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- Pimoroni Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry PiSKU: PIM458 Brand: PimoroniMonitor your world with Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry Pi! There's a whole bunch of fancy environmental sensors on these boards, and a gorgeous little full-colour LCD to display your data. The perfect way to get started with citizen science and environmental monitoring!
- Badger 2040 - Badger + Accessory KitSKU: PIM610 Brand: PimoroniA hackable, programmable badge with E InkĀ® display, powered by Raspberry Pi RP2040...
- Multi-Colored Heat Shrink Pack - 3/32 + 1/8 + 3/16 DiametersSKU: ADA1649 Brand: AdafruitHeat shrink is the duct tape of electronics which I guess makes this heat shrink the colorful and exciting duct tape they sell at craft stores. This heat shrink...
- Sony Spresense Pack - Main Board + Extension Board + CameraSKU: ADA4420 Brand: AdafruitSPRESENSE is a low-power board computer for the IoT that is equipped with a GPS receiver and supports High-Resolution Audio codecs. The board allows for IoT versatility...$319.95 AUD, inc GSTAs low as $297.55 AUD, inc GST
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- VS1053 Codec + MicroSD Breakout - MP3/WAV/MIDI/OGG Play + Record - v4SKU: ADA1381 Brand: AdafruitThis breakout board is the ultimate companion for the VLSI VS1053B DSP codec chip. The VS1053 can decode a wide variety of audio formats such as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis...
- Photon 2 + Edge ML KitSKU: CE09748 Brand: Particle
This kit includes the Photon 2 and a range of sensors and outputs to kick-start your Machine Learning journey!
- Acrylic + Hardware Kit for Adafruit MagTagSKU: ADA4807 Brand: AdafruitHere is the perfect kit with two faceplate options for your MagTag, including a vivid Red Arrow plate and a dreamy white Cloud plate. And of course, the mounting hardware is included, so you can assemble it with just a plain Phillips screwdriver. Takes less than 3 minutes!
- Rotary Encoder + ExtrasSKU: ADA377 Brand: AdafruitThis rotary encoder is the best of the best, its a high quality 24-pulse encoder, with detents and a nice feel. It is panel mountable for placement in a box, or...
- Formlabs Colour Kit - Base Resin + 5 PigmentsSKU: CE06177 Brand: FormlabsThe first integrated color mixing solution for resin, the Form 2 Color Kit enables 3D printing in a range of colors without the manual work of finishing and painting. Field test product concepts more quickly with 3D prints that fit their environment.
- FTDI Friend + extras - v1.0SKU: ADA284 Brand: AdafruitNote: These use genuine FTDI chips, either Adafruit purchase them or they are manufactured to Adafruit's specifications with the requirement of genuine FTDI chips 10/22/14 -...
- GPIO Hammer Headers - Solderless Raspberry Pi Connectors - Male + Female + Installation JigSKU: PIM296 Brand: PimoroniIf your soldering isn't quite up to scratch, or you just don't own a soldering iron yet, then these nifty hammer headers form Pimoroni might be just what you need...
- Clear Acrylic Lens Holder + Hardware Kit for HalloWingSKU: ADA4013 Brand: AdafruitHere is the perfect kit for mounting a convex lens (glass or plastic) to your HalloWing! This holder has been laser-cut specifically for lenses with a lip-edge...Special Price $5.61 AUD, inc GSTRegular Price $6.60 AUD, inc GSTDelivered by May 6th
- Clear Acrylic Enclosure + Hardware Kit for Adafruit CLUESKU: ADA4675 Brand: AdafruitHere is a chic minimalist enclosure for your CLUE board! This case has been laser-cut specifically to accommodate the TFT display, tactile buttons, and capacitive pads.
- DHT22 temperature-humidity sensor + extrasSKU: ADA385 Brand: AdafruitThe DHT22 is a basic, low-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor. It uses a capacitive humidity sensor and a thermistor to measure the surrounding air, and...$20.60 AUD, inc GSTAs low as $19.16 AUD, inc GST
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- Membrane 1x4 Keypad + ExtrasSKU: ADA1332 Brand: AdafruitPunch in your secret key into this numeric membrane keypad. This keypad has 4 buttons, and since every key has its own wire line, no matrix code is required - just...
- littleBits 9V Battery + CableSKU: LBH840 Brand: LittleBitsThis package contains a 9v alkaline battery and a cable to connect it to the power Bit. Connect it up and then flip the switch to power all of your creations!
- Membrane LED Keypad + extrasSKU: ADA1333 Brand: AdafruitThis membrane keypad has a single key, but it does have an embedded surface-mount red LED installed. The flex cable is also extra-long, so they can think of a lot...
- ProtoShield + Mini Breadboard for ArduinoCompatible with standard Arduino shield layout. Great for prototyping and quick projects.
- Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT + RTC for Raspberry Pi - Mini KitSKU: ADA2345 Brand: AdafruitYou can now create a dazzling display with your Raspberry Pi Model A+/B+/Pi 2, 3, or 4 with the Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT. This HAT plugs into your Pi and makes it...
- Adafruit I2C Controlled + Keypad Shield Kit for 16x2 LCDSKU: ADA715 Brand: AdafruitThis new Adafruit shield makes it easy to use a 16x2 Character LCD. The 16x2 Character LCD is NOT, repeat, NOT, included Adafruit really like the range of LCDs Adafruit stock...$32.80 AUD, inc GSTAs low as $30.50 AUD, inc GST
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- Adafruit 4x4 Trellis Feather Acrylic Enclosure + Hardware KitSKU: ADA4339 Brand: AdafruitA super-specifically-laser-cut enclosure that turns your 4x4 'Trellis into a handheld light/music maker! Perfect for your next cool interface, MIDI instrument, control...
- DHT11 basic temperature-humidity sensor + extrasSKU: ADA386 Brand: AdafruitThe DHT11 is a basic, ultra low-cost digital temperature and humidity sensor. It uses a capacitive humidity sensor and a thermistor to measure the surrounding air...$10.40 AUD, inc GSTAs low as $9.67 AUD, inc GST
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- Ultimaker Bowden Tube + Collets +ClipsSKU: CE06329 Brand: UltimakerThe Bowden tube, 70.5 cm long. Made from PFA. Outside diameter 0.25 inch, inside 0.125 inch is used to transport the filament to the extruder head. Includes two Clamp Clips and two Tube Coupling Collets.
- 16 MHz Crystal + 20pF capacitorsSKU: ADA2215 Brand: AdafruitKeep your microcontroller tickin' with a a fancy timing crystal. This 16.000 MHz model comes in a HC49/US 'short style' standard package and is breadboard friendly...
- DS18B20 Digital temperature sensor + extrasSKU: ADA374 Brand: AdafruitThese 1-wire digital temperature sensors are fairly precise (Ā±0.5Ā°C over much of the range) and can give up to 12 bits of precision from the onboard digital-to-analog...
PiicoDev Air Quality Sensor ENS160 | Getting Started Guide
The PiicoDevĀ®Ā Air Quality Sensor is based on an ENS160 multi-gas sensor that detects Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). These measurements are run through some algorithms to produce standardised outputs like Air Quality Index (AQI...
Fritzing for Schematic and PCB Design
Fritzing is a completely free Circuit Design program available across all popular operating systems. The program was designed to support hobbyists, hackers, artists and makers (and all creative minds) in taking the step from concept to prot...
Assemble a goBILDA Outlaw Chassis Kit - Plus Raspberry Pi and 8BitDo Control!
If you want a high-end robotics platform that is easy to expand with it does not get better than goBILDA! GoBILDA is a complete build system designed for makers, students, and educators. FromĀ curated kits, toĀ many structural alum...
Raspberry Pi Pico with LoRaWAN and The Things Network - Makerverse LoRa-E5 Module - Transmit Weather Data into IoT
Feel restricted by your connectivity? Want to send data from a remote node 10km away from civilization? Or ~3km when you are in a built-up civilization. Feel the urge for Liberation? Then I have the solution for you! Using only hardware bu...
Choosing the Right Raspberry Pi Kit
Show of hands, who loves Raspberry Pi? We all do, and one of the most common questions we get asked is which Raspberry Pi kit is going to best suit my project, which one has the right components in it etc. So today weāre going to be l...
Soldering 101
Imagine being a builder without a hammer, or a car without a brake, this is kind of useful, but nowhere near as useful as it could be. This is like being a maker/DIYāer/enthusiast without being able to solder. Sure you can breadboard ...
Plant_io Basic Setup Guide | Automatically Water a Seedling Based on Soil Moisture
What We'll AchieveThis guide will help you set up a Plant_io controller to automatically irrigate a plant of your choice. This example focuses on germinating seeds, but this is only one option. Along the way we'll: Assemble a hardware pl...
Gaming Kit for RetroPie
Video gaming has evolved tremendously over the last decade, console games produce near real-life graphics, and playing with friends across the globe is easier than sending a text message. This is all well and good, but there are those of us...
Makerverse Audio Kit Guide | Play Music and Generate Tones
IntroductionWelcome to the guide for the Makerverse Audio Kit. This kit will allow you to build a music player, a musical keyboard, and a sound effect soundboard! To follow along you will need: The Makerverse Audio Kit The Makerverse ...
Fritzing up an Arduino SHIELD
We want to show you how great Fritzing is when it comes to going from your breadboarded prototype to a polished, Etchable PCB design. We are going to utilize a completed circuit we used for our SPI Arduino tutorial that uses a shift registe...
Infinity Mirror Kit V1 - Assembly and tutorials
The Infinity Mirror Kit is a desk-top display that creates a dazzling optical illusion - a tunnel of light that tears through space! Note: This tutorial is for the Infinity Kit V1. We updated have updated to the Infinity Kit V2 as of ...
Setting up your OctoPi Kit
So you have just received your OctoPi kit and you are looking to get it up and running. All you need to do is grab out all the parts you received and around 20 minutes of time. To connect your OctoPi to the network you need to decide what ...
Our littleBits Gizmos and Gadgets Kit (2nd Edition) Review
The new Gizmos and Gadgets revision 2.0 from littleBits is here and we've decided to review the kit for any budding inventors (or inventor's parents) out there. The v1.0 kit was impressive enough, we were interested to see what littleBits c...
Solarbotics Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit Speed Build
We had a lot of fun making this speed build video for the Paris Flyer CarouSol Kit by Solarbotics. If you aren't already familiar, Solarbotics makes a great line of DIY electronics kits made from laser cut materials. They range from quite s...
Infinity Mirror Kit Kickstarter Hall of Fame Backers
The Infinity Mirror Kit was made possible by all the people who backed our Kickstarter!Ā Kits are where it's at. With ourĀ Desktop Infinity Mirror KitĀ you'll get to make something wonderful with your hands, all in the span ...
Infinity Mirror Kit V2 - Assembly and Tutorials
TheĀ Infinity Mirror KitĀ V2 is a desktop display that creates a dazzling optical illusion - a tunnel of light that tears through space! The Infinity Mirror Kit V2 entered production in October 2018, and now ships with an Adaf...
Cooling Your Raspberry Pi
Part of the joy that is Raspberry Pi is getting stuck into it at a slightly lower level and finding out exactly what you can do with it if you take a look under the hood. One of the most popular experiments to do with your Raspberry Pi is o...
Makerverse Load Cell Kit Guide | Measure Weights and Forces
IntroductionĀ Welcome to the guide for the Makerverse Load Cell kit. With this hardware you will be able to make a set of scales capable of measuring weights up to 3kg with a precision as low as 0.1g! To follow along you will need: ...
IoT with LoRaWAN, Pycom, The Things Network & Node-RED
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. In our two previous Pycom article...
Chibitronics at Home - STEM Starter Kit
Now that we have dippedĀ our toes into the Chibitronics environment, let's take a look at a more in-depth kit and see what kind of projects it offers. The Chibitronics STEM starter kitĀ comes with: 1 Circuit Stic...
Our Overview of Makeblock's Ranger Robotics Kit
Now that we've taken a look at MakeBlock's beginner kit, the mBot (take a look at the previous article here), let's take our skills to the next level with the Ranger. The Ranger adds much more modularity and customisation to the kit. From e...
Our Overview of Makeblock's Ultimate Kit 2.0
The aptly named Ultimate Kit 2.0 is the final kit in the line-up of educational robots from Makeblock. With over 160 independent mechanical parts and modules, the Ultimate Kit 2.0 answers the call for almost limitless creative freedom. Matc...
Micro:bit Temperature and Humidity Sensing
TheĀ Micro:bitĀ has the ability to measure temperature by sensing the temperature of the silicon die inside the main CPU. This works because the Micro:bit runs cold, and the temperature of the CPU is usually a good approximation of ...
