With these mods, this circuit will last quite a long time, especially if you make things easier for the relay by turning off power to the motor before switching directions. It is simple and effective ...

If you’ve always wanted to try to build an Arduino project, this may be a great way to start. Matt Williamson built a tiny, Arduino-based motion sensor that will SMS you when something moves by your ...

Spare a moment’s pity for the process engineer, whose job it is to keep industrial automation running no matter what. These poor souls seem to be forever on call, fielding panicked requests to come to ...

In my previous design idea, a design for a simple GPS disciplined oscillator (GPSDO) 10 MHz reference was presented. A note at the end of that article describes the realization that a frequency ...

An Arduino is a popular open-source single-board microcontroller. Learn how to program one and let the possibilities take shape. By The Big Book Of Hacks Published Jan 10, 2013 3:00 AM EST Get the ...

GeekDad has already repeatedly geeked out over Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show, and Bruce Sterling gave her newest episode a "Holy cow, kid" at Beyond the Beyond yesterday, but Gadget Lab readers ...

Sure, you can buy a cable tester, but what fun is that? [Ashish] posted a nice looking cable tester that you can build with or without an onboard Arduino. If you don’t use an Arduino, the project uses ...

The electronic circuit can be assembled by sticking the module snappy with a magnet "Little Bits (Little Bitz)", The microcomputer board"ArduinoModule has appeared. We did not need any breadboards, ...

An Arduino Uno-compatible home automation board requires no separate power supply as a power source soldered onto the board itself. According to the developer GarageLab, it is supplied directly from ...

The latest Arduino board called Primo integrates Bluetooth low energy, NFC Touch-to-Pair, Wi-Fi, and an infrared interface, all without having to add extra shields to the base board. The Arduino Primo ...