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- A Timex Datalink Notebook Adapter emulator for Arduino #Arduinovon Anne Barela am Mai 23, 2023 um 3:47 pm
The Timex Datalink Notebook Adapter emulator for Arduino emulates the Timex Datalink Notebook Adapter for early Timex Datalink watches in Arduino! It is 100% compatible with the original Notebook Adapter, and works with vintage and modern computer hardware.The early Datalink watches receives data over light, and the original intent was to take advantage of a flashing electron beam on a
- Mini Cyclone Game on WS2812 LED Ring and Arduino Nanovon Kelly am Mai 21, 2023 um 12:00 pm
Fun project from Mirko Pavleski up on Hackster.io!Simple to build, addictive arcade game, where the player tries to stop an led scrolling around a circle at a specific spot.The build uses our NeoPixel Ring – 16 x 5050 RGB LED with Integrated Drivers.
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit RP2040 CAN Bus Feather #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Mai 18, 2023 um 2:45 pm
The Adafruit RP2040 CAN Bus Feather comes ready with a microcontroller, CAN chipset, and terminal blocks. The controller used is the MCP25625 (aka an MCP2515 with built-in transceiver), an extremely popular and well-supported chipset that has drivers in Arduino and CircuitPython and only requires a SPI port and two pins for chip-select and IRQ. Use
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit PiCowbell DVI Output #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Mai 17, 2023 um 5:15 pm
The PiCowbell DVI is the same size and shape as a Raspberry Pi Pico and is intended to socket underneath to make your next video output project super easy. Mini HDMI connector for use with standard HDMI cables? Yes! STEMMA QT / Qwiic connector for fast I2C? Indeed. Reset button and extra switch for restarting
- JP’s Product Pick of the Week — 4pm Eastern TODAY! 5/16/23 @adafruit #adafruit #newproductpickvon John Park am Mai 16, 2023 um 7:00 pm
Come on by for JP’s Product Pick of The Week! A new product pick will be revealed. The show airs at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, TODAY!Check out the livestream right here inside this product page — you won’t want to miss it because there will be a HUGE DISCOUNT during the show! Tune in
- An Arduino Uno Compatible Board with a twist #Arduino #Educationvon Anne Barela am Mai 12, 2023 um 4:02 pm
John Loeffler documents on Hackaday an Uno compatible board with some nice extras.All the components are on the bottom giving ample space to clearly label all the pins and even label the second and third function of spme pins. The Goal of the Uno Plus+ it to take the Arduino Uno, and make it even
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit PiCowbell CAN Bus for Pico #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Mai 12, 2023 um 1:25 pm
The Adafruit PiCowbell CAN Bus lets you use a Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W to connect to CAN bus networks for automotive or robotics projects. It has a MCP2515 controller and TJA1051/3 transceiver! The MCP2515 is an extremely popular and well-supported chipset that has drivers in Arduino and CircuitPython and only requires a SPI
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit Feather RP2040 ThinkInk #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Mai 11, 2023 um 6:05 pm
The Feather RP2040 ThinkInk has a 24-pin connector that just about every small-medium size eInk display made these days is compatible with. This Feather will add all the power supply support circuitry and level shifting so you can attach your favorite display – we’ve tested it with up to 5.6″ sized 7-color ACeP displays. Driver
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am April 26, 2023 um 2:45 pm
The Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Host is double-the-fun of our other Feather RP2040 boards, with a USB Type A port on the end for connecting USB devices to. There is a PIO peripheral that can be used to emulate a USB host peripheral. You get to keep the main USB port for uploading, debugging,
- A backyard rocket ship treehouse #Space #Arduino #NeoPixelsvon Anne Barela am April 26, 2023 um 1:40 pm