Getting started with your Raspberry Pi Zero W Starter Kit
Who should follow this tutorial? If this is your first experience with Raspberry Pi, and you're using a starter kit for aĀ Raspberry Pi Zero W, then this tutorial is for you. We'll plug everything into where it needs to be, install an ...
Overview of Resin 3D Printing and Calibrating the Print Platform with the Creality LD-002H
ResinĀ 3D printers are an immensely powerful tool in the hands of a maker and they have never been more accessible. This will be a rundown on this technology, contrasting it to filament 3D printing and an explanation of tools whilst tea...
Our littleBits Rule Your Room Kit Review
"Yes, I would recommend this a friend." That's the verdict of 90% of people who pick up the Rule your Room Kit from littleBits. We love it so much, we're most definitely recommending it to you and your family. But you don't need to take ...
Pycom Expansion Board - Getting Started
Where do I start? If youāre new to programming Python is a great place to start! Iāve seen Python taught to primary school age children and I have used Python in a Machine Intelligence course at university. Itās no wonder...
Control Multiple Fully-Addressable WS2812B RGB LED Strips with a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer
This is an update to an older guide done so that we can provide you with the fastest, most modern, and best way to set up your system. Nothing beats bright shiny colourful lights and this guide demonstrates the fastest and most customizab...
Makerverse Essentials Kit Guide | Build Circuits and Code with MicroPython
IntroductionWelcome to the guide for the Makerverse Essentials Kit. This kit provides the fundamental hardware required to construct many of the kits in the Makerverse Kits range along with providing hardware which will continue to be usef...
Plant_io Sensors Guide | Connect Sensors and Log Data
In the Plant_io Basic Setup Guide we assembled the Plant_io platform to automatically irrigate plants, and sprouted some seeds.Ā As the project runs, a log file is updated with data captured at each interval. This simple log allows us ...
PiicoDev Pressure Sensor MS5637 - Micro:bit Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read barometric pressure from your PiicoDevĀ® Pressure Sensor and a Micro:bit To follow along, it's best to have: A Micro:bitĀ V2 A PiicoDev Pressure Sensor MS5637 A PiicoDev Adapter for M...
How to use an ESP8266 in the Arduino IDE
In August of 2014 Shanghai-based chip manufacturer, Espressif, released a ultra-cheap Serial to Wi-Fi chip called the ESP-01. At the heart of the ESP01 was an ESP8266 chip broken out into the 8 pins needed to program it via a microcontrolle...
PLA 3D Printing Tips
PLA is Poly-Lactic Acid filament, and it's usually the go-to choice for people looking to print larger models or for longer periods of time. The important properties of the material dictate the reasons for using it; it doesn't warp at all a...
GlowBitā¢ rainbow Quickstart Guide for micro:bit
Let's do some creative projects to get familiar with the GlowBitā¢ rainbow and micro:bit. The animation runs for 10 seconds, and can be started by pressing either of the micro:bit's buttons In this guide we will: Wi...
Our Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 Review
A new day is upon us, and it is glorious. After all, itās not often that a new Raspberry Pi board is released. As youāre probably aware, the current iteration of the popular Raspberry Pi microcomputer is the Raspberry Pi 3. It h...
Program a Micro:Bit in your Web Browser
In this article, we'll program a Micro:bit v2 using a web browser. We'll connect a Micro:bit to our computer, open python.microbit.org and begin coding our first script. Contents What You'll Need Connect your Micro:bit Open the Progr...
PiicoDev Community Contributions
In the dynamic and ever-evolving world of open source technology, the PiicoDev community really stands out to me as a curious and humble one. While the project's main repositories on GitHub serve as the heart of our collective endeavor, it...
Setting up and Using the Adafruit 16-Channel Servo HAT for Raspberry Pi
This guide will teach you how to controlĀ up to 992 5V Servos through the GPIO pins on your Raspberry Pi! But more practically, without stacking multiple HATS (Hardware Attached on Top), this guide will teach exactly how to control sixt...
Micro:bit Light and UV Sensing
Every Micro:bitĀ has the ability to measure visible light, but what about UV light? Imagine that you are growing a plant on the window sill in a well-lit room. Does your plant have enough light? Plants need UV light to photosynthesize e...
PiicoDev Transceiver | Getting Started Guide
A radio transceiver is a device that can both transmit and receive radio signals, making it the perfect tool for communication on the go and remote projects! The PiicoDev Transceiverā¢ is a 915MHz radio that can send short messages up...
How to use a PiRelay HAT for Raspberry Pi - Multiple Relay Control with Voice or GUI
This guide will teach you exactly how to use a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer to independently control 4 relays. A Relay is an electrically operated switch. This is all possible thanks to the PiRelay V2 HAT from SB Components. These re...
How to 3D Print Your Own Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ Case
So you've got your Raspberry Pi 3 Model A and need a case to house it in. In this short guide we're going to step through the considerations you should take when designing your own case, as well as provide you with all the files you need t...
How to Drive High Power LEDs ā 3W Aluminum Backed Star LEDs
High power LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) have different requirements that need to be met when compared to regular LEDs. Current regulation using only resistors is impractical so it is necessary to use a switched-mode voltage and current reg...
How To Replace Your FEP Film - Resin Printer Maintenance Tip
The FEP film is a layer of transparent thin plastic (that is double layered) that is installed on the bottom of a resin tank (or Vat) in all resin 3D printers. This film creates a way for the UV light or laser light to cure the liquid resin...
Visual Thermometer with CircuitPython: Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
The Adafruit Circuit Playground Express comes packed with sensors, and for this tutorial, we are going to learn to use the onboard thermometer (technically a thermistor)! We will take temperature readings with the thermometer and print out ...
Getting Started with Arduino Using the Sparkfun RedBoard
Welcome to the Sparkfun Inventors Kit (SIK) Ver 4.0 tutorial page. In this beginnerās tutorial, we will explore the basics of microcontroller programming and circuit electronics through a series of projects that are provided in the&nb...
Mobile Networks - Where Can My IoT Device Connect?
The Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects that are all around us which are blessed with sensors, software, and other technology for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices and systems al...
How to Save Games on RetroPie
So you've got your brand new RetroPie gaming kit setup, but you've got no idea how to save your games. No one wants to be starting afresh each and every time they jump onto their Pi for some light gaming. I've put together this handy guide ...
PiicoDev Colour Sensor VEML6040 - Raspberry Pi Guide
Introduction Let's read colour data from a PiicoDevĀ® Colour Sensor with a Raspberry Pi and create a colour sorting machine. This guide will cover connecting the hardware, downloading some example code and remixing it. To follow along,...
How To Complete Your First Resin 3D Print
So, you have set up your shiny new resin 3D printer and now want to produce beautiful models. Well, this tutorial will tell you exactly what to do from filling the tank, starting a print via USB then the removal, cleaning, and final UV ligh...
Micro:bit Soil Moisture Sensor
The Micro:bit is great for small portable projects like a soil moisture sensor. In this tutorial, we will walk through how to program a Micro:bit to make a reliable and consistent soil moisture sensor that will give consistent readings. The...
Drawing Schematics With Eagle
warning: this guide is dated and kept for legacy reasons. Links may not work. Welcome to part 1 of our Cadsoft Eagle tutorial. Put your hand up if youāve always wanted to take the clunky, delicate circuit youāve c...
Setting Up Hyperbian ā Ambient Lighting with your Screen
Break your television and monitors free from the confines of their edges with Hyperbian! This is an open-source ambient light software that will improve the way you enjoy your favourite media. Hyperion for the Raspberry PiĀ ā“ Hy...
What is a Kano Computer?
How many young people are able to assemble a computer, from scratch? Sure, adults can do it. There are even IT professionals and avid PC enthusiasts that take it to the next level; customizing everything down to the color of the Power LED a...
Makerverse Motor Driver, 2 Channel - Application Guide
Introduction The Makerverse Motor Driver has been updated to a v20 design which now features a 5V output pin instead of the VM pin. Some images and in-video descriptions in this guide may be outdated This guide covers the use of the Maker...
Graphic OLED Displays with Particle
Note that the digital artifacts on the screenare from the camera used to capture and not the screen itself How many great artworks or photos have you seen that consist of just lines of characters; words and numbers? Very few. Itās ...
Getting Started With Inertial Measurement Units | Exploring Degrees Of Freedom
In this guide, we'll be learning about sensors that measure inertial movement, how they work, how to choose the right sensor type, and how to get the most out of their readings. Hardware mentioned in this guide: PiicoDev Accelerometer ...
Alcohol Inks to Colourise Resin Prints - Three Different Methods
One of the special properties of transparent resin prints created by DLP 3D printers like the Creality LD-002R and SLA printers like the Formlabs Form 3 is how vibrantly you can colourise them with Alcohol Inks. Simply by dabbing on just a ...
DIY Solder Stencils with a Laser-Cutter
When it comes to assembling a prototype Printed Circuit Board (PCB), there are a couple of options for applying solder-paste: Paste each individual pad by hand with a syringe, or; Use a stencil to paste all pads in one pass. The firs...
What is the better tech, innoBits or littleBits?
We get a lot of interest from parents and educators surrounding littleBits and innobits. Especially the difference between the two products. Both are magnetically connected electronic building blocks. Both products empower people to invent ...
C Programming for Makers
Welcome to the C Programming Workshop for Makers! Here you'll be able to follow along with our series of easily digestible videos that cover everything you'll need to know to on your way with C programming and start making awesome projects....
Temperature Sensing With Raspberry Pi
Is it hot in here, or is it just my Raspberry Pi? A Raspberry Pi sitting on a desk doing nothing is kind of boring. However, a Raspberry Pi that can measure the temperature and make decisions based off that information is awesome! The Rasp...
PiicoDev Ultrasonic Rangefinder | Getting Started Guide
Similar to how bats echo-locate and how submarines use sonar, the PiicoDevĀ® Ultrasonic Rangefinder uses sound waves to measure the distance to an object. It sends out a high-pitched sound wave, which bounces off of the object and comes...
Ultimaker 2+ 3D Printer and Ultimaker 2 Extended+ 3D Printer - Overview, Setup and First Print
This will be an overview, initial setup and first print guide for the Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker 2 Extended . Quick links for the contents of this guide is seen below. Printer Overview Printer Characteristics ...
Our Rigol DP-832 Power Supply Review
The Rigol DP-832 is a 3-channel, benchtop power supply suitable for a serious maker, makerspace or product developer. In this video I'll take you on a tour of the supply's operation and give my two cents on things I like and dislike. ...
Understanding ESP32 Naming Conventions
Espressif is a constantly ground-breaking company that produces lots of really cool development modules which includes the ESP32. ESP32 Boards, ESP32 Dev-Kits, and ESP32 Modules (the part that gets soldered to the Board/PCB) are all about ...
Arduino Workshop for Beginners
Welcome to the Arduino Workshop, where you'll be able to follow our guided course which covers everything you'll need to know in order to create your own Arduino projects and become a leveled up maker. My name is Sam and along with being ...
Our recommendation on Breadboard Power Supplies
So, youāre looking for the right way to power your breadboard? Youāve found that your Arduino Uno just doesnāt quite have the juice to power up your circuit. It's likely that the microcontroller can output around 400mA whe...
Improving Results with Transparent Filament
Fused filament fabrication and transparent prints! No, surely you mean SLA prints. And true you can get excellent transparent prints effectively using SLA however consumer-grade fused filament fabrication can be mistaken for glass when corr...
Our Guide for Arduino Beginner Kits
Kits are a pretty nifty idea for someone starting out in maker electronics. For this beginner-friendly article, we are just going to take a look at three of our great kits for theĀ Arduino Uno. All three are all solder-free electronics ...
PiicoDev Precision Temperature Sensor TMP117 - Micro:bit Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read temperature data from your PiicoDev Precision Temperature Sensor and a Micro:bit. To follow along, it's best to have: A Micro:bit A PiicoDev Precision Temperature Sensor TMP117 A PiicoDev a...
How to use WS2812B RGB LEDs with Raspberry Pi Pico
In this tutorial, we'll get some WS2812B LEDs (also known as GlowBits and NeoPixels) working with a Raspberry Pi Pico. If you haven't already set up Thonny for programming your Pico, follow our guide on that first. To follow along you'll...
Fingerprint Scanner with Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer - Unlock with Biometrics!
Let's unlock Biometric Control on our Raspberry Pi Single Board Computers! Biometric Technology uses unique physical or behavioral attributes that are individual to each person and not (easily) replicable. Extraordinarily everyone on Earth...
How to use Stepper Motors and DC Motors with a Raspberry Pi - Adafruit DC & Stepper Motor HAT
This guide will demonstrate exactly how to control Standard Stepper Motors and DC Motors with a Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computer. To do this as seamlessly as possible we will utilise a HAT. HAT stands for Hardware Attached on Top. HAT bo...
