I finally got my order in from SparkFun.com this morning and couldn’t wait to try my hand at building out my Arduino boards. I’ve talked about them before here. The challenge was the USB to… Building My First DIY Arduino: A $15 Bare-Bones Board from SparkFun Parts
I’ve been spending time researching options for additional memory capacity for an embedded AVR project and found that there are many storage options available. My problem is that I wanted to consume as few I/O… Adding External Memory to AVR Projects: Using 24LC256 EEPROM Chips via I2C
A few weeks ago I setup my Arduino to power a simple single digit 7 segment LED array. It took lots of pins from the Arduino (one per segment) to power it. Nice simple setup… Getting Started with MAX7219 LED Driver: Arduino 7-Segment Display Tutorial
I got an order in from Jameco yesterday and inside found a long awaited sensor! I had ordered a couple of the Allegro linear hall effect sensors. These are different than the others I purchased… Using Allegro Hall Effect Sensors with Arduino: A Proximity Switch Tutorial
I decided today after I got home from work, I’d try to get my next quick project done. I wanted to control a hobby servo using a standard TV remote. I had a RadioShack IR… Control a Servo with a TV Remote and Arduino: IR Receiver Project
I was waiting on an order I had placed with Tayda Electronics (they rock) for my One-Wire temperature sensors. If you haven’t heard of One-Wire or these particular sensors you need to check them out. They… DS18B20 One-Wire Temperature Sensor with Arduino: A Budget-Friendly Thermometer