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Getting Started with Input/Output Devices on Arduino

By Maker.io Staff

This how-to article covers the basics of connecting simple physical input/output components to an Arduino.

PROJECT
216

The Hacksmith: Lightsaber Version 3

By The Hacksmith

It’s a good time to be a Star Wars fan. “Jedi: Fallen Order” was released last month, we’re in the middle of season one of “The Mandalorian”, and The “Rise of Skywalker” comes to theaters this weekend.

TUTORIAL
1,597

How to Use Serial EEPROM for Storing Data

By Maker.io Staff

Using the Arduino Platform and basic coding, we can show how it is possible to store data on a EEPROM memory chip with the parallel bus interface.

PROJECT
164

Create an Arduino Security Project using a PIR Sensor

By Maker.io Staff

A simple and robust homemade security system can be made with a handful of components and basic programming.

PROJECT
180

How to Make a Smart Rain Gauge

By Maker.io Staff

Rain sensors are very trivial, consisting of a pair of electrodes that send a signal when rain is detected.

BLOG
118

Protect Your Summer Harvest with the Gentleman Maker’s Raspberry Pi and Arduino Dog Corrector

By Maker.io Staff

In this episode of the Gentleman Maker, we're using a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino Uno to stave off the onslaught of dogs trying to eat every single plant in our garden.

PROJECT
356

How to Make a Raspberry Pi Voice-Activated Door Lock

By Maker.io Staff

Combining a simple external circuit with the Raspberry Pi to create a simple door-locking mechanism that takes advantage of the speech recognition library.

BLOG
132

Take a Gander at Wildlife with Your Raspberry Pi: The Gentleman Maker’s Life-Cam!

By Maker.io Staff

In this project, we’re using an Arduino Uno and a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B to create an automatic wildlife camera.

PROJECT
114

How to Build Interactive Graphics Controllers for a Raspberry Pi

By All About Circuits

In this project, we will make an interactive graphics bouncing ball using physical computing and only a few off-the-shelf electrical-electronic components.

PROJECT
269

Control a USB Power Supply with an Arduino

By All About Circuits

For this project, we’ll look at an easy way Arduinos can be used to make a power supply that will automatically adjusts its output to maintain a constant voltage or current.

PROJECT
55

Use a SAM4S Microcontroller to Create a DMA Digital-to-Analog Conversion

By All About Circuits

In this project, we are generating a sine wave using the SAM4S DAC module.

PROJECT
126

Make a Switch Sound Activated Using LaunchPad

By All About Circuits

This guide covers how to make a sound activated switch that can be opened and closed with a double clap.