Synth + visuals controlled by light
Jakub’s Decaudion project uses Supercollider, Processing, & Arduino along with an array of photocells to create some elegantly simple interactivity. [via Arduino Forums]
Arduino
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!
Intern’s Corner: Makey robot’s sonar and maiden voyage
Every other week, MAKE’s awesome interns tell about the projects they’re building in the Make: Labs, the trouble they’ve gotten into, and what they’ll make next. By Kris Magri, engineering intern How I designed Makey, Part III: The Ping sonar rangefinder and maiden voyage As we return to our robot design saga, making Makey the […]
Arduino vs. Maple – early impressions
For those that haven’t heard, LeafLabs’ Maple board is an Arduino-compatible microcontroller platform based on an STM32 ARM Cortex-M3 chip. The full feature list includes – Microcontroller: STM32 F103RB Clock Speed: 72 MHz Operating Voltage: 3.3V Input Voltage (recommended): 3.0V-18V Digital I/O Pins: 39 Analog Input Pins: 16 Flash Memory: 128 KB SRAM: 20KB 64 […]
Arduino + toilet = performance art
“Noise performer” 23N (a.k.a. Stéphane Perrin) has created a performance called Nunk on Droise. Simply put, the performance consists in dynamically generating noise music from the alcohol drunk by the performer during the performance. During the performance, the performer drinks alcohol and several breathalyzers are used to generate sounds and interacts with the visual. In […]
MIDI exercise bike sets the pace
Toby writes – I’ve just finished writing up my first-attempt at converting the reed-switch signal from our exercise bike into MIDI. Makes for an interesting workout when you have to keep pedalling or the music grinds to a halt. Nice – sounds like a great way to enhance a workout! More project info + source […]
Homebrew dual-core Arduino
The project consists of a shield you can add to an Arduino equipped with another Altmega 168/328 chip and a whole ‘nother set of digital and analog I/O pins. Instructable user johndavid400 explains: The shield design can use the base Arduino’s power supply or it can supply power to the base Arduino via it’s onboard […]
The weather clock
From the MAKE Flickr pool Sean built a digital weather display with a very analog feel - I took an old clock, removed the mechanism and replaced it with an Arduino (micro-controller) that checks the weather on the Environment Canada website every fifteen minutes and update the hands accordingly. It also has a web server […]