The DIY Life | Arduino
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The DIY Life | Arduino
9M ago
Today we’re going to be using the new Arduino Uno R4 WiFi to build a controller for a PET bottle recycler. I’m doing this as the first part of a project, working towards building my own version of a PET bottle recycler to produce filament for my 3D printer. I already have an idea of what I want the machine to look like mechanically, so for Part 1 I’m going to focus on building the electronics to provide temperature control of the 3D printer hot-end and to drive the extruder motor.
Here’s my video of the build, read on for the written guide;
What You Need For This Project
Arduino Uno R4 – Bu ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
1y ago
Today we’re going to be using the new LattePanda 3 Delta from DF Robot to build a cyberdeck that packs up into a rugged, waterproof case that you can take with you almost anywhere.
The LattePand 3 Delta is a pocket-sized single board computer with a powerful processor and a great combination of IO. It can run a range of operating systems, like Windows 10 or 11 and distributions of Linux and it even has an onboard Arduino that provides 12 Analogue inputs, and 23 digital IO pins.
As the name suggests, this is the 3rd generation of LattePanda board and it features a few upgrades, the most signif ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
1y ago
A while ago I did a bit of an experiment to compare the sound level between TMC2208 and A4988 stepper motor drivers. At the time, A4988 drivers were more commonly used on 3D printers and other hobby CNC devices. Since then, most 3D printer and CNC laser manufacturers have moved towards replacing at least the X and Y axis motors with the silent TMC2208 stepper motor driver or some other variant of silent motor driver. A question that has come up quite a lot in the video’s comments was how these drivers manage to drive the motors with such a significant sound reduction and if there was any trade ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
2y ago
This is Bittle, a ready-to-run advanced open-source robot dog by Petoi that is based on the OpenCat robotic pet framework.
If you’ve ever wanted to explore building your own robotic quadruped, but have felt overwhelmed by the amount of information and options available or have been at a loss with where to start, then Bittle is the perfect product for you. So in this review, we’ll take a look at what Bittle is, how it works and what it can be used for.
Have a look at my video review to see Bittle in action, or read on for the written review:
Where To Get Bittle
Bittle is primarily available fo ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
2y ago
In this project, we’re going to be making a set of wirelessly controlled animatronic eyes. I’ve been wanting to do this project for a while, so when Quantum Integration launched their new Motor & Servo Driver board, this project immediately came to mind. Their new board is based on the PCA9685 driver chip, so you can also build a similar setup using an ESP32 or Arduino if you’d like.
Here’s my video of the build, read on for the write-up:
What You Need For This Project
Quantum Integration Starter Bundle – Buy Here
Quantum Integration Motor & Servo Driver Board – Buy Here
6 Micro Serv ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
2y ago
In this project, we’re going to be making an all-in-one indoor air quality monitor with an IOT dashboard using an infrared CO2 sensor from DFRobot and a BME280 environment sensor.
CO2 is a colourless and odourless gas that is a by-product of combustion, produced by gas heaters and stoves, and also by metabolic processes in humans and animals. It typically exists in a concentration of around 300-400 ppm (parts per million) outdoors, but when the average adult exhales, they can produce a concentration almost 100 times greater than this. With poor ventilation, the CO2 concentration in an indoor s ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
2y ago
In this project, we’re going to use the Maduino Zero 4G by Makerfabs to make an air quality and environment monitor that transmits the recorded data wirelessly over a 4G mobile network to a Thingspeak dashboard.
Watch my video of the build or read on for the step by step instructions:
The Makerfabs Maduino Zero 4G LTE
A couple of weeks ago, Makerfabs sent me their Open Wind Station to try out. It’s a compact Arduino compatible device that records temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed and air quality information and uses a mobile network to transmit the data to a remote database or cloud ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
2y ago
This is my dashboard for my 3D Printed IoT Weather Station project, you can build your own by following my build guide.
You can also view the data on my public Thingspeak Channel.
Temperature
Humidity
Barometric Pressure
Wind Speed
Light Level
The post 3D Printed IoT Weather Station Dashboard appeared first on The DIY Life ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
2y ago
Today we’re going to be making some upgrades to my previously built IoT weather station using suggestions that you guys made in the comments section. We’ll see how well the weather station performs after the upgrades and I’ve included a link to the public Thingspeak channel, so you can have a look at the most recently recorded data.
Here’s my video of the upgrades I’ve made, read on for the written guide:
Upgrade Components Needed
In addition to the components that we’re going to re-use from the last project, you’ll need the following:
BME280 Sensor – Buy Here
Allegro A3213 Hall Effect Senso ..read more
The DIY Life | Arduino
3y ago
Today we’re going to be building a Tic Tac Toe or Noughts and Crosses shield for an Arduino. The game board is made up of a 3×3 grid of RGB LEDs that light up green or blue to indicate the naughts or crosses. A keypad at the bottom of the shield, that corresponds to the game board positions allows you to input each move. A status LED underneath the gameboard shows you which player’s turn it is and allows you to select one of the three game modes using the start button alongside it.
The game has 3 selectable game modes, the first is a turn-by-turn two-player mode that allows you to play agains ..read more