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These are the first projects I made with my Arduino

One of the first projects that most people do on an Arduino is to light up or flash an LED. It seems ultra-simple because it ...
Hackaday

7x7x7 LED Cube Driven By Arduino Mega

Sure, the physical build itself looks great, but it’s what [Michael] did with the firmware that impresses us the most. He’s using an Arduino Mega to drive the 7x7x7 cube and manages to squeeze out ...
Hackaday

Simplifying Basic LED Effects

There was a time when having a blinking blue LED on a project was all you needed to be one of the cool kids. But now you need something more complex. LEDs should not just snap on, they should fade in ...
EDN

Arduino LED Ring with Variable Rotational Speed

This is just a fun Arduino project that uses leds connected in circle as a ring to produce a rotation effect. You can adjust the spinning speed with a potentiometer and you can also set a minimum and ...
Geeky Gadgets

DIY Arduino Laser Sky Effect Generator (video)

Makers, Arduino and electronics enthusiasts that have wanted to create a laser sky effect generator, may be interested in this new DIY tutorial which is being published by YouTuber “Normal Universe” ...
EDN

Pixel LED and Controller – Revised Primer

I’ve seen a lot of Pixel LED projects and know every maker does things differently. I wanted to show you what I am doing for my Pixel LEDs. This post will give you an Arduino Pixel LED Controller ...
Lifehacker

DIY Arduino-Based Halloween Blinking Eyes Effect

If you're looking for a fun electronics project to give a small fright to trick-or-treaters you can create a spooky blinking eyes setup where several sets of colored eyes blink randomly by ...
Geeky Gadgets

Lumioto LED Arduino Prototyping Tool (video)

Makers, developers and hobbyists that enjoy creating projects using the Arduino platform may be interested in a new Arduino prototyping tool in the form of the Lumioto. The Lumioto has been created by ...