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There are many different kinds of Arduino boards out there. Most of the time you will find one that fulfill all your needs but, sometime, you may want to build your own Arduino based board. Why would someone build its own Arduino board? Well, I can see two reasons to do that. Reason #1: Size and...
I just received two XBee wireless modems with an Arduino shield and an USB adapter board. I bought all these parts from Sparkfun.com. I followed the instructions from the Lady Ada website to configure both modems so they can talk to each other. Once I finished soldering the XBee shield stackable headers I tried...
I have been playing with my Netduino Plus for about two weeks now and I love it. So far, the most interesting thing about the Netduino is the use of the .Net Micro Framework (.Net MF). Being a C# developer for a decade now, I really enjoy being able to take advantage of this language in...
I just received my Netduino Plus. Netduino is an open source microcontroller development board working with the Microsoft .Net Micro Framework. The good news it that the pins layout of the Netduino is compatible with the pinout of the Arduino, which means you can re-use your Arduino shields. The Netduino Plus comes with a...
I made this short video to complete my previous post....
That post is due for a long time. I’ll continue with the infrared project and add control of X10 devices in your house. Don’t know what X10 is? Click here to learn more. The code in this post is not much different than the code presented on part 2 of this series. In addition to...
A big problem with my first version of the KidsClock was that despite my efforts to track time accurately, it was drifting a few minutes everyday. This is because the Arduino does not come with a built-in real time clock like full scale computers. To fix that problem I added a real time clock...
I published an other instructable this week. I needed a coat hook for the office and ended up making some for my coworkers. You can see it here, enjoy …Wooden Cubicle Coat Hook – More DIY How To Projects...
I posted a new instructable on how to build a rainstick using an old wood window blind. You can see it here. Here is a short video of the final result featuring my son Thomas! Rainstick made from wood window blinds – More DIY How To Projects...
I published my first instructable about how to make a bench dog almost for free. Making bench dogs for less than 1$ – More DIY How To Projects...