This article will help you build a simple Arduino-based DCC system. Growing up in the 1980s I was living the dream. I had an HO layout on a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood in my parents' basement in Reading, ...

[Martin] sent in a great guide to a simple Arduino based theremin. It’s a very small build – just a single common IC and some passive components – and easy enough to build in an afternoon. The ...

One of the first projects that most people do on an Arduino is to light up or flash an LED. It seems ultra-simple because it ...

An Arduino is a popular open-source single-board microcontroller. Learn how to program one and let the possibilities take shape. By The Big Book Of Hacks Published Jan 10, 2013 3:00 AM EST Get the ...

Here is a simple Arduino Camping Light project. In this design, only one push button switch is used to control the light output (from a bunch of white LEDs) between off, dim, medium, and full ...

The use of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technologies is growing. Many different applications are implemented in various sectors, and used for very different purposes. RFID enables wireless ...

Although there are other ways to do this, [Rod] has decided to write up his method of using two Arduinos and the I2C protocol to expand an Arduino’s IO capacity. As seen in the picture above, you’ll ...

Hardware with services lowers learning curve of adding cloud and app connections to devices. A while back, Ars took our first step into building the Internet of Extra Creepy Things (IoECT) with ...

GeekDad has already repeatedly geeked out over Sylvia's Super-Awesome Maker Show, and Bruce Sterling gave her newest episode a "Holy cow, kid" at Beyond the Beyond yesterday, but Gadget Lab readers ...