Schlagwort: arduino
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Teenager automates his family’s holiday lights with an Arduino Mega
Reading Time: 2 minutesTeenager automates his family’s holiday lights with an Arduino Mega Arduino Team — December 5th, 2018 As first reported by the Des Moines Register, this year 14-year-old Josiah Davenport decided to animate 3,500 Christmas lights on his family’s home with the help of an Arduino Mega. The lighting pattern is synchronized with…
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A useful Christmas tree water level indicator
Reading Time: 2 minutesA useful Christmas tree water level indicator Arduino Team — December 3rd, 2018 It’s that time of year again, when many the world over chop down a tree, then insert it into some sort of water dish to keep it green for a month or longer. This normally works out well, but…
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Simple PID control intro device
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSimple PID control intro device Arduino Team — December 3rd, 2018 You may have come across the term “PID control,” and while this proportional-integral-derivative control method does a great job of smoothing out oscillations, where does one get started? One solution would be Mr Innovative’s demo device, showcased in the video…
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Keyboard dampener prototype aims to reduce typing injuries
Reading Time: 2 minutesKeyboard dampener prototype aims to reduce typing injuries Arduino Team — November 29th, 2018 While we don’t normally think of typing on a computer as a dangerous job, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that workers spend 25,000 hours away from work due to repetitive strain injuries, such as using a computer. Part…
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Bit clicks away to illustrate complex interrelationships
Reading Time: 3 minutesBit clicks away to illustrate complex interrelationships Arduino Team — November 29th, 2018 Aseen here, Bit by Jonghong Park at the University of the Arts Bremen is a beautiful visualization of how everything is linked together using the Markov chain principle. This installation uses an Arduino Mega for control, rotating arms that hold a pair…
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Suspend particles in midair with this acoustic levitation setup
Reading Time: 2 minutesSuspend particles in midair with this acoustic levitation setup Arduino Team — November 29th, 2018 Of course Styrofoam floats on water, but have you ever seen it float in midair? That’s exactly what Julius Kramer’s 3D-printed acoustic levitator does, using an array of 72 40kHz ultrasonic transducers to form standing waves of…
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Designing an omni wheel robot platform with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDesigning an omni wheel robot platform with Arduino Arduino Team — November 27th, 2018 Omni wheels are devices that look like wheels with extra rollers positioned along their circumference. This allows robots to move forwards and backwards, as well as slide and spin depending on how the wheels are powered. Maker…
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Hack a cheap remote light switch with an Arduino Leonardo
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHack a cheap remote light switch with an Arduino Leonardo Arduino Team — November 27th, 2018 Chris Lovett used a cheap remote plug to control his Christmas lights; however, when the fob’s A53G 12V battery died, he decided to go a different direction. Rather that just replace the battery, he hooked…
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Stream weather conditions to the cloud!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteStream weather conditions to the cloud! Arduino Team — November 26th, 2018 Weather reports on the news, your computer, or smartphone are very good—something that people 100 years ago could only dream of—but what if you want to know the exact weather in a fixed location from anywhere in the world?…
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Rotary phone transformed into home automation device
Reading Time: 2 minutesRotary phone transformed into home automation device Arduino Team — November 26th, 2018 While once an essential communication tool, rotary phones in the wild are quite a rarity today. Still, they do hold a certain charm, and hacker Kristiaan N. decided to turn one of these units into a clever home automation…
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Upgrade a sewing machine into an automatic embroidery rig
Reading Time: 2 minutesUpgrade a sewing machine into an automatic embroidery rig Arduino Team — November 26th, 2018 A needle and thread is extremely useful if you need to fasten a few pieces of fabric or sew on a button, and a sewing machine takes things up several notches in speed an accuracy. This venerable…
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Convert a Dremel tool into an Arduino-controlled CNC machine
Reading Time: 2 minutesConvert a Dremel tool into an Arduino-controlled CNC machine Arduino Team — November 26th, 2018 3D printers get most of the attention in maker-fabrication news, but other computerized tools, like laser cutters and CNC routers, can also be extremely useful. In fact, Nikodem Bartnik decided to create his own Dremel-based machine constructed…
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Customize your coffee cups with the Mug-O-Matic!
Reading Time: 2 minutesCustomize your coffee cups with the Mug-O-Matic! Arduino Team — November 25th, 2018 In order to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, Michael Graham (AKA EngineerDog) has come up with a robot that automatically draws on coffee mugs with a marker—and potentially much more. In its nominal configuration, the Mug-O-Matic…
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(Almost) autonomous kids’ vehicle with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minute(Almost) autonomous kids’ vehicle with Arduino Arduino Team — November 14th, 2018 While the world seems to be focusing on self-driving cars, maker Sieuwe Elferink has instead turned his attention to creating a semi-autonomous kids’ four-wheeler. As of now, the modified device can steer itself within a set of lines, and…
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Creep out guests with an Arduino-controlled teddy bear
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCreep out guests with an Arduino-controlled teddy bear Arduino Team — November 14th, 2018 Halloween has become something of a hacker holiday, giving creative people the world over a chance to show off their spooky animatronic inventions outside without neighborhood scrutiny. This year, Instructables user “gocivici” created a display inspired by…
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Arduino PRO Gateway for LoRa now available for pre-order
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino PRO Gateway for LoRa now available for pre-order Arduino Team — November 14th, 2018 We are very happy to announce the Arduino PRO Gateway for LoRa! Combined with Arduino MKR WAN 1300 IoT nodes, it makes an ideal solution for a wide range of applications, like smart agriculture, smart cities and building…
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Dual Arduino “CNC” control
Reading Time: 2 minutesDual Arduino “CNC” control Arduino Team — November 13th, 2018 Generally when you work with CNC machinery, you program it on a computer, then allow a controller to automatically run through a cutting routine. Arduino boards have long been used for this kind of control through the grbl software package, but YouTuber…
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Arduino Mega controls this amazing water organ
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Mega controls this amazing water organ Arduino Team — November 7th, 2018 Earlier this year, artist Niklas Roy was invited to participate in the Drehmoment art festival that takes place in the south-west of Germany. The “catch” to this festival is that each artist was invited to team up with a…
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Vintage-style clock made from individual LEDs
Reading Time: 2 minutesVintage-style clock made from individual LEDs Arduino Team — November 6th, 2018 If you’ve ever wanted a vintage-style timepiece, or to test your soldering abilities, this clock by YouTuber Electronoobs will let you do both at once. It features four display modules that resemble Nixie tubes, each made out of LED filaments…
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Dad-daughter MechWarrior suit ready for trick-or-treating
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDad-daughter MechWarrior suit ready for trick-or-treating Arduino Team — October 31st, 2018 The idea of a mechanized walking suit to carry you around seems like a great idea, but having a practical leg assembly for it is still a futuristic concept. As seen here however, if you’re still a kid, you might…
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Linear movement with Arduino and 3D printing
Reading Time: 2 minutesLinear movement with Arduino and 3D printing Arduino Team — October 29th, 2018 Arduino boards are great for controlling small servo motors, but what if you need something to provide linear travel? As spotted on Reddit, while the answer here is a little less straightforward, YouTuber Potent Printables has a great solution. It uses…
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Dragon Ball Z head-mounted Scouter computer replica
Reading Time: 2 minutesDragon Ball Z head-mounted Scouter computer replica Arduino Team — October 26th, 2018 Those familiar with the Dragon Ball Z franchise will recognize the head-mounted Scouter computer often seen adorning character faces. As part of his Goku costume, Marcin Poblocki made an impressive replica, featuring a see-through lens that shows the “strength”…