Integrated Computer Vision Package - OAK-D Lite With Raspberry Pi Set Up
If you ever needed a performance boost when running Machine Learnt AI Systems (like facial recognition) with a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer then I have a solution for you. The OAK-D Lite. The Oak-D Lite is the Leatherman Multi-tool o...
8Bitdo Controller Modes
8Bitdo controllers are the best retro-gaming controllers you can buy. You could pick one up for your RetroPie gaming system so you can relax back on your lounge with your wireless gaming controller. We did a great write up on the process of...
Preparing a Computer Model for Resin 3D Printing ā Lychee Slicer
So you have a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file and you want to 3D print it with a resin printer. Then look no further, you have come to the right place.Ā So before you can print your CAD model we are going to need a sliced file of th...
Geting Started with CAD for 3D Printing
If you've picked yourself up a 3D printer, you've no doubt printed yourself a heap of models from Thingiverse by now. It's great fun and the best way to learn how to control the options you have available through Cura; scaling, rotating and...
How to Program a MicroBit using Thonny
Let's get set up with scripting in Thonny for the Micro:bit.Ā We'll install Thonny, configure for Micro:bit, and write our first script. All you'll need to follow along is aĀ Micro:bit v2 GO kit Contents Install Thonny Set u...
Ultimaker 3D Printer Material Guide
One of the most critical parts of a successful 3D print is the correct material choice and through its careful consideration you will get the best result for the final component you had in mind. Ultimaker has a wide range of 3D printi...
7 Colour E-Ink Display For Raspberry Pi | Inky Impression 5.7" (7 Colour ePaper/eInk HAT)
It has finally happened, they figured it out! The new frontier of Colour Electronic Paper is here and I'm very impressed. People have been demanding this ever since the first E-Paper readers hit the market in the noughties. That black and ...
PiicoDev Precision Temperature Sensor TMP117 - Raspberry Pi Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read temperature data from your PiicoDevĀ® Precision Temperature Sensor and a Raspberry Pi single-board computer To follow along, it's best to have: A Raspberry PiĀ (model 3, 4, Zero or Zer...
PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor CAP1203 - Raspberry Pi Pico Guide
Let's get started with the PiicoDev Ā® Capacitive Touch Sensor. In this guide, we'll connect the PiicoDev Capacitive Touch Sensor to our Raspberry Pi Pico and get it working with some example code to detect touch events. We'll also rem...
MicroPython for Micro:bit Workshop
Welcome to the MicroPython for micro:bit workshop! This workshop is aimed at makers who want to start programming with MicroPython, we will be using the micro:bit as it is very easy to use so we can cover the important concepts that will ap...
Getting Started with Circuit Scribe
What a glorious time we live in, where, as technology continues to evolve, so too does the ability to learn more about it and get hands on with concepts that would otherwise be out of reach, especially for young minds. Today, weāre go...
Raspberry Pi Pico W | Create a Simple HTTP Server
In this guide we'll create a simple HTTP server using a Raspberry Pi Pico W. This server will be accessible from within a local WiFi network and can be used to read sensors and control hardware - in our case we'll drive an LED and read the...
Pycom GPy Getting Started
warning:Ā Pycom has updated their libraries and the code listed below may not work. If you discover this and find a fix, please post it on our forum and we'll send you a $25 store credit along with a huge thank you. Go to Forum Thread. ...
Circuit Scribe for Educators
Educators everywhere are lining up to have the most recent, high-tech teaching tools to introduce STEM learning in the classroom. With the rate that modern technology is advancing, educators can often feel overwhelmed with the sheer number ...
PiicoDev Distance Sensor VL53L1X - Micro:bit Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read distance data in millimetres from your PiicoDev Distance Sensor and a Micro:bit. To follow along, it's best to have: A Micro:bit A PiicoDev Distance Sensor VL53L1X A PiicoDev adapter for Mic...
Automating Test-Equipment with Python
The full example-code is reproduced at the bottom of this article. Performing manual measurements (in bulk) is for suckers and undergraduate students. Thankfully, most lab gear comes with a digital interface like USB or Serial and you can ...
Remote 3D Printing with OctoPi
Remote control of your 3D printer is a particularly appealing concept, especially if you've been forced into printing via USB in the past. Using your new 3D printer should be as simple as plugging it in, uploading some G-Code and pressing '...
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The Raspberry Pi 5 is here and one of the biggest questions is, how does it stack up against the previous Pi 4? Well, we already have one to take a look at so letās run some benchmarks and compare the two.(We also have another articl...
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Geophones are devices that generate electric signals proportional to the particle velocity in a sound/compression wave. More simply a Geophone is a super low frequency microphone for the ground. Geophones are used around the world to measu...
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From breadboarding to soldering, the way we connect our components is critical to ending up with a working circuit. Before the new-age tech startups like littleBits and innoBits came along with their magnetic clip-together building blocks, ...
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If youāre a musician or have had anything to do with the entertainment industry, you may have heard of the term MIDI before. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and was created in the mid-80ās as a way to standa...
Sound Reactive Lights with CircuitPython: Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
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PiicoDev Precision Temperature Sensor TMP117 - Raspberry Pi Pico Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read temperature data from your PiicoDevĀ® Precision Temperature Sensor and a Raspberry Pi Pico To follow along, it's best to have: A Raspberry Pi Pico with pins sol...
Updating 8Bitdo Controller Firmware
One of the great things about the 8Bitdo controllers is the fact that you can upgrade the firmware as new builds are released by 8Bitdo, allowing for future compatibility with various platforms. The process for updating the 8Bitdo controlle...
Pan-Tilt Hat with Raspberry Pi - Quick Start Guide
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Setting up Your Retroflag NESPi Case with a Heatsink and Cooling Fan
By now, youāve probably seen the fancy new Raspberry Pi cases weāve got available; the NESPi case by Retroflag. Designed and styled specifically for retro gaming systems such as RetroPie, it offers everything you need to turn yo...
PiicoDev OLED Module SSD1306 - Micro:bit Guide
Let's get started with the PiicoDevĀ®Ā OLED Module SSD1306. In this guide, we'll connect the PiicoDev OLED to our Raspberry Pi Pico and get it working with some example code to display text, shapes, and animations. To f...
PiicoDev Real Time Clock (RTC) RV-3028 - Getting Started Guide
This guide will help you get started with a PiicoDev Real Time Clock. We'll set and read the time/date, observe the power-backup capability, and configure the RTC with an alarm. A Real-Time Clock (RTC) is a timekeeping device that accurat...
PiicoDev Magnetometer QMC6310 - Guide for Raspberry Pi Pico
Let's get started with the PiicoDevĀ® Magnetometer. In this guide, we'll connect the Magnetometer to our Raspberry Pi Pico, get it working as a compass, and read the magnetic field strength of a nearby magnet. Finally, we'll remix the c...
Getting Started on The Things Network
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Since youāve got your new P...
Optimal Layer Exposure Time for Perfect Resin Prints
Layer Exposure Time is the crucial parameter that when dialed in will change average 3D resin printed components into awesome, crispy, final results that capture every single detail of the CAD model.Ā As a general rule for Normal Layer ...
PiicoDev OLED Module SSD1306 - Raspberry Pi Pico Guide
Let's get started with the PiicoDevĀ®Ā OLED Module SSD1306. In this guide, we'll connect the PiicoDev OLED to our Raspberry Pi Pico and get it working with some example code to display text, shapes, and animations. To ...
PiicoDev OLED Module SSD1306 - Raspberry Pi Guide
Let's get started with the PiicoDevĀ®Ā OLED Module SSD1306. In this guide, we'll connect the PiicoDev OLED to our Raspberry Pi and get it working with some example code to display text, shapes, and animations. To follo...
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This guide will help you get started with a PiicoDev 3-Axis Accelerometer. We'll walk through some examples to read acceleration, infer tilt angle (from gravity), and detect tapping and shaking.Ā An accelerometer is a device that mea...
PiicoDev Magnetometer QMC6310 - Guide for Raspberry Pi
Let's get started with the PiicoDevĀ® Magnetometer. In this guide we'll connect the Magnetometer to our Raspberry Pi, get it working as a compass, and read the magnetic field strength of a nearby magnet. Finally, we'll remix the code to ...
DIY Magnetic Encoder
The PiicoDev Magnetometer unlocks a lot of sensing abilities for your project.Ā In this guide we'll walk through how to sense an angle with a small magnet and print the angle on a PiicoDev OLED. This guide covers what the sensor is r...
Your First LoRaWAN Node on The Things Network
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. In the lasts article we looked at...
PiicoDev RFID Module - Guide for micro:bit
Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to identify and communicate with tags. Each RFID module emits radio waves that energise the passive tag, which then responds with its own identifying number or data, as reque...
Send a Downlink from Adafruit.io via The Things Network
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Any good LoRaWAN device can send ...
3D Printing Better Print-in-Place Mechanisms
Print-in-Place mechanism is one of the special things about additive manufacturing that all other manufacturing methods just cannot replicate. They use various hinges, linkages and joints to create moving parts that are printed as a single ...
How to make a Raspberry Pi NAS - A NAS-Berry that Runs Open Media Vault
Welcome to the best article on setting up an OpenMediaVault-based NAS on a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer! This guide is the fastest and best way to go about it. Raspberry Pi single-board computers are purpose-built to run 24/7, with a...
How to use a RTC With an Arduino UNO R3 to Create an Accurate Clock (LCD Screen and Nixie Tubes)
Today we're pulling out the breadboard, getting up and running with an RTC module then finishing up by making ourselves a clock that will keep the correct time even when we pull the plug. To achieve this we will be combining three main com...
Stress Testing Your Raspberry Pi (for Cooling and Overclocking)
We have a more recent guide to Stress testing your Raspberry Pi, this guide has been kept here for reference. Part of the joy that isĀ Raspberry PiĀ is getting stuck into it at a slightly lower level and finding out exactly what yo...
WS2812 / NeoPixel Addressable LEDs: Arduino Quickstart Guide
This tutorial is aimed at getting some instant gratification from your WS2812 LEDs (also known as NeoPixels). I'll briefly cover a bare-bones setup for Arduino. If you've never used an Arduino before, we've got you covered with our free, o...
How to Build a RetroPie Console
Perhaps youāve read our Gaming Kit for RetroPie tutorial on how to setup a RetroPie console and wondered whatās required to actually build one, or heard about it and not been sure what you need. Well, today is your lucky day bec...
Raspberry Pi Workshop for Beginners
Welcome to the Raspberry Pi Workshop for Beginners! Here you'll be able to follow along with our series of bite-sized videos that cover everything you'll need to know to get started with your Raspberry Pi, and start making awesome project...
Arduino Projects with Robotics Using the Sparkfun RedBoard
Welcome to the final Project Set of the Sparkfun Inventors Kit! This Project Set focuses on Robotics with the final Circuit being an Autonomously Driving Vehicle! New components introduced in this tutorial are:Ā DC Motor/Gearbox Mo...
Choosing a Benchtop Power Supply
If you're looking for a benchtop power supply, but you're unsure of what you should be looking for in a decent supply for your workspace, we have got you covered with this guide. We will look at the specifications to look out for in a power...
Arduino Projects with an LCD (Using Sparkfun RedBoard)
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Makerverse Nano Power Timer
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Arduino Projects with Light (Using Sparkfun RedBoard)
Now that your RedBoard is set up on its baseplate and the Arduino IDE is installed on your computer, we can begin our first Arduino-based Project Set! The First Project Set explores light and the type of electrical component we will be usin...
3D Printing Filament Guide
There are a wide range of filaments available inĀ FDM 3D printing; itās easy to get lost in all the abbreviations, acronyms, and temperatures. Weāve decided to bring together the most relevant information when selecting fila...
Using the Accelerometer with CircuitPython: Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
At the heart of every Adafruit Circuit Playground Express lies a three-axis accelerometer. This allows us to write programs that take the orientation of the board into account. We can detect orientation and acceleration on any axis. With Ci...
Working with the Particle IDE
In case you havenāt heard, the Internet of Things (IoT) is upon us. More and more devices everyday are being connected to the internet to communicate to people and other devices. Particle have seen the DIY/maker communityās desi...
PiicoDev Pressure Sensor MS5637 - Raspberry Pi Pico Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read barometric pressure from your PiicoDevĀ® Pressure Sensor and a Raspberry Pi Pico To follow along, it's best to have: A Raspberry Pi Pico with pins soldered (pointing down) A PiicoDev Press...
