One BeagleBone Black for All Kinds of Weekend Projects!
Have a BeagleBone Black? Here are a few project ideas you might want to consider building.
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Weekend Projects
Play That Funky Tune…with Weekend Projects!
The LDR Synth is a light-to-sound noisemaker built with relatively common components. Build it on a breadboard, follow our perfboard design, or come up with your own permanent circuit layout. We’ll show you how-to with Weekend Projects!
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Smart Remote Control Doubles as Super Simple IR Sniffer
Want to sniff a remote control or other IR device’s control codes? The Smart Remote Control will make quick work of that, combining an Arduino Yún with a simple solderless breadboard circuit.
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WinkDex? Build Your Own Crypto Currency Tracker!
There’s a new Bitcoin index in town. Our Crypto Currency Tracker could easily be modified to work with this new tracker, and perform additional functions such as physical notifications or text alerts.
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Give Dead Batteries Another Life with the Vampire Flashlight
The Vampire Flashlight combines the popular Joule Thief hobby circuit with a few common components to power “high flux” LEDs with batteries considered “dead” for most applications. Watch how with this latest episode of Weekend Projects!
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Teaching the LED Color Organ in Oregon with #WeekendProjects
Here’s a high school class in Oregon that recently built the Easy LED Color Organ, a “sound to light” breadboard circuit that converts audio input into flashing LEDs.
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How Much Bot Would a Drawbot Draw if a Drawbot Could Draw Bot?
Servo motors are a popular component in maker projects. Watch how we used two – without the aid of a micocontroller – to power the TRS Drawbot, the latest addition to our beginner-friendly electronics series of Weekend Projects.
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