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2,071

Detect Obstacles with an Arduino using an IR Sensor and LED

By Maker.io Staff

Using an Arduino, IR LED, and a matching sensor, we are able to detect objects by pulsing the LED, and reading the sensor's response.

PROJECT
313

How to Build an ESP8266 Based Connected Flower Monitor

By Maker.io Staff

Create a connected plant monitoring system that records the temperature, light level, and plant moisture level and publishes this data to a local website.

TUTORIAL
726

How to interface an IMU with an ESP8266

By Maker.io Staff

Learn how to use a BNO085 breakout board with an ESP8266 to read movement and orientation data using the Arduino IDE.

TUTORIAL
1,148

How to Interface Ultrasonic Sensors with an ESP8266

By Maker.io Staff

This article serves as an introduction to ultrasonic sensors and explains how you can get them up and running in no time using an ESP8266 development board.

TUTORIAL
722

How to Add a Keypad to an Arduino Project

By Maker.io Staff

Learn how to connect a small keyboard to an Arduino, how the keypad functions in theory, and how you can implement that theory in software.

PROJECT
85

How to Build an Arduino-Based Learning Universal Remote Part 2 Software

By Maker.io Staff

Learn how to program an intelligent learning custom IR remote control that can control any electronic device that comes with an IR remote control.

PROJECT
487

How to Build an Arduino-Based Learning Universal Remote Part 1 Hardware

By Maker.io Staff

Learn how to construct an intelligent learning custom IR remote control that can control any electronic device that comes with an IR remote control.

TUTORIAL
18,744

How to Send and Receive IR Signals with a Raspberry Pi

By Maker.io Staff

This article describes how to direct a Raspberry Pi with any conventional IR remote control and how to send IR signals from a Pi to control other devices.

TUTORIAL

How to Send and Receive Data Over IR Signals with an Arduino

By Maker.io Staff

Using an Arduino Uno, IR emitters and receivers, and the IRemote library we build a simple circuit that can send or receive standard remote control signals.

BLOG
604

Teaching Electronics to Absolute Beginners

By Clive Maxfield

A good place to start teaching a beginner about electronics is to use Arduino, an LED, and a resistor, all on a breadboard.

PROJECT
100

Gmailbox

By Adafruit Industries

Build a physical mailbox for your emails using Adafruit IO and IFTTT.

PROJECT
143

Trinket NeoPixel LED Longboard

By Adafruit Industries

In this project we're upgrading a longboard with more neopixels, making a very bright and safe summer night ride!