PiicoDev Pressure Sensor MS5637 - Raspberry Pi Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read barometric pressure data from your PiicoDevĀ® Pressure Sensor with a Raspberry Pi single-board computer. To follow along, it's best to have: A Raspberry PiĀ (model 3, 4, Zero or Zero W)...
Building a LoRaWAN Nano Gateway to The Things Network
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PiicoDev Ambient Light Sensor VEML6030 - Micro:bit Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read light intensity data from your PiicoDev Ambient Light Sensor and a Micro:bit. To follow along, it's best to have: A Micro:bit A PiicoDev Ambient Light Sensor VEML6030 A PiicoDev adapter for ...
Serial Monitoring with Tera Term
Monitoring whatās happening inside your microcontroller is an invaluable tool for prototyping and debugging. One of the best ways to do this is to send/receive data over a serial port. Most microcontrollers have a serial port that can...
Repair your Raspberry Pi's SD Card with Diskpart
If youāve ever pulled an SD card out of a Raspberry Pi and attempted to re-flash it with another disk image, you may have noticed something funnyā¦ "My X Gigabyte SD card has shrunk to a few megabytes! What gives?" No, your S...
Fix the Built-in Camera - Ultimaker
The built-in remote monitoring cameraĀ and the live feed it provides makes for a fantastic tool of the Ultimaker S5 and Ultimaker S3 3D printers. You can now keep tabs on your prints remotely, easing the pain of a long-distance relation...
WS2812 / NeoPixel Addressable LEDs: Pycom Quickstart Guide
Sometimes all a good Pycom project needs is some colourful lights! This tutorialĀ demonstrates how to control WS2812 LEDs with the Pycom Wipy and Lopy4. WS2812 or WS2812B LEDs (otherwise known as NeoPixels) are the most commonly used RG...
Raspberry Pi and the IQaudio DAC+ | Volumio and Raspberry Pi OS | Hi-Fi on a Ras-Pi
Flawless high-quality audio output on a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer! All is achieved by the IQaudio DAC+ HAT. This dedicated DAC lets you enjoy high-quality, distortion-free, artifact-free, low noise, and high-bitrate audio playback...
Our Siglent SDG1032X Arbitrary Function Generator Review
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Create Fantastic Finishes on 3D Printed Components
A special part of me enjoys it when people go āI cannot believe that was 3D printedā and one of the best ways to get that reaction is through post-processing. Now not to belittle the beauty of a raw print result you can achieve ...
Writing SD Cards for your Raspberry Pi
To get your Raspberry Pi working, you'll need an SD card with a working operating system written to it. While NOOBs (New Out of Box Software) is a great headstart into the world of Raspberry Pi operating systems. It comes preloaded with Ra...
How to network XBee and the Arduino
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Make 3D Prints Perfectly Clear
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Use a ESP32-CAM Module to Stream HD Video Over Local Network
Cameras in combination with artificial intelligence create arguably the most powerful sensor you can ever put on a microcontroller. So thatās exactly what we will do here with an ESP32-CAM Development Board that sports an inbuilt 2MB...
Convert an Image to a Vector Graphic for Laser Cutting
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PiicoDev Potentiometer - Getting Started Guide
This guide will help you get started with a PiicoDevĀ®Ā Potentiometer - an intuitive input device that allows you to easily interact with your project. PiicoDev Potentiometers are available in two flavours: Rotary and Slider. We'll ...
Light Sensing with an LDR and Pycom
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PiicoDev Motion Sensor MPU-6050 - Micro:bit Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read motion data from your PiicoDevĀ® Motion Sensor and aĀ Micro:bit. To follow along, it's best to have: A Micro:bit v2 A PiicoDev Motion Sensor MPU-6050 A PiicoDev adapter for Micro:bit ...
Which Raspberry Pi Case is Best For You?
Whatās even better than the worldās most popular microcomputer sitting on your desk? When itās sitting there in a case which protects it, makes it easier to use, and gives your desk some style. If you buy a Raspberry Pi i...
How to Connect to your Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ Remotely Using SSH
Sometimes a good Raspberry Pi project needs to be in a place that just hard to reach. The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ has a small form factor and is well suited for being tucked away inside a box, ceiling, or wherever your project demands. It...
Raspberry Pi Pico W | Connecting to the Internet
IntroductionIn this guide, we'll get a Raspberry Pi Pico W connected to the internet using WiFi. To demonstrate the connection we can query a webpage, or get the current time from a time service. To follow along, all you'll need is: A R...
Identify Electrical Connectors
There are a ton of electrical wire connectors, too many to elaborate on in a single guide, however there are a couple of connectors that as a maker you will come across. Often when starting your way into the electronics world all you need ...
Boards of a Feather
Have you ever used an Arduino board, and wanted to hook it straight up to a JST connected LiPo battery but knew it wouldnāt work? Or maybe you wanted a microcontroller with built-in wireless capabilities? Well, Adafruit has developed...
Raspberry Pi Pico Workshop for Beginners
Welcome to the Raspberry Pi Pico Workshop, where you will learn everything you need to know to hit the ground running and start making your own projects with the Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython. This workshop is designed for complete beg...
All About LEDs
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Arduino Projects with Motion (Using Sparkfun RedBoard)
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PWM Expanders for Particle
Welcome, have you had a good day? Fantastic, unless of course, you havenāt had a good day so far, in which case donāt worry, itās about to get better! Today weāre going to be learning about adding PWM channels to...
How to Use Ultrasonic Sensors
ECHOā¦echoā¦echoā¦echoā¦ Weāve all had fun shouting into a cave or large space and hearing our voice coming back to us at some point during our childhood. And if youāre like me, a fully grown adult who...
Internet of Things with Pycom and Adafruit IO - From Zero to Hero
Introduction Weāre going from zero to hero. Starting from nothing weāll get a WiPy communicating with Adafruit IO, an IoT service out on the Internet. Weāll be able to send data from the device to the cloud and control th...
Raspberry Pi: Where It Began
The Raspberry Pi as we know it today is just the ātip of the icebergā, the product of more than a decade of development, spanning 4 generations with up-to 18 boards and counting released so far. Alongside this development, there...
How to Use Speakers and Amplifiers with Your Project
A popular question that we get all the time is āHow do I choose a speaker or amplifier to go with my project?ā. Itās a good question, and if youāre not familiar with the terminology, it can seem a bit daunting to kno...
Our Overview of Makeblock mBot
Looking for the best way to get into robotics? Checkout Makeblock's mBot. This all in one robot is the perfect introduction to basic robotics, with its simple yet robust design, mBot is built with education in mind. The mBotĀ kits modul...
Never Have Filament Grinding Again - Ultimaker
Filament grinding is very unlikely to occur if your running an Ultimaker S5 3D Printer with Ultimaker materials or 3rd party supported materials. Filament grinding occurs when the knurled feeder gear slips against the filament instead of sm...
How to use a Digital Multimeter
A digital multimeter (DMM) is one of the most common tools on a Maker's bench. We use DMMs to take electrical measurements in a fast and relatively accurate way. The reason we call it a multimeter is because they can take multiple types mea...
How to use a NFC Reader with Raspberry Pi
Near Field Communication (NFC) is used all and everywhere. As it stands there are overĀ two billion NFC-enabled devices (many of them smartphones) in use today. This basically means over 20% of the worldās population has access t...
Zero To Maker Workshop | Fab Academy (Our Experience)
Welcome to 'Zero to Maker,' a workshop that will walk through and introduce a ton of tools and skills to help Makers of all skill levels! In this series, Jaryd and Liam will be completing projects as a part of the 2024 Fab AcademyĀ and...
What Are DotStar LEDs (APA102/SK98225)?
So in case you havenāt heard yet, digital LEDs are the go-to solution for any project that uses RGB LEDs and you want to avoid the rat's nest that ensures when using multiple RGB LEDs, each colour requiring its own connection. Digital...
Encoding and Decoding Payloads on The Things Network
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. Sending data to the cloud is grea...
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico
This guide is a little outdated: Follow our updated guide for a much simpler way to get started! Contents Part 1 - Interacting Coding with the REPL Part 2 - Moving Beyond the REPL (with rshell) Part 1 - Interactive Coding with the...
PiicoDev Magnetometer QMC6310 - Guide for MicroBit
Let's get started with the PiicoDevĀ® Magnetometer. In this guide, we'll connect the Magnetometer to ourĀ micro:bit, get it working as a compass, and read the magnetic field strength of a nearby magnet. To follow along, it's best to...
"Hello World" with Raspberry Pi 3
Today weāre going to take a look at how to get started and setup that fancy Raspberry Pi youāve just bought. If youāre still not sure exactly how the Raspberry Pi works, or what it can do, check out āWhat is a Ra...
Optimising RetroPie
Hello and welcome to another tutorial on the joys of RetroPie. Today weāre going to look at making RetroPie even better. If youāve had the chance to play around with the RetroPie system, youāll have noticed that whilst it ...
What are Xbee Modules?
Wi-Fi, as we know it, is a form of wireless communication based on the 802.11 standards as outlined by the IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). If you're paying attention to it, you'll notice an appendage to this st...
Track Airplanes up to 400km Away with a Raspberry PiAware - FlightAware
It is time for an Airplane Tracking Raspberry Pi! The final setup here will let you personally collect data on the exact whereabouts of airplanes over 400km away. It will update one to four times each minute. Be passenger planes, cargo air...
Our tips for Coin Cell Batteries
Firstly, what are Coin Cell Batteries? A coin cell battery is a flat, cylindrical battery used in a bunch of small electronics applications. You might have seen them in a wristwatch, remote control or any piece of wearable tech. Typically ...
Ultrasonic Sensing with Pycom
Note: With the rollout of TTNv3, the "Setup" section of this guide no longer works - but we're keeping it here for posterity. Let us know on our forums if you need help getting started with the new method. One of the most common sensors in...
Motor Drivers vs. Motor Controllers
If youāve ever built a robot with wheels, or any motorised parts really, youāll have come across the issue of needing to drive it from your microcontroller. Because a standard chip is only able to output a small amount of curren...
All Pycom Boards and Expansion Boards Compared
Pycom is a constantly groundbreaking company which produces a lot of really cool development boards and expansion shields. They have a large focus on multiple network connectivity, particularly in regards to low power, long-distance informa...
Cool API Python Scripts
Let us set our codes free into the world wide web and design codes which access real world data! This real-world data will represent the current reality of the world around us. Application Programming Interface requests is the method that a...
Tips for Installing your Lulzbot TAZ 6 Enclosure
With winter currently in full swing, there's a particularly annoying 3D printing problem that is rearing its ugly head, Warping. For those who don't know, warping is what happens when parts of a printed model shrink due to cold drafts acros...
Arduino Projects with Sound (Using Sparkfun RedBoard)
Project Set 2 ā SoundĀ Welcome to the second Project Set from the Sparkfun Inventors Kit V4.0 Guide! In our last Project Set, we explored the basics of the Arduino IDE, some electrical and electronic concepts and looked at vario...
Using NeoPixels with Particle
Lifeās better in colour right? Then why are you still using boring old regular LEDs in your project, when you could be using addressable RGB LEDs. Now LEDS that have Red, Green, and Blue integrated in a single package are nothing new,...
Makey Makey at Home
Have you heard of Makey Makey? If not, youāre about to have your mind blown! Makey Makey is an incredible way to bring imagination, creativity, and technology together. If youāre not sure what Makey Makey is, check out our Let's...
Using USB and Bluetooth Controllers with Python
The Raspberry Pi is an amazing piece of technology, and itās the platform of choice for all kinds of projects. Something that makes it great is the integration of complex hardware that is taken care of for you. For example, if you wan...
Setting up 8Bitdo Controllers in RetroPie
Hey there, are you loving the vintage gaming experience that is RetroPie? Wait, you havenāt heard of RetroPie. No! Youād better go and check out our Gaming Kit for RetroPie tutorial ASAP. Oh good, you now know the awesomeness t...
Raspberry Pi Video Kiosk with MP4Museum
This tutorial works great for Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, however if you need a Video Kiosk/Digital Sign for the newer Pi Models, we've written this guide on how to do it. One of the most requested projects forĀ Raspberry Pi is how to set ...
Configuring 8Bitdo N64 Controller Mapping
RetroPie is a fantastic system, and once you map your input device, it will take those mappings and apply them to all of the emulators on RetroPie. If youāre new to RetroPie and want to find out a bit more, take a read of our Gaming ...
Raspberry Pi Kodi Media Centre
Media centres are everywhere nowadays, from smart TVās with built in media apps, to standalone lounge room boxes to watch all your favourite shows on. With the new features found on the Raspberry Pi 3, it makes sense for it to become...
Our tips for using LiPo Batteries
Lithium Polymer (abbreviated LiPo) batteries are one of the most useful cells we see used in electronics. Typically used in mobile phones, RC models, and other small electrical appliances; their flat, pouch-like package design makes them pe...
