Category Archives: Arduino

Mobbobv2, a robot for you cell

Posted on August 31, 2015 by robertwilkie

Neat little robot you can control with an attached phone over bluetooth. It uses an arduino called Bluno Beetle, which I never heard of before. But its only $15 so not too shabby in cost, and cheaper than the LightBlue … Continue reading →

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Using an arduino and android phone to make an autonomous RC car

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Cool build, if you have an extra $100 and an android phone to spare, its a nice build for an RC car. Now if you could combine this with open sentry project, our overlords will be taking over next. 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Simple DC Motor control with an arduino

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

I have been looking for some simple DC motor control tutorials with an arduino. Here is what I found sofar. https://www.openhomeautomation.net/remotely-controlling-a-motor-using-arduino-python-and-php/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-2-way-motor-control-for-the-arduino/

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Print out your own cute robot

Posted on August 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

All the files are on thingiverse if you need them. Its a pretty simple robot that uses 2 servos, an atiny, and an ultrasound sensor to determine where to go. Good project for kids. http://letsmakerobots.com/robot/project/attiny-can-robot

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Redo on the mearm

Posted on August 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

MeArm, was a neat cheap robotic arm. It seems someone redid the design so it better for printing with a 3D printer, and can use steppers instead of servos. http://www.bajdi.com/mearm-forked/

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LED Tiki Torches

Posted on August 14, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK this was another neat build. The author basically puts LED’s in a mason jar with glass beads and puts it ontop of a tiki torch. Looks cool. Oh its an Atiny that is controlling the LED’s. http://makezine.com/2015/08/11/mason-jar-led-tiki-torches-glow-any-color/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader}

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Use Blynk to controll your device via your phone

Posted on August 11, 2015 by robertwilkie

I haven’t heard of Blynk before, but it apparently is another way to controll IoT remotely from your phone. It woks with arduino, RPi, ESP8266, Particle Core (No Idea on that one). and other stuff. The article of course mentions … Continue reading →

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Nice write-up on using Interrupts with Arduino

Posted on August 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

Not many folks, developers included, use or know about the oldfashioned interrupts with a system. You mostly see this with embedded systems. Higher end stuff has “messaging” and other methods. But on systems that do not support threading, interrupts can … Continue reading →

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Breakout board for the ESP8622

Posted on August 7, 2015 by robertwilkie

I like this build if you are testing and playing with a bunch of ESP8622 RF boards. Makes it easier than wiring up a breadboard over and over again. http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-5V-breakout-board-for-ESP-01-ESP8622/

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Jellyfish Skirt

Posted on August 7, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build. Not so sure I would go with the “poofy” look for a skirt, but I like the build itself. Could be adapted for other projects. http://www.instructables.com/id/Jellyfish-Skirt/

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