Category Archives: Arduino

Laser Cut Stenciling for SMT PCB DIY Solder Pasting

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Andy

Through-Hole soldering is fast, fun and easy.  The parts you populate your PCB’s with are the very same ones you can pull from your breadboard once your project is finished, and you are ready to make a permanent version. What … Continue reading →

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Perma-Proto breadboards from Adafruit

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Andy

We just got them in store, and they are the the most slick proto-boards we have ever seen.  I can’t decide to build a project on one, or hang it on the wall as art. We have them as the … Continue reading →

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The Music Challenge Box – Created for CBC’s Canada’s Smartest Person

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Andy

Oftentimes we get approached to help with a project, and sometimes we are given the mandate to ‘Make Something Awesome’.  Here is one of those times. For CBC’s game show “Canada’s Smartest Person” we were contracted to create an on-set … Continue reading →

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Need more pins for your Arduino project?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Spike

I was working on an Arduino style project the other day and needed just a couple of more pins. I really didn’t want to add any extra circuitry to the project so I looked at the Atmega328 and wondered how … Continue reading →

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New take on a public space piano

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Dojo

d’Art Souterrain (French for Underground Art) does a new take on the public space playable piano keyboard. This installation is located in one of the under ground pedestrian tunnel of Place Ville Marie in Montreal. Their objective was to take a … Continue reading →

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Arduino & Flight Simulator

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Andy

Down in New Zealand, Jim of Jim’s Page has crafted one of the most ‘home made’ – DIY looking flight sims I’ve ever seen.  Interfacing with an Arduino for a variety of IO, and he’s got his own software that … Continue reading →

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EasyTransfer Arduino Library « The Mind of Bill Porter

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Andy

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Geared Motor Emporium

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Andy

When you get a broken ‘not worth fixing’ All-in-One Scanner / Printer / Fax, there is an amazing opportunity within.  On the outside, it is a broken office garbage.  On the inside, a wealth of supplies for the DIY tinkerer, … Continue reading →

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The Shield Dock™

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Andy

The Shield Dock™ [SPL-018001] The Shield Dock is a super versatile prototyping shield.  The Sheild Dock can be used in many different ways. Think of it as the multi-tool for your Arduino projects. It can be used with a traditionally … Continue reading →

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Femtoduino: an ultrasmall 20.7×15.2 mm libre Arduino compatible board | Varesano.net

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Andy

Femtoduino: an ultrasmall 20.7×15.2 mm libre Arduino compatible board | Varesano.net. By using the QFN32 version of the ATMEGA 328p, 0.05″ connectors, 0402 components and removing everything not strictly necessary, I’ve been able to design and hand build an Arduino … Continue reading →

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