Character Displays with Particle
Crunching numbers is fine, but sometimes you really need to visualise whatās going on in the tiny brain of your Photon. There are numerous different ways to visualise data or text on a microcontroller from binary LEDs, to HDMI display...
What is a JST Connector?
JST is a standard of electrical connection used widely across a spectrum of electrical applications. It's defined as a Japanese Solderless Terminal and is manufactured by a company of the same name. The JST range includes a variety of fami...
Weather Station with Arduino Tutorial
This Weather Station with Arduino was designed for the South Australia Catholic Education STEM Weather Station Challenge. We were lucky enough to be asked to build one of the basic kits provided to schools across South Australia for entry i...
Welcome to Particle.io
What a time to be alive! Itās never been easier to get into electronics and programming with platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Chibitronics and many more. These platforms are great, but with the Internet of Things (IoT) becoming m...
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Performance vs Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (Iāll be calling it the Pi 3+ for short) is an update to the existing Raspberry Pi 3 Model B and was released on Wednesday 14th March 2018. It has some very interesting changes: The Broadcom BCM2837 has ...
Control Large GoBILDA DC Motors With a Raspberry Pi - Pololu Motoron HAT
This guide will demonstrate exactly how to control any large DC Motors that we stock with a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer, through code or through a Bluetooth Controller. To clarify (in my mind) a large DC MotorsĀ runs at 12+ Volt...
Pycom SiPy Overview
If thereās an odd one in the Pycom family of microprocessor boards itās this one, the SiPy. Thereās nothing wrong with it, itās just that its sister board the LoPy4 has the same capabilities as SiPy, plus a LoRa ...
The Maker Revolution
The Maker Revolution celebrates the creation of new devices and the modification of existing ones - the transition from a consumer buying goods to eventually having a major part in their creation. The Maker Revolution places strong emphasis...
Getting Started with Particle Electron
In another tutorial we looked at the Photon board from Particle, and whilst Wi-Fi is awesome for many applications, it restricts you to a localised connection. Particle have once again come to rescue and provided us with a cellular solution...
PiicoDev Atmospheric Sensor BME280 - Micro:bit Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read weather data (Temperature, Air Pressure and Humidity) from your PiicoDev Atmospheric Sensor and a Micro:bit. To follow along, it's best to have: A Micro:bit v2 (v1 does not...
Arduino Boards, Compared
We're going to compare each of the Arduino Boards available to Maker's and Electronics Enthusiats. We'll discuss the features of each board, provide an informative pinout diagram with tonnes of detail, and toward the end of the article, pro...
Designing FDM 3D Printed Parts for Manufacture
Recently, we've talked a lot about Slicing software, settings, materials and the like. It's time to take a deeper dive into the actual design of model files. We've got a basics guide for Computer Aided Design available here. We're going to ...
How to log measurements using a Mooshimeter
The Mooshimeter is one of our favorite multimeters here at Core Electronics! If you haven't heard about them before, then take a quick look atĀ our review. One of the most popular features of the Mooshimeter is the ability to log voltag...
Printing with Rigid and Flexible Filaments
LulzBot have released the Aerostruder for both Mini and Taz Printers now (Mid 2018). It features a Titan Aero Extruder from E3D, which makes it capable of printing in flexible filament and rigid filament, depending on the situation! It's an...
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By default, FFF/FDM 3D Printers require the 3D Models they print to grow up from the Print bed at an angle of 45 or more. This is by far the biggest limitation of all 3D Printers. To print models that don't follow that rule, and have parts ...
PiicoDev Atmospheric Sensor BME280 - Raspberry Pi Pico Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read atmospheric data from your PiicoDevĀ® Atmospheric Sensor and a Raspberry Pi Pico To follow along, it's best to have: A Raspberry Pi Pico with pins soldered (pointing do...
History of Arduino
So, after almost a week of researching, cross-referencing, double checking, and image hunting, Iām excited to show you guys my take on the history of Arduino, and the evolution of the Arduino hardware into what it is today. With so m...
An Introduction to Makeblock
Makeblock is a company with education at the forefront of its priorities. They introduce mechanical design, and software development to robotics in a way analogous to Lego, that is to say, they aim to educate the student by encouraging crea...
Let's take a look at Makey Makey!
Makey Makey is a compact circuit board which allows you to create circuits using anything you like and connect them up to a computer. You use alligator clips to connect things to the Makey Makey, and then your Makey Makey connectors to a co...
Raspberry Pi Compute Module Generations 2020
Raspberry Pi Compute Modules have developed in tandem with the many generations of Raspberry Pi single-board computers. These boards are in every right a microprocessor just like their bigger cousins however they are a very different form f...
Our Rigol DS1054Z Oscilloscope Review
The quality and features in entry-level 'scopes has made a huge jump in recent years - In a nutshell, the 4-channelĀ Rigol DS1054ZĀ oscilloscope delivers tremendous bang for your buck. Ā The DS1054Z is so well outfitted, I'd b...
Getting Started with Particle Photon
When you first look at the Photon, itās staggering that such a small device could possess the incredible functionality that it does, but not only does it bring an impress spec sheet to the table, but the true power is unlocked in the ...
Face Recognition With Raspberry Pi and OpenCV
[Update ā Until there is correct compatibility of OPEN-CV with the new Raspberry Pi āBullseyeā OS I highly recommend at this stageĀ flashing and using the previous Raspberry Pi āBusterā OS onto your Mi...
Getting Started With Relays | Examples with Raspberry Pi Pico
In this guide, we'll learn what a Relay is, why we might use one, how to choose a Relay, and finally how to use one with a Raspberry Pi Pico. To follow along you'll need: A 5V SPDT Relay - I'll be using aĀ 5V Single Channel Relay M...
How to use Force Sensitive Resistors with a Raspberry Pi and a ADS1015 ADC
Force-sensitive resistors (FSR) are remarkable electrical components and are proper unsung heroes in the Makers World. Name me a better variable touch input device which has basically no moving parts, all whilst being available in such a t...
Using Copper Tape with Paper Circuits
What is a Paper Circuit? STEM technology has evolved into all kinds of fantastic forms with many brands bringing craft and electronics together in new and innovative ways. Thereās plenty of products which make use of āpaper cir...
Ultimaker Cura - An Overview for Makers
This will be a guide giving an overview of Cura, the open-source 3D printing slicing application from the smart cats at Ultimaker. Put simply Ultimaker Cura is a software which allows you to turn the computer file of your design into a reci...
Python Rundown and Main Windows
This guide will be a rundown on Python, the open-source programming language built by the hugely intelligent Guido van Rossum. This guide will also contain external links toĀ Python resourcesĀ and download links. ProgrammingĀ is...
Raspberry Pi 4 vs Raspberry Pi 3 Plus (Model B)
The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is finally here! This is a huge leap forward for single-board computing and what better way to explore it than power one up, run some tests and stress it out! Here are the test results for those peopl...
Python Variables and Types
Continuing our Python journey deeper into this dynamo of a programming language we will take a leap into variables and types. Variables are one of the most fundamental concepts and exist in pretty much all programming languages. Variables a...
How To Choose The Right Resistor.
Resistors are the hardworking underdogs of the electrical circuit world. You have probably added a 4.7k or 330-ohm resistor into your circuit without thinking about why we use those values, let alone what the resistor is doing. We are going...
Makerverse Micro SD Adapter - MicroPython Guide and Data Logging
Introduction This guide covers how to connect the Makerverse Micro SD Card Adapter to a Raspberry Pi Pico and program a basic data logging script in MicroPython. To follow along, it's best to have: A Makerverse Micr...
Read-Only Raspberry Pi - Never Corrupt your Micro-SD Card
Here is a solution so you can turn your Raspberry Pi handheld computer on and off from the power plug (power cycle it) just like any other appliance in your home! And it can all be done through only one setting. With a normally set-up Rasp...
PiicoDev Servo Driver PCA9685 | Getting Started Guide
This guide will help you get started with a PiicoDevĀ® Servo Driver module. We'll take a tour of the module and walk through some examples to drive common servos. Servo motors are integrated motors that contain their own power circuitr...
ONESIE Family - 3D Printable Cases for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
The ONESIE family of cases come in three distinct models; Stealth, Maker and Hats. This will be a guide introducing the ONESIE family, the 3D printable monocoque stealth cases for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, talk about what makes them di...
What is the ESP32
The ESP8266 is the Serial to Wi-Fi SOC gaining steam back in August of 2014, no doubt you've heard of it; if not used one yourself. Since then, hundreds of IoT devices were built on this originally-undocumented device. With those projects a...
Put the Internet to Work with IFTTT & Particle
Weāre in a golden age of connectivity, the internet we know today has given us the tools to connect anything to anything, and now with the platform brought to us by Particle, DIYers everywhere can connect the creations up to this va...
Saleae Models Compared
Logic analysers are an incredibly valuable piece of test and measuring equipment, but sometimes it can be hard to work out exactly what you need, and what model is going to best suit your needs. If youāre not sure what a logic analyse...
Relay Operation and the Arduino Uno
If you could operate your switch without physically toggling it on and off, you would open yourself up to an entire section of electronics. Relays are one of the best ways of doing this. A relay is essentially just a switch, controlled by a...
How to Debug MicroPython Code
When you are working on microcontrollers it can be very difficult to know what your code is doing, with MicroPythonĀ we can use REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop) to see the debug output and run python commands in real time. This tutorial ...
3D Printing (FFF) Workshop
Welcome to the 3D Printing Workshop! I'm Aidan from Core Electronics and in this workshop we are going to take a hands-on journey into the exciting technology that is 3D printing. I have personally spent the past 12 months immersing mysel...
Our Ozobots Review and Educational Tips
In the Spring of 2012, a tech-gadget company called Evollve Inc. was founded with the goal of creating innovative ways for tech-savvy youngsters to play, learn and interact in a digitally expanding world. There's absolutely nothing wrong wi...
How to use GPS with Arduino - Parse and Log NMEA Sentences
Now that we've investigated and explained how How GPS Receivers work we can apply that understanding to some real-world applications of of the ideas. To start, we can use any GPS receiver, an Arduino UnoĀ and some male-to-female Jumper ...
Digital Signage with the Raspberry Pi
A big project request for the Raspberry Pi is the ability to make a digital sign, that loops images/videos/other media fullscreen with no interactivity. This can be a great way to display dashboards, promotional videos and other media. For ...
DIY 10W Bluetooth Speaker - No Code Needed ā How to use a Bluetooth 4.2 Audio Receiver Board with Onboard Amplifier (MH-M38)
Let's turn it up to 11! Today we are getting right into Bluetooth Audio Receivers in particular the MH-M38. The MH-M38 is a stereo audio receiver with loudspeaker outputs (and an inbuilt amplifier) that can play music from a smartphone/com...
Our Recommendation for your first Benchtop Oscilloscope
Youāve been working on that project for days, even weeks, and youāve gone through all the steps of the process; meticulously ensuring everything is above board. And yet, for some unexplainable reason, your circuit is acting out....
How to use Solar LiPO Chargers
Every day, Solar energy bombards Earth with about 173,000 terawatts of power. That's close to the yearly electricity bill for Planet Earth. Solar energy is free power from the stars. So the question stands, why aren't we using it more? Pric...
Rigol DG1022 vs Siglent SDG1025 vs Siglent SDG1032X - Function Generator Shootout
In this article I'll compare three popular Arbitrary function generators. They are all about the same price point and popular among makers. The models up for review are: Rigol DG1022 Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (data) ...
Capacitive Touch with Makey Makey
The Makey Makey introduces the concept of using everday objects like fruit, lead pencil drawings, play dough etc. to interact with your computer via USB. The Makey Makey acts like a HID device over USB, which means that it behaves just like...
Addressable RGB LED Controllers
Addressable RGB LED strips are one maker favourite that can really spruce up any project or even be the star attraction of one. These strips allow you to select the colour, brightness and state of any LED in a long strip and can make for ...
DC Motor Control with an Arduino
Electronics is fun, so far we have covered off on communicating between devices, making LEDs flash and LCD screen operation. However using electricity to control some form of movement in your project is a fun and interesting aspect to inves...
Introducing MakeCode: Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
One of the greatest features of the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express is its MakeCode compatibility. MakeCode is an exciting coding interface that makes coding accessible for those with little or no exposure to how coding works or how it ...
Teensy Boards Compared
Hello everyone, how awesome are the Teensy boards from PJRC? Super awesome. And as with any product that has been around for a few years, and gone through various iterations, thereās now a few different boards to choose from, which ...
