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Decoding and sending 433MHz RF codes with Arduino and rc-switch

“In this tutorial I’ll show you how to use an Arduino to decode signals from RF remotes, and re-send them to remotely control some mains switches and a garage door. Note: This guide was written for Australia, where it …

Juggling Robot Deftly Handles Balls

“A well-designed robot can do any action a human can do. Whether this is an acrobatic performance, or just writing with a pen, there’s a robot out there for any single action a human can perform. This includes juggling …

Physics Fan Cart

“A common piece of physics lab equipment is a device called a “fan cart.” Perhaps you used one yourself when you were in high school of college? A fan cart is essentially a low-friction dynamics cart, commonly used to study …

Synchronise DS3221 RTC with PC via Arduino

“I wanted to make a data logger for a project with an Arduino and I also needed the real time. So I used DS3231RTC (real time clock). I wanted to synchronise this RTC with my PC. I searched for some …

VGA Pong with Arduino Uno

“I have repruduced a color version of the classic Pong running for a VGA monitor, using a bare Arduino Uno. It is for two players and it has sound too. It has four colors and a resolution of 120 x …

Make a Weather Station With a Raspberry Pi 2

“Today I’m going to show you how to make sort of a mini weather station with a Raspberry Pi. This is an ongoing project of mine that I’ve been tinkering with so I’ll share my learnings with …

OscilloPhone: Use your Smartphone as an Oscilloscope / Signal Generator

“Oscilloscopes and Signal Generators are two essential electronics devices to create and test electronic circuits. Unfortunately, these devices are very expensives for students starting electronics, or makers who want use electronic circuits in their creations just once… The idea of …

Updating firmware on USBASP bought from eBay

“I bought a cheap USBASP clone Atmel programmer from eBay a few weeks ago, to use with the Arduino IDE. (see images below)The board worked ok, but kept giving errors: avrdude: warning: cannot set sck period. please check for …

Arduino Bubble Blaster

“After seeing a bunch of little kids having fun with bubble guns at Disneyland I decided I had to have one. Based on the joy observed in these kids I was convinced that owning a light up bubble blaster was …

Experimenting with Arduino and IKEA DIODER LED Strips

“A few weeks ago I found a DIODER LED strip set from a long-ago trek to IKEA, and considered that something could be done with it. So in this article you can see how easy it is to control the …