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Homing stepper motors using the AccelStepper library!
OVERVIEW Following in the foot steps of our last tutorial, we will now see how to achieve the same results using the popular...
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Arduino Scrolling Text v2.0 – With direction and speed control!
OVERVIEW Quite a while ago, I did a tutorial on how to create Scrolling Text using a MAX7219 LED Matrix and an Arduino. It worked, but...
Brainy-Bits
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Control stuff using your hands with the APDS-9960
OVERVIEW Sometime you buy stuff and forget about it! This is the case when it comes to this little module. The APDS-9960 is like 3...
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How to set the HOME position of a Stepper at Startup!
OVERVIEW If you’ve been following our tutorials for a while, you will have noticed that we have used Stepper Motors in multiple projects....
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Wireless Arduino controlled PTZ Camera System
OVERVIEW A while back I made a video on YouTube showing how I built the Wireless RC Controlled Pan Tilt and Zoom Camera system that I use...
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Control a ‘LOT’ of Servo Motors using a Joystick, Arduino and PCA9685 PWM Module
OVERVIEW We have seen in prior tutorials how to connect and control Stepper Motors. Stepper Motors are great for many projects but can...
Brainy-Bits
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One Code to rule them ALL! Arduino sketch doing two things
OVERVIEW If you looked at our last tutorial, you saw that we were using two different code / sketch… One for the Transmitter and a...
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How to use the NRF24L01 2.4GHz wireless module with an Arduino
OVERVIEW There are many ways to add wireless capability to your Arduino projects. WiFi modules like the ESP8266 makes that possible, but...
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Using WiFi in your next projects with the NodeMCU – Introduction
OVERVIEW Being able to control or get information from your projects using WiFi is something that we all want to experiment with at some...
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How to connect and use a Nokia 5110 LCD with an Arduino
OVERVIEW There are many tutorials out there that show how to connect and use a Nokia 5110 LCD display with an Arduino. In this tutorial...
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Dual Axis Camera Slider using a Joystick to set IN and OUT travel
OVERVIEW In our prior tutorial we saw how to control 2 stepper motor simultaneously using the Arduino Serial Monitor. Continuing from...
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Build a simple RC Plane/Drone finder using a DigiSpark
OVERVIEW If you ever flown an RC Plane or Drone, you know that it’s easy to lose control and no matter how good you are, crashing is...
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Let’s make a simple Arduino RFID reader using the RC522 Module
OVERVIEW If you have worked in an office before, you are probably aware of those RFID cards or Tags that would unlock specific doors...
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Arduino Countdown timer using the MAX7219 8 bits Display
OVERVIEW In a prior tutorial we created a countdown timer using an 8bits Display. Unfortunately the display we used when creating the...
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Electronic Miter box! Control a Stepper Motor with a Keypad and an Arduino
OVERVIEW In this tutorial we will see how to move a stepper motor to an exact position that we enter on a keypad. Plus we will display...
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Do Potentiometer values make a difference with an Arduino?
OVERVIEW In some Arduino projects we will end up using Potentiometers. The potentiometer (or pot, as it is more commonly known) converts...
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Using the 4066 IC Bilateral Switch to Simulate pushing buttons
OVERVIEW Have you ever wanted to connect your Arduino to another device and simulate pushing the buttons on it? By itself the Arduino...
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How to have unlimited interrupt Pins on your Arduino
OVERVIEW Using Interrupts enables you to run some code only when a change happens on a Pin. Without interrupts your Arduino would spend...
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Using an old RC transmitter to control your Arduino Projects
OVERVIEW We all have that old Radio Controlled helicopter, plane, drone… That we bought, played with it once or twice, crashed once,...
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Halloween Scary mask using Arduino and MAX7219 LED Dot Matrix
OVERVIEW Since Halloween is near we thought we would do a fun project. Using an Halloween mask and some LED Dot Matrix to simulate eyes,...
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