I carry a set of jumper cables in every vehicle I own, and over the last decade or so, I’ve added portable jump starters to my collection of vehicle necessities. I initially selected the products ...

How often have you pulled out old MCU-based project that still works fine, but you have no idea where the original source ...

The purchase of a Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Reading Co. class T1 4-8-4 left Chris Russo wanting more — the ability to access the Digital Command Control functions built into the new model.

Let’s say you want to blink an LED. You might grab an Arduino and run the Blink sketch, or you might lace up a few components to a 555. But you needn’t go so fancy! [The Design Graveyard] explains how ...

For some, Halloween is starting to rival Christmas for setting up elaborate holiday decorations. Homeowners now spend many hours─and sometimes dollars─creating ghoulish displays of lit pumpkins, ...

As from 19th January 2015, the various sketches below "time out" if they don't enter programming mode after 50 attempts. The code displays a dot for every attempt, so if it fails you will see ...

I'm making a glowing crystal diorama! **MATERIALS:** **Smoke machine:** - Vape - Air pump - Plastic/silicone tube - Liquid container - T/L connectors (for the tubes ...

Apart from understanding the Arduino's code language, one of the most confusing parts about the platform — especially for beginners — is picking the right board to use in a project. Sure, it isn't ...