Introduction In this article we examine the ”Bluetooth Bee“ modules and how they can be used in a simple way in conjunction with Android devices to control the Arduino world. Here is an example of...
Simple Android to Arduino control via BluetoothIntroduction In this article we describe how to build a different type of clock – using the “lilypad” style of Arduino-compatible board and components designed for use in e-textiles and wearable electronics...
Project: A pillow clockIntroduction In this article we examine the RFbee Wireless Data Transceiver nodes. An RFbee is a small wireless data transceiver that can be used as a wireless data bridge in pairs, as well as a node...
RF Wireless Data with the Seeedstudio RFbeeWelcome back fellow arduidans! A while back I described how to read multiple buttons using only one analog input pin. However we could only read one button at a time. In this instalment we revisit...
Tutorial: Analog input for multiple buttons – Part TwoIn this review we take a look at what is possibly the most fully-featured Arduino compatible board on the market today - the Freetronics EtherMega. This board combines the functionality of an Arduino...
Review - Freetronics EtherMegaWelcome readers In this article we examine a new range of eleven electronic modules from Freetronics. When experimenting with electronics or working on a prototype of a design, the use of electronic...
Review – Freetronics Module FamilyHello readers In this article we examine one of those products that are really simple yet can solve some really annoying problems. It is the "Go Between" Arduino shield from Mayhew Labs. What does...
Review: Mayhew Labs "Go Between" Arduino ShieldHello readers In this article we examine one of those products that are really simple yet can solve some really annoying problems. It is the "Go Between" Arduino shield from Mayhew Labs. What does...
Review: Mayhew Labs "Go Between" Arduino ShieldHello readers In this article we examine one of those products that are really simple yet can solve some really annoying problems. It is the "Go Between" Arduino shield from Mayhew Labs. What does...
Review: Mayhew Labs "Go Between" Arduino ShieldHello Readers In this review we examine an interesting, fun and possibly a prankster’s delight – the “Defusable Clock Kit” from nootropic design. The purpose of this kit is to construct a clock...
Review – nootropic design defusable clock kitHello Readers Time for a follow-up to the Single Button Combination Lock by creating another oddball type of switch/lock. To activate this switch we make use of a Parallax Ping))) Ultrasonic sensor...
Project – Ultrasonic Combination SwitchHello Readers Recently the Arduino team have released version 1.0 of the IDE (integrated development environment) that we all know and love. This is a significant milestone as the IDE has previously...
Initial Review – Arduino v1.0 IDEWelcome back Whilst being a passenger in a vehicle with a ‘reversing sensors’, I became somewhat curious as to how the sensors operated and how we can make use of them. So for this chapter we will...
Tutorial – Parallax Ping))) Ultrasonic SensorWelcome back In the last few weeks an article about how to use either an Atmel ATtiny45 or ATtiny85 microcontroller with Arduino software took my interest. The team at the High-Low Tech Group at MIT...
Using an ATtiny as an ArduinoWelcome back fellow arduidans! This is the second part of our numeric keypad tutorial – in which we use the larger keypads with four rows of four buttons. For example: Again, the keypad looks like...
Tutorial: Arduino and Numeric Keypads – Part Two