Schlagwort: #technology
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EPIC Satellite
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Matt saw the 2.1-inch HyperPixel Round Touch Display in the Pimoroni shop, he decided it looked perfect. “This screen is designed for use with Raspberry Pi, so I used a Raspberry Pi Zero W.” Matt explains that he needed the wireless capabilities to download the photos from NASA. His approach would…
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Some of the biggest ways home automation is changing in 2023
Reading Time: 8 minutesHome automation is exploding in popularity. In 2021, the average household had 25 connected devices, a massive increase on previous years, driven in no small part by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns. And in 2023, the number of smart homes worldwide looks set to hit 195.8 million. We’re living through a fascinating…
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Building a rodent-friendly catch-and-release mousetrap with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesRodents, including mice, are problematic. They can cause significant damage to your home by chewing up wires, walls, and insulation, while leaving behind unsanitary droppings that present a health hazard. But those of us who love animals are reluctant to utilize traditional mousetraps. Not only are those fatal, but they can also…
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Adding an LCD interface to an old file server
Reading Time: 2 minutesServers don’t usually need monitors, keyboards, or mice. Because the user only interacts with servers through separate devices under normal conditions, a server can just be a box with with a processor, RAM, storage, and network adapter. But that becomes an issue if something is wrong with the server that requires direct…
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Witty Pi 4 vs Adafruit Feather RP2040 with RFM95 LoRa Radio
Reading Time: 2 minutesWitty Pi 4 The Witty Pi 4 ($27.63) from UUGear is a great solution for all your Raspberry Pi timing, scheduling, and power management needs. No longer will you need to worry about the accuracy of your Raspberry Pi clock thanks to the on-board real-time clock and temperature sensor that allows for…
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Lab-on-a-drone detects and analyzes pollutants from the sky
Reading Time: 2 minutesAir quality concerns encompass several different pollutants and irritants. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were, for example, a major concern in the 20th century due to the damage they cause to the ozone layer. But not all pollutants are easy to monitor. Hydrogen sulfide, which causes irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat at low…
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Practical magnetic switches make this electronic chessboard possible
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou can play chess just as easily on a $2 set from a thrift store as you can on a $2,000 ornate set from a bespoke retailer. But that doesn’t stop people from building or buying those fancy chess sets. If you’re the DIY type, you may even be interested in an…
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Teaching an Arduino UNO R4-powered robot to navigate obstacles autonomously
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe rapid rise of edge AI capabilities on embedded targets has proven that relatively low-resource microcontrollers are capable of some incredible things. And following the recent release of the Arduino UNO R4 with its Renesas RA4M1 processor, the ceiling has gotten even higher as YouTuber Nikodem Bartnik has demonstrated with his lidar-equipped mobile robot. Bartnik’s…
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This kinetic sculpture is incredibly mesmerizing
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe great thing about art is that it doesn’t have to serve a purpose. When utility is irrelevant, the artist is free to express their creativity in whatever way they like. A painting doesn’t have to inspire introspection or revolution — it can just be something pretty to look at. In the…
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Growing real-world cyborg devices
Reading Time: 2 minutesCyborgs have long been a staple of sci-fi, but we see few real-world examples of this concept outside of a handful of biomedical devices and prostheses. But bionics — engineered systems that integrate biological structures — is an adjacent field with interesting possibilities. A bionic device would include some biological material (often…
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Let’s connect at The Things Conference 2023
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s time to catch up on all things LoRaWAN® and low-power IoT! Our team is looking forward to returning to The Things Conference this year, joining all LoRa® key players in Amsterdam on September 21st-22nd. Our experts will be showcasing new products and applications relevant to the technology that is putting the…
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Your Arduino Nano ES32 can run Doom
Reading Time: 2 minutes“But can it run Doom?” is more than just a joke in the tech world. It is also a decent litmus test for the computing power of hardware. That test isn’t very relevant for modern computers, but it is still worth asking when discussing microcontrollers. Microcontrollers vary in dramatically in processing power and…
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Old school meets new energy in Project Hub’s latest highlights!
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s back to school! Whether you are a student or not, Arduino’s Project Hub is a great place to never stop learning, thanks to the wealth of knowledge, experiments, and plain cool ideas our community so generously shares. The three highlights we’ve selected among the projects uploaded in June indeed all have…
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Nothin’ but (neural) net: Track your basketball score with a Nano 33 BLE Sense
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen playing a short game of basketball, few people enjoy having to consciously track their number of successful throws. Yet when it comes to automation, nearly all systems rely on infrared or visual proximity detection as a way to determine when a shot has gone through the basket versus missed. This is…
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7 little-known tech solutions to take your garden to the next level
Reading Time: 8 minutesA well-maintained garden is a beautiful thing. The envy of your friends and neighbors, and a lifelong project you can truly take pride in, especially in the summer months. Gardening itself, though, can be a chore. The really fun parts often feel like a small fraction of the overall work, with a…
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UNO R4 Stars: Meet Tigris Li
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe launch of the Arduino UNO R4 marks a huge leap forward for our community. For us, it’s also the chance to celebrate the people who bring our ecosystem to life with their bright ideas, radiant enthusiasm, and shining insight. That is how the UNO R4 Stars blog post series began: to highlight makers who…
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Learning by making
Reading Time: 2 minutesStill, that just means I need to dig down into the documentation, and read the manual. I tried using Bard and ChatGPT to create working code, but it was all out-of-date or simply incorrect. I’m enjoying hacking through it all. In the meantime, I’ve got it up and running with a direct…
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This bionic hand responds to motion control
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuilding a robot is only half the battle, because you also need a way to control it. Something like a rover may work with a simple joystick or even typed commands. But complex robots often have many motors and controlling those all directly becomes a challenge. That’s why Will Cogley chose motion…
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Meet Arduino Pro at PACK EXPO 2023 in Las Vegas
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Arduino PRO team will be exhibiting in Las Vegas next week at PACK EXPO 2023, the largest event for the packaging industry. From Monday, September 11th through to the 13th, meet our team at the Arduino PRO booth #7592 in the upper south hall. This is the first year for Arduino…
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A beautiful minimalist rainbow LED lamp
Reading Time: 2 minutesIndividually addressable RGB LEDs like the WS2812B models are popular because they’re so easy to drive and don’t require any complex wiring. Each LED in the chain passes a signal on to its neighbor and you only need to know the position of an LED in the chain to control its brightness…
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Controlling home appliances with Arduino Cloud and TP-Link smart plugs
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn today’s modern world, smart technology is revolutionizing the way we interact with our surroundings. From managing our home’s energy consumption to controlling appliances remotely — such as washing machines, fans, coffee makers, and even air conditioners. Smart devices offer us a level of convenience and control that was once unimaginable. However,…
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What will we do with an additional $22M?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe are happy to announce that Arduino raised an additional $22 million round, taking our Series B funding to $54 million, thanks to an expansion co-led by CDP Venture Capital and Anzu Partners. Joining them is semiconductor leader Arm, following up on earlier investments. CDP Venture Capital, Italy’s largest VC firm, invested…