Rarely does building a treehouse require welding, grinding, painting, riveting, bending, crimping, plumbing, brazing, laser cutting, sound design, printed circuit board fabrication, thousands of lines of C code, distributed network protocols, sewing and embroidery. RULAV has it all.The RULAV is a hexagonal capsule, 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) high, atop a tripod 7.5 feet (2.3 meters)
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit Feather RP2040 RFM69 #Feather #RP2040 @Raspberry_Pi @Adafruitvon Anne Barela am April 25, 2023 um 6:58 pm
A new and updated guide in the Adafruit Learning System: Adafruit Feather RP2040 RFM69 by Kattni RemborThis is the Adafruit Feather RP2040 RFM69 Packet Radio (868 or 915 MHz). We call these RadioFruits, our take on an microcontroller with packet radio transceiver with built-in USB and battery charging. It’s an Adafruit Feather RP2040 with a RFM69HCW 900MHz radio module cooked in! Great
- NEW GUIDE: Feather RP2040 DVI Video Synth #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit @BlitzCityDIYvon Liz Clark am April 25, 2023 um 6:15 pm
A new guide today in the Adafruit Learning System: Feather RP2040 DVI Video SynthIn this project, you’ll use a Feather RP2040 with DVI Output to build a fun and funky video synth. The Feather runs Arduino code written with the Adafruit Fork of the PicoDVI library. All you’ll need is USB power and an HDMI
- Making a trail counter using a ESP32 Reverse TFT and Adalogger Feather #Feather #ESP32 #Arduinovon Anne Barela am April 19, 2023 um 2:23 pm
Loren Konkus Posts:For the past year, I’ve been exploring creating and deploying inexpensive trail counters as a hobby. This nifty counter uses a cheap microwave sensor, an Adafruit ESP32-S2 reverse TFT Feather, and an Adalogger to note trail usage in a .csv file on a microSD card. Simple stuff, but a very fun practical project.You
- UPDATED GUIDE: Analog Devices ADT7410 Breakout #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @BlitzCityDIYvon Liz Clark am April 18, 2023 um 6:15 pm
The Analog Devices ADT7410 is an I2C temperature sensor, with 16-bit 0.0078°C temperature resolution and 0.5°C temperature tolerance. Wire it up to your microcontroller or single-board computer to get reliable temperature readings with ease, now with STEMMA QT connectors.The Analog Devices ADT7410 Breakout guide has been updated for the new STEMMA QT version of the
- Making a clock that automatically knits #Knitting #PiDay @Raspberry_Pi @kylerankinvon Anne Barela am April 7, 2023 um 3:34 pm
Inspired by Hackaday’s coverage of Siren Elise Wilhelmsen’s knitting clock, Kyle Rankin decided to build one of his own. Since details on the build from the original artist were sparse, he had to reverse engineer how the device worked. He identified that a knitting clock is essentially a knitting machine with a stepper motor replacing
- Using the Adafruit Feather RP2040 with DVI to Visualize MIDI Music #RP2040 #MIDI #VideoSynth @Todbot @Raspberry_Pivon Anne Barela am April 5, 2023 um 1:37 pm
Tod Kurt had been testing the upcoming Adafruit Feather RP2040 with DVI board. This project provides visualization of MIDI notes. The ability to output video using a microcontroller provides new opportunities. At present it is in Arduino.See more below via YouTube and on Twitter and Mastodon.
- The Robot Catapult that Flings Paintvon Kelly am April 3, 2023 um 12:00 pm
Such a fun project! (Did it remind anyone else of this scene from The Skulls? Am I the only person who remembers that movie? )Check out more details from JBV Creative on YouTube.To my surprise, it actually worked! Flingbot created paintings that far exceeded my own personal ability to paint (This was the main reason
- Can You Really Run ChatGPT on an Arduino?von gareth branwyn am März 31, 2023 um 2:45 am
What do you get when you connect an ESP32 to a keyboard, an OLED, the Internet, and the ChatGPT API? “I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, Dave, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.”Here’s another ChatDuino build.
- Making a Flatulence Detector Chairvon gareth branwyn am März 17, 2023 um 1:24 pm
Bob of I like to Make Stuff combined a gas sensor (including methane) and an Arduino to create a “fart detector.” Hook it up to a hazard light, stash it under a chair, and hilarity ensues.
