Sous-vide cooking—cooking food in sealed bags at low and prolonged temperatures—is revolutionizing the way people enjoy food. Rather than spend hundreds of dollars on a commercial machine, Lifehacker ...

Connector to add external battery to real-time clock (RTC) inside Renesas MCU (MCU RTC power pad held to 5V rail on Minima) Secondary (wireless) processor: 240MHz 3.3V dual core 32bit Espressif ...

We all know how fireworks are lit. It is simple, hold the flame of a lighter close to its wick and the gunpowder does the rest of the magic. However, in this post, I am going to explain how to do the ...

I built a 16 x 9 array of modules using discreet R, G and B LEDs, and a pic to decode DMX512 to drive them. I've updated the diagram to use the Arduino 5V to run the chips instead of the 3.3V and ...

Learning electronics? Then, chances are you already know what an Arduino is, or at the very least, you've heard of it. After all, it's among the most popular electronics platforms available in the ...

Arduinos! They’re a great tool that make the world of microcontrollers pretty easy, and in [cptlolalot]’s case, they also give us an alternative to buying expensive, proprietary parts. [cptlolalot] ...

In this project, we create a joystick-controlled laser by connecting two servos to a joystick and using this setup as a pan-and-tilt controller for a laser pointer. The following is excerpted from the ...

While we certainly do love the Arduino Nano for its low-cost and versatility in projects, it’s unarguable that every tools has its gripes. For one maker in particular, there were enough complaints to ...