Loading and Unloading Filament for Ultimaker 3D Printers
Installing filament into your Ultimaker 3D printers will quickly become an intuitive process. But until that happens I'll be here to help run down the process and to teach you exactly how to do it whilst keeping your awesome 3D printer safe...
How to set up a PiHole on a Raspberry Pi - Block All Ads and More!
Time to create a Little Red Advertisement Devouring Monster. This will be a self-hosted, network-wide, ad-blocking system running on a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer. It will also stop access to malware sites and phishing websites. Fur...
Adding to Your EAGLE Component Library
So youāve got Eagle installed and youāre itching to get creating? If not and youāre wondering whatās going on, check out our Drawing Schematics With Eagle tutorial, otherwise this wonāt make much sense. EAGLE ...
Perfectly 3D Print All Types of Lithophanes and Add Colour
Of the many great objects you can create using any 3D printerĀ lithophanes are definitely up there. Traditionally lithophanes were an etched or moulded artwork created on a very thin translucent porcelain that can been seen clearly only...
Layer Heights when Resin 3D Printing | Accurate 28mm Scale Models or Maximum Printer Output
Speed or Perfection? That choice is what an understanding of Layer Heights whenever Resin 3D printing is going to provide you. Any Traditional Resin 3D Printer worth its salt will let you print with Layer Heights between 10 Micron to 100 Mi...
Swell Python Scripts with the Turtle Library
Time to flex some of the coding muscles we have gained. Using the knowledge we have with Python, this guide will go through the creation of interesting and dynamic graphic animations. The first codes in this tutorial are generators for geo...
Benchtop Helping Hands
How does your workspace look? Could it be tidier? I know that mine always could be, but with the daily addition of different tools, components, boards and general tech, it can be hard to keep on top of it all. Then when it comes to working ...
Basics: Getting Started with the Terminal on Raspberry Pi
In this tutorial weāll be getting familiar with basic use of the Raspberry Pi terminal. Weāll cover navigating the file-system, making directories, writing and editing text files, and just touch on the use of wildcards. To get ...
Getting Started with Servos | Examples with Raspberry Pi Pico
In this guide, we'll learn what a Servo is, when we might use one, how to choose a Servo, and finally how to use one with a Raspberry Pi Pico. To follow along you'll need: A Positional Servo, such as the Feetech FS90 Micro Servo A Con...
Dual-Coloured 3D Printing
The eternal question of ādoes it print in more colours?ā is often one of the most common community desires. And yes you can! One of the best ways that this need is delivered is through dual-extrusion printing. Dual-extrusion pri...
4G and GPS HAT For Raspberry Pi - Waveshare SIM7600X
Love your Raspberry Pi but wish it had even more connectivity akin to your mobile phone. Then the Waveshare 4G HAT is the solution for you! HAT simply means Hardware attached On Top. With this installed on your Raspberry Pi Single Board Co...
Getting Hands-on with Sensors
What good is a robot if it canāt interact with the environment around it? Sensors are the backbone of almost every electronics project as they allow your program to make decisions based on external stimuli. Weāve got sensors for...
Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) With Raspberry Pi 4 Model B | PiJuice HAT
Now I'm not talking about a delivery service - I'm talking about an Uninterruptable Power Supply for your Raspberry Pi 4. So if your Raspberry Pi project needs to be powered all the time relying solely on the mains power system may leave y...
RaspController - Use Your Phone to Control Your Raspberry Pi
There are many different ways to use your mobile phone to remotely control and manage any Raspberry Pi and one of the best options out there to date is the phone application RaspControllerĀ (you can also find it for free in the Google P...
Analog Electronics Crash Course
Welcome to our beginners tutorial on analog electronics. Living in the digital age that we do, itās easy to disregard the world of discrete analog components, however these concepts form the basis for everything from your mobile phon...
Improving 3D Printed Models - Ultimaker Cura
If your 3D printer is an Ultimaker S5 then your prints will almost always come out looking brilliant. Although achieving desirable 3D printed components can sometimes require troubleshooting to resolve print errors. These errors often can ...
Pycom Pytrack Getting Started
In this getting started guide weāll use the Pytrack from PycomĀ to detect our location on Earth using the onboard GPS module and use the accelerometer to control a 3D model on the PC. I put a WiPy onto my Pytrack, connected it to ...
Pycom Pysense Getting Started Guide
The Pysense expansion board from Pycom has many sensors. In Pycom Pytrack Getting Started, I showed how with some Processing code we can see the real-time position of the board in 3D. That project works with the Pysense too. How about we sh...
PiicoDev Ambient Light Sensor VEML6030 - Raspberry Pi Pico Guide
Introduction This guide will help you read light intensity data from your PiicoDevĀ® Ambient Light Sensor and a Raspberry Pi Pico To follow along, it's best to have: A Raspberry Pi Pico with pins soldered (pointing down) A PiicoDev...
Raspberry Pi 5 | Review, Performance & Benchmarks
The Raspberry Pi 5 is here! Our favourite credit card-sized computer has just gotten an update and we already have one here to take a look at, so letās power it up, run some tests, and see whatās new! Ā (If you want to s...
Servos, Steppers or Solenoids? | Choosing an Actuator to Move Your Project
In this guide, we go over some common ways of adding motion to your project with actuators such as stepper motors, servos and linear actuators, to help you choose which one is most appropriate for your situation. The start of this guide c...
Lightning Sensor with a Raspberry Pi Single Board Computer - 40 KM RADIUS RANGE!
What if I told you that you could have the power to detect a lightning strike from 40km away? You'd probably think I've gone mad watching too many Marvel movies. But it is true! All thanks to the DFRobot Gravity: Lightning Sensor. Accessib...
Prototyping a Circuit: Methods and Tools
Ah prototyping, the backbone of maker electronics, well really all electronics. Any successful device, product, or idea doesnāt just appear as a finished concept, it goes through stages of product and one of those is prototyping. In f...
MicroPython Board Comparison
Welcome to the benchmarking arena! We are going to put eleven microcontrollers to the test and see how they hold up against a set of fiendish tasks that we devised to push them beyond their limits. We chose most of our candidates based on t...
How to Make a Safe Shutdown Button for Raspberry Pi
Pulling the power to your Raspberry Pi can cause image corruptions & other issues that can damage your Pi! In this article, we will create a small push button that will work as a āSafe-Shutdownā option. Weāll connect i...
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - Board Revisions
After the release of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 1 GB and 2GB and 4GB generations there was a design revision. Now if you have any other Raspberry Pi board in your hand the impact of this design revision will not affect you. If you happen to...
Getting Started Guide for Laser Cutting
Welcome to the exciting world of laser cutting! For all those makers out there looking to start creating with a laser cutter, this tutorial will have the basic information you need to get started! We recently added a Laser Cutting Service t...
Counting with Hexadecimal, Binary, and Decimal
Welcome to Counting with Computer 101. Have you ever looked at a colour on a computer and seen something like this #28FE9A? Or perhaps the T-shirt stating āThere are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary, and t...
Getting Started with Home Automation Using MQTT
What is MQTT? MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport)Ā is a simple and ālightweightā way for internet-connected devices to send each other messages. This is important for home-automation because devices need to send messag...
Three Golden Rules for Choosing a Power Supply (No Maths!)
Often the last consideration in a maker project, the DC power supply is the heartbeat of many electrical projects and the correct selection requires some consideration. Power supplies go by a lot of different names, you can call them Wall ...
Create a Smartphone App for Particle Without Coding
By now youāre probably loving the platform that is Particle and all these crazy ideas of how to create the next big IoT thing (Internet of Things thingā¦hmm), but for many inventors, the stumbling block is integrating your creat...
Making Boxes in Fusion 360 for Laser Cutting
When making a box with a laser cutter, its entirely possible to make your design as a single flat drawing through careful planning and measurement ā but who wants to do that!? This is a guide to making a box quickly and easily using F...
How To Make and Crimp Custom Connectors
The wires in our circuits are often forgotten when we are planning our next big project, but the right connectors will a make your project look more professional and a lot easier to work with! In this tutorial, we are going to have a quick ...
Printing Perfect First Layers - Ultimaker Cura
If your utilizing a correctly set up Ultimaker S5 3D Printer you should have no issues with first layer printing. So long as there are print profiles available on Cura, which most likely it will, with a correctly set up 3D printer you will ...
Media Centre with Kodi and LibreELEC - Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
You ever wanted an Ad-Free and Bloatware Free Media Streaming Device that can run 4K movies with clean audio that transforms any Screen into a Smart TV. Sounds almost too good to be true but Raspberry Pi, Kodi and LibreELEC OS have swooped ...
How to use Raspberry Pi Cameras with Bullseye OS Update
With the newest update to Raspberry Pi OS (Debian Version 11 - nicknamed āBullseyeā) there have been some changes to the terminal commands which control attached cameras.Ā This is one of the biggest changes with the new up...
Exciting Features - Ultimaker Cura
Ultimaker Cura is an excellent slicing software to get the best out of your 3D printers and make the greatest models it possibly can, but it can do so much more! Cura is a brilliant means to inspire and expand your own creativity particular...
Getting Started with Rotary Encoders | Examples with Raspberry Pi Pico
In this guide, we'll learn what a Rotary Encoder is, when and why we might use a Rotary Encoder, and how to use a Rotary Encoder with a Raspberry Pi Pico. To follow along all you'll need is: A Rotary Encoder - we recommend using our br...
Installing Python Packages
So, you want Python to do something very functional but do not feel like writing heaps of code to achieve that functionality? Then look no further, this guide will teach you exactly how to do that by utilising Python Packages.Ā Python P...
Digital to Analogue Conversion with Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi right? Itās amazing! Raspberry Pi has taken the world by storm and changed the way that people think about computing. The Raspberry Pi 3 builds on this with some amazing new features, however one feature that is still ab...
How to Install and Setup Python on Onion Omega 2
In this installment of our Onion Omega2 tutorial series, we will cover the basic steps necessary to install and run python on the Omega2 or Omega2+. We'll cover how to install python or python3, how to install python modules and finally, w...
Set up your Pimoroni Unicorn Hat on Raspberry Pi
The Pimoroni Unicorn HAT lets you add 64 dazzling RGB LEDs to your Raspberry Pi, and makes forĀ a sickeningly colourful display. I'll show you how to get yours set up, and we'll have a go at modifying an example script. This tutorial i...
Getting set up with Node-RED on the Raspberry Pi
What is Node-RED? Node-RED is a tool originally created by IBM for flow-based programming, and has built-in support for the Raspberry Pi and it's GPIO capabilities. It runs on top of Node.js, and can be accessed with just a web browse...
Raspberry Pi Generations Up To 2020
It is long overdue. Time for a table with all the info comparing every generation and style of Raspberry Pi from the genesis to now! We have come a long way to have our hands on the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8 GB so it is time we give you the ...
DFRobot 8.9 Inch 1920x1200 IPS Touch Display For Raspberry Pi - Set Up Guide
It is time for a high-quality, complete package, 1920x1200 (HD) display set up with a Raspberry Pi Single-Board Computer. In regards to touch screens with Raspberry Pi have looked at Tiny GPIO HAT LCD displays, medium-sized AMOLED maker di...
Raspberry Pi Pico Long Range Radio (LoRa) Weather and Air Quality Station - Full Dashboard (DataCake + TTN), Rain-Proof and Long Range
Have you ever wanted to make a Weatherproof Weather and Air Quality System that transmits its edge-collected data long-range through LoRa (up to a 10Km range) and then have that data automatically uploaded to the Internet to be gorgeously ...
Water Tank Level Sensor
Update: Community member Chris has had a go at remaking this project after the original project contributor Denver made the original code repository private. GitHub links below will not work but the original project has been kept here for...
Camera Dew Controller
Introduction My passion hobby is night-time time-lapse photography and astrophotography/nightscapes. This means a lot of time spent outside in the dead of winter overnight and an issue that I faced was dew condensing on the lens. This is...
LoRaWAN Tank Level Sensor Node
My brother-in-law has a dairy farm in Victoria and many hours per week are wasted traversing the farm to check water tank levels, opening/closing valves, and other small tasks that could easily be remotely monitored and controlled. It was ...
grinder_timer
Making a dumb coffee grinder slightly less dumb. This is a programmable timer tethered to a Rancilio Rocky coffee grinder. The Rocky is a "dumb" grinder and electrically very simple. Basically it's an ac motor with an on/off switch and a m...
Concrete Lamp
The concrete body of the lamp (which, to my eye look a bit like a leek) is made is two halves. The 1st and 2nd halves are cast in 2 steps using the same mould twice. I had a few failed attempts at making the mould entirely from sta...
The concrete body of the lamp (which, to my eye look a bit like a leek) is made is two halves. The 1st and 2nd halves are cast in 2 steps using the same mould twice. I had a few failed attempts at making the mould entirely from sta...