- Solenoid control for six solenoids with Arduino and a custom PCB #ShowAndTell #Arduino @stevestevestevevon Anne Barela am März 16, 2023 um 5:20 pm
Steve dropped by the Adafruit Show and Tell show last night and demonstrated a PCB for controlling solenoids.SolenoidControl for Six Solenoids. PCB w/parts. Control with Arduino. No delays in code, only millis. You can adjust on and off times in code. No breadboarding. Ready to go. MOSFETS. 12 volt.See the video above and the Show
- Your Pet Eye – a retro video game #retro #Gaming #Arduino @MLE_onlinevon Anne Barela am März 15, 2023 um 2:34 pm
Emily Velasco is a staple of the making community with her compelling projects. The latest is just as compelling if not off the beaten path: Your Pet Eye. It started with a simple idea: What if a video game was really bad?Well, no, that’s not entirely accurate. It started when I got an Adafruit Hallowing in my
- Using USB Host in Arduino and RP2040 using TinyUSB #PiDay #Arduino #QTPy @HisashiKato @Raspberry_Pivon Anne Barela am März 14, 2023 um 3:54 pm
かとうひさし (Twitter user @HisashiKato) posts (translated from Japanese):Adafruit QT Py RP2040, Pico-PIO-USB and TinyUSB for Arduino USB host, USB keyboard and USB mouse of USB Host Library and USB connection sample of DUALSHOCK4 of PS4 are added, and mix it with atmosphere programming…. It’s amazing that you can use them simultaneously via a USB hub.Check
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit PiCowbell Adalogger for Pico #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am März 8, 2023 um 6:15 pm
The PiCowbell Adalogger is the same size and shape as a Pico and is intended to socket underneath to make your next data logging or data reading project super easy. Micro SD card socket? Yes! STEMMA QT / Qwiic connector for fast I2C? Indeed. Real Time Clock with battery backup for accurate timekeeping? Of course!The
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT Feather #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am März 6, 2023 um 2:20 pm
The Reverse TFT Feather comes with the 240×135 color TFT display on the back-side not the front-side. That makes it great for panel-mounted projects, especially with the included buttons. It’s like an all-in-one display interface development board, powered by the fantastic ESP32-S3 WiFi module.The Adafruit ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT Feather has everything you need to get
- Time Slider: Digital Clockvon Kelly am März 4, 2023 um 1:00 pm
Most excellent project video and tutorial from maker hans andersson.I could happily watch the clock all day.A digital clock using sliding grids to show or hide the segments of the digits. Each minute the sliders move in a synchronized manner to show the current time. The clock is powered by an Arduino Mega and it
- UPDATED GUIDE: Adafruit ATtiny Breakouts with seesaw #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @BlitzCityDIYvon Liz Clark am März 1, 2023 um 3:20 pm
These breakouts are three in one: an ATtinyxxx development board, a seesaw board, and a STEMMA QT I2C controller or peripheral! This mini development board lets you design with ATtinyxxx, or acts as a little I2C-controlled friend to do all the timing-sensitive things many microcontrollers and microcomputers are not good at.The Adafruit ATtiny Breakouts with seesaw
- UPDATED GUIDE: I2C/SPI LCD Backpack AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @BlitzCityDIYvon Liz Clark am Februar 24, 2023 um 4:30 pm
LCDs are a fun and easy way to have your microcontroller project talk back to you. We wanted to make a ‘backpack’ (add-on circuit) that would reduce the number of pins without a lot of expense. By using simple I2C and SPI input/output expanders we have reduced the number of pins (only 2 pins are
- Building realistic animatronic eyes #Robotics @hackadayvon Anne Barela am Februar 16, 2023 um 6:28 pm
If you’re planning a technically-complicated costume, it might serve you well to start building now for Halloween. To help, Hackaday features a guide from Ikkalebob on how to produce a compact animatronic eye mechanism using Adafruit parts.The eye is inspired by mechanisms used in professional animatronics. However, that doesn’t mean it’s hard to build. Complex
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit NeoKey BFF #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Februar 16, 2023 um 3:20 pm
The NeoKey BFF is designed to fit onto the back of any QT Py or Xiao board to build a one-key keyboard. It has a Kailh socket, where you can plug in any MX-compatible switch and it has a reverse mount NeoPixel to light-up your switch.The Adafruit NeoKey BFF guide has everything you need to
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit microSD Card BFF #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Februar 15, 2023 um 7:20 pm
The microSD Card BFF has a micro SD card slot that can fit on the back of your miniature dev board. It uses the three SPI pins plus one chip select pin to access megs or gigs of data. Onboard is a slim, high quality Molex push-pull micro SD card socket. Since the QT Py
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit ESP32-S2 Reverse TFT Feather #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit #feathervon Kattni am Februar 15, 2023 um 2:45 pm
The same Feather you know and love, with the TFT on the backside!Welcome the Adafruit ESP32-S2 Reverse TFT Feather! It’s basically our ESP32-S2 TFT Feather but with the 240×135 color TFT display on the back-side not the front-side. That makes it great for panel-mounted projects, particularly since we’ve also got some space for 3 buttons
- The Wokwi Embedded Simulator for ESP32, Arduino and Raspberry Pi Pico #ESP32 #Arduino #RaspberryPivon Anne Barela am Februar 9, 2023 um 6:59 pm
Wokwi is an embedded systems and IoT simulator supporting ESP32, Arduino, and the Raspberry Pi Pico. Your code never leaves your computer – Wokwi runs the simulation inside VS Code, using the firmware binaries from your project.Features Supported architectures: RISC-V, ARM, Xtensa, and AVR. Huge library of electronic components: sensors, LEDs, LCDs, motors, relays, etc.
