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!
Make subscriber Matti sends us his recipe for an unusual looping interface – I found this old blender from a flea market and noticed that the names of the different blending modes are very similar to the terminology used in DJing. So I decided to turn this kitchen appliance into a DJ mixer. The audio […]
Arduino Blog reports on Mikael Moerup’s Gobetwino software – a basic proxy between Windows programs and Arduino boards (though it works with other serial-capable devices as well). Using the included command templates, one can write their own sketch capable of doing the following – Start a program on the PC. Start a program, and wait […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Captain Credible created quite the cool controller using Arduino + 4051 multiplexer chips. The custom MIDI interface sports a plethora of controls including jacks to connect modular external control boxes as well – still, I think the best part is the labels – Hmmm … interesting enclosure – perhaps from […]
Hack a Day reports on what appears to be the first shield created specifically for the forthcoming Arduino MEGA board. NKC’s prototyping shield is of course predictably longer and uhhh … mega-er. The comment thread over at NKC points out that their shield only has 2 holes for standoffs – apparently the massive connecting pin-count […]
Gijs posted details for building his “Hardware” Software Synthesizer 2 project using Arduino compatible parts. His prototype combines all components onto a standalone board but it appears this could easily be adapted to a standard Arduino. Altogether, it’s a whole lot of functionality with a relatively low part count. Features include – 6-bit resistor DAC […]
A brand spankin’ new big brother to the Duemilanove, the first pic of a new Arduino board has surfaced. The Mega uses an ATmega1280 surface mount chip and offers a whole big bunch of new features – 128KB of Flash 4KB RAM 4KB EEPROM 53 IO 4 HW UARTs 14 PWMs I2C bus 16 Analog […]
I had the pleasure of assisting Leah Buechley with her LilyPad Electronic Fashion workshop at ETech. A couple of the participants wrote up their experiences. Writing at The Daily ACK, Alasdair Allan had this to say: The aim for the workshop was to produce a “soundie”, a garment which produes a sound when touched in […]
