The “World’s Largest Arduino Maker Challenge” is happening right now through a partnership between Hackster.io, Atmel, Adafruit, Arduino and Microsoft. Here is a video presentation of the context by Massimo Banzi, CEO of Arduino.cc: The contest will run in multiple …
Win the new Arduino MKR1000 32bit Wi-Fi enabled IoT board Read more »
In previous posts I covered the steps on programming ATtiny85 and ATtiny84 chips using an Arduino Uno as programmer and the Arduino IDE Software with two different “libraries”. At that time the process of adding new boards to the Arduino IDE …
Programming ATtiny ICs with Arduino Uno and the Arduino IDE 1.6.4 or above Read more »
A simple Halloween themed project to add some animation and sounds to a cardboard skeleton cut-out. A PIR sensor at the top right corner (somewhat hidden under a clump of fake spider web) detects movement and triggers a hobby servo that …
I while back I did some work on a self-balancing robot using and Arduino Uno and the InvenSense MPU-6050 6DOF sensor. Using the sensor is easy, thanks to Jeff Rowberg’s I2Cdev library and sample code. If you look around line 200 …
This post will cover the steps necessary to set-up remote access to the Raspberry Pi terminal and graphical desktop environment from a Windows, or Linux PC. I do not have a Mac, but the steps should be very simillar. In some posts this …
Access your Raspberry Pi Terminal and Graphical Desktop remotely using SSH and VNC Read more »
Unlike the Arduino, the Raspberry Pi is not a micro-controller, but rather a small, bare-bones computer that needs an operating system in order to run. The most popular OS for the Raspberry Pi currently is a version of Linux, called Raspbian, …
Raspberry Pi 2 Initial set-up and configuration with NOOBS / Raspbian Read more »
I just got a Raspberry Pi 2 in my hands and hope with its help to add some cool features to my new robot projects, beyond the capabilities of the trusted Arduino. The specific goal, besides just tinkering around with something new, is …
It is a well known fact that Stepper motors are awesome! The only downside is that they can be a bit trickier to get going than servos and plain old DC motors. If you are interested in the inner mechanics and theory …
Bipolar stepper motor control with Arduino and an H-Bridge Read more »