If you're looking to make yourself somewhat more productive on this lazy weekend, and you've got an Arduino or two collecting dust, we've got just the thing to add line after line to your dwindling to ...

Assume that you are moving towards a complex microcontroller project bundled with blinkers, beepers, and a display panel. To link a standard 16×2 LCD directly with the microcontroller, for instance ...

The Arduino platform offers a variety of affordable toys used by DIY enthusiasts for simple electronics projects. It is known for being easy to learn and is built on a variant of the C++ programming ...

This tutorial will guide you through the process of building a tachometer around an Arduino. Tachometers are used to measure rotation rate in Revolutions Per Minute ...

What is a rotary encoder? A rotary encoder (RT) is a device that you can rotate infinitely. On most rotary encoders, when you rotate them you will feel a bump (known as steps), and most RTs have about ...

IoT and wearable devices have become essential tools in our everyday lives. From health monitoring wearables to smart home sensors, they rely heavily on battery power to function. However, optimizing ...

If you've used Arduino technology, chances are that you've come across libraries written by Adafruit's Limor 'Ladyada' Fried for the many devices and sensors that the company has to offer. Writing ...

For many of us the passing of the floppy disk is unlamented, but there remains a corps of experimenters for whom the classic removable storage format still holds some fascination. The interface for a ...

We've all missed the buzzer and forgotten a load of laundry once or twice. While setting an alarm is easy enough, but this Arduino-powered alert system will just send you a text when it's time to grab ...