When comparing the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, it's no secret that the Pi is undoubtedly the more powerful board. It is, after all, a single-board computer (SBC) that can run a fully functional ...

One of the great things about home automation is that it’s limitless. Whether you add more smart locks, toss some smart light bulbs into lamps, or add another smart thermostat to your home, it’s ...

Last time, we used a light sensor to measure ambient brightness and even created a control system that turns on an LED when ...

Here a student uses a sound trigger to capture a photo as a balloon in the process of ripping apart as it pops. Note, there is a banana floating in space that has only just started falling when the ...

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Last time, we learned about the anode and cathode of an LED, how to distinguish their orientation, and the role of a resistor in limiting current.This time, we will combine an Arduino, a breadboard, ...

This video demonstrates how to emulate WeMo devices for Amazon Alexa using Arduino microcontrollers and specific code ...

The Arduino UNO-Q is a new board from Arduino, combining an MCU and CPU sharing calls and data. I developed an UNO-Q based ...

When it comes to performance, there's a world of difference between the Raspberry Pi and Arduino. The former, after all, is technically a fully functional computer that can run games, word processors, ...

In a previous article, we looked at connecting various kinds of Arduino hardware to your Mac. Here's how to get started programming on them to create your own projects. In order to program your ...