What if you were away from home for a few weeks and wanted to control your lights? Or you wanted to be able to remotely access a temperature sensor at home? There are a couple of ways to do this including Wi-Fi and GSM modules. Ethernet or Bluetooth shields, Or all in one units such…
I saw a recent discussion on how difficult it would be to create a glowing logo for a popular smartphone. And i thought to myself, what a great idea for a DIY project! Here i will show you how to build a simple glowing logo for your favourite product, brand, or even person using an…
This short tutorial will show you how to get started using multicoloured LED’s with Arduino. Specifically common anode and common cathode and to control the red, blue and green separately. This means multicoloured blinky lights! And later, you will be able to see a sample of how to control this with Wi-Fi.
If you have followed our articles so far on how the pins work on an Arduino, how to calculate resistor sizes, and how to use the Arduino IDE – it’s time to take the first plunge into LED’s and get some blinky lights going!
Have you ever hooked something up to power … and noticed it either smoking or a strange pop followed by silence or a broken device? The most common cause is too high of a voltage. Every component on your electronic devices can only handle voltages up to a certain point. I’m going to show you…
For users brand new to Arduino, the pin system can be a little bit confusing. So I thought covering them in a very high level detail may help before we get too far. By the end of this tutorial set, you will be able to use input and output on an Arduino. And you should…
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 thought this might be a fun one to share. This requires no programming, and no fancy hardware. Just a little bit of elbow grease. When I first moved into my new home with my significant other, I fell in love with the backyard. I built my own little greenhouse and quickly expanded it to…
Hi everyone, Welcome to part two of the Ghost Box Build! in this article, we will cover most of the Raspberry Pi customizations. We will setup the display, setup wifi and setup the camera.
As previously announced, I am proud to announce a brand new Raspberry Project! This time I ordered my parts from Newark Canada after reading about their involvement with the Raspberry Pi. This fun little project is intended to show off some great little features from this mini-PC. To show users how to leverage some of…
