Take things up a notch by turning the humble OLED into a rotary dial

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 3rd, 2022 The 128×64 I2C/SPI OLED display is often included in a myriad of projects that need some way to show data, including text, shapes, or basic graphs. YouTuber ‘upir’ was able to take this concept one step further by turning his graphic OLED screen into a virtual circular dial that can respond […]

Take things up a notch by turning the humble OLED into a rotary dial

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — May 3rd, 2022 The 128×64 I2C/SPI OLED display is often included in a myriad of projects that need some way to show data, including text, shapes, or basic graphs. YouTuber ‘upir’ was able to take this concept one step further by turning his graphic OLED screen into a virtual circular dial that can respond […]

This EV charger packs an Arduino-based DIY solution in a commercial enclosure

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 29th, 2022 The rapid adoption of electric vehicles over the last decade has required the installation of additional infrastructure to support them, namely high-voltage chargers that can deliver enough current to the batteries for fast recharging. But due to their potentially high cost, James Fotherby decided to design and build his own […]

Arduino-controlled CNC engraver uses solar power

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 28th, 2022 Usually when we use the term “solar power,” we are referring to indirect energy use: photovoltaic solar panels collect energy from the sun and then either pass it along to a device or store it for later use. But some systems can use power from the sun in a […]

This realistic control panel takes the flight simulator experience to new heights

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 26th, 2022 For years, Pedro Gonzalez Sanchez has enjoyed airplanes and flight simulators. However, coming back to the simulator after a long hiatus of not playing meant that he would often forget the controls which led to unwanted situations. As a solution, he came up with the idea to build the […]

Celebrate Earth Day with these Arduino projects

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn celebration of Earth Day, we thought it would be fun to highlight a handful of open-source projects that may inspire you to help make a positive impact on our world. From air quality and water pollution monitoring to wildlife conservation and deforestation prevention, here are just some of the ways our community members are […]

Train yourself to avoid using filler words with the tinyML-powered Mind the Uuh device

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 21st, 2022 Listening to a speaker who interjects words such as “um,” “uuh,” and “so” can be extremely distracting and take away from the message being conveyed, which is why Benedikt Groß, Maik Groß, Thibault Durand set out to build a small device that can help encourage speakers to make their […]

The Arduino IDE 2.0 now speaks your language

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Arduino IDE 2.0 now speaks your language Arduino Team — April 20th, 2022 It was only last December that we put out a call for members of the Arduino community to contribute to the open source development and translation of the IDE 2.0. The response from the Arduino community has been phenomenal, and we […]

Google’s Arduino-powered devices provide soothing signals

Reading Time: 2 minutesGoogle’s Arduino-powered devices provide soothing signals Arduino Team — April 20th, 2022 Our days are full of devices trying their best to grab our attention, from a computer dinging when a new email hits to a smartphones vibrating every time an app wants to sell something. If you’re like most people, the vast majority of […]

This chocolate bunny screams when it’s eaten

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis chocolate bunny screams when it’s eaten Arduino Team — April 19th, 2022 Bunnies made from chocolate are staples around springtime, and unlike actual rabbits, they don’t mind being consumed. But YouTuber Repeated Failure decided to introduce a little bit of macabre humor by causing the chocolate bunnies to begin screaming as they’re devoured. The first challenge was […]

Experiment with ’80s graphics using this breadboard setup

Reading Time: 2 minutesExperiment with ’80s graphics using this breadboard setup Arduino Team — April 19th, 2022 Before standardized video cards came along, computer and video game console designers utilized video chips. Those simplified the design process and offloaded much of the work from the processor. Those video chips had hardcoded graphical building blocks and handled video generation. […]

Tracking the harmful particulate pollution from wildfires intelligently

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 15th, 2022 As wildfires continue to get more prevalent throughout the world, new methods are required in order to track not just their flames which destroy forests and buildings, but also the vast quantities of fine particulate matter that gets thrown into the sky from the smoke. Fine particulate matter that […]

Great Scott! Learn how to drive flux capacitor-style LEDs

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 14th, 2022 The flux capacitor is one of the most iconic movie props of all time. Part of that is due to its plot purpose in the Back to the Future franchise, but its fame is also because it looked so futuristic when the first movie hit theaters in 1985. LEDs […]

Great Scott! Learn how to drive flux capacitor-style LEDs

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 14th, 2022 The flux capacitor is one of the most iconic movie props of all time. Part of that is due to its plot purpose in the Back to the Future franchise, but its fame is also because it looked so futuristic when the first movie hit theaters in 1985. LEDs […]

A compact DIY controller for gaming or robotics

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 14th, 2022 Some of the best projects are the ones that take an already-existing product and recreate it from the ground up using easily accessible components. Jithin Sanal set out to do just this by designing and building a USB controller that can be used for a variety of tasks. The joystick is based around […]

This biofloc monitoring system is an innovative device to help with aquaculture

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 13th, 2022 With the Earth’s population still on track to increase by another two billion people by the year 2050, finding ways to feed them without causing grave harm to the environment is a top priority. Currently, fish is one of the most widely consumed foods in the world, and a […]

Introducing the Arduino secure boot

Reading Time: 5 minutesTo increase the range of features and firmware safety of Arduino products, we decided to release a new bootloader based on MCUboot. Here is a quick introduction on everything you need to know about it. Introduction to MCUboot MCUboot is a secure bootloader solution offering fail-safe firmware authentication and secure firmware update mechanism, plus many […]

Keeping algae in check with a DIY pond monitor

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 12th, 2022 For element14 user christophesky, his garden’s pond acts as a meeting point for a wide variety of animals, including frogs, birds, and insects. However, sudden algae blooms can turn the once-clean pond into a toxin-filled pool that is harmful to its visitors, which is what caused Christopher to think of […]

This MKR WAN 1300-powered rover was inspired by the orb-weaver spider

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 11th, 2022 Orb-weaver spiders are often found in gardens and are famous for the intricate webs they spin to catch pre, and as the name implies, this web is in the shape of a circle. In keeping with the theme, element14 user Miloš Rašic had the idea to build a small rover taking inspiration […]

Reset your Canon printer’s maintenance cartridge with this hack

Reading Time: 2 minutesReset your Canon printer’s maintenance cartridge with this hack Arduino Team — April 6th, 2022 Printers are notorious for high operating costs. Usually those come in the form of expensive ink cartridges, which require replacement even when they still contain some ink. But some printers, including Canon Pixma G models, take this a step further […]

The O-Clock is a fun way to check the current time

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — April 6th, 2022 After coming to the conclusion that the traditional analog clock just isn’t enough and the digital clock is too boring, Hans Andersson decided to make his own version that integrates both RGB LEDs and fiber optics to show the current time in a far more entertaining manner. Rather than moving a set […]