Category Archives: Arduino

Common Arduino Board article

Posted on June 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

I think the author missed a few other popular boards, but he covers several ones that you find out there for Arduinos. http://www.tested.com/tech/robots/456466-know-your-arduino-guide-most-common-boards/

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Web Enabled Cannon controlled with Arduino

Posted on June 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

This think looks scary.  Its basically a potato cannon with a remote trigger.  I thought a first you could aim it too, but no such luck. http://www.instructables.com/id/WEB-ENABLED-BACKYARD-ARTILLERY/  

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Stepper motor control with speed

Posted on June 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting build.  The author uses an arduino and keypad shield with a stepper motor controller to controll speed, direction, etc of the motor.  My 2 cents, good learning project, but bit expensive for hardware for a stepper controller setup.

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Digispark write-up

Posted on June 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

I actually have some of these from the kickstarter project.  I had a project in mind but just haven’t had time to work on it yet.  This is a nice write-up on how to use it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Digispark-DIY-The-smallest-USB-Arduino/?ALLSTEPS

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Make your own Arduino programming shield

Posted on June 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

The author points out that a bought shield can run 20-30 bucks, where you can build one for around $5 in parts.  Its not as pretty, but does the job. http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-ATtiny2313-Programming-Shield/

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Make a Flat-diuno

Posted on June 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

Too funny.  Basically takes the pinouts and puts them at a right angle.  Oh missing a few bits of circuitry to really make this complete.  Good idea if you need something with pinouts on the side instead of top. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-A-FLAT-duino/

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Use an ATiny ($1) to drive RGB LEDs

Posted on May 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Must be on an LED kick today.  The author uses a ATiny (arduino like) to drive some RGB LEDs, its a nice write-up and worth reading.  I like using this over other CPUs since as the author points out, ATiny’s … Continue reading →

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How to use a Nokia 5110 with an arduino

Posted on May 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Using the display that is.  They are nice displays and cheap to come by http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-use-a-Nokia-5110-84X48-LCD-display-with-you/

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An RPi adapted for Arduino

Posted on May 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

If I understand the article right, this is an RPI without the ethernet, HDMI, etc and just has all the headers that would make it fit arduino shields.  Hummm…I think I would stick with arduino’s which are starting to drop … Continue reading →

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Got an old electric wheelchair, need to move lots of stuff

Posted on May 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

So your grandma left you her old electric wheelchair and you are looking at moving.  Well take the two and build a robot.  The instructable does just this where the author modifies an old electric scooter/chair to move stuff around … Continue reading →

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