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Time to Say Goodbye to Arduino and Go On to Micropython/ Adafruit Circuitpython? (video) – Python seems to be the fastest growing programming language. It is also widely used to program Raspberry Pis, and it is on the verge to become available on our small microcontrollers. Has the time come to leave the Arduino IDE and go on? Time for a closer look. Topics covered: – Language (Micropython/ Adafruit CircuitPython... Read more

Arduino enthusiasts patiently waiting for the arrival of the Arduino PRO Gateway for LoRa will be pleased to know that the Arduino Pro Gateway for LoRa (868 MHz , EU version) is now available to preorder priced at €350. Combined with Arduino MKR WAN 1300 IoT nodes, it makes an ideal solution for a wide […] Read more

I love retro gaming. All those old arcade machines and consoles were just so much fun.I’d love my own arcade machine but I simply don’t have the space. Playing with a gamepad through a console on the TV just doesn’t feel right so I needed to make a bar-top machine.There are plenty of Raspberry Pi ba…By: AndyR128 Read more

I used an infrared sensor to sense eye movements and control the LED.I made eyeballs with LED Tape NeoPixel. Constitution I used two sensors QTR – 1A for eye tracking. Sensing with Arduino and controlling the LED.componentsSparkFun Arduino Pro Mini 328 – 5V/16MHzAdafruit LiIon/LiPoly Backpack Add…By: HomeMadeGarbage Read more

With the launch this week of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, they made it clear whatever comes next will be a big re-design compared to all of the Raspberry Pi ARM single board computers up to this point. So what would you hope they incorporate into the next-generation of these low-cost boards?.. Read more

Kodak has launched a Raspberry Pi 3 based Kodak Portrait 3D Printer with a dual-extrusion system, multiple filament types, a 5-inch touchscreen, and WiFi and Ethernet connections to a Kodak 3D Cloud service. Kodak and Smart Int’l. have collaborated on a professional, dual extrusion Kodak Portrait 3D Printer that runs a Linux-based 3DprinterOS on a […] Read more

The new Pi 3 Model A+ is supposed to be a smaller model but with most of the advantages of the Model B+. It has similar specifications, except that you get 512MB of RAM instead of 1GB, there’s only one USB 2.0 port and the Ethernet port is gone. It costs $25, or $10 less […] Read more

With the LittleBot Budget we wanted to make it as easy as possible for kids to get started with robots. So we boiled a robot down to its very essence. A way to move, a way to think, and a way to see. Once those are in place you have a robot that you can do a surprisingly large amount with. And it is…By: Slant Concepts Read more

I made a weather station connected to internet. It measures temperature, humidity, pressure, rainfall, UV index and it calculates few more important meteorological values. It then sends this data to weathercloud.net, which has nice graphics and UX. It also has a weather webcamera. It cost me around …By: Jakub_Nagy Read more

Adrien Green, Huy Tran, Jody WalkerThe use of a Raspberry Pi computer and Matlab is a simple and effective way to help homeowners reduce there energy consumption. The best part about the Energy Saver 3000 is that it is very simple to set up and use. The main purpose of the Energy Saver 3000 is to al…By: mnt101 Read more