The Daily Duino

Another post on Pachube and how easy it is to get setup and going. This post will cover the basic steps on how to get some sensors online!  I will be using my project of two light sensors as an example.  The status of my light sensors are viewable at http://www.pachube.com/feeds/2145 Pachube + Arduino from [...]

Quick update before I zonk out…  Yesterday I setup an account for Pachube and spent all night getting familiar with how it works. Pachube describes itself as a service that enables you to connect, tag and share real time sensor data from objects, devices, buildings and environments around the world. The key aim is to [...]

Spent the day working with DS18B20 temperature sensors and getting an Arduino to read the data they spit out.  Lucky for me and you, we have the shoulders of giants to stand upon as we copy and paste some magical code to get us started! DS18B20 Temperature Sensors + Arduino from Morgellon on Vimeo. The [...]

So, I like to lurk in the #arduino IRC chatroom on freenode.net.  While in there the other day I started talking with Graxe and he mentioned that he would be near my area and inquired if I was interested in the RepRap.  Needless to say, I didn’t hesitate on arranging a meet-up! So, Graxe was [...]

So here’ s my little version of the drum kit.  I’ve just used sample code from arduino.cc, but it’s more than enough to get the project up and running.  Expect to see it evolve over time, and if you plan on being at Phreaknic you can play with it there! Arduino Knock Sensor Drum Kit [...]

I totally ripped this off from Morgellon, but it sounded fun and I wanted to try it. He is going to build his own version of this that I am sure is going to be cooler.  I had to call him and ask some questions as he is most definitely the hardware end of our [...]

Tags: drum, knock, led

Recently, I posted about using a solar panel as a method for charging a battery that powers the Arduino.  Although using a solar cell as a power source is the most obvious use, it is not the only use! I found a post over at little-scale that shows how to use a solar cell with [...]

After watching Citizen Engineer, I wanted to play with a slotted optical sensor, well that and a payphone, a sim card reader, a little vice and other cool electronics things. So I ordered a few from All Electronics. As usual, I had no idea how these things work, so I started plugging in wires and [...]

Tags: breadboard, Freeduino, infrared, nkc, Optical, proto

First off, I enjoy showing my wife thing that I build or write.  She enjoys showing me her projects, but as she is a photographer, her stuff is usually cooler looking.  Fancy cron jobs and database queries just don’t have the bling of an underwater naked woman in an artful pose. Since I started playing [...]

Tags: Displays, LCD, Modern Device, RFID, Sensors, serial