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Use an Arduino Clone to Control a TV

Use an Arduino Clone to Control a TV

If you are looking at this project, make sure you have seen my previous one, Getting Started with Arduino Clones. In this tutorial, we will continue from where we left off, and learn how to control a TV by wiring the Arduino clone to an RCA cable (only wiring is shown here, see TVout Google […]

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Get Started with Arduino Clones

Get Started with Arduino Clones

Here you will learn how to wire the Arduino clone up and how to start your first project. In this tutorial, I am working with a breadboardable ATMega Lite Dev Kit from SurplusGizmos.com, but this can apply to other Arduino clones, too, such as the Ardweeny kit in the Maker Shed. Note: this tutorial is […]

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Universal Temperature Controller for

Universal Temperature Controller for $70

A while ago we built a $50 dollar sous vide machine to start messing around with sous vide cooking. We loved it, and it has been precise and stable over a long period of time. However, we thought it’d be awesome to create a brain that could control anything based on the thermocouple output. Something […]

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Sous Vide Immersion Heater for

Sous Vide Immersion Heater for $50

See the original article on our blog. A sous vide device shouldn’t be just a popular trend in restaurants and foodie kitchens. It can be a practical and essential addition to any home. In fact, it’s not so unlike a convection oven; the only difference is that it uses water to conduct heat and it […]

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