- A black and gold finish binary watch #Wearables #Watch #Arduinovon Anne Barela am Februar 7, 2023 um 7:58 pm
A number of binary watches have been made over the years, with the latest one by Instructables user Taifur.I focused on the aesthetic of the PCB as I am going to keep it open from any type of casing. Intentionally I kept the trace of the top PCB layer free from solder mask so that
- Fish Play Pokemon Violetvon Ben am Januar 21, 2023 um 9:00 pm
Japanese YouTuber Mutekimaru Channel set up a fishtank to play Pokemon. A camera tracks the fish’s position in the tank to indicate controller inputs. The video above goes through the whole set up. After one unfortunate game crash the fish actually end up making an eShop purchase and revealing the credit card info!More from Sora
- Arduino Day 2023 set for March 25th #ArduinoDay2023 #Arduino @Arduinovon Anne Barela am Januar 19, 2023 um 6:46 pm
Arduino Day, the annual celebration of the Arduino ecosystem of hardware and software, has been announced for March 25, 2023. Details are to follow.via Twitter.
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit IoT Button with NeoPixel BFF #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Januar 18, 2023 um 6:45 pm
The Adafruit IoT Button with NeoPixel BFF can attach to the back of a QT Py or Xiao board. Onboard is single tactile switch and a single NeoPixel RGB LED. Perfect for compact IoT projects.The Adafruit IoT Button with NeoPixel BFF guide has everything you need to get started with using the IoT Button BFF.
- A Beginner’s Guide to Arduino Inputs/Outputsvon gareth branwyn am Januar 18, 2023 um 2:00 pm
Becky Stern is back with another of her excellent Digi-Key electronics tutorials. In this one, she covers the basics of Arduino I/O, both analog and digital.
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit PCA9546 4-Channel STEMMA QT Multiplexer #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Januar 17, 2023 um 4:15 pm
The PCA9546 1-to-4 STEMMA QT I2C multiplexer lets you get up to 4 same-address I2C devices hooked up to one microcontroller – this multiplexer acts as a gatekeeper, shuttling the commands to the selected set of I2C pins connected with STEMMA QT cables.The Adafruit PCA9546 4-Channel STEMMA QT Multiplexer guide has everything you need to
- Trash Train: Putting Trash Cans On Railsvon Kelly am Januar 16, 2023 um 1:30 pm
This is the type of project that seems pretty over the top to most, but completely genius if you’re the member of your household in charge of moving the trash cans. In the end, the build is really well done, esepcially considering the many complicated factors involved.See the full video from Max Maker here on
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit PCA9546 4-Channel I2C Multiplexer #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Januar 12, 2023 um 4:15 pm
The PCA9546 1-to-4 I2C multiplexer lets you get up to 4 same-address I2C devices hooked up to one microcontroller – this multiplexer acts as a gatekeeper, shuttling the commands to the selected set of I2C pins.The Adafruit PCA9546 4-Channel I2C Multiplexer guide has everything you need to get started with using the I2C multiplexer breakout.