Borg Cube for Scouts STEM Camp
Introduction
What does one make for a Startrek-themed STEM camp for Scouts? Especially when given the Search and Rescue (SAR) activity base to run.Ā Why this base you ask? Usually I run a radio d...Introduction
What does one make for a Startrek-themed STEM camp for Scouts? Especially when given the Search and Rescue (SAR) activity base to run.Ā Why this base you ask? Usually I run a radio d...
Meet 'Holman' the Ultimate Bluetooth Speaker
Who says you can't have it all? Good looks and a great sound! My name is 'Holman" and I'm a Bluetooth speaker in the form of mans best friend - a dog of course! Why is my name Holman? Well, that's the name of the manufacturer of the PVC pi...
ThingSpeak temperature & pressure logger
This project logs temperature and pressure observations to a ThingSpeak channel using an ESP8266 WiFi module.
For this project, I designed my circuit and ordered a PCB using easyEDA. The project gets power from a USB port and uses a...
For this project, I designed my circuit and ordered a PCB using easyEDA. The project gets power from a USB port and uses a...
The Amazon Alexa-Enabled Smart Pool System
This project is to allow remote control of my pool and associated lights with a dedicated display inthe house, a phone application and Amazon Alexa. Any and/or all of these input devices may be usedto control the pool. The pool temperature ...
Electronica Botanica
This piece combines recycled electronics extracted from decommissioned computers and new electronic components. I had an idea I wanted to incorporate a lighting element into a contemporary sculpture so it was just a matter of coming up with...
mintyPi
This is an awesome project that takes about 6 hours to complete. Hours upon hours of endless fun thereafter! Ideally, some prior soldering experience is advantageous but if you take your time and practice before you start it's beginner fri...
YAM: Monitoring Animal Enclosures
YAM (or YetAnotherMonitor) I keep more than 20 enclosures of Australian native lizards and turtles and I want to make sure they are all in an appropriate environment. To that end, I built a microcontroller-based system to monitor the tempe...
Roverling Mk.ā ā
Introduction
A few months back I created a basic mobile platform using parts from an old 3D printer. Ā It was fun but not very practical. I designed Roverling Mark II so I could experi...
The Curse Of The Mummy! Egyptian-Themed Halloween Puzzle
Introduction
Iāve had this idea for Halloween for a few years now. I wanted to make my porch display into an escape room for trick or treating. The kids would have to solve an environmental...
Arduino Tide Gauge
I used an ArduinoĀ and a US-100 ultrasonic sensor to make an extremely low-cost tide gauge. This project measures the tide by sensing the distance to water usingĀ a US-100 ultrasonic sensor. The device has aĀ 3D printed base&nb...
DIY Weather Station with Raspberry Pi
I wanted to build a weather station. After some googling I found a great ‘how to’ guide using a raspberry pi.
I was also interested in learning Python, so I decided to dive right in...
I wanted to build a weather station. After some googling I found a great ‘how to’ guide using a raspberry pi.
I was also interested in learning Python, so I decided to dive right in...
Portable Arcade Emulator
Introduction
I am a Mechanical Engineer, and after 30 years in industry I now teach Engineering at High School. I create various projects in my spare time and bring them to school to inspir...
Hydra Bluetooth Speaker
Wow - this is one monstrous sounding and great looking speaker - even if I do say so myself! This is basically a 2.1 (stereo + subwoofer) system made with 3D plastic parts. Both the full range and subwoofer speakers are based on closed (se...
KiPad - A custom macro keypad for KiCad
Presenting the KiPad - a custom macro keypad for the popular open-source PCB design software KiCad. KiCad is awesome! But I've found that during PCB layout, my right hand is constantly moving back-and-forth between the keyboard and mouse -...
WiFi Garage Door Controller with Raspberry Pi Pico W
I strapped aĀ Raspberry Pi Pico W to my garage door motor and now I can control my garage door from my phone! The Pico W hosts a simple webpage on my local network with three control buttons - one for Up, Stop and Down. Pressing one of...
Duck Off! A Duck Repellent Device
Introduction
We live on a rural property and have around 20 to 40 wild ducks around at any one time. We have a large dam and jetty, however it is almost unusable due to all the ...
LuMa 1 - The Neo Disco Ball
It is real and here it is! Including everything you need to make one aĀ Luma 1 for yourself! So allow me to introduce you properly to the Luminator Mark 1. I'm talking all the ins and outs of this inside-out neo disco ball so you can ...
IOT Shed
The driver behind this project is to allow the remote control of some of the equipment in my shed. I have a CNC router/laser cutter that uses my compressor and dust extractor whilst it is running, and well whats the point in having a comput...
IoT House
These days we can do just about anything on our phone, we can control so many aspects of our lives using the technology in our pocket, but the most mundane aspects of our lives; opening the garage door, blindly reaching for the light switch...
IoT Soundscape
I had been captivated by the sound levels of trains I could hear passing by Metford throughout the day/night. I wondered if a sound level sensor reporting data back over LoRa would help me understand when a train was noisy. I also like the ...
IR Break-Beam Stopwatch
This project is a simple stopwatch with a little bit of a twist!Ā It operates like a conventional stopwatchā¦ you can start and stop it, you can record lap times and you can review the lap times once you hit stop. The twist is th...
Roverling
Introduction
My first 3D printer was a CTC generation 2 clone of MakerBot āThe Replicator Dualā, Ā circa 2012. Ā It died a little while back and has since been replaced ...
Quadbeest - A Flying Strandbeest
Introducing to you today, the Quadbeest, the next evolutionary step in the Strandbeest genealogy. It seemed to be about time for Strandbeests to evolve to take over the air, so I made it happen. Able to be controlled over a kilometre in the...
Days2Bin: Pico Powered Bin Reminder
Our recycle bin is collected fortnightly, but I can never remember which week, and the printed calendar changes every year! So I made a Raspberry Pi Pico W and GlowBit Matrix powered model wheelie bin which shows when the bins are due at a...
Datalogging Weather Station (Battery Powered)
This project will measure atmospheric conditions (Temperature, Humidity, Air Pressure) and log them to an SD card over a long period (months!) while running off a few AA or AAA cells. Usually, projects powered by an Arduino Uno are quite p...
Smart Home Makeover with HomeAssistant
IntroductionI wanted to bring ageing, and failing, Home Automation infrastructure into the modern age whilst retaining hardware investments already made. Our house had Universal Power Bus (UPB) dimmers and switches installed at build time...
Glow Cuboid
Introduction
I wanted to make something artistic and dynamic using the GlowBit 8x8 matrix that Iāve been playing around with. Ā Itās just an RP2040 programmed in Python to p...
Autozem
Introduction So now everything is available in this day and age, and all those childhood dreams can now come true as parts, technology and software has come a long way. I had recently taken up the hobby, RC planes. Eventually I learnt ho...
Circadian Lighting
After experimenting with automatic blue light filters on my electronic devices I wanted to replicate the idea with the lighting around the house so that it would gradually transition to warmer colours as the night progresses. I believe this...
Simple e-ink dashboard
The aim of my project was to make a small display to show information such as the clock, weather, calendar, etc. I liked the idea of making a magic mirror, but wanted to try something more unique, less expensive, and easier to assemble (no ...
3D-Printed GPS Speedometer
Introduction
I wanted a GPS speedometer that is portable, robust, and looks okay. I had been messing around with 3D printing and exploring GPS modules for a few years and wanted...
Accurate IoT Clock With ESP8266
Being punctual is important. Hence accurate time is required. Clocks tend to miss out when it comes to accuracy especially when they are set by the user. So, why not get accurate time from the internet and use tried and tested hardware to ...
Hot-Wire Bender for Acrylic
A simple, and affordable build that produces sharp, and consistent heat-bends. A nichrome wire heats a channel. Place the acrylic over the channel, wait for it to reach temperature, and pull the hingeing section to create a bend.
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Darlington Pair Touch Circuit
Ever seen a touch lamp in action and wondered how on earth we can make that using basic components? This project is a basic circuit with 2 transistors to amplify a signal from your touch.Extra: The LED doesn't actually blink like that, just...
Ping Pong Launcher
I like to take on projects that give me an opportunity to learn new things. For this project, my two goals were to learn more about face detection algorithms and PID controllers but of course, there were so many more skills learned along th...
Robot Arm Upgrade Project
This project has been a long and tricky one for me, I purchased my robot arm kit from Jaycar many years ago with the intention of controlling it from the start. I used to work with industrial robots, so when I saw this robot kit for sale I...
GraviTrack Enhancements - Lights and Sound
Introduction Searching for solar panels and related items on the Core Electronics website; I came across the Solarbotics GraviTrack Marble Machine Kit. I thought the kit would be a good educational tool for the grandkids. The kit was a hit...
Wifi Sniffer
This project started because I wanted to know the signal strength of the Wifi in various places around my house. I had set up a Pi Zero as a simple watering system controller. It would switch a solenoid on and off based on a 7 day schedule;...
Desktop Infinity Mirror (Lasercut!)
A smaller version of our amazing Infinity-Mirror Table - the Desktop Infinity Mirror compresses all the colourful goodness into a picture frame-sized display. The entire design is made from laser-cut acrylic that we cut in-house. Check out ...
Backyard Birdcam
Introduction
I had been thinking about how best to capture clear close-up photographs of some of the many birds we see around our property for quite a while and mulling over a variet...
The Euclidean
I'm an amateur musician but a pretty serious classical & jazz pianist, and this project arose out of my interest in exploring the difference between writing music for synthesisers and music for piano.Ā I work as a mathematician, so...
ESP32 IR-Triggered Camera with Home Assistant Integration
I love the ESP line-up. I started by messing around with the ESP8266 and I completely fell in love with it. The 8266 is all I ever wanted from a microcontroller: Ā WIFI connectivity, a decent amount of GPIO, a deep-sleep mode for batter...
Rooberry Pi
In the area I live, there are often kangaroos that jump in front of traffic, often from blind spots, and can get themselves into harm's way. I wanted to build a low-cost solution that can alert drivers to kangaroos in these blind spots to r...
Raspberry Pi Video Looper Display Installation | Overshare Video Festival
Introduction
A suspended ceiling display of forty repurposed screens and displays, each screening crowd-sourced content captured on mobile devices, installed in the entry to Testing Grounds...
Nintendo Wii Portable | Project G-Wii
Do you love your Wii and its ability to play all GameCube games perfectly but wish you could take it on the go like a Gameboy?
Well, I definitely did and if you're like me so do you. And here is the right place...
Do you love your Wii and its ability to play all GameCube games perfectly but wish you could take it on the go like a Gameboy?
Well, I definitely did and if you're like me so do you. And here is the right place...
Hogwarts Legacy Broom Flight Controller
Introduction
I embarked on this project to enhance my interactive and immersive experience with the video game "Hogwarts Legacy," as a devoted Harry Potter fan. Initially, I used a Kano wan...
WhyzaGC - Feather ESP32 addon to the MightyOhm Gieger Counter
This project is about adding a wireless Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 or ESP32 v2 with Adafruit Featherwing 128x64 OLED to interface with the self-assembled MightyOhm Geiger Kit.
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p0wer - Control mains outlets over wifi.
As part of a larger home automation project, I wanted the ability to control some mains power outlets remotely. To achieve this, I interfaced the transmitter from an inexpensive 433MHz mains remote control kit with a raspberry pi zero w (vi...
Vehicle GPS Logger and Speedometer
Purpose
To display time and speed to a driver while logging timestamped raw latitude, longitude and speed as returned by the GPS satellite network. This allows a driver to double-check th...
LoRa P2P Wireless Gate Alarm
Introduction
My front gate is a long way from the house at around 300m. I donāt want people wandering around my property without knowing about it. Ā This project uses two Raspberry Pi P...
Infinity-Mirror Table
An infinity mirror creates a striking optical illusion - a tunnel of light that seems to tear through space. I built this infinity-mirror table using some addressable LEDs, a Particle Photon and easily obtainable timber supplies. Check out...
Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Media Center
How-to guides are very useful, but while ādo this, then do thatā is great to reproduce exactly what is in the guide, itās less helpful if you want or need to modify the project. This is especially true with technology proj...
Raspberry pi Photo Booth
This projectĀ is a raspberry pi powered photo both. It uses a raspberry pi zero and the raspberry pi camera. All the code has been uploaded to GitHub for you. It has a ten-second timer, from when you press the button, and then it takes ...
littleBits Death Eater Skull!
Remote Controls are magical enough to recreate this awesome Death Eater Skull. You can switch it on from across the room and make it glow an evil green! Jake and Nathan built this invention at a littleBits Workshop down at the Core Electron...
