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Tutorial: Arduino Port Manipulation
Control Arduino I/O pins faster and with less code in chapter forty-three of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the...
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Tutorial: Arduino and Numeric Keypads – Part Two
Use larger numeric keypads in this addendum to chapter forty-two of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the Arduino...
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Using an ATtiny as an Arduino
Learn how to use ATtiny45 and ATtiny85 microcontrollers with Arduino in chapter forty-four of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of...
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Tutorial – Parallax Ping))) Ultrasonic Sensor
Sense distance with ultrasonic sensors in chapter forty-five of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the Arduino universe....
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Review – Freetronics Module Family
Hello In this article we examine a new range of eleven electronic modules from Freetronics. When experimenting with electronics or working on a prototype of a design, the use of electronic components...
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Arduino meets Las Vegas with the Freetronics DMD
Updated 30/01/2013 Time once more to have some fun, and this time by examining the new Freetronics DMD “Dot Matrix Display”. We will look at the setup and operation of the display. In a nutshell the...
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Project: Clock Three – A pillow clock
A pillow clock? How? Read on… Updated 18/03/2013 Time for another instalment in my irregular series of irregular clock projects. In contrast with the minimalism of Clock Two, in this article we...
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Review: Gooligum Electronics PIC Training Course and Development Board
Introduction [Updated 18/06/2013] There are many types of microcontrollers on the market, and it would be fair to say one of the two most popular types is the Microchip PIC series. The PICs are great...
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Project: Clock Four – Scrolling text clock
Introduction Time for another instalment in my highly-irregular series of irregular clock projects. In this we have “Clock Four” – a scrolling text clock. After examining some Freetronics Dot Matrix...
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Kit review – Protostack ATmega32 Development Kit
Introduction For those of you prototyping with larger Atmel AVR microcontrollers such as the ATmega32, it can be inconvenient to continually assemble a circuit onto a solderless breadboard that...
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Arduino Game: Tic-Tac-Toe
[Updated 19/02/2013] Let’s recreate the game of Tic-tac-toe with our Arduino systems. This game is also known as Noughts and Crosses or Three-in-a-row. Whatever we call it, I’m sure you will be...
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Tutorial: Arduino and Infra-red control
Learn how to use Arduino and infra-red remote controls in chapter thirty-two of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino...
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Kit review – Freeduino v1.22 Arduino-compatible
Hello readers Time again for another kit review. Today we will examine the Freeduino Arduino Duemilanove-compatible board in a kit. It is always interesting to see how the different types and makes of...
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Discovering Arduino’s internal EEPROM lifespan
How long does the internal EEPROM of an Atmel ATmega328 last for? Let’s find out… Updated 18/03/2013 Some time ago I published a short tutorial concerning the use of the internal EEPROM belonging to...
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Tutorial: Arduino and the SPI bus
Learn how to use the SPI data bus with Arduino in chapter thirty-four of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A seemingly endless tutorial on the...
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Kit review – nootropic design Hackvision
Hello readers Time for another kit review – the nootropics design Hackvision, a nice change from test equipment. The purpose of the Hackvision is to allow the user to create retro-style arcade games...
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Tutorial: Arduino and the SPI bus part II
This is chapter thirty-six of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A seemingly endless series of articles on the Arduino universe. The first...
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Tutorial: Arduino timing methods with millis()
This is chapter thirty-seven of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – in what feels like an endless series of articles on the Arduino universe. The...
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Project – Single button combination lock
Time for something different - a single button combination lock. Allow me to explain… Updated 18/03/2013 Normally a combination lock would require the entry of a series of unique numbers in order to...
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Kit Reviews: Snootlab Power ScrewShield and I2C Power Protoshield
Hello Readers In this article we will examine the first two products from a bundle sent for review by Snootlab, a Toulouse, France-based company that in their own words: … designs and develops...
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Tutorial: Arduino and a Thermal Printer
Use inexpensive thermal printers with Arduino in chapter thirty-eight of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the Arduino...
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Review: The Gravitech Arduino Nano family
Hello Readers In this article we will examine a variety of products received for review from Gravitech in the United States – the company that designed and build the Arduino Nano. We have a Nano and...
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Tutorial: Arduino and the NXP SAA1064 4-digit LED display driver
Learn how to use the NXP SAA1064 LED display driver IC in chapter thirty-nine of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the...
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Kit Review – Snootlab Rotoshield
Hello Readers [Update: 11/12/11 - Added example code and video] In this article we will examine yet another product from a bundle sent for review by Snootlab, a Toulouse, France-based company that in...
