Designing a low-cost, open source ventilator with Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDesigning a low-cost, open source ventilator with Arduino Arduino Team — March 17th, 2020 Desperate times call for desperate measures, and while making your own medical equipment isn’t normally advisable, Johnny Lee’e project explores how to turn a CPAP machine into a ventilator. The idea is that since these machines are basically just blowers controlled […]

Using an Arduino/CNC shield setup for ham radio control

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUsing an Arduino/CNC shield setup for ham radio control Arduino Team — March 16th, 2020 Loop antennas for ham radios use heavy duty variable capacitors for tuning. Since such capacitors need to be physically turned for adjustment, radio enthusiast Jose B.O. made his own remote rig using an Arduino Uno and CNC shield. The CNC […]

Thales, Telstra, Microsoft and Arduino deliver scalable trust for easy-to-deploy IoT Applications

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve partnered with Thales, Telstra and Microsoft to pave the way for scalable security for connected IoT devices, by implementing a solution that enables trusted and secure end-to-end communication between device and cloud. The solution enables instant and standardized mutual authentication between a device and a cloud platform via cellular networks, while fully-complying with GSMA […]

Arduino CLI: An introduction

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been a long time since we first launched our Arduino IDE inspired by the glorious Processing interface, and what started as a Java UI wrapper for build scripts has gone through countless iterations over the past fifteen years. Some may remember the transition between 1.0 and 1.5, or the application’s icon being replaced, but […]

Pingo, the motion-detecting ping pong ball launcher

Reading Time: < 1 minutePingo, the motion-detecting ping pong ball launcher Arduino Team — March 11th, 2020 If you want to “enhance your athletic training regimen,” or perhaps just have a bit of fun with robotically launched ping pong balls, then be sure to check out the Pingo apparatus shown in the video below. This robot moves back and […]

This pair of Arduino glasses stops you from touching your face

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis pair of Arduino glasses stops you from touching your face Arduino Team — March 10th, 2020 Touching your face is a subconscious behavior that we all do, and it is also an easy way to pick up illnesses like the coronavirus and flu. However, like many infectious diseases, proper hygiene can help reduce your […]

Start a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino

Reading Time: < 1 minuteStart a 1976 Jeep with voice commands using a MacBook and an Arduino Arduino Team — March 9th, 2020 After being given a 2009 MacBook, John Forsyth decided to use it to start a 1976 Jeep via voice control. The build uses the laptop’s Enhanced Dictation functionality to convert text into speech, and when a […]

Creating an online robot fighting game using Arduino MKR1000 WiFi

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is a guest post from Surrogate, a team of developers building games that people play in real-life over the internet. We introduced this concept last year, and have launched three games so far. Our final game of 2019 was SumoBots Battle Royale — where players from anywhere in the world can fight real robots […]

The Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation Arduino Team — March 5th, 2020 Music and synchronized lighting can be a beautiful combination, evident by panGenerator’s recent installation that was commissioned by the M?skie Granie concert tour in Poland. The interactive sculpture was comprised of 15 drums that trigger waves of light traveling toward a huge […]

The Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Lightwaves is a participatory audio-visual installation Arduino Team — March 5th, 2020 Music and synchronized lighting can be a beautiful combination, evident by panGenerator’s recent installation that was commissioned by the M?skie Granie concert tour in Poland. The interactive sculpture was comprised of 15 drums that trigger waves of light traveling toward a huge […]

Control the volume of programs running on your Windows PC like a DJ

Reading Time: < 1 minuteControl the volume of programs running on your Windows PC like a DJ Arduino Team — March 4th, 2020 If you have multiple applications open in Windows, you may want one to be louder than the other, but what if you want to adjust levels with physical sliders like an actual DJ? If that sounds […]

An Arduino Tetris console inside of an NES controller

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino Tetris console inside of an NES controller Arduino Team — March 3rd, 2020 Tetris was as a perfect complement to Nintendo’s original Game Boy when it came out in 1989, and now “Copper Dragon” has been able to fit an entire system for it — sans monitor or speakers — inside of a faux […]

Build a Nano-based binary Nixie clock with 18 IN-2 tubes

Reading Time: 2 minutesBuild a Nano-based binary Nixie clock with 18 IN-2 tubes Arduino Team — March 2nd, 2020 Nixie tubes are, of course, an elegant display method from a more civilized age, but actually powering and controlling them can be a challenge. This can mean a great project and learning opportunity, but if you’d rather just skip […]

Build a Nano-based binary Nixie clock with 18 IN-2 tubes

Reading Time: 2 minutesBuild a Nano-based binary Nixie clock with 18 IN-2 tubes Arduino Team — March 2nd, 2020 Nixie tubes are, of course, an elegant display method from a more civilized age, but actually powering and controlling them can be a challenge. This can mean a great project and learning opportunity, but if you’d rather just skip […]

A wireless monitoring solution for solar power systems in remote locations

Reading Time: 2 minutesA wireless monitoring solution for solar power systems in remote locations Arduino Team — March 2nd, 2020 Researchers in Thailand have developed a ZigBee-based wireless monitoring solution for off-grid PV installations capable of tracking the sun across the sky, tilting the panel hourly. The elevation for the setup is adjusted manually once per month for […]

A wireless monitoring solution for solar power systems in remote locations

Reading Time: 2 minutesA wireless monitoring solution for solar power systems in remote locations Arduino Team — March 2nd, 2020 Researchers in Thailand have developed a ZigBee-based wireless monitoring solution for off-grid PV installations capable of tracking the sun across the sky, tilting the panel hourly. The elevation for the setup is adjusted manually once per month for […]

Preview the Debugger feature for the Arduino Pro IDE

Reading Time: < 1 minutePreview the Debugger feature for the Arduino Pro IDE Arduino Team — February 28th, 2020 We’ve released the first prototype of one of the most requested Arduino Pro IDE features: the Arduino Debugger! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoporLqnLOI?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Key features include the ability to: Execute your Arduino sketch step-by-step while it’s running on your Arduino board! Pause your […]

An Arduino-enabled observatory dome door opener

Reading Time: 2 minutesAn Arduino-enabled observatory dome door opener Arduino Team — February 27th, 2020 The South Florida Science Center recently commissioned a beautiful new 10” aperture refactor telescope. Its dome, however, was opened by hand; so in an effort to modernize this part of the setup, Andres Paris and his brother “patanwilson” added a windshield wiper-style DC motor to […]

Arm Pelion Device Management comes to the Arduino IoT Cloud

Reading Time: 2 minutesArm Pelion Device Management comes to the Arduino IoT Cloud Arduino Team — February 27th, 2020 As part of Arduino’s expanding relationship with Arm and continuing commitment to professionals, Arm Pelion Device Management users can now seamlessly use Arduino IoT Cloud to quickly create IoT applications. Combining the speed of application development of the low-code […]

OpenAstroTracker is a tracking and GoTo mount for DSLR astrophotography

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpenAstroTracker is a tracking and GoTo mount for DSLR astrophotography Arduino Team — February 26th, 2020 Stars appear to stand still, but wait a few minutes and they won’t be in quite the same place. This means that if you want to take a long-exposure image of the sky with your DSLR you’ll have to either […]