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Soldering Iron PID Temperature Controller

“Soldering irons that plug in to an AC outlet are inexpensive and convenient, but one drawback to them is that they don’t have very good temperature control. They often are either too hot or not hot enough. Some plug-in …

8 x 8 LED Pong with Arduino

“This Classic Pong game was created using an Arduino connected to an 8x8 LED matrix. The pong paddles are controlled using a joystick and the game ends when the ball goes past a player’s paddle. As a challenge, the …

An android reflow controller that anyone can build

“Welcome to the never ending saga of Andy and his reflow controllers. About a year ago I published a project writeup showing how I built a PID-based reflow controller. It featured a 640x360 graphical LCD from the Sony U5 …

DIY Makey Makey Floor Piano

“This project was based off that of Dellinger (click to see his work). I modified some of the working parts to suit our needs. This is an easy project and is lots of fun!”

Project  MiniBitRace

MiniBitRace

“The .PNG Arduino Framework was developed by students of Unesp São Paulo State University, Brazil, with the goal to turn Arduino project development easier. The framework has a chain of modular classes, compatible with some Arduino components.”

Using Python with Arduino

“This series of lessons will teach you how to take your Arduino projects to the next level by having the Arduino interact with the Python programming language. Python is a free program you can download. Since you have already learned …

Arduino DCF77 Master Wall Clock

“Time displayed on large 1” (26mm) 7 segment displays with secondary 4x20 LCD information display. The clock can be used stand alone or provides the following pulses to drive slave clocks 1 sec alternating, 30 sec, 1 min , 1 hour …

Dumping Old PROMs With New Hardware

“A few years ago, I managed to get hold of something I only barely knew as a Wersi MK1, an extremely rare West-German synth from 1986. The MK1 faded into obscurity due to its notoriously difficult interface, bad marketing and …

Feeding power to Arduino: the ultimate guide

“Let’s deal with the problems of the various powering modes for the most famous Arduino boards, in order to overcome doubts users may have and to provide useful advices. When you want to use an Arduino board in stand-alone …

Interactive Spacelady Mural

“Spacelady is an interactive, Arduino-controlled LED mural. Using a capacitive touch sensor, the Arduino triggers lights and sounds when copper tape pads are touched. To understand the functionality of this mural and to see it in action, watch the attached …