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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAAScan is an open source, Arduino-powered 3D scanner that uses your phone Arduino Team — February 18th, 2020 3D scanners are amazing tools that literally let you turn everyday things into three-dimensional computer models. As seen on Reddit, if you want to make one yourself — using little more than a spare Android phone, Arduino, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA DIY digital readout for your wood lathe Arduino Team — February 15th, 2020 Small wood lathes don’t typically come with an RPM readout, so after obtaining such a machine several months ago, engineer Zach — also known as ‘byte sized’ — decided to build his own custom display. The device uses a Nano for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minutearduino-cli 0.8.0 is here! Arduino Team — February 14th, 2020 Our dev team is grateful for the high quality contributions that the project is receiving, and is working hard to collect all the lovely feedback we have received to shape the Arduino CLI into the best tool possible for the community! Highlights of our latest […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMore than a simple enclosure for the Raspberry Pi Zero, this rather familiar-looking unit is a full-blown battery-powered gaming console that (just about) fits in the palm of your hand. Game on The clever design of the RetroFlag GPi case replicates that of eighties handheld consoles, including a cartridge-like unit that slides out of the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArduino 1.8.12 is out! Arduino Team — February 13th, 2020 Today, we are excited to announce the arrival of the Arduino IDE 1.8.12. Wow! Another release just after two weeks, you ask? Well, we fixed some serious bugs related to the compiler, and more importantly, we had to take a step back with respect to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis retro-looking rotary cellphone is free of modern-day distractions Arduino Team — February 13th, 2020 What we carry today in our pockets is nominally called a “phone,” but more often than not we’re using it to do various other computing tasks. Justine Haupt, however, wanted an actual phone that “goes as far from having a touchscreen […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesPi Wars 2020 is going to be an absolute train wreck – at least that’s the hope of its organisers, Mike Horne and Tim Richardson. With a somewhat apocalyptic atmosphere swirling when it came time to choose a theme, Pi Wars organisers declared the 2020 event – the sixth Raspberry Pi robot battle weekend – […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMechanical 7-segment display made with micro servos and an Arduino Mega Arduino Team — February 12th, 2020 Flip displays are an interesting piece of technology, physically moving segments into place that stay put until other information is needed. Michael Klements has been especially fascinated by these devices, and after inspiration from another project, he decided […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesFor part I of this guide to tools every maker should have, see here. Warning Some of these tools use mains electricity and heated parts. Always follow connection instructions and never leave heated elements unattended. Cutting, trimming and coverings 26. Card trimmer A card trimmer will enable you to cut crisp straight lines in paper […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe ZT-2020 is a portable SunVox synth Arduino Team — February 11th, 2020 SunVox synth software allows you to create electronic music on a wide variety of platforms. Now, with his ZT-2020 project — which resembles a miniature arcade game — YouTuber “fascinating earthbound objects” has a dedicated input scheme. This cabinet prominently features a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesShould the world ever be plunged into an apocalypse, then Jay Doscher should do just fine. He’s created a rugged-looking laptop using a Raspberry Pi 4 computer and placed it within a small, air- and watertight Pelican case. Aimed at getting technology up and running in the event of a disaster, it should see him […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis joystick-controlled machine draws light trails using a laser Arduino Team — February 10th, 2020 Lasers are awesome. Glow-in-the-dark surfaces are, too. As seen here, Justin and Brett were able to combine the two into an excellent drawing machine made from scrap materials and discarded wood. Their device uses a pair of gearmotors under Arduino […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesCarve 2.5D shapes out of foam with this Arduino-controlled hot wire cutter Arduino Team — February 8th, 2020 You may have a 3D printer or other “digital” tools like a laser engraver or CNC router, but what if you want to work with Styrofoam? As How To Mechatronics demonstrates in his latest project, many of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSave the date: Arduino Day 2020 is Saturday, March 21st! Arduino Team — February 7th, 2020 It’s Arduino’s 15th birthday! We are inviting the whole community to join Arduino Day 2020 on Saturday, March 21st. Arduino Day is a 24-hour-long celebration around the globe, organized by the community for the community — where those interested […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesRaspberry Pi 4 – like all the other members of the ever-growing Raspberry Pi family – is entirely usable as is, and plenty of people appreciate the aesthetic of a bare board on a desk. For those who don’t, there are a wealth of cases – both first- and third-party – available. You’ll find one, […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesLike a few educators in the Raspberry Pi and digital making community, Pranjali Pathak of The Pi Jam Foundation started out life as an engineer before becoming a teacher. She’s been a fellow for Teach for India, where she taught students from grade 3, and brought that experience to the Pi Jam Foundation as a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesOmBURo is an Arduino-controlled unicycle robot with an active omnidirectional wheel Arduino Team — February 4th, 2020 Omni wheels normally contain a number of rollers arranged on their circumference, allowing them to slide left and right and perform various tricks when combined with others. The rollers on UCLA researchers Junjie Shen and Dennis Hong’s OmBURo, however, […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesYou’ll need Warning! Crash likely! Experimenting to find the highest stable overclock involves crashing Raspberry Pi 4. There is a chance of corrupting the microSD card. Experiment with a clean Raspbian installation and ensure no important data is at risk. Getting started Although 1.5GHz is its maximum speed, Raspberry Pi typically idles at 600MHz and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Arduino device turns on a workshop’s air filtration system whenever it hears a saw Arduino Team — February 3rd, 2020 Modern woodworking tools are amazing, allowing you to make any number of useful or decorative objects from the comfort of your garage. Unfortunately, they also produce a lot of dust, so YouTuber “Atomic Dairy” […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesFelt fusion Enter DARVA, a cute little animated robot who just loves to chat, and who runs off a Raspberry Pi 4. Dane says, “DARVA was made by first cutting and sewing all the separate parts of the robot out of felt. Then we took a picture of all these robot parts and cut them […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesLoRa made easy: Connect your devices to the Arduino IoT Cloud Arduino Team — January 31st, 2020 An important new feature is now available in the Arduino IoT Cloud — full support for LoRa® devices! LoRa® is one of our favorite emerging technologies for IoT because it enables long-range and low power transmission of data […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesRaspberry Pi has its fair share of DAC audio boards offering high-quality sound output, but Pimoroni’s new Pirate Audio range adds a mini LCD to show music track details and album art. In this review we’re focusing on the Pirate Audio Headphone Amp, but we also tried out the other three models: Line‑out, 3W Stereo […]