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89

CoreXY Chessboard: Electronics Meet Classic Chess

By Andrew Kazour

Explore how to automate chess piece movement with magnets, motors, and clever coding. Learn how CoreXY kinematics bring an automated chessboard to fruition.

PROJECT
219

Retro Color Organ

By Sara McCaslin

Learn how to create a music-activated LED display with a simple, low-cost circuit. This code-free project uses audio filters to sync LEDs with sound frequencies.

PROJECT
174

Sequencer in a PS4 Controller - YouTube Makers Secret Santa 2024

By bekathwia

Transform a PS4 controller into a DIY sound machine! Learn to build a custom sequencer using CircuitPython and fun audio samples.

BLOG
513

Basic Components in Maker Circuitry

By Eric Ho

Embark on your maker journey with a guide to essential circuit components. Learn about breadboards, wires, op-amps, transistors, resistors, capacitors, & more!

TUTORIAL
1,982

Getting Started with Input/Output Devices on Arduino

By Maker.io Staff

This how-to article covers the basics of connecting simple physical input/output components to an Arduino.

PROJECT
78

The Hacksmith: Lightsaber Version 3

By The Hacksmith

It’s a good time to be a Star Wars fan. “Jedi: Fallen Order” was released last month, we’re in the middle of season one of “The Mandalorian”, and The “Rise of Skywalker” comes to theaters this weekend.

TUTORIAL
1,391

How to Use Serial EEPROM for Storing Data

By Maker.io Staff

Using the Arduino Platform and basic coding, we can show how it is possible to store data on a EEPROM memory chip with the parallel bus interface.

PROJECT
34

Create an Arduino Security Project using a PIR Sensor

By Maker.io Staff

A simple and robust homemade security system can be made with a handful of components and basic programming.

PROJECT
100

How to Make a Smart Rain Gauge

By Maker.io Staff

Rain sensors are very trivial, consisting of a pair of electrodes that send a signal when rain is detected.

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13

Protect Your Summer Harvest with the Gentleman Maker’s Raspberry Pi and Arduino Dog Corrector

By Maker.io Staff

In this episode of the Gentleman Maker, we're using a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino Uno to stave off the onslaught of dogs trying to eat every single plant in our garden.

PROJECT
94

How to Make a Raspberry Pi Voice-Activated Door Lock

By Maker.io Staff

Combining a simple external circuit with the Raspberry Pi to create a simple door-locking mechanism that takes advantage of the speech recognition library.

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28

Take a Gander at Wildlife with Your Raspberry Pi: The Gentleman Maker’s Life-Cam!

By Maker.io Staff

In this project, we’re using an Arduino Uno and a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B to create an automatic wildlife camera.