Dev Boards

From single board computers to microcontrollers, to all of their shields, hats, and add-ons, development boards are the brains that bring your project to life. Dive in to the world of boards to explore their full potential for a wide range of projects, including connecting devices to the Internet of Things, automating data collection for science experiments, controlling robots, and pretty much anything else you could imagine. Feeling inspired? Check out our Maker’s Guide to Boards to find the right one for your next build.

A New Sensor to See Through Walls

A New Sensor to See Through Walls

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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The Walabot is a new 3D imaging sensor that can detect movement and speed, see through walls, and analyze materials to tell you their composition.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon, DragonBoard 410c Fire Up at World Maker Faire

Qualcomm Snapdragon, DragonBoard 410c Fire Up at World Maker Faire

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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The chipmaker’s efforts signal a serious strategic bet — that Makers will play an out-sized role in big new markets.

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Esquilo and the Internet of Things

Esquilo and the Internet of Things

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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There seems to be a new microcontroller board most days, and they all try and sell themselves on simplifying development for the Internet of Things. But the Esquilo may actually stand a chance of doing it.

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Tips and Tricks: Using Windows 10 IoT Core for Raspberry Pi 2

Tips and Tricks: Using Windows 10 IoT Core for Raspberry Pi 2

By Brian Jepson

Brian Jepson

I'm a tinkerer and finally reached the point where I fix more things than I break. When I'm not tinkering, I'm probably editing a book for Maker Media.

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Microsoft has officially opened access Windows 10 support for the Raspberry Pi 2 as of last night — coming through on their February announcement that they’d be offering the OS for the diminutive computer. With the installed release, you can now build and deploy apps from a Windows 10 PC running Visual Studio. The B15 robot, shown […]

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Get to Know Onion Omega, a Tiny New Dev Board

Get to Know Onion Omega, a Tiny New Dev Board

By Jenn Nowicki

Jenn Nowicki

As an athlete with a neuro-astro-legal background, my writing interests involve just about everything. Current hobbies include kickboxing, Netflix binge-watching, and concocting the perfect mac n' cheese recipe.

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The Onion Omega, a promising open hardware development platform, blew through its Kickstarter goal this week, where its promise to make hardware development easy for software developers seemed to resonate with backers. “We are strong believers of open source and we strive to give back to the open source community,” wrote the Onion Omega team. “All hardware schematics, […]

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Installing and Building an Arduino Sketch for the ESP8266 Microcontroller

Installing and Building an Arduino Sketch for the $5 ESP8266 Microcontroller

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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The ESP8266 is now Arduino compatible, we walk you through installing the development environment and uploading your first sketch. (Part 2 of 3)

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First Look: Tessel 2 Embeds Node.js in Your Project for 35 Bucks

First Look: Tessel 2 Embeds Node.js in Your Project for 35 Bucks

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Earlier today Technical Machine, the people behind the Javscript-driven Tessel, released the Tessel 2 their next generation board.

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