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Tutorial: Gravitech Arduino Nano MP3 Player
Hello readers [Update: 21/05/2013. Tutorial now out of date, and I don't have a Nano to test it with the new code. Try this instead.] In this article we will introduce playing MP3 files using the...
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Tutorial: Arduino and Push-wheel switches
This is chapter forty of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the Arduino universe. The first chapter is here, the complete...
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Review: Gravitech 7-Segment Arduino Shield
Hello Readers In this article we examine the “7-Segment Arduino Shield” received for review from the team at Gravitech in the United States. This is an Arduino Uno/Duemilanove-type compatible shield...
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Tutorial: Maximising your Arduino’s I/O ports
This is chapter forty-one of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the Arduino universe. The first chapter is here, the...
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Tutorial: Arduino and multiple push-wheel switches
This is an addendum to chapter forty of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the Arduino universe. The first chapter is...
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Tutorial: Arduino and Numeric Keypads
Use numeric keypads with Arduino in chapter forty-two of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – a series of articles on the Arduino universe. The...
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Add a real-time clock to the Freetronics Eleven
Let’s add a DS1307 real-time clock to our Freetronics Arduino-compatible board. Updated 18/03/2013 – this is also perfect for the Freetronics Eleven board. Now and again I find myself making another...
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Moving Forward with Arduino – Chapter 19 – GPS part II
Learn more about Arduino and GPS in chapter nineteen of a series originally titled “Getting Started with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino universe. The first chapter is here, the...
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Kit Review – Sparkfun “Simon Game”
Hello everyone Time for a fun kit review. Aren’t all kit reviews fun? I think so, however sometimes kits can be very practical in use and perhaps not fun – unlike this little monkey. Some of you,...
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Kit Review – adafruit industries wave shield
Hello readers Today we are going introduce another useful kit from adafruit industries – their waveshild Arduino shield kit. The purpose of this shield is to play audio files sourced from a computer,...
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Tutorial: Arduino and the I2C bus – Part One
This is part one of several tutorials on how to use the I2C bus with Arduino, and chapter twenty of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial...
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Tutorial: Arduino and the I2C bus – Part Two
Part two of our Arduino and I2C bus tutorial. [Updated 10/01/2013] Today we are going to continue learning about the I2C bus and how it can work for us. If you have not already, please read and...
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Tutorial: Arduino and the AREF pin
Learn about the Arduino’s AREF pin and how to use it in this detailed tutorial. [Updated 09/01/2013] Today we are going to spend some time with the AREF pin – what it is, how it works and why you may...
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Tutorial: Arduino and the DS touch screen
Use inexpensive touch-screens with Arduino in chapter twenty-three of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino universe. The...
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Tutorial: Arduino and monochrome LCDs
Please note that the tutorials are not currently compatible with Arduino IDE v1.0. Please continue to use v22 or v23 until further notice. This is chapter twenty-four of a series originally titled...
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Initial review: mbed LPC1768 Development Board
In this article we review the mbed NXP LPC1768 development board and the mbed system in general. Introduction Today we will examine the mbed NXP LPC1768 development board. The goal of the mbed system...
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Tutorial: Using analog input for multiple buttons
Use multiple buttons with one analog input in chapter twenty-five of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino universe....
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Kit Review – MDC Bare-bones Board Kit (Arduino-compatible)
Hello readers Today we continue to examine Arduino-compatible products by assembling an interesting kit from Modern Device Company – their “Bare Bones Board” (to be referred to as BBB). The BBB kit is...
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Tutorial: Arduino and GSM Cellular – Part Two
Continue to learn about connecting your Arduino to the cellular network with the SM5100 GSM module shield. This is chapter twenty-seven of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward...
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Project – Simple RFID access system
In this tutorial you can make an RFID access system. It’s very simple and can be used with a wide variety of end-uses. Updated 18/03/2013 The purpose of this project is to prototype a basic RFID access...
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Tutorial: Arduino and Colour LCD
Learn how to use the colour LCD shield from Sparkfun in chapter twenty-eight of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino...
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Tutorial: Arduino and TFT LCD
Learn how to use the 4D Systems 1.44″ TFT serial interface LCD with Arduino in chapter twenty-nine of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A...
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Moving Forward with Arduino – Chapter 30 – twitter
Learn how to tweet from your Arduino in chapter thirty of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino universe. [Updated...
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Tutorial: Your Arduino’s inbuilt EEPROM
This is chapter thirty-one of a series originally titled “Getting Started/Moving Forward with Arduino!” by John Boxall – A tutorial on the Arduino universe. The first chapter is here, the complete...
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