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 Arduino powered POV can sense when you are waving it in the air. It even switches the way it flashes the LEDs based of which direction you are waving. Check out the website for more information, including the code. I needed some way to make a MiniPOV detect when I waved it in the […]
Rob writes that he’s created a custom Arduino AVR library for EAGLE that lets you easily integrate Atmel’s ATMEGA168 and ATMEGA8 microcontrollers into your designs. You can download this library from the link below. Arduino-AVR library via Rob Faludi Blog
Amos Joseph’s MIDI Shield is a project we’ve mentioned before, as a prototype. Well, he got his test PCBs back from BatchPCB and overall is happy with them. There are a few things he wants to change before producing a larger batch: MIDI requires the use of the Arduino serial port pins, which are also […]
This cool shield hack for the Arduino controller called the “ArduinoBoy” lets you interface it to any MIDI input to trigger sounds on a standard Gameboy. To get started, just use an existing Arduino protoshield, and scrap the breadboard for some custom circuitry and components outlined at the link below. ArduinoBoy, via Create Digital Music
This article shows how to hook up an Arduino to a “Bug” machine from BugLabs over the USB port. Pretty cool way to make the Bug even more interactive outside of its existing attachments and have it effect things in the physical world. Bug 2 Arduino, via Arduino Blog
Ladyada writes– Running out of space in your big Arduino project? Good news! Finally, after months of backorders, one can now buy the latest improvement to the ‘ATmega8′ line of chips: the ATmega328’s. The ‘328 has 32K of flash, and 2K of SRAM. Basically its got the capacity of an ATmega32 but in a slimmer […]
Matt hacked around with the Esquire cover e-ink screen (see our past posts) and did a cool Knight Rider type pulse… Source included. He writes- Last month, Esquire magazine published a cover that contained an E-ink screen. I was really looking forward to it, actually… so much so that I marked it in my calendar […]
