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!
I uploaded a red and green blinking pattern to my BlinkM programmable LED, hooked it up to some AA batteries, and shoved it up the reindeer’s nose. (Well, technically into the back of his head.) My wife saw it hanging on the tree and said it looked more demonic than cute. Maybe that’s because of […]
From the MAKE: Flickr pool Spikenzie Labs’ impressive Button64 project offers a whole lotta input for Arduino/etc – Decoding a button press is done with the help of a MCP23S17 port expander from Microchip. This chip has 16 general purpose I/O pins (GPIOs). Eight I/Os are used for the columns and other eight for the […]
Likely a huge hit at any Halloween party it attended, Casey Pugh’s Daft Punk helmet – It’s a 16×5 LED matrix installed inside a cheap motorcycle helmet I found on Amazon. I used the Arduino to program all the animations. (arduino.cc) The LEDs are on cardboard, so I punched holes between every single LED and […]
EMS Labs has released PDF-documentation and some new programming libraries for their Meggy Jr RGB handheld game development platform. The Programmable Guide is really well-done, clear and concise. Even I can almost figure it out. The code libraries (The Meggy Jr Library) provide a software interface to the Meggy Jr hardware and macros and functions […]
When I look for gifts for a lot of my friends, the most important thing on my mind is finding things that are hackable. Is the gift modifiable, open source, and fuel for future projects? Does it teach you something? These are essential qualities in a hacker gift. In this guide, you’ll find a collection […]
Ross writes – This project is a python script that outputs facebook status updates to an arduino connected serial LCD. It is really just an rss reader, so it could be set up to parse just about any rss feed from weather to stocks to email. Very cool and useful! Read his detailed how-to to […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Micah’s Lego Sky project incorporates an Ikea LED light strip and touchpad control – The Altoids tin has the modified driver circuit: It’s the original circuit board with the microcontroller removed, then a homemade Arduino clone to control it. The orange box is an old Cirque PS/2 touchpad, removed […]
