Control your Christmas lights with sms and Arduino Yún

From blog.arduino.cc 8 years ago in Platforms Stores

December is finally here and we can start thinking about indoor or outdoor decorations for the holiday. Christmas lights are an excellent way to light up any event and a user on instructables wanted to be able to control the lights remotely with text messages. Check his 12-step tutorial and take a look...

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Digital European roulette wheel takes advantage of charlieplexing

From blog.arduino.cc 3 days ago in Platforms Stores

Roulette is one of the classic casino games, along with poker, blackjack, baccarat, and craps. There are two popular versions of roulette: American and European. The American version features an additional zero (green) pocket and the numbered pockets in a different arrangement....

Infinity dodecahedron puts on a mesmerizing light show

From blog.arduino.cc 4 days ago in Platforms Stores

If you’ve ever stood in an elevator with mirrored walls and saw your reflection bouncing back and forth endlessly, then you’ve experienced an “infinity mirror” from the inside. If you were standing outside of the elevator and one of the walls were...

James Bruton’s robot centipede of many legs

From blog.arduino.cc 5 days ago in Platforms Stores

Strangely, no centipede has exactly 100 legs. They can have either more or fewer than 100 legs, but not exactly 100 because they always have an odd number of pairs. Sadly, that means that James Bruton’s centipede robot is anatomically incorrect —...

Smart bedside mat won’t let you snooze your alarm

From blog.arduino.cc 5 days ago in Platforms Stores

There is one thing that we can agree on: more sleep is better. None of us want to wake up, which makes that snooze button oh so tempting. That leads to the inevitable cycle of pushing the snooze button over and over...

Portenta C33: The high-performance, low-price oxymoron

From blog.arduino.cc 6 days ago in Platforms Stores

While democratizing professional solutions may seem like an oxymoron, that’s exactly what Arduino Pro is out to achieve. Our business-oriented unit stands at industrial clients’ side with a growing ecosystem of high-performance, reliable, secure products that aim to provide the...

This beautiful clock features circuit sculpture faux Nixie tubes

From blog.arduino.cc 7 days ago in Platforms Stores

Everyone loves a nice Nixie tube clock, but Nixie tubes are expensive and difficult to find. Even if you can source a working set, driving the vintage tubes is a complicated undertaking by modern standards. Nixie tubes require high voltage...

Lamptopus: The most adorable desk lamp in the world

From blog.arduino.cc 1 week ago in Platforms Stores

Sometimes the only motivation you need for a project is “because I want to.” That is especially true for cute and quirky decoration that doesn’t need to prioritize functionality. The perfect example of this is Ruby Zoom’s Lamptopus, which is...

Learn how to drive flip-disc displays with your Arduino

From blog.arduino.cc 1 week ago in Platforms Stores

Before digital display technology became affordable and practical, electromechanical flip-disc (AKA “flip-dot”) displays were a popular choice thanks to their high visibility and ability to scale to large sizes. For all practical purposes, flip-disc displays have been obsolete for decades....

Improve your data analysis with the Advanced Chart Widget for Arduino Cloud

From blog.arduino.cc 2 weeks ago in Platforms Stores

We’re excited to announce the release of our latest Arduino Cloud feature, the Advanced Chart Widget! This new and improved widget is a significant upgrade from our previous chart widget, offering more customization options and functionality that will make it...

HEXA LEDs make Bluetooth-controlled accent lighting affordable

From blog.arduino.cc 2 weeks ago in Platforms Stores

LED accent lighting is very trendy right now, as it can add quite a lot of visual interest to a room without introducing clutter. But commercial products are often either very expensive or subpar in quality and capability. Fortunately for...