In this quick Arduino tutorial I will explain how you can control a relay using the Arduino Board, one 1K and one 10K resistors, 1 BC547 transistor, one 6V or 12V relay, one 1N4007 diode and a 12V fan ...

[Andrew] is bringing his old mechanical sewing machine into the 21st century by adding an Arduino control module. Originally, his Alfa sewing machine could only do a straight stitch or a zig-zag of ...

Getting it installed is as easy as adding the URL to the Arduino IDE’s Boards Manager interface, though as the video below shows, running it on Linux does require an extra step or two. So far, we’ve ...

Discover how the Arduino Opta Pro can be leveraged beyond its industrial roots for smart home and DIY automation. In my article, I share hands‑on insights, practical code examples, and hardware ...

Arduino-fanciers Oomlout have put together a neat control box for the popular prototyping board, complete with five potentiometers and three switches. There's also a software app that can monitor the ...

Conventional solar panels cannot completely utilise sunlight throughout the day since they are stuck in one location. For ...

This project mixes the commands sent from the Arduino to the transmitter with the manual input by connecting an Arduino to a Radio Control Transmitter. A trainer cable for the RC transmitter had to be ...

Arduino boards can certainly be used to create homebrew connected devices, but that doesn't mean it's easy. What if you're a rookie who has yet to master programming or wiring? That's where Arduino's ...

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*Even steady readers of this blog may not know that "Arduino" control boards, the darlings of the tech art world which recently sold unit number one million, are named after a historic King of Italy, ...