We've all heard that "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." And that’s usually fine when it comes to ...

Electrical energy is no longer treated as an unlimited utility. Every watt consumed has a cost impact, an efficiency implication, and in many cases a safety consequence. A smart grid in IoT is not a ...

Arduino library for the KY-040 Encoder. This library allows the user to connect one or more encoders to any of the interrupt pins supported by your board. The user may then add rotaries that will each ...

Bruce Kingsley used an Arduino project board to add sound, motion, and programmed lighting effects to this HO scale house. You can read his story and other Arduino ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

For some, Halloween is starting to rival Christmas for setting up elaborate holiday decorations. Homeowners now spend many hours─and sometimes dollars─creating ghoulish displays of lit pumpkins, ...

In a major shake-up to the hobbyist and professional electronics world, chip giant Qualcomm announced its intent to acquire Arduino, the beloved Italian open-source hardware and software company best ...

Qualcomm wants to expand accessibility to its technologies, and its next step in that mission is buying popular open-source computing company Arduino. The platform, popular with tech hobbyists for ...

Paul and David Bradt’s Ardiono Projects offers multiple ways to use Arduino and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers for your model railroading projects. Buy the book here. Code for Button/Blink Test (SN095) ...

Arduino is considered one of the best platforms for DIY electronics projects. While experienced Arduino hobbyists likely have a complete (and growing) set of tools, what if one is just getting started ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...