Use I2C on the Quark D2000 development board to interface a color sensor and get acquainted with using asynchronous mode.
January 13, 2017 by Raymond Genovese
This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive touch sensor.
January 05, 2017 by Robert Keim
A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a servo to a predetermined position.
December 29, 2016 by Charles R. Hampton
In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular capacitive sensor.
December 15, 2016 by Robert Keim
Learn how to build your own sous-vide machine. Say goodbye to overcooked steak!
December 13, 2016 by Cezar Chirila
This project explores capacitive-touch-sense technology using an evaluation board for an EFM8 Sleepy Bee microcontroller.
December 12, 2016 by Robert Keim
This object detection toy will keep your cat's head spinning for hours!
November 07, 2016 by Ryan Jones
The HC-12 is a 100mW multi-channel wireless transceiver you can use in your projects to transmit and receive serial information.
November 02, 2016 by Mark Hughes
In part 3, we compile the firmware and build the controller at the heart of the Saber, then do initial testing and diagnostics.
October 20, 2016 by Jeremy Lee
In this article we’ll take a close look at two sections of the custom-designed control board for the C-BISCUIT demo bot.
September 21, 2016 by Robert Keim
Here's a rain gauge that empties itself and that you can read from your easy chair. Best of all, you can build it, yourself.
August 19, 2016 by Charles R. Hampton
A tipping bucket rain gauge is a clever way to measure rainfall. Learn how to add wireless capability, a PICAXE microcontroller, and an LCD display to your weather station.
August 16, 2016 by Charles R. Hampton
Start to get acquainted with the new D2000 microcontroller development board by exploring the GPIO and PWM.
July 12, 2016 by Raymond Genovese
Learn how to simulate a traffic light using an Arduino.
June 22, 2016 by Joseph Corleto
Learn how to use a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino to develop a system for monitoring and controlling your home.
June 03, 2016 by Cezar Chirila
The PICAXE 40X2 features 32 I/O ports and speeds up to 64MHz; a development platform simplifies project design using this workhorse.
May 25, 2016 by Charles R. Hampton
In part 7 of the "Building Raspberry Pi Controllers" series, readers will learn how to make an interactive graphics bouncing ball using a Raspberry Pi and physical computing techniques.
May 18, 2016 by Don Wilcher
Part Three in this three-article series shows you how to generate values for a discrete sinusoid and continuously convert this data into an analog signal without overburdening the CPU.
May 09, 2016 by Robert Keim
The mighty soldering iron. If you need one, want one, or just love to build stuff, then this project is for you.
May 05, 2016 by Cezar Chirila
Part One in this three-article series focuses on using the SAM4S timer/counter peripheral to precisely control the DAC’s sampling rate.
April 28, 2016 by Robert Keim
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