The Arduino IDE 2.0 now speaks your language
The Arduino community has come together once again, and helped to translate the IDE 2.0 and Arduino CLI into several different languages.
Google’s Arduino-powered devices provide soothing signals
Our days are full of devices trying their best to grab our attention, from a computer dinging when a new email hits to a smartphone vibrating every time an app wants to sell something. If you’re like most people, the vast majority of those notifications are irritating. But they are still necessary in many cases. […]
This chocolate bunny screams when it’s eaten
Bunnies made from chocolate are staples around springtime, and unlike actual rabbits, they don’t mind being consumed. But YouTuber Repeated Failure decided to introduce a little bit of macabre humor by causing the chocolate bunnies to begin screaming as they’re devoured. The first challenge was figuring out how to detect that the bunny is being eaten. The first […]
Experiment with ’80s graphics using this breadboard setup
Before standardized video cards came along, computer and video game console designers utilized video chips. Those simplified the design process and offloaded much of the work from the processor. Those video chips had hardcoded graphical building blocks and handled video generation. One of the most popular was the Texas Instruments TMS9918 used in the ColecoVision, […]
Boards:Nano
Tracking the harmful particulate pollution from wildfires intelligently
As wildfires continue to get more prevalent throughout the world, new methods are required in order to track not just their flames which destroy forests and buildings, but also the vast quantities of fine particulate matter that gets thrown into the sky from the smoke. Fine particulate matter that ranges between 2.5 and 10 microns […]
Boards:MKR WAN 1300
Categories:Arduino
Great Scott! Learn how to drive flux capacitor-style LEDs
The flux capacitor is one of the most iconic movie props of all time. Part of that is due to its plot purpose in the Back to the Future franchise, but its fame is also because it looked so futuristic when the first movie hit theaters in 1985. LEDs were still relatively new in the […]
Boards:Nano Every
Categories:Arduino
A compact DIY controller for gaming or robotics
Some of the best projects are the ones that take an already-existing product and recreate it from the ground up using easily accessible components. Jithin Sanal set out to do just this by designing and building a USB controller that can be used for a variety of tasks. The joystick is based around the Nano RP2040 Connect, which means […]
Boards:Nano RP2040 Connect
Categories:Arduino
This biofloc monitoring system is an innovative device to help with aquaculture
With the Earth’s population still on track to increase by another two billion people by the year 2050, finding ways to feed them without causing grave harm to the environment is a top priority. Currently, fish is one of the most widely consumed foods in the world, and a new technology called biofloc helps provide […]
Boards:MKR WAN 1300
Categories:Arduino
Introducing the Arduino secure boot
To increase the range of features and firmware safety of Arduino products, we decided to release a new bootloader based on MCUboot. Take a look!
Keeping algae in check with a DIY pond monitor
For element14 member christophesky, his garden’s pond acts as a meeting point for a wide variety of animals, including frogs, birds, and insects. However, sudden algae blooms can turn the once-clean pond into a toxin-filled pool that is harmful to its visitors, which is what caused Christopher to think of a solution as part of element14’s Just […]
Boards:MKR WAN 1300
Categories:Arduino
