It isn’t a unique idea, but we liked take on the classic animated skull for Halloween. In addition to showing you the code and the wiring, the video spends some time discussing what the audio looks like and what has to happen to get it into a format suitable for the Arduino. 182 more words
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The 3D Printed Plotter You Didn't Know You Needed
We’ve been seeing an influx of repurposed 3D printers recently. Thrifty hackers have been leveraging cheap 3D printers as a way to bootstrap their builds, on everything from laser engravers to pick and place machines. 344 more words
Flash: Arduino Vidor FPGA Instructions Hit France
If you speak French and you have an Arduino Vidor 4000, you are in luck because there’s some good news. The good news is there’s finally some inside information about… 353 more words
Detect Elevated Carbon Monoxide (Levels)
The molar mass of carbon monoxide (CO) is 28.0, and the molar mass of air is 28.8, so CO will rise in an ambient atmosphere. It makes sense to detect it farther from the ground, but getting a tall ladder is not convenient and certainly doesn’t make for fast deployment. 130 more words
WebSockets Embedded With The ESP8266
It used to be that Web browsing was simple. You asked a server for some text, which was duly sent, and then formatted by your browser. 288 more words
A New Tilt on RC Car Controllers
If you are a lover of all-things remote-conteolled, it’s likely that you know a thing or two about controllers. You’ll have one or two of the things, both the familiar two-joystick type and the pistol-grip variety. 171 more words
A Better Battery Arduino
We’ve seen ’s AA-battery-sized Arduino/battery crossover before, but soon (we hope!) there will be a new version with more MIPS in the same unique form factor! 220 more words
