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 …
ESP8266 Controlled with Android App (MIT App Inventor)
In this project, you’re going to build an Android app using the MIT App Inventor software that allows you to control the ESP8266 GPIOs. First, watch the video demonstration To learn more about …
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Security Access using MFRC522 RFID Reader with Arduino
This blog post shows a simple example on how to use the MFRC522 RFID reader. I’ll do a quick overview of the specifications and demonstrate a project example using an Arduino.
11 Clever Uses for Your Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized development board and it is the perfect tool for students, artists, hobbyists and hackers. It is a very versatile board with application in several areas. …
Raspberry Pi Web Server using Flask to Control GPIOs
In this project you’ll create a standalone web server with a Raspberry Pi that can toggle two LEDs. You can replace those LEDs with any output (like a relay or a transistor). …
Giveaway Raspberry Pi 3 – Free Shipping
Rui here, I’ve decided to give away a brand new Raspberry Pi 3. The giveaway starts today and ends in a few days.