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LED Scolling Dot Matrix Font & Graphics Generator 5x8 5x7 8x8
If you are into geeking it out with projects of the electronical kind, then you have likely wanted to create a dot matrix display or a POV. To do this you will need to have a font file or table to read...
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The LED Matrix Panel, or LMP, for the Arduino microcomputer, continued.
Last time, in part 1 we introduced you to the LMP, a simple, lost-cost part that connects directly to the Arduino. This time, we will continue with a simple program I call the Musicator.It is a simple...
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Arduino + WiFi, Music Responsive LED Light Fixture
This instructable gives instructions for constructing a Saiko5 WiFi enabled LED light fixture based on the Arduino hobbyist platform. It includes step-by-step instructions from board design to...
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Sponge + Ferric Chloride Method -- Etch PCBs in One Minute!
In this Instructable, I will show you how to etch a circuit board with about a tablespoon of ferric chloride etching solution and a 2 inch square sponge. You will be amazed as the exposed copper on the...
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Getting started with the Maxbotix sonar sensor - quick start guide
The MaxSonar EZ1 provides very short to long-range detection and ranging, in an incredibly small package. It can detect objects from 0-inches to 254-inches (6.45-meters) and provides sonar range...
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Motion Sensitive Tesla Coil
This year I decided to make my garage into a little haunted house. To add some fun and serious scary points, I wrote some code and hooked up one of my Tesla coils to a motion sensor through my Arduino....
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POV Christmas Tree
Still don't have a tree for this holidays?, Don't worry here you have a small, reusable, eye-catching tree for your holiday needs. This project started as a SMD soldering tutorial for a course i've...
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Using a Dot Matrix LED with an Arduino and Shift Register
The Siemens DLO7135 Dot matrix LED is one amazing piece of optoelectronics. It's billed as a 5x7 Dot Matrix Intelligent Display (r) with Memory/Decoder/Driver. Along with that memory, it's got a...
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3D Motion Capture
Ever wanted to sketch something in 3D? Well, now you can break free of the confines of 2D paper for the price of two webcams.I made this project as a present for some former professors of mine. The...
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LED Cube 8x8x8
Create your own 8x8x8 LED Cube 3-dimensional display! We believe this Instructable is the most comprehensive step-by-step guide to build an 8x8x8 LED Cube ever published on the intertubes. It will...
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Arduino animatronics- make your awesome costumes more awesome!
Here's how to add lights, sound and action to your favorite Halloween project using the open source Arduino microcontroller. Arduino is easy to learn to use and it opens up a whole new world for...
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RGB's with Arduino and Processing
Here is an easy(enough) project to introduce you to the Arduino microcontroller, as well as Processing. This is my first Arduino and Processing project and I didn't have too much bother getting it...
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Mini Staple Sailplane
This instructable, inspired by the proliferation of micro-sized paper airplanes, contains instructions for building a miniature sailplane out of paper and a staple. It has a fuselage measuring 40...
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8x8 LED Matrix Animations
For a party we were about to have I wanted a cool light display to use with my new Xmas present - an Arduino Uno. Having looked at the LED matrix's here I wanted a bigger one that I could hang on...
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Arduino on all sorts of Atmels
Hello, this is my first instructable, so I hope someone can do anything good with it. So, what exactly is this about? Imagine: You are working on a project. You want to program in the Arduino language...
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24 Channel USB Connected LED Controller, upto 1A per Channel
This device is designed to be a versatile high-current LED controller, with the ability to sink or/and source currents up to 1A per channel with dissipation of up to 2.5w per channel. The various...
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Groovin' Grover: A Microcontroller-based Marionette
Groovin' Grover is a marionette manipulated by four hobby servos and a Pololu Maestro microcontroller-based servo controller. You can control each of Grover's limbs independently and make him walk,...
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Wireless light switch or bust
I stumbled upon the website lightobject.com while looking for an affordable thermocouple for the immersion circulator I’m planning on building. I found the part I was looking for and I also came across...
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Ardweeny 2 - How to customize an Ardweeny
Since I discovered the Arduino micro-controller last October (2010) I have been fascinated by their versatility and ease of use, however I personally find that they tend to be on the bulky size and...
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DIY Arduino or "The DIY-Duino"
THIS ENTIRE TUTORIAL IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE AT http://www.theparsley.com/arduino/diy/ To quote the Arduino website: "Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on...
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Clear polycarbonate enclosures
So about a year ago I decided that I wanted to get into AVR microcontrollers. After ordering an AVR pocket programmer from Sparkfun , I soon realized that it was too delicate to be sitting on a...
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Arduino Laser Show with Full XY Control
Update! See Step 32 to find out how to use this project with a green laser! Also - checkout the LaserTweet Instructable to make this project display data from Twitter:...
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Complete Circuit Board Lab & POV Business Card
Introduction _______________________________________________________________________ Though there are many Instructables on some aspect of how to make circuit boards, this one is different. It's an...
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(Mostly) easy PCB manufacture
This is an easy way to create your own PCBs at home. The method is based on the "5 Bears" process (which is itself based on Tom Gootee's process). I've added a couple of refinements.By:...
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Motion Detecting Confetti Bomb
<br> In this Instructable, I’ll show you how to make a cheap motion detecting confetti popper using a mousetrap and an air...
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8x8 LED Array Multiplexed Infinity Mirror
A little bit different than your regular Infinity Mirror. Using a piece of mirrored acrylic for the back mirror, 8 rows of 8 holes are drilled into in a grid pattern. A LED is then placed in each hole...
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Making Printed circuit Boards at or Near Home: A Comprehensive Overview,...
There is a bit of controversy over making your own printed circuit boards, many makers think that professional boards are so inexpensive now that they are the way to go. Others want to have more...
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Arduino Projects on a breadboard (no serial com)
Intro: If you've got an Arduino Uno and want to start duplicating projects without having to buy an Uno every time... get ready to live! This instructable will show you how to move your projects (that...
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Pre-amp to electret mic!
This circuit is very easy to do! and all parts of it are easy to find! It is nice to put together with design of Rtty21http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-AM-Transmitter/ "The easy transmitter am" so...
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Arduino Project Board
The Arduino Project Board is basically a board to transer your ATMEGA168/328 to when you have completed your project and no longer need to use the Arduino as a development board. Simply transfer the...
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