostat using Arduino. The project is designed to control an heating system in order to keep the temperature in a room above a certain value, which can be set from Internet or a Personal Computer by LAN, because ours is not a simple thermostat but a complex unit managed by Arduino, […]
chipKIT Uno32™ Arduino-compatible prototyping platform
Digilent, Inc. announces the pending release of the chipKIT™ Uno32™. The Uno32 is an Arduino-compatible platform combining Arduino compatibility with the performance of the Microchip PIC32 microcontroller. The Uno32 is the same form factor as the Arduino Uno board and is compatible with Arduino shields. It features a USB serial port interface for connection to […]
Computerless Arduino programming hack
Teague Labs has developed a device for programming and altering the code on Arduinos without the need for a computer. This opens new opportunities for in the field programming and testing of Arduino projects. The Computerless Arduino consists of two major components; an Arduino-compatible microcontroller loaded with a realtime code interpreter, and a stand-alone 5 […]
Arduino based Android Open Accessory Development Kit
Joe Desbonnet informs us of the release by Google of their Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK). Interestingly, the ADK is Arduino based! The Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK) provides an implementation of an Android USB accessory that is based on the Arduino open source electronics prototyping platform, the accessory’s hardware design files, code […]
Arduino MIDI RGB display interface
Here’s a MIDI keyboard interface project from SuLuLab. It uses an Arduino, MIDI Shield, addressable RGB LED strip based on chip HL1606, 5VDC 1.5A PSU for strip supply (USB port current is not enough), and the Arduino’s FastSPI_LED library. MIDI messages from the keyboard (real or simulated on PC) enter the MIDI Shield’s MIDI IN […]
Parallax GPS + Arduino
Here’s a good video from Kevin Darrah for those new to GPS basics demonstrating how to interface the Parallax GPS module with the Arduino. Note that while this video is based on the discontinued PMB-248 module, Parallax indicates that their current PMB-688 module is pin compatible (as far as TTL interfacing is concerned) and will […]
B-Squares™: modular solar powered electrics
Jordan McRae was interested in integrating solar energy into his projects and professional designs. After months of experimentation he came up with the design for B-Squares™. As he describes the project: B-Squares is a 3D modular electronics system with an emphasis on (but not limited to) solar power and expandable energy storage. Each Square has […]
Sensing Platform: open source hardware and software sensor platform
The Sensing Platform was originally developed by the members of the FAMiLab Hackerspace in Orlando, FL as part of the 2011 Greater Global Hackerspace Challenge sponsored by element14. As they describe it: The Sensing Platform is a set of hardware and software tools that allow students, educators, researchers, and “makers” to easily collect data from […]
Using Bus Pirate with Arduino IDE
tayken successfully reprogrammed the ATmega168P using the Bus Pirate with Arduino IDE. Yesterday, a friend from Tokyo HackerSpace said that he bought an DIY Arduino kit. The problem is that the ATmega168P does not come with the required bootloader. Just the same day I bought two FreakDuino boards and tried to use them to flash […]
Propeller software USB host
Beth from scanlime has posted this code for creating a USB host in software on the Parallax Propeller. Beth got interested in this concept while considering whether USB WiFi and Bluetooth modules could be interfaced to the Propeller. She wanted to see if a USB host controller could be implemented entirely in software on the […]
iOS Arduino control app
Mike’s app melds Apple iOS stuff with an Arduino: I wrote an iOS app find my Arduino over Bonjour and talk to it. It’s call Ciao, and the App Store approved it last Thursday. Ciao makes it easy to talk to your Arduino from your iOS device. Load one of the example sketches onto your […]
Nanode: networked Arduino node
Nanode is a low cost Arduino-like sensor node board intended for web connectivity applications. It allows you to develop web based sensor and control systems – giving you web access to six analogue sensor lines and six digital I/O lines. The schematic and other details can be found on the project’s Thingiverse page. The code […]
Arduino shower time analyzer
Paul Asselin says: I wanted to know how much time I was spending under the shower each day, especially in these environmentally conscious times. The benefits of that are that I can perhaps save some money on the water bills and also study the effect of temperature on my showering time. So Paul designed this […]