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DIY Handheld Game Console using Raspberry Pi Zero
A very interesting Instructables from GreatScottLab showing how to make a handheld game console for retro games using Raspberry Pi Zero, a rearview LCD, and an audio amplifier. The console runs of NiMH...
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RGB matrix displays time and environmental data
Temperature, humidity, and ambient pressure are the key parameters for environmental monitoring. With the advent of MEMS and integrated multi-sensor technologies, it’s been feasible to miniaturize...
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NTP synchronized analog wall clock
Analog wall clocks are an old invention. Besides telling time they also serve as a wall decoration. Most of the modern days inexpensive wall clocks are not good at keeping the time accurately. Also,...
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Bluetooth enabled portable spectrometer
Spectrometers are widely used in scientific studies to characterize the spectral signature of a material that represents how the matter interacts with an electromagnetic radiation at different...
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Automatic garage door monitor and closer
How many times you have trouble remembering if you have closed the garage door while you are away? Or, how many times you have discovered in the morning that your garage door was open all night? Well,...
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BuzzWatch: A personal tactile reminder
BuzzWatch is a wearable tactile reminder device that can be programmed to vibrate at constant or random intervals notifying the wearer about the passage of time, as well as prompting them to think...
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Dtto robot is the 2016 Hackaday Prize Winner
Dtto, a modular self-reconfigurable robot, is the grand prize winner of the 2016 Hackday contest. Dtto’s design is focused on all-terrain search and rescue operations using bio-inspired locomotion...
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Raspberry Pi Zero powered DIY skateboard
TheRaspberryPiGuy on YouTube shares his design of a Pi Zero powered DIY skateboard that is controlled with a Nintendo Wiimote over Bluetooth, and is capable of going 30km/h. Visit the YouTube page for...
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Raspberry Pi Surveillance Rover
It is always cool to have a remote control rover with a camera so that we can see where it is going and can possibly use it for surveillance. This Instructables describes the build process for a...
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ESP8266 powered Christmas tree lighting
Christmas lights are an important aspect of the winter holidays in our country. Every year, we look for new fun ways of lighting outside and decorating the Christmas tree. This ESP8266 driven RGB LED...
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What-to-wear weather clock
Plan your day with confidence using this fancy weather forecasting clock that tells you what kind of clothes you need to wear to be comfortable outside. The clock is powered by the Particle Photon IoT...
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One-button meeting call
How fast and easily can you call for a video conference? This fancy arcade button can do that with a single press. The button is connected to a Mac-Mini and initiates a Zoom meeting automatically, when...
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Wifi controlled FPV rover
First Person View (FPV), also known as video piloting, provides a more exciting driver’s viewpoint for controlling a RC rover by mounting a video camera. This FPV two-wheeled robotic rover is...
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ChipKIT Project 6: BME280 Weather Station
BME280 is a fully integrated environmental unit from Bosch that combines sensors for pressure, humidity, and temperature in a tiny 8-pin metal-lid LGA package of size 2.5 x 2.5 x 0.93 mm³. Because of...
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Using wrist as a joystick for controlling a smartwatch
A modern smartwatch is a great wearable computer that can do a lot more than just tell time. It can track user’s activities, monitor heart beat rate, synchronize with your smartphone to work as its...
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SiLabs BGM12x is the World’s Smallest Bluetooth Module
Silicon Labs introduces BGM12x, the industry’s smallest Bluetooth low-energy SiP module with an integrated antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution with no compromises in...
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Making a simple weather web server using ESP8266 and BME280
Since its launch in 2014, ESP8266 has revolutionized the IoT space by offering an extremely cost-effective and programmable WiFi-enabled microcontroller to hobbyists and professionals, thereby opening...
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Making an Ultrasonic Anemometer
An anemometer is a common instrument at a weather station. It is used to measure the wind speed and wind direction. The most common type of anemometer uses mechanical sensors consisting of three or...
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A DIY mono class D amplifier
The PAM8610 is a 10W stereo Class-D audio amplifier chip available in a 40pin QFN 6mm*6mm package. The PAM8610 runs off a 7V to 15V supply at much higher efficiency than competitors’ ICs and requires a...
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Laser Sky Effect using Arduino
Bouncing a laser beam off a spinning mirror can create an amazing light show as illustrated in this Laser Sky video by Youtube channel Normal Universe. The spinning mirror sweeps out a laser plane,...
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