Getting Started with Arduino Hi everyone! Today is an exciting day. I was recently asked to write a series of articles focusing on Arduino for Connectedly and what better way to get started than to write up a quick getting started article! What Does It Do Have you ever wished you could remotely control devices…
I recently ordered a large shipment of PCB boards from a company some of you may have heard called SparkFun. Besides getting a whole bunch of cool boards, I made one additional unnecessary purchase: A DIY Digital Oscilloscope Kit. See the video here: My Rating: Medium Difficulty – Not for Beginners (But Totally Fun!)
So, A little while ago I bought 11 boards from SparkFun from Dings and Dents for 25 cents a pop. Why? Well I was curious and printed PCB’s usually run at least a dollar or so. At the same time I got a bunch of Dings and Dents sensors or something therein. Dings and Dents: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8477#comment-531a7b55757b7f6a268b4567…
Well, after a long haul and learning curve, I have started building my own Arduino. First up, I just want to say, the AVR Standalone from Adafruit – I can’t get the darn thing to work. So I am flashing my chips the old fashioned way.
Part 1: Getting the GSM working One of the projects I’m undertaking is a remote GPS tracker for my vehicle. True, you can purchase these in the 30 dollar range from Deal Extreme if you search vehicle trackers. However, I did see questions regarding temperature and stability. And one of the worries for me is…
As part of my learning curve for open source hardware, and basic electronics. This project wont take you very long, maybe an hour at most. What this does is pretty straight forward, it shows the temperature in real time for both Celsius and Fahrenheit. I’ve added some code to the Nokia, which uses the analogWrite…
Recently, a friend introduced me to Arduino. Rather, he’s been trying to introduce me for a while and I’ve just been too darned busy to play with it. So, I took on some projects and spent some energy on it this last month. First up, Meggy Jr from evil mad scientist. Not really an arduino,…
