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DIY Internet of Things Fire Alarm

“I purchased a battery operated smoke/fire alarm few days ago and it showed up today. It runs on 9V and will make a loud sound if smoke is detected. My intention was to hook it up with my home …

Magnetic Levitation

“Let there be light! In this tutorial we’ll build a basic magnetic levitator. This guide will go over some of the theory, how to use a magnetic field sensor, and how to use one to build a basic levitation …

Project  RC Mini Car

RC Mini Car

“This blog entry doesn’t have anything to do with optimization, but due to the interest shown for my Twitter posts about it, I’ll make an exception. The M5Stack company has been prolific in creating modules and fun accessories …

Reuse an Old Phone and Old Speakers As a STEREO

“Turn a pair of old speakers and an old smartphone into a stereo installation with radio, mp3 playback podcasts and internet radio, using a few common components that cost less than 5 euros in total! So we have this collection …

Arduino and Booleans: The truth is greater than zero!

“1 Boolean logic with Arduino Binary and boolean sometimes seem like buzzwords, particularly “binary,” but that’s just because people become so fond of this mode of thinking once they get into it. Hint: They’re the cool geeks with …

Arduino-Controlled Photogrammetry 3D Scanner

“A completely automated way to take photos and convert them into a 3D object. DESCRIPTION This turntable is a new and improved version of my hand cranked version (which is fully 3D-printable, no extra parts needed. Check it out here …

Buzz Wire with Score Counter

“The good old buzz wire game, this time with score counter (as well as indicator lights). After playing around with Arduino just to pass time for a while, I decided to make an enhanced version of the good old buzz …

Smart Dustbin with Garbage Level Monitoring

“An advanced smart dustbin project. Hey all! How’s you doing? Ever wondered making Smart Dustbin that monitors garbage level..?? I am back with a similar type of project. In this video I made Smart Dustbin that open and closes …

syncing time via VGA

“The title is slightly misleading :-) What it really is, and this is a TL;DR too: PPS via Arduino into the I2C pins of a VGA connector of a Linux-running-PC which then gets interfaced to NTPd. how As described …

Smart Building: Household Utility Monitoring System

“Use flow rate sensor to capture water consumption in household and provide visual information via web apps. 1.0 Background: The project aims to use a flow-rate sensor to capture water consumption of a household and upload the information of …