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Dual LED Desk Light Controller – Arduino
I’ve been involved in microcontrollers for some time – but of the LEGO Mindstorms flavour (and BASIC Stamp to a lesser extent). Lately, I’ve jumped on the Arduino bandwagon. I’ve always had the...
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Nissan Juke – Custom LED Tail Lights
I’m a sucker for not conforming to status quo when it comes to my toys.. This includes my new Nissan (2012) Juke. In this mod, I added a set of LED light strips to the tail lights with a twist – I...
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Red Light Camera Alerter
I had the chance to play with some new components – namely the Adafruit Monochrome 128×32 OLED display and the Adafruit UP501 66 channel GPS receiver. As I was pondering ideas of what to build, I...
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Remote Shutdown using a Foscam FI8918W
As a parent of 2 children and an obsession with cramming my hobbies in whenever I can, I decided to devise a means to remotely monitor my CNC (a ShapeOko) and also provide the ability for me to...
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BT Bot Control & IPCam Bot – Android App to control Arduino Robots
BT Bot Control is an Android application that allows you to remotely control a micro controller-based robot using Bluetooth (i.e. Arduino). It also allows you to (optionally) view a video stream from...
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Glo Control – Android App & Arduino Controller
Glow Control is an Android app that couples to an Arduino-based controller over Bluetooth allowing for control of various tasks including Landscape / Patio LED lights. You can either schedule the...
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WiFi Bot Control & Arduino Bot (Eddie) – Android App to control Arduino Robots
Wifi Bot Control is an Android app that allows you to remotely control a robot (or other device) via WiFi. You can also (optional) view a video stream from an IP camera mounted to the robot. WiFi Bot...
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HC-06 Bluetooth Module – Getting this sucker into AT Command Mode
After spending nearly 3 hours scouring the Web trying to find a way to configure my JY-MCU HC-06 Bluetooth module. There are a lot of great tutorials out there. Many of them refer to setting the key...
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DIY Quadcopter Build (MultiWii / NanoWii / Qbrain)
Feb 2014: If I didn’t have enough hobbies already… I’ve just gotten myself into the world of quadcopters and flying. I’ve never flown before. My RC experience is limited to 4 wheels on the ground....
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Easy and Cheap DIY LED RGB Garden Glowies
In a few weeks, we’ll have a new patio. Like any new project I get into, I have to introduce a flavour of something DIY and electronic into the mix. Like most guys, I’m planning for sound. However,...
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Crius I2C GPS Nav Board – Programming via RS232 USB to Serial FTDI Board
I had an Adafruit UP501 GPS module laying around and wanted to get it working on my Quad. However, my serial connection is being used by a bluetooth module which left me with finding a way to get it...
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Outdoor LED Light Controller – Enclosure and Mounting
Over the past 2 years, we have working on our back-yard landscaping project. We added a patio, stones, a deck etc. One of the remaining bits was to add LED’s to accent the rocks and other areas at...
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Quadcopter – Enhanced Lost Model Alarm
Just 24 hours earlier I built my first Lost Model Alarm. Not being satisfied with good enough, I’ve built an enhanced version. Of course, you could just buy one, but where’s the fun in that?! As...
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IoT Garage Door Monitor/Opener with Finger Print Scanner
I’ve got a lot of stuff in my garage, and having 3 kids (one of them being me!) with forgetful minds, the garage door is sometimes left open over night. I don’t really like that sinking feeling after...
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10 Minute Project – Glowy Pumpkin
Here’s a quick project to get some funky flashing / colour changing LEDs into your pumpkin. Just grab a set of addressable WS2812‘s and some Arduino code and your’re done. The 2812’s are pretty easy...
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LulzBot Mini – LED Lighting Controller
So, I just got my LulzBot Mini this week and have to say I love this thing. It’s my 2nd 3D printer (I Kickstarted the M3D – but it was not a reliable machine). Anyway, like any guy with a new toy, I...
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DIY & Hobby Projects: Parts, Components & Tools Must Have’s
Most people who visit to this site are either DIY’ers, Makers, Hackers, or Robotics / RC enthusiast. For the most part, we all do the same thing – we build or mod stuff for our projects or hobbies....
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LulzBot Mini: Arduino Temp Monitor / Fan & LED Controller
I’m on a mission to reduce the amount of noise my LulzBot Mini 3D printer makes. I’ve already added a motor damper to the Y axis. However, one thing that is consistently noisy is the case fan. It’s...
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WIoT: Weather Station & IoT Notifier
This is a project that I have been wanting to do for some time. Since the marrying of IoT with microcontrollers, the world of cloud-connected devices has taken off. I’ve done other similar projects...
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ESP8266 – Lessons Learned
I’ve gotten enough ESP8266 projects under my belt to have a few lessons learned to share with you. The ESP comes in many flavors. One of my favorites is the NodeMCU. I also like the Adafruit Huzzah...
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