Category Archives: Arduino

Make an arduino weather station

Posted on March 3, 2016 by robertwilkie

Simple build with an arduino. does everything but windspeed. Looks like around $50 in materials too. So pretty cheap http://makezine.com/2015/11/20/build-your-own-arduino-weather-station/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader} you can find the original one here http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Weather-Station-AWS/

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Cool build for a fan to use LEDs…but

Posted on March 1, 2016 by robertwilkie

I like this build and the author uses an arduino (ATiny) but….I would be a little worried about the thing falling off. http://makezine.com/2016/02/27/arduino-leds-transform-your-fan-video-game-display/ Source here https://github.com/clubdejaqueo/super-ventilagon

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Building garbage CNC v2.1

Posted on February 29, 2016 by robertwilkie

This guy is amazing with the builds he makes for CNC. All mostly from junk. Trash Can CNC Gets a Stepper Upgrade

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A $10 Low Power Temperature Monitor

Posted on February 29, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice build, it uses an Amtel chip and some other parts from banggood.com. I can’t believe how cheap the Nokia 5110 LCD’s have become over the years. http://www.instructables.com/id/Low-Power-Arduino-Temperature-Monitor/

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Build a wireless 3D Drawing Stylus with a Blue Bean

Posted on February 24, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting build that you can use to draw with into a computer program. http://www.instructables.com/id/Wireless-3D-Drawing-Stylus/

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Posted on January 27, 2016 by robertwilkie

Nice cheap scanner to get a 3D image of an object. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-DIY-Desktop-3d-Scanner-With-Infinite-Resol/

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Another nice CNC from CDROMS

Posted on January 22, 2016 by robertwilkie

Another nice detailed build for a CNC with CDROM drives. The author uses the cases for support too. Its only a plotter but still a nice build. Cheap too since the author uses L293D2 chips on a thru hole board. … Continue reading →

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Drawing with an etch-a-sketch

Posted on January 18, 2016 by robertwilkie

This is too funny. Basically the author build a CNC based etch-a-sketch Precision CNC Drawing with EtchABot

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Reading smartcards with an arduino

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting build. The “Smartcards” look like simple SIM based cards. Reading Smart Cards from a PLC (with a Little Arduino Help)

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Build a man-in-the-middle device for USB

Posted on January 12, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting build. The author basically put a simple system together to do a man-in-middle attack on a USB system to figure out how the device works. USB Proxy Rats Out Your Devices’ Secrets

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