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!
This video shows a homebrew MIDI-CV box playing algorithmic acid from Max on a connected x0xb0x synched up to a Jomox drum machine with Live and Rewire connecting everything. The result is a pretty cool Arduino-controlled DAC, allowing one to send smooth (non-PWM) voltages into a 303, x0xb0x, or other voltage controlled synth. Check out […]
Martin documents his experimentation with Arduino and realtime audio signal processing and generation – The first set of examples alter an incoming audio signal and put it back to an audio output. We achieve effects like Reverb, Phasor, Flanger or Ringmodulator. The second set of examples are outputting computed waveforms like Sinewave, Bell and Xylophone […]
This talk at UC Berkeley by Leah Buechley (MIT Media Lab) inventor of the LilyPad Arduino, (one talk in their “Design Futures” lecture series that I also spoke at about my work back in November), is a really great intro to the project, with some interesting insight about artwork people have made with the device. […]
The fine folks at Oomlout, makers of several seriously sweet robot kits, have put together an Instructable on how they go through the process of fulfilling their kit orders, in this case, a 30-kit lot. The idea is to show you all that’s involved in running your own cottage factory, by way of example. You […]
Looking to enhance MIDI -> control voltage conversion for his x0xb0x synth/sequencer, Robin designed and built his own converter using Arduino and a 16-bit DAC chip – Having looked around the Arduino forums I found a lot of people using the PWM outputs on the Arduino and just running them through a low pass RC […]
Bill sent in this cool project that uses an Arduino and a WiiFit balance board to control a marble labyrinth game. It looks like a lot of fun! [Thanks Bill] Plug an Arduino and two servos into a wooden labyrinth board game then add some programming and a WiiFit board and you have instant fun. […]
Matt of Liquidware brings us the elegant and able-bodied open source Illuminato – an Arduino compatible featuring 42 I/O pins, Atmega645 (2x code space of ATmega168) and chic white LED backlighting – Great standout details on the board such as the side-mounted reset switch and symmetrical layout in black/gold. More videos, info, and insight to […]
