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!
Version 12 of the Arduino software IDE was released today along with a pretty lengthy list of updated features – Added Arduino Nano to the boards menu. Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (8 MHz) to the boards menu. Added Firmata library by Hans Steiner and others. This provides a standard protocol for communicating with software […]
Leah Buechley, creator of the LilyPad Arduino, recently ran a workshop in Austria on using the LilyPad and its accessories. She showcases the students’ project in her flickr set, and there are some fun videos of them towards the end of it. It’s great to see kids having such success with the platform. More: A […]
uCHobby has a helpful primer on interfacing electronic components via the handy I2C protocol and Arduino – I²C uses only two bidirectional open-drain lines, Serial Data (SDA) and Serial Clock (SCL), pulled up with resistors. Typical voltages used are +5 V or +3.3 V although systems with other, higher or lower, voltages are permitted. […] […]
Prepare to get your fun on with the most versatile self-contained Arduino add-on yet – Mr. Hoeken’s Danger Shield – The Danger Shield is an add-on for the Arduino micro controller board. It contains a variety of fun and useful electronic circuits that you can use to do fun and useful things. It is a […]
Nice article @ Forbes with a lot of familiar projects and faces from the world of MAKE/CRAFT and the DIY space! A blinking fashion statement… For all their talk of breaking glass ceilings, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton have nothing on Leah Buechley. In the several years since she first sewed a circuit board to […]
This looks like an easy way to add graphics to your next Arduino project. These color OLEDs are really nice, but they aren’t cheap. Check out the web site for more information and the code. How to: Control OLEDs with an Arduino More: Arduino Diecimila
Melka’s using a MIDI track in Ableton Live software to control an LED matrix through his Processing/Arduino setup – The notes are sent to a Processing sketch, which loads an 8*8 animated gif different for each notes. This gif is processed and the datas are sent to an Arduino board which in return lights a […]
