Fun with Arduino http://www.funwitharduino.com fun stuff and serious projects Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:22:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Arduino Comics http://www.funwitharduino.com/arduino-comics.html http://www.funwitharduino.com/arduino-comics.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:21:12 +0000 admin http://www.funwitharduino.com/?p=108

beetlebum via arduino blog

]]> http://www.funwitharduino.com/arduino-comics.html/feed 0 Quaduino – quadrocopter based on Arduino http://www.funwitharduino.com/quaduino-quadrocopter-based-on-arduino.html http://www.funwitharduino.com/quaduino-quadrocopter-based-on-arduino.html#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:15:45 +0000 admin http://www.funwitharduino.com/?p=104

The Quaduino RC project make use of Arduino board to operate & stabilize 4-rotor helicopter (quadrocopter).

Click here to view the embedded video.

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How to construct a laser tripwire that can twitter and grab an image from a webcam, as well as execute any command you can put in a bash script.
This instructable is actually quite simple and is even suitable as a beginner arduino project.

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The Traffic Light Hack is a simple interface for controlling lights inside a traffic light enclosure.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Schematics and source code downloads here.

]]> http://www.funwitharduino.com/arduino-traffic-light.html/feed 0 Using the 555 timer as an external clock for the Arduino http://www.funwitharduino.com/using-the-555-timer-as-an-external-clock-for-the-arduino.html http://www.funwitharduino.com/using-the-555-timer-as-an-external-clock-for-the-arduino.html#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:15:00 +0000 admin http://www.funwitharduino.com/?p=91 Continue reading →]]>

The key here is an ‘external clock’. Rather than have the Arduino keep track of when to perform the next task, you have an outside signal that says “Now!” and fires an interrupt which the Arduino responds to.

Using the 555 timer as an external clock for the Arduino

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This project allows a set of LEDs to display the status of iTunes. A green LED means playing and a red LED means not playing.

Source Code: ArduinoiTunesLEDStatus.zip

(via Mission Duke)

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This is an implementation of a tic tac toe game using a 3×3 array of bicoloured LEDs for a display, a simple resistive touchpad, and an Arduino to tie everything together.

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instructables

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Solarbotics Ardweeny – smallest, handiest, bread-board friendly Arduino-compatible breadboard.

Features:

  • Stacks onto the back of an ATmega168/ATmega328 chip
  • Takes same 28-pin footprint as the microcontroller itself!
  • Features Pin-13 LED and reset button
  • Simple construction – only 7 parts plus pins & PCB!
  • Ideal for breadboard applications
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The TouchShield Slide is a widescreen option that makes full use of the space on the Arduino, maximizing screen space. With 340×240 resolution and a resistive touchscreen, the Slide offers clear, precise viewing and tactile sensing – that all fits squarely on the Arduino.

Features:

  • 320×240 OLED Screen
  • Resistive Touch Screen
  • Storage for 4 full resolution images or 60 128×128 images
  • Compatible with Arduino Environment
  • Only Uses Arduino Pins: 2 and 3
  • Graphics Library Ready to Go
  • Draw Shapes, Pixels, Colors, Graphs, Buttons with complete ease

“iPhone” menu:

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Space Invaders:

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