- Mechanical 7 Segment Displayvon Ben am Januar 7, 2023 um 9:00 pm
The Infineon team recently create their own version of this mechanical 7 segment display. It is a really fun project for a funky large scale clock or display! In this video I’ll be showing you how to build your own two digit mechanical seven segment display using an Arduino Mega and micro servos. You’ll need
- Making a light-up NeoPixel and disco ball birthday cake #Arduino #NeoPixels @element14_Avnet @TechnoChic_von Anne Barela am Januar 4, 2023 um 2:52 pm
Natasha wanted to make a lit-up animated Birthday cake. She turned to using NeoPixel color LEDs, inside the cake!!What’s better than birthday candles? LED animations of course! In this video we’ll tackle the age old question: can you embed LEDs into a birthday cake? Using flexible LED matrixes and an Arduino, Natasha explores how to
- Building an Automated Trash Can Trainvon gareth branwyn am Dezember 31, 2022 um 2:00 pm
Max Maker from Germany got tired of rolling out all of his various trash cans from the back yard to the street. So, he created an Arduino Uno-powered, rack and pinion-driven Trash Train that delivers the cans to where they’re picked up in the front yard. Building the systems was a long and complicated process,
- Auto-pause your TV with Circuit Playground Express #CircuitPlaygroundExpressvon Anne Barela am Dezember 30, 2022 um 5:14 pm
Tired of rummaging for your remote every time you get up from the couch? This Arduino project pauses and plays your TV automagically!I’m often tired when I sit down to watch TV at the end of a day, so I want the experience to be as easy as possible. One simple improvement I’ve dreamt about
- UPDATED GUIDE: IS31FL3731 16×9 Charlieplexed PWM LED Driver #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @BlitzCityDIYvon Liz Clark am Dezember 28, 2022 um 2:45 pm
The IS31FL3731 will let you get back to that classic LED matrix look, with a nice upgrade! This I2C LED driver chip has the ability to PWM each individual LED in a 16×9 grid so you can have beautiful LED lighting effects, without a lot of pin twiddling. Simply tell the chip which LED on
- Large Scale Grinch Operation Game Boxvon Takara am Dezember 25, 2022 um 11:00 pm
hanzlica on instructables shares how to make an Operation-like game with the Grinch. Be careful though, it is Christmas day and the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes.This large-scale Grinch Operation Box is reminiscent of a childhood favorite game. The goal is to remove the Grinch’s bones without touching other parts of the box. If
- A wall-mount phytoplankton grower with Arduino #Arduino #FromTheForums #Biologyvon Anne Barela am Dezember 23, 2022 um 3:40 pm
On the Adafruit Forums, user hydrophyte shares a fascinating project: This is a phytoplankton culture setup in a wall-mount clear plastic cylinder with additional brackets holding electronics enclosures + air pump. This kind of affordable small air pump tends to wear out fast, so it runs just one minute per hour: probably adequate for occasional
- Pioneers in Open Source: Kevin Gates, creator of Arduboy #OpenSource @ModusCreatevon Anne Barela am Dezember 20, 2022 um 4:56 pm
The Arduboy is a handheld game console with open source software, based on the Arduino hardware platform. In the episode of Pioneers in Open Source above, Jay speaks with the creator of the Arduboy, Kevin Gates about his game console. They chat about how he developed it, his background and how open source played a
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit MOSFET Driver #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruit @blitzcitydiyvon Liz Clark am Dezember 15, 2022 um 3:15 pm
The Adafruit MOSFET Driver is great for driving motors, inductors, high power LEDs, single-color LED strips, or other loads up with to 1.5 Amps continuous draw, 3 Amp peak. This board has a simple plug-and-play JST PH (2mm pitch) input connector for solderless use. Provide power (from 3V up to 30V) and signal (3V to
- NEW GUIDE: Adafruit EYESPI Breakout Board #AdafruitLearningSystem #Adafruit @adafruitvon Liz Clark am Dezember 14, 2022 um 7:15 pm
Our most recent display breakouts have come with a new feature: an 18-pin “EYE SPI” standard FPC connector with flip-top connector. This is intended to be a sort-of “STEMMA QT for displays” – a way to quickly connect and extend display wiring that uses a lot of SPI pins. This breakout board that brings all the