$10 DIY WiFi RGB LED Mood Light with ESP8266 (Step by Step)
TIn this project, I’ll show you how you can build your own mood light. You’ll use an ESP8266 to remotely control the color of your light using your smartphone or any …
Electronics Basics – How a Potentiometer Works
A potentiometer also referred to as pot may come in a wide variety of shapes and are used in many applications in your daily life, for example to control the audio …
Electronics For Beginners
This eBook is our step-by-step guide designed to help you get started with electronics. Electronics For Beginners lays out the essentials of electricity with practical examples.
Guide for 8×8 Dot Matrix MAX7219 with Arduino + Pong Game
The dot matrix that we’re going to use in this guide is a 8×8 matrix which means that it has 8 columns and 8 rows, so it contains a total of …
7 Arduino Compatible Displays for Your Electronic Projects
The Arduino board has a wide variety of compatible displays that you can use in your electronic projects. In most projects, it’s very useful to give the user some sort of feedback …
Guide for Rain Sensor FC-37 or YL-83 with Arduino
The rain sensor is used to detect water and it can detect beyond of what a humidity sensor do. This article explains how to use the FC-37 rain sensor module …
Guide for Soil Moisture Sensor YL-69 or HL-69 with Arduino
The soil moisture sensor or the hygrometer is usually used to detect the humidity of the soil. So, it is perfect to build an automatic watering system or to monitor …
9 Home Automation Open-Source Platforms for Your projects
In this post, I will share with you a list of 9 home automation open-source platforms for your projects. Home automation can include the scheduling and automatic operation of lighting, heating, …
Electronics Basics – How a Transistor Works
Transistors are semiconductor devices with three terminals that can act as amplifier controls or electrically controlled switches.
Learning Basic Linux Commands – Raspberry Pi Cheat Sheet
A big part of using a Raspberry Pi is also using the terminal. The terminal is something that a lot of people try to avoid, because they feel like it …
ESP8266 RGB Color Picker
In this project, you’re going to build a web server with an ESP8266 to remotely control an RGB LED. This project is called ESP8266 RGB Color Picker. First, watch the …
Giveaway on Instagram – Arduino Kit
Hey, I’ve decided to join Instagram and start sharing sneak peeks of upcoming projects along with other interesting electronics topics. If you’re not on Instagram don’t worry, I’ll be doing more giveaways on …
Guide for MQ-2 Gas/Smoke Sensor with Arduino
This guide shows how to build a smoke detector that beeps when it detects flammable gas or smoke.
19 Awesome Robots You Can Build With an Arduino
With an Arduino it is possible to do almost every imaginable project. This time I put together a list of 19 different robots built with an Arduino. Some of them …