Schlagwort: Leonardo
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Control discarded copier and tape drive-style displays with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs hardware hackers, we’re always on the lookout for discarded components that can be re-purposed into something even more awesome. One such class of component that you may find is the controller-less graphics LCD modules, which can be found on old copiers, tape libraries, and the like. This project by Ivan Kostoski…
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Video stream surfing with Arduino!
Reading Time: 2 minutesVideo stream surfing with Arduino! Arduino Team — March 1st, 2019 While channel surfing might increasingly seem to be a thing of the past, Kevin Darrah demonstrates that it’s possible to control your streaming computer with a traditional TV remote. His simple solution reads IR signals with an IR detector module, which…
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Play Mario Kart: Double Dash with a hacked VTech steering wheel
Reading Time: < 1 minutePlay Mario Kart: Double Dash with a hacked VTech steering wheel Arduino Team — February 19th, 2019 YouTuber “Insert Controller Here” has been creating gaming controllers out of a variety of objects, like bananas, mayonnaise, and meat. For his latest iteration, the YouTuber decided to convert a VTech Turn and Learn…
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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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Custom weather station enhances and modifies electronic music
Reading Time: 2 minutesCustom weather station enhances and modifies electronic music Arduino Team — October 25th, 2018 While the environment is important for any musical performance, generally it’s not an active part of the show. Adrien Kaeser, though, has come up with a device called the “Weather Thingy“ that integrates climate-related events directly into electronic…
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Neon skulls illuminate to the MIDI beat
Reading Time: 2 minutesNeon skulls illuminate to the MIDI beat Arduino Team — October 15th, 2018 LEDs, whether single-color or programmable, have enabled makers to create a wide variety of vibrant projects at a reasonable price. Neon sign projects, which require sophisticated glass making techniques as well as high voltage for control aren’t as common,…
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Sip and puff Morse code entry with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSip and puff Morse code entry with Arduino Arduino Team — September 10th, 2018 Those that need a text entry method other than a traditional keyboard and mouse often use a method where a character is selected, then input using a sip or puff of air from the user’s mouth. Naturally…
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Morse code input for Android with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesMorse code input for Android with Arduino Arduino Team — July 12th, 2018 Morse code may not be as widely used as in its heyday, but it still certainly has its adherents. One avid user is Tanya Finlayson, who has been using this as her method of communication for roughly 40 years.…
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Play Striker Air Hockey on a capacitive touch surface
Reading Time: 1 minutePlay Striker Air Hockey on a capacitive touch surface Arduino Team — February 19th, 2018 After discovering capacitive touch interactions with a Makey Makey device and an Arduino Leonardo, Jason Eldred realized it could also be used to control the Unity game engine. After a night of hacking, he had a basic…
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Pour Reception turns water into radio controls
Reading Time: 2 minutesPour Reception turns water into radio controls Arduino Team — February 8th, 2018 Using a capacitive sensing arrangement, artists Tore Knudsen, Simone Okholm Hansen, and Victor Permild have come up with a way to interact with music with two glasses of water. One pours water into a glass to turn the radio on.…
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Antique organ speaks clues at an escape room
Reading Time: 2 minutesAntique organ speaks clues at an escape room Arduino Team — October 17th, 2017 When tasked with converting an antique pump organ—sort of a miniature version of a full-sized pipe organ—into part of an escape room puzzle, hacker Alec Smecher decided to turn it into a vocal MIDI device. To accomplish this,…