Wefted Waveforms
This project aims to fuse neopixel strips with papier mache and origami into a free-standing electro-sculpture. The freestanding structure is formed from wire mesh and papier mache. It is then painted and wired up with strips of LEDs conne...
Rad10
I wanted a self-contained internet radio with the following criteria: Reasonably compact/portable. Only required an external connection for power (i.e. wireless internet access). Simple controls for volume and mute-toggle.
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NeoPixel Mini Cube
This mini cube is made up of six 4x4 WS2812B panels giving a total of 96 individually addressable RGB LEDs. Buried inside the cube is an ATTiny85 microcontroller powered by a 120mAh Lithium-Ion battery. It also contains a mercury switch and...
Articulated Mule
Converting a Mule into an articulated 4 wheel vehicle. A 'Mule' is/was a hand trolley with a motorised elevatable platform. What for? Just for fun, want to be able to control it using the R2D2 droid inventor app via LittleBits boards, why ...
SOLARBOI
Since I was young, I've always loved to explore. Over the years, I've tinkered with RC cars and played with planes, which were always plenty of fun. But I always dreamed of going out further - out into the real world, far beyond the confine...
Time lapsing in OctoPrint (Properly!)
Now that we have decked out our Lulzbot Taz 6 3D Printer with a really nice looking acrylic enclosure, I'm just about ready to turn on some serious 3D printing work. But before I dive into that endless pool of fun, it's a good time to take ...
Remote Automation With a W5100 Shield
This is an Arduino project using and ethernet shield for remote control of a set of relays.Ā The IPControl module was meant to be a simple web accessible device controller.Ā It sort of grew!Ā A little out of hand as you will see...
VolCon
This project began as an experiment when I inexplicably decided to learn how an optical rotary encoder worked (FYI, 2-bit gray code). It transformed into a learning experience around USB - specifically the HID protocol. Ultimately I ended u...
Aircraft Lighting Model
The aim of this project was to create a working model of the aircraft exterior lighting systems. Initially, this started as a simple project for Uni, but I wasnāt having that. I wanted to learn something. So of course, I went over the...
Pi Zero - Cloud Print Server
I really love the reliability of my Fuji wireless mono laser printer. Best printer I've ever owned. However, it was released without Google Cloud Print. This required constant driver installation on new devices and the inconvenience of not ...
Accelerometer Controlled Animatronic Finger
This project incorporates two Arduino boards, in a Master/Slave setup. The master is one with an accelerometer (ADLX345) and the slave has a Servo attached (SG90). When tilting the accelerometer, the master Arduino tells the Slave Arduino t...
Handheld Retropie
Once you go down the retro gaming rabbit hole, that's it, you're not getting out without putting together your own gaming console. It all began with my hacked PSP, which I was running emulators on. Then I wanted to run them on my big screen...
mmPi-Pico HAT
I use a Raspberry Pi running EmonCms for collecting sensor data and controlling devices around the home but several things have been on my To-Do list to enhance its functionality. A Shutdown/Power Down/Startup circuit. Proportional fan...
DHT 22 Thermometer
This thermometer idea came to me when my little sister asked me āVince, whatās the temperature?ā Answering I said, āWell, Iāll look it up.ā So I looked it up but that wasnāt enough for her, This con...
PowerPlay SSR Control
Introduction
The aim of PowerPlay is to provide an Arduino platform for managing downstream Solid State Relays (SSR) simply and safely. Ā PowerPlay consists of a custom Arduino Shield, ...
Raspberry Pi Steam Link
Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a Steam Link Sometimes Retropie just isnāt enough to get the best possible gaming experience with the Raspberry Pi. I originally purchased the Raspberry Pi 3B+ so that I could install Retropie and Kodi to ...
A Back to the Future Clock
This project started life as an alarm clock for my son made to look like the time circuit from the Back to the Future movies. The display can show the time in various formats, including the one from the movies of course. It's configurable v...
Raspberry Pi Microscope
The Raspberry Pi Microscope was put together to help with soldering PCBs that have small surface mount components. Its main function is to verify the quality of solder joints and ensure there arenāt any short circuits. With the addition of...
Mini NES Style Game Console with Raspberry Pi
My son really wanted one of the mini NES when they were released, however he missed out. I already knew that you could use a raspberry pi as an arcade emulator, so I thought why not build him one.
I grew up playing old arcade machi...
I grew up playing old arcade machi...
Epoch Clock
I read somewhere about UNIX Epoch time and thought wouldn't it be neat to have a clock that showed time in this format? This project developed from that idea. I had a unused GPS module with serial output so I thought it would also be cool ...
Environment Monitor - V2
This project started due to the smoke haze that enveloped our area during the 2019 and 2020 bushfires. I wanted something to check the air quality of my home and maybe find areas where it needed better sealing. In addition, the BMP280 senso...
The One Wand to rule them all!
Wands are cool, right? That's what Trinity, Adele, and April were thinking of our recent littleBits Workshop, down at the Core Electronics Knowledge Factory. Their inspiration for this project came straight from the films, in particular, th...
BuzzBox
Do you ever wanna pump up some tunes but you don't know how to play a MIDI file? Fear not, the PiicoDev Buzzer modules let you stack up multiple tones into a song. Find your MIDI, export it through a script, upload it and get grovin'!Ā ...
Basic Weather Station
The aim of this project was to provide a cost effective and basic weather station for my backyard that can upload readings to Weather Underground. Part 2 of the project will be using this local data to trigger activities in and around my ho...
Smart City Tunnel with PiicoDev
Tunnels are a critical part of road infrastructure and they feature some pretty cool tech. This Smart Tunnel project demonstrates some of the technology involved and how some real-world problems might be solved.Ā Features RFID Trip...
Handheld UV Meter
UV is important to reptiles (and people) in processing vitamin D3 which is needed to absorb calcium. Without it reptiles often suffer from Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) which leads to weak bones and can be fatal. Thankfully, pet shops have t...
Cosmic Array
An array of individual cosmic ray detectors distributed across a landscape to display how cosmic rays arrive as showers of muons. It's all powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero!This project deployed 16 individual cosmic ray detectors on the banks ...
YouTube Desktop Notifier
Do you get nightmares of losing your YouTube Subscribers? If you do, you are not the only one.Ā Luckily I have made this "YouTube Desktop Notifier" to keep me up-to-date with my channels Subscriber and View Counts. This very simple DIY ...
Mini Desk Vacuum
Chances are if you are anything like me, being a maker is often an excuse to create as big of a mess as possible during the duration of a project. And after the project is finished? You are left with an enormous mess to clean up, taking awa...
Retro Gaming Station
Hey, My son is turning 1 and I wanted to setup a retro gaming station for him to learn to game through the ages. I went with RetroPie as it is well documented and supports a range of emulators - and it's easy to setup.My RetroPie Gaming Ki...
Fridge Door Alarm
This project uses an ESP8266-01 WiFi module to send an alert to my phone if the fridge door is left open or ajar.
After ordering a few of the ESP8266 board variations I found myself with an ESP8266-01 variant which wasn't very usefu...
After ordering a few of the ESP8266 board variations I found myself with an ESP8266-01 variant which wasn't very usefu...
My ghostbusters proton pack
Hi all. Thought I'd share with you my modded Spirit Halloween proton pack. It's about 80% scale, which is plenty big enough for my 7-year-old son, and still looks decently sized on adults. As soon as I learned of this pack, 5-year-old me ju...
Mailbox Delivery Notification System
Introduction
During the Covid lockdown, I needed something to do. The Postman or woman does not deliver mail every day as most bills come online. So I built this to notify me when the Pos...
Makey Makey Pencil Piano
After seeing how much fun people had using the Makey Makey as a gaming controller for our RetroPie setup, I decided that more fun, simple projects that can be made using household materials were in order. So today I present to you the piano...
Math Scroller
I was looking for something educational to 3D-Print for my child in Thingiverse and came across the concept of the Math Spinner. I found the models lacked a method of checking the answer so I wanted to automate it. The core design is inspir...
Solar Charging Station
The aim of this project was to use the sun to charge some batteries withĀ 1W and 2W Seeed solar panels. The DFRobot Solar LiPo Charger and a Sunflower Solar Power Manager were purchased. Initially, this was unsuccessful because I did no...
Raspberry Pi Desk Clock with Data Display
This project uses a Raspberry Pi and TFT display panel to provide a desk clock that also monitors our Home Solar and Battery system, and the weather, in one neat unit.
We recently installed a Solar Panel system and a Tesla Powerwall...
We recently installed a Solar Panel system and a Tesla Powerwall...
DIY Gameboy based on Raspberry Pi Zero W (PiGRRL)
We made a Pi Zero W retro-games console! The nostalgia is making me dizzy! If you'd like to build your own, we've put together a couple of wishlists to make things easier: For the Pi Zero W build, like in this project, check out the PiG...
Rain Gauge Data Logger
Summary A Raspberry Pi 3B is used to collect digital counts from an electronic rain gauge (1mm of rain per reed switch closure by magnetic see-saw). It has been running without issues for over 12 months. A UPS powers the Pi so it is immune...
Raspberry Pi Rain Radar and Weather Display
[Update āĀ Until there is correct compatibility of NPM with the new Raspberry Pi āBullseyeā OS I highly recommend at this stageĀ flashing and using the previous Raspberry Pi āBusterā OS onto your Micro-...
Spirit In A Box Halloween Trick
Introduction
This project was born from the desire to craft a captivating and spine-tingling magic trick that would add an air of mystique to a Halloween and supernatural-themed party that ...
Garage Door Sensor
This project uses a US100 ultrasonic distance sensor to detect instances of a garage tilt door being left open and sends an alert via the IFTTT mobile app. Additionally, the device logs temperature and pressure to a Thingspeak channel using...
Fruit and Veggie Gaming Controller
In preparation for some Maker Faire's we were heading to last year, I wanted to combine the awesomeness of the Makey Makey platform, with the fun that is RetroPie. For those who don't know the Makey Makey, it's a fantastic platform that all...
Bill of Materials
The Great Doorbell Hack
Do you want a quick, easy, cheap RF remote control for your Raspberry Pi projects? Well, look no further than the front door! As you've probably got a half-duplex RF setup you've never considered using in a project before. Try this simple h...
IoT Pet Feeder
The objective of this project was to create an Internet of Things (IoT) device that could give pet access to a food bowl when a text message command was sent from a remote location. I had never done an IoT project before, so I wanted to ke...
Super cheap Xbox 360 wireless adapter
This project is to build a super cheap wireless adapter based on Raspberry Pi Zero and ENC28J60 ethernet module for Xbox 360I have two Xbox 360 consoles and today I want to connect them together but I only have one OEM wireless adapter. It ...
UNITRAC
The UNITRAC (UNIversal TRACtion system) is a simple 3D printable conversion for the Black Gladiator-Tracked chassis, Itās designed to transform the large wheelbase platform into a self-contained propulsion system that has all the torq...
Raspberry Pi Game Show
Introduction
I made this project because I had been given a Raspberry Pi 4 for Christmas and was hoping to make a fun project with it. I wanted to make something which wasnāt just copying a tutorial and was a...Introduction
I made this project because I had been given a Raspberry Pi 4 for Christmas and was hoping to make a fun project with it. I wanted to make something which wasnāt just copying a tutorial and was a...
Kidās Music Box
I want to make a portable music box that my 2 year old kid can operate intuitively on her own. So, Spotify or any other on-demand music platform with tablets and Bluetooth speakers are out of the question. Remember the good old days of putt...
Simulated Parisians: Little Autonomous Pedestrians
Introduction
Parisians is a cute simulation of Paris with autonomous pedestrians. Itās simple to build and easy to personalize, a Single Board Computer "wall piece": on display and looping ...
8-Bit Breadboard Computer
This project is about how to build an 8 bit computer on breadboards, from 7400 series basic TTL. I am currently in the process of building mine, and will give an overview of what's involved. It is a great project that can teach you a lot ab...
RPi Cluster - SETI@Home
I was interested in creating a RPi Cluster to learn about how they work. After getting the clusterhat and Pi Zero Ws I set about creating the images for 5 sd cards. This seemed a waste so I scrapped that idea and setup the image for one sd ...
HUGE LED Pixel Panel
Iāve always been fascinated by LED screens and seeing beautiful colours mix and merge to create vibrant displays. I also love games, so what better way to combine the two than a giant LED pixel matrix which can play games, display aud...
Identify Birds through Sound with a Raspberry Pi | BirdNET-Pi Project
Ever wanted to know exactly what bird is near you by only the sound but simultaneously have zero ideas about birds? Fear not, here is the solution for you! A fully fletched Bird Call AI System that runs completely on a Raspberry Pi Single ...
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