The Button 64 Shield is an Arduino shield to which you can connect up to 64 buttons. We had a customer inquiry as to whether or not the Button 64 Shield could be used with an Arduino Leonardo so that it could operate as a standard USB HID to work like a keyboard or game-controller. Great question! Turns… Read More »
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 if the components end up taking up too much space for the size of your product? What if… Read More »
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 ‘Superpack’ (3 of each size) as well as single size 3 packs. Perma-Proto Half-sized Breadboard PCB – 3… Read More »
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 prop that is actually a functioning music guessing device. The purpose of this, is to test ones musical… Read More »
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 I could get more pins out of it. Then it dawned on me, simply remove the crystal and… Read More »
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 create a space where people could interact in what is otherwise an area only used by people to… Read More »
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 communicates it all. Check out his Arduino link, he shows how to use the Arduino MEGA in a… Read More »
Multiple Arduinos communicating with each other and sharing data
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, and you can dispose of the rest in an environmentally friendly way. Came across a broken Canon MP580… Read More »
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 shaped Arduino, as a prototyping shield. As a pin break-out for your other shields to a breadboard, or… Read More »