Schlagwort: tech
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This MKR Zero system gives early warning of potential sump pump problems
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 29th, 2021 As most homeowners with a basement will tell you, keeping track of the sump pump is an important part of maintenance, as neglecting it can lead to the basement turning into a swimming pool. This is the exact predicament that a recent element14 Build Inside the Box winner, Mike…
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Use tinyML on the Nano 33 BLE Sense to classify different bird calls
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 28th, 2021 There are thousands of bird species in the world, with numerous different and unique ones living in various areas. Developers Errol Joshua, Mahesh Nayak, Ajith K J, and Supriya Nickam wanted to build a simple device that would allow them to automatically recognize the feathered friends…
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The MonKlock tells time using the Cistercian numeral system
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 25th, 2021 Way back in the 13th century, an order of monks known as the Cistercians created a unique numbering system that used a series figures and rotations to represent numbers up to 9,999 in just a single character. Because these numerals are so great in compact displays, using them in…
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Private Sketches for Arduino Cloud
Reading Time: 3 minutesPrivate sketches are now available as part of your Arduino Cloud. It’s a new option that provides you with more control over how you share sketches, and who can view them. Sharing Sketches From Arduino Cloud As you probably already know, you can easily share sketches that you’ve created in your Arduino…
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Two Arduinos are used to control this DIY three-axis CNC plottee
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — June 23rd, 2021 We’ve seen a number of homemade CNC machines throughout the years, but Tuenhidiy’s build — made from some discarded materials — is no less impressive. This unique CNC plotter features a frame cleverly constructed out of two wooden wine boxes, which appear to be the…
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Arduino rocks babies to sleep, gives parents a break
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 22nd, 2021 If there is one thing for which babies are infamous, it is their complete inability to fall asleep and stay asleep. Rocking cradles can help them drift off, but they require a parent’s attention. Modern motorized rockers solve that issue, but they can be expensive. That’s…
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This shield brings a tic-tac-toe game to your Arduino Mega, complete with an AI opponent
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 22nd, 2021 Tic-tac-toe is a nearly perfect time-wasting game as it’s quick to play, easy to learn, and has a very small set of rules, which makes it ideal for implementation on a microcontroller. Michael Klements wanted to take it a step further and add a simple AI…
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Use your smartphone to control Wilson the IoT hat
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — June 21st, 2021 Wearable displays are nothing new, but many of them lack that all-important “fun” element. That’s why OlivierZ over on Instructables created Wilson the IoT hat. The smart hat contains a large 232mm by 22mm flexible LED strip on its front that prominently shows rainbow text across a 71×7 LED…
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This pocket-sized uses tinyML to analyze a COVID-19 patient’s health conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis pocket-sized uses tinyML to analyze a COVID-19 patient’s health conditions Arduino Team — June 21st, 2021 In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, being able to quickly determine a person’s current health status is very important. This is why Manivannan S wanted to build his very own COVID Patient Health Assessment Device that could take…
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Exerscent is a remote olfactory assessment system
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 21st, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for widespread diagnostic services that can be taken at home, especially those that relate to smell as the loss of that sense is an associated virus side effect. One team from Malmö University and Stockholm University in Sweden has…
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PUPPI is a tinyML device designed to interpret your dog’s mood via sound analysis
Reading Time: 2 minutesPUPPI is a tinyML device designed to interpret your dog’s mood via sound analysis Arduino Team — June 18th, 2021 Dogs are not known to be the most advanced communicators, so figuring out what they want based on a few noises and pleading looks can be tough. This problem is what inspired…
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14 awesome Arduino Cloud features you never knew existed
Reading Time: 7 minutesThere are dozens, if not hundreds of amazing Arduino Cloud features. So it’s perfectly understandable if you’ve missed some of them. So we’ve put together a list of our favorite Arduino Cloud features that you might not know existed. 1) Auto-Generate Sketches We’ve talked elsewhere about getting an understanding of what cloud…
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Homemade mechanical color TV runs on an Arduino Due
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 18th, 2021 Nearly everyone alive today has never the technical marvel that is the mechanical television. In short, the work by quickly strobing a light through a disc that has holes cut around its perimeter, with each hole being slightly lower than its predecessor. Combined with the persistence…
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This Arduino device will sort your M&M’s by color
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Arduino device will sort your M&M’s by color Arduino Team — June 18th, 2021 If you were challenged to design a device that could sort M&M candies by color, how would you make it work? You might consider using machine learning, which has become accessible in recent years. There are even…
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RC skateboard moves in any direction
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — June 16th, 2021 Skateboards are great for going in a straight line, or gently curving one way or the other, but Proto G Engineering’s “omnidirectional board” takes things to a whole new level. Thanks to four 3D-printed Mecanum-style hub wheels, this device can not only move forwards and…
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Turn your bicycle into a Pokebike with DJ Harrigan’s MKR Zero device
Reading Time: 2 minutesTurn your bicycle into a Pokebike with DJ Harrigan’s MKR Zero device Arduino Team — June 16th, 2021 Within the Pokemon series there exists a special bicycle that plays a little tune when ridden, and this is what element14 Presents’ DJ Harrigan was trying to recreate with his DIY Pokebike project. It has…
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The Piano Metronome is key to keeping the beat
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 16th, 2021 In the world of music, being able to keep time accurately is vital when playing a piece, as even small deviations in timing can cause the notes played to sound “off.” Ordinarily a device called a metronome is used to provide consistent ticks that the musician…
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The Crumble Deck is a Stream Deck alternative based on an Arduino Due
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 15th, 2021 Stream Decks have gained a great deal of popularity within recent years. However, increased demand and a limited supply of them has caused their prices to skyrocket and availability to dwindle, leading many to seek alternatives. The streamer known as CoCoaCoCi has created a DIY Stream Deck before,…
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This archery robot always hits the target
Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino Team — June 14th, 2021 Both archery and robotics are extremely fun, but what happens when you combine the two? In Kamal Carter’s case, he constructed his own autonomous robotic archery system that can not only acquire and aim at targets, but even draw back the bow and fire an arrow all on its own.…
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This Arduino project is counting to a billion
Reading Time: 3 minutesGood design counts for everything Designer Che-Wei Wang built a simple Arduino project that’s counting to a billion, and has been doing so for over 10 years. Could this be the longest continually running Arduino project in the world? Che-Wei has a background in art, architecture and industrial design. He now runs…
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This freeform sculpture doubles as a drink temperature monitor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino Team — June 11th, 2021 While some prefer iced coffee, few like a cup of Joe that’s been sitting out for too long and has simply stabilized to room temperature. To ensure his beverage is up to snuff, YouTuber Make Fun Stuff has created his own non-contact temperature display for…
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What is cloud computing, and what does it do for IoT?
Reading Time: 5 minutesAt this point, asking “what is cloud computing?” has become difficult. We say it all the time. “Cloud computing” this, “in the cloud” that, “connect to the cloud” the other thing. Cloud, cloud, cloud. What, you mean you don’t know what the cloud is? This is why breaking into new technology can…
