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!
Our own Matt Mets just pointed me at OpenMoco.org, a fantastic online resource for those interested in building and experimenting with moving time-lapse or other DIY photographic motion control applications. They have a bunch of downloadable software and, most interesting to me, promulgate a “reference design” that really helps to quickly wrap your head around the various applications and their hardware and software elements.
The Mintronics Bundle from the Maker Shed is a great way to get started with Arduino and electronics. The MintDunio includes almost everything (requires an FTDI programmer like the FTDI Friend) you need to build a full featured Arduino based microcontroller. The Mintronics Survival Pack includes over 60 components to use with your MintDuino, electronics project, or just to restock your parts bin.
Father’s Day 2011 is just up head and I’m sure that a large percentage of us have waited until the last minute to get dad a nice little something. If you’ve got one of those dads that maybe patiently taught you to change the oil in your car, rip plywood on a table saw, replace a video card on your PC, or any other hands-on activity, then you’ve got a dad who’ll likely enjoy a gift of 21st century tinkering: the Arduino.
Joshua Maruska and Adam Kumpf from Teague Labs created an interesting Arduino-based musical instrument called Muze, which synthesizes evolving melodies. According to their site, they’ve “educated Muze with a palette of notes that it can in-turn interpret and compose into various rhythms and phrases that are strung together to form something musical.” The user is […]
Due to my excitement about using the Arduino hardware Accessory Development Kit (ADK) that Google gave me, I’m diving into Android development for the first time. Mind you, I’m not a programmer. I have experience developing MEL scripts for Maya (CG animation software) and Arduino coding, but these are both simpler environments than the full-blown […]
I’m crazy about this demo of direct servo control using an Android tablet and the Arduino-based ADK. Youtuber chrisjrelliot says “Build instructions are in progress and the๏ปฟ code will be open-sourced shortly.” This is just the sort of thing that has me excited about Android ADK development.
Technically, the Android Open Accessory SDK requires either the Nexus S or Nexus One running Android 2.3.4. However, thanks to the latest CyanogenMod and some documentation from Mitch Altman, you can use it with other phones. Mitch has gotten it working with the G2: On June 5th, 2011, about 40 people (or more) gathered at […]
