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!
The Arduino powered “Life Clock” integrates the Conway’s game of “Life” and a few other more useful bits of information. I like the cherry case that holds all 3 boards together in a nice little package. No, it doesn’t tell you how long you’re going to live. It’s simply a combination of several things I’ve […]
Jason writes – Sebastian Tomczak has been playing around with controlling VGA output from an Arduino. Using Max/MSP to process audio and send data to the Arduino and a standard VGA output to send sync data to the monitor, he’s been able to put together some cool video effects. You can grab the Max patch […]
The AS220 Fools Ball (MAKE is a sponsor) is happening tonight, Saturday June 28, at 8pm: 115 Empire Street, Providence, Rhode Island. My friend Kipp Bradford and I have been working on a Socialbomb-inspired wearable game, and we’ll have a few gamepieces at the Fools Ball. The Fools Brd is designed to be a flexible […]
Instead of waiting around for a faster Arduino to be released, Zach of NYCResistor is developing his own – I’m in the process of porting the Arduino environment to the atmega644 for a skunkworks project I’m working on. This chip is awesome because it has 4x the flash (64k vs 16k) it has 4x the […]
These homemade prototyping breadboards are made from strips of conductive foam, cloth, and thread and work nicely for just about any DIP component you can think of. Check out the link below for a nice pictoral how-to on building one of these for your next project. Soft Breadboards, [via]
‘Arduino inside!’ After a long day’s work, it’s nice to settle down in a comfy chair and – Freak out with some clanky metal sculpture! A kinetic model made with recycled metal, a bipolar stepper motor (ripped out of an old scanner), a L293D dual H-bridge and programmed with an arduino. In short it makes […]
Capacitor codes can be a nuisance to many getting acquainted with electronics – and capacitance measurement is still a somewhat rare feature among basic multimeters. Noting these troubles, Chris put an Arduino board to work – Capacitors charge and discharge at certain ‘speeds’ based on the series resistance and its total capacitance. Skipping all of […]
