Giovanni Carrera writes: This project completes the series of my articles about the Arduino analog I/O with the aim to use it as a controller of small automation systems. In control systems of the industrial plants it is always advisable to isolate both the inputs and the outputs coming from the field. This prevents disturbances […]
Category Archives: Arduino
An Arduino Terminal
Peter Scargill writes, “As it happens I’m experimenting on a 1284 chip which while being Arduino-compatible kind of, it does have another serial port, so without disconnecting my FTDI – I hooked up the second serial port to the home control serial and fired the DEBUG command at the latter. As you can see […]
DIY Desktop CNC with an Arduino
Bob Davis has been working on rebuilding his DIY CNC machine: I have been busy rebuilding my DIY CNC machine. It will be all metal when I get done. It will also include a USB interface, likely an Arduino. None of my computers have a parallel port these days. So something has to be done to […]
RC boat with NRF24L01+ and Arduino
Markus Gritsch writes: I and my little son built a small electric boat from a kit. However, the kit only offered turning on the motor with a switch, and let the boat cruise wherever fortune it may take. I thought why not improve it a bit by adding some RC capability. I had some left […]
Dekatron tubes controlled by Arduino
Flathagen writes: Interfacing dekatron tubes with a microcontroller is fairly easy, once you understand how the tubes work. Threeneuron’s Pile o’Poo of Obsolete Crap provides the necessary background information and schematics for making this work. I used two russian OG-4 tubes. I prefer the orange look of the neon tubes rather than the purple look […]
I2C Continuum
Peter Scargill writes: Success with I2c – once I realised there was something up at the Arduino end which I could work around, my ESP8266 I2c endeavours have been coming on in leaps and bounds! And here is my test rig – or one of them – I have one for I2c display and another […]
DIY self sustaining solar powered backyard hydroponic garden
Dan Beaven has been working on his DIY backyard solar powered hydroponic garden. More details at Dan Beaven’s blog. Via the contact form.
Understanding Arduino UNO hardware design
Yahya Tawil over at All About Circuits has published an article on Arduino UNO’s electronic design and better understanding of its hardware: This article explains how Arduino works from an electronic design perspective. Most articles explain the software of Arduinos. However, understanding hardware design helps you to make the next step in the Arduino journey. […]
WiFiRGB – A WiFi-enabled RGB high-power LED
Tom blogged about his WiFi/Browser controlled RGB LED project: Features Simple hardware, using pre-fabricated modules Controls an RGB LED via any recent browser, any operating system WiFi credentials can be configured via browser Software is written as an Arduino sketch Full details at Tom’s blog. Check out the video after the break.
Arduvision II: OV7670 + FIFO module and arduino Mega
David has posted a tutorial on how to use an Arduino Mega to interface the ov7670 sensor. More details at TheRandomLab. Check out the video after the break.
GPRS module with M590 for SMS projects
From the comments on our earlier Neoway M590 GPRS tutorial post, the GPRS module with M590 for SMS projects by Nicu: In 1st part I present you few data about GPRS module with M590 chip and how send SMS from them. In 2rd part I send SMS from phone and SMS is received by GPRS module with […]
Cherry MX keypad
Dan Watson documented on his blog an open source Arduino-compatible Cherry MX keypad he designed using the ATmega32U4 microcontroller: The board that I designed includes four Cherry MX keys. I used MX Blues, but it is also compatible with other types such as Brown and Red. It’s simply a matter of soldering on the ones […]
AUX in Volvo HU-XXXX radio
Karl Hagström wrote an article detailing how he hacked the stereo (HU-650) in his Volvo V70 (2007) and added his own AUX input: Why, why, why isn’t there an AUX input on my car stereo from 2007? Yes 2007 was before the big era of smartphones, but everyone owned a couple of dirt cheap mp3 players […]
La Skala Arduino controlled ladder attenuator
Dimdim has designed and built his own stepped ladder attenuator, controlled by an Arduino: A few years ago I had an encounter with a ladder volume attenuator. I loved hearing the relays clicking away as they dialed-in the desired attenuation. Ever since then I wanted to design and build one for myself. The years passed, with […]
Arduino RFID login
Luke has published a new build: I wanted a simple way of quickly logging on to my computer without having to typing my password in and did not want to have no security either. There are various products on the market that would solve this problem from fingerprint readers to proximity dongles but i decided […]
The AAduino
Johan Kanflo has a new project posted the AAduino, that is available on Github: The AAduino is an wireless Arduino clone the size of an AA battery with Keystone battery terminals rotated 180° to act as positive and negative terminals. It is powered by an ATMega328p and is fitted with an RFM69C companion. There is […]
T-baneklokke – coundown clock
Joakim made a coundown clock for his wife and documented the whole process on his blog: The clock is built using an Arduino, and has a battery powered real time clock to remember the time while powered off. To make it truly stand alone I added the possibility to set the time and time-to-leave using buttons. The […]
Developing an IR remote and Software controller
Hardware Hacks has published a new build, a DIY Infrared remote for speaker: The idea is simple, we capture the IR signal from a remaining speaker remote and record the commands that get transmitted. We did this by connecting up our IR Receiver to the Arduino, the receiver has 3 pins and from left to right […]
Design and build a spin coater
In this video Ben Krasnow demonstrates how he designed and built a spincoater, and how you can use a similar motor control system in your own projects. More details at Ben Krasnow’s blog.
1″ 100W hot-plate for SMT reflow
kevinhub88 over at the Black Mesa Labs writes: Black Mesa Labs has been using a $20 hot plate for a year now for soldering QFN ICs to PCBs. Only issue so far has been the size ( 10″x10″x3″ ) and thermal mass of the thing as it consumes precious microscope work area and unfortunately stays quite hot […]