Starting from a basic eBay buyer’s guide, this article grown to three parts, starting with the buyer’s guide for eBay … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arduino
So What Exactly IS An Arduino – And Where Do I Get ‘Uno’ (One)?
You’ve heard about it – but what REALLY is an Arduino, and what do you use it for? What an … Continue reading
Arduino vs Arduino Mega – Which To Use?
You may not often have a project that pushes the limits, but sometime the regular Arduino Uno seems a bit, … Continue reading
How To Wire A Stepper Motor To The Arduino Conveniently
While working on my Braille display, one problem I encountered early on was motor connecting – simply put, how to … Continue reading
Adding an Opto-Interruptor Part 3
As I’ve already discussed here and here, opto detectors are one way to sense position. Unlike a switch, there’s no … Continue reading
Unipolar, Bipolar, and Stepper Drivers: A Quick Guide To Stepper Motors
One of the biggest hurdles I had with stepper motors was the differences with them. On the one hand, some … Continue reading
The Audrey Braille Display – LIVE!
Here is the first prototype of the first Braille Display device, named ‘Audrey’, after my mother… Continue reading
The Utopia Open Source Braille Reader/Display ‘Audrey’
This is an introduction to the Braille Display Project Continue reading
My New Uno – A Ruggeduino
I’ve been using my Arduino for about a year now – a Duemilanove – and I’d been eying the new … Continue reading
Arduino Strings Are BIG!
Interesting test: I was wondering if you could avoid the automatic string copy to RAM by putting strings inside a … Continue reading