Schlagwort: arduino
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Homemade machine puts a new spin on winding yarn
Reading Time: 2 minutesHomemade machine puts a new spin on winding yarn Arduino Team — January 20th, 2021 If you’ve ever wanted to wind balls of yarn, then look no further than this automated machine from Mr Innovative. The YouTuber’s DIY device is powered by an Arduino Nano and an A4988 stepper driver, spinning up…
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Welcome Raspberry Pi to the world of microcontrollers
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Raspberry and chips,’ not something you’d like to eat but in the world of silicon it’s actually a great combination. Eben Upton recently shared with us Raspberry Pi’s exciting vision for a revolutionary product that they were working on: a microcontroller, the RP2040, based on Raspberry Pi silicon. The news was both…
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James Bruton demonstrates the Coanda effect with an Arduino-controlled rig
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJames Bruton demonstrates the Coanda effect with an Arduino-controlled rig Arduino Team — January 20th, 2021 The Coanda effect, as you may or may not know, is what causes flowing air to follow a convex surface. In his latest video, James Bruton shows how the concept can used as a sort…
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This Arduino-based speed bag counts your punches
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis Arduino-based speed bag counts your punches Arduino Team — January 19th, 2021 Creator DuctTapeMechanic loves sports and electronics, so for a recent project he decided to combine his two passions by hacking a speed bag to keep track of his punches. As shown in the video below, the first step…
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3D-printed mobile robot platform based on the Arduino Due
Reading Time: 2 minutes3D-printed mobile robot platform based on the Arduino Due Arduino Team — January 19th, 2021 Although an Arduino can be a great way to provide computing power for a mobile robot platform, you’ll need a variety of other electronics and mechanical components to get it going. In his write-up, computer science student Niels…
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Making your own Segway, the Arduino way
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaking your own Segway, the Arduino way Arduino Team — January 18th, 2021 After obtaining motors from a broken wheelchair, this father-son duo went to work turning them into a new “Segway.” The DIY transporter is controlled by an Arduino Uno, along with a pair of motor drivers that handle the device’s…
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Old keyboard turned into a new children’s learning toy
Reading Time: 2 minutesOld keyboard turned into a new children’s learning toy Arduino Team — January 18th, 2021 Peter Turczak’s toddler son loves “technical stuff,” especially things like keyboards and computers that adults use. After discussing this with other likeminded technical parents, the idea of giving new life to an old (PS/2 or AT) keyboard…
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Detect problems with your Arduino projects
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis article was written by Per Tillisch, Tooling Team SW Engineer at Arduino. The Arduino team created a tool to check Arduino projects for common problems. Arduino Lint runs over 175 checks on your sketches, libraries, and boards platforms which cover specification compliance, Library Manager submission requirements, and best practices. Arduino Lint…
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Arduino-powered puzzle boxes help pop the question
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino-powered puzzle boxes help pop the question Arduino Team — January 12th, 2021 As a unique way to “pop the question” to their girlfriend, Redditor lmjd14 created a scavenger hunt for the proposal using a sequence of Arduino-based puzzle boxes. The first box opens when one inputs a series of codes on…
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This 3D-printed UFO lamp will leave you amoosed!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis 3D-printed UFO lamp will leave you amoosed! Arduino Team — January 11th, 2021 As we all know, when aliens descend from outer space, they often beam bovine up for testing and observation. While you might not have the privilege of seeing this process in action, “OneldMONstr” has created the next best thing:…
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Fighting smartphone addiction with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesFighting smartphone addiction with Arduino Arduino Team — January 11th, 2021 How many times a day do you grab your phone for trivial purposes, such as scrolling through social media? Nick O’Hara found that his number was around 100 times during the workday, which sounds like a lot, but is likely pretty…
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FISHBOT reels in fish under smartphone control
Reading Time: 2 minutesFISHBOT reels in fish under smartphone control Arduino Team — January 8th, 2021 As reported by Hackaday, fishing is generally considered to be a fun and relaxing activity, but it isn’t accessible for those without a certain amount of strength and dexterity. To help more people to be able to enjoy this…
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Create a Nano 33 IoT-based filtration and flame detection system for your 3D printer
Reading Time: 2 minutesCreate a Nano 33 IoT-based filtration and flame detection system for your 3D printer Arduino Team — January 8th, 2021 After welcoming a new child into the world, Mike Buss decided that his 3D printer needed a few safety enhancements. To address this issue, he added a clear chamber on top of his…
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This system turns on your range hood automatically
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis system turns on your range hood automatically Arduino Team — January 6th, 2021 As noted in Peter Turczak’s project write-up, having a kitchen hood only works when it’s turned on. To avoid having his apartment constantly smell like “appetizers,” the hacker hooked up an Arduino-based system to trigger it automatically. The setup senses…
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This sensor-based tic-tac-toe game looks like some touchless fun!
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis sensor-based tic-tac-toe game looks like some touchless fun! Arduino Team — January 6th, 2021 Tic-tac-toe is normally played with a pen and paper, or perhaps with a physical marker, but maker “techiesms” has put a new spin on this classic pastime. His build, as seen here, takes the form of a wooden…
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Get the time from GETULA, a modular chain link clock
Reading Time: 2 minutesGet the time from GETULA, a modular chain link clock Arduino Team — January 5th, 2021 After observing a bicycle chain lying on the street in a random pattern, Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi was inspired to make a morphing clock that bends chains to tell time. The clock, known as “GETULA,” consists of four…
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Let this robotic system sort your LEGO bricks for you
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you don’t enjoy sorting LEGO, you will be pleased to know that students at Bruface – or the Brussels Faculty of Engineering in Belgium – are working on an automated machine to do it for you! The team’s prototype device detects brick colors on a conveyor belt and picks them up…
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Automating an electric standing desk with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesAutomating an electric standing desk with Arduino Arduino Team — December 29th, 2020 IKEA sells – among many, many other items – a motorized sit/stand desk called the BEKANT. Although it seems like a nice item, creator “Hardware Unknown” found having to hold a button down the entire time that it goes…
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Unused blackboard becomes vertical plotter
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnused blackboard becomes vertical plotter Arduino Team — December 29th, 2020 Vertical pen plotters, which work by suspending a drawing device between two variable lengths of cable, can be a lot of fun. When his kids stopped using a 780x1200mm blackboard, ‘tuenhidiy’ had the perfect surface on which to create his…
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The RoboTrombo is a MIDI-controlled robotic trombone
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe RoboTrombo is a MIDI-controlled robotic trombone Arduino Team — December 29th, 2020 Inspired by Wintergatan’s Martin Molin, iSax set out to create a MIDi-controlled robotic trombone of his own. Although the aptly named RoboTrombo may not replace professional trombone players anytime soon, it’s nonetheless an impressive musical hack. The instrument is controlled…
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This DIY current sensor measures up to 15A and displays it on an OLED screen
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis DIY current sensor measures up to 15A and displays it on an OLED screen Arduino Team — December 28th, 2020 When working with electronics, voltage is fairly easy to measure, but current often takes a bit more finesse. For this purpose, Utsav Shah decided to create his own current sensor capable…
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Arduino control system puts defunct washing machine back into operation
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino control system puts defunct washing machine back into operation Arduino Team — December 28th, 2020 After three short years of use, Roni Bandini’s Samsung washing machine started to act erratically, and several technicians looked at it without really fixing the problem. Bandini then decided to take matters into his own hands…
