This project was for an engineering design class at the University of Houston Clear lake. There were also two other people working on this project along side myself. All parts were bought on Amazon.

Automating household or office systems can be achieved using an Arduino Nano, a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor, and a relay. The primary aim is to create a control system that activates or ...

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If you’ve always wanted to try to build an Arduino project, this may be a great way to start. Matt Williamson built a tiny, Arduino-based motion sensor that will SMS you when something moves by your ...

Makers and developers looking for a motion sensor Arduino Shield, are sure to be interested in this new ICU-Duino which has been created by Patrick Thomas Mitchell based in Ottawa, Canada. The ...

Resistor(s) (to keep from frying the LED, 220 Ohm should work for basic LEDs) Jumper wires Breadboard Arduino USB cord (to upload code) *alternatively, you can use a strand of pre-made LED string ...

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"Learn to code" is all the rage in kids' toys—even those aimed at preschoolers. As educational toys go, though, Kano's are pretty fun. Earlier this summer, Kano released the Lite Brite-esque Pixel Kit ...

It’s really hard to overstate how awesome ESP8266 development boards like the Wemos D1 Mini really are. For literally a couple of dollars you can get a decently powerful Wi-Fi enabled microcontroller ...