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Arduino DDS Shield

build your own arduino based analog signal generator

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Motor Control via Infrared Distance Sensor

control a motor simply by waving your hand

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How To Build An 8x8x8 LED Cube

build an 8x8x8 led cube to mezmorize your friends

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Multi Servo Control Using Arduino UNO

control many servos at once using arduino uno

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Fading LED Heart Birthday Present

an led heart as a simple birthday present

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An Arduino Outputting VGA Signals

output some basic vga using an arduino uno

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Super Simple Arduino Tachometer

build an arduino tachometer and measure rpms

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Arduino 16×2 LCD Interface

display characters on an lcd using your arduino

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Building A Robot – Part 3: Proximity Sensor

add a proximity sensor to your awesome robot

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Building A Robot – Part 2: Motor Control

add motor control to your robotics platform

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Building A Robot – Part 1: The Chassis

build the chassis for your mobile robot

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Arduino LED Flashing Introduction

begin your journey learning about the arduino here

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Wireless XBee Motor Control

wireless dual dc motor control via xbee

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DIY Mini PIC Development Board

build your own quick, easy and awesome pic dev board

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Wireless XBee Pan/Tilt With Servos

build a wireless pan/tilt system for your camera

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PIC Prototyping: MPLABX + PICKIT3 Intro

learn how to use mplabx with the new pickit3

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Using A Simple Tilt Sensor

learn how the most basic of tilt sensors works

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RGB LED Control via PIC

learn how to display every color on an rgb led

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Fading LEDs via PWM

learn how to control the brightness of leds

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Xbee Wireless Servo Control

control servo motors wirelessly with xbee wifi modules

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Simple Touch Screen Interface

build a resistive touch screen driver and interface

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PS/2 Keyboard To 16×2 LCD

ps2 keyboard for input, 16x2 lcd for output

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Build A DIY PS/2 Interface

build a microcontroller based ps/2 interface

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PIC Priority Interrupts

learn how to give your interrupts priority

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An Intro To Interrupts On A PIC

an easy guide for learning about interrupts

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PIC As SPI Master And Slave

learn how to use spi on a pic

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Animatronic Neck [DIY]

build a neck for an animatronic head

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[DIY] Animatronic Eyes

building animatronic eyes for an animatronic face

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Wireless Communication Over IR

ascii serial communication over infrared light streams

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Dual Motor Control – SN754410

quick and cheap dual motor control of speed and direction

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Building A Simple Wireless Interface

get rid of the need for wires

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Intro To Digital Timers

learn about digital timers and the pic

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Personal G-Force Meter

make your own personal g-force meter

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The Accelerometer

take input from an accelerometer and show some ouput

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L298 Stepper Motor Control

control a stepper motor with the l298 (l298hn)

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The Music Equalizer Display

make your own music equalizer display with a pic

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L298 DC Motor Control

control a dc motor with the l298 (l298hn)

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The Stunning Camera

shock your friends when they take your picture

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The Autonomous Drifter

autonomous drifter controlled by your laptop

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Interfacing A PIC To LCD (16×2)

control an lcd display with a pic

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Short Range Personal Radar

a complete radar system using the ir range sensor

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The IR Range Sensor

learn the basics of the sharp ir range sensor

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Stepper Motor Control

control a stepper motor using an LMD18245

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PIC Prototyping Basics

build your own pic prototype development board

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Servo Motor Control

control a hi-tec hs-422 servo motor with a pic

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The Wooden Menace

a mighty robotic arm powered by servos

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DC Motor Control

control a dc motor with a pic microcontroller

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Programming The PIC

learn how to program a pic with the tiny icd2

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The VGA Test Box

a vga controller made with a pic microcontroller

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The PIC Microcontroller

get the pic microcontroller talking to a desktop host

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