Category Archives: Arduino

Embrio

Posted on March 23, 2015 by e8johan

This is a Windows only tip, so I’ve not played much with it. However, Embrio does look like a perfect experimentation kit. Take an Arduino, connect your peripherals and draw the solution. It even lets you work in a live … Continue reading →

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Tinyest Duino Yet?

Posted on August 8, 2014 by e8johan

The nanite is a minimal ATtiny85 based development board intended to be used with a breadboard. It is intended to be powered via USB, so no power regulation, but comes with a reset switch. The pin out is identical to … Continue reading →

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Portable Gaming

Posted on March 4, 2014 by e8johan

The Arduboy platform is heading for kickstarter. It is a creditcard shaped gaming platform featuring capacitive buttons, a small OLED screen, speakers, battery and a barebone Arduino (atmega). I think that this looks great for gaming, but can think of … Continue reading →

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Arduino from the Command Line

Posted on May 16, 2013 by e8johan

Feeling limited by the Arduino IDE? What to avoid writing linked scripts by hand? Try Ino. Ino may replace Arduino IDE UI if you prefer to work with command line and an editor of your choice or if you want … Continue reading →

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Duinofied PIC

Posted on January 21, 2013 by e8johan

The PICnDuino is an open source hardware platform with dual micro controllers. It is compatible with both Arduino and Amicus18 – a PIC based board inspired by the Arduino. This means that you can play with both the Arduino through the usual C-inspired … Continue reading →

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Custom game controllers for all

Posted on January 4, 2013 by e8johan

Do you dream of making the ultimate game controller. Then the Esplora board from Arduino is what you need. Basically it is a Leonardo board, but with a range of integrated sensors. Leonardo means onboard USB HID support, so you … Continue reading →

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Tiny Arduino Clone

Posted on December 21, 2012 by e8johan

A couple of days back, we wrote about Kimio Kosaka’s amazing freeform Arduino clone. This artist of electronics is not a one hit wonder. He has done more work around the Arduino. For instance, his one-chip clones are real works … Continue reading →

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Arduino IDE for Advanced Users

Posted on December 17, 2012 by e8johan

Having used the Arduino IDE for a while, it is easy to find oneself limited. I can sympathize with the purpose of the tool – simplicity makes it easier to learn. For those of us who still enjoy the ease … Continue reading →

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Low-cost Devboard

Posted on December 14, 2012 by e8johan

Imagine running a course around Arduino. As soon as you start drawing a crowd, the hardware cost will be significant. Enter the Shrimp. The Shrimp is an ultra-slim, low-cost Arduino clone. Bringing the price down to about £8, almost a … Continue reading →

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Amazing Freeform Arduino

Posted on December 7, 2012 by e8johan

Freeform, or dead bug style, electronics intrigues me. It can be the quick route for simple circuits, but to Kimio Kosaka, simplicity and ease of assembling was not the end goal. His amazing Metaboard-based design can even use shields. I think that the … Continue reading →

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