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Your turn on game night just got a whole lot cooler thanks to Redditor amaurer3210's AVR®-powered digital dice with 3D POV displays: www.reddit.com/r/embedded/c...
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Your turn on game night just got a whole lot cooler thanks to Redditor amaurer3210's AVR®-powered digital dice with 3D POV displays: www.reddit.com/r/embedded/c...
Does that servo work? IWILZ created an ATmega328-controlled device to test motors before using them, reducing the risk of malfunction: github.com/IWILZ/Servo-...
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Does that servo work? IWILZ created an ATmega328-controlled device to test motors before using them, reducing the risk of malfunction: github.com/IWILZ/Servo-...
David Johnson-Davies' Bauble is an AVR32DD28-controlled spherical festive decoration with 16 colored LEDs that you can program to flash in different patterns: www.technoblogy.com/show?4O86
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
David Johnson-Davies' Bauble is an AVR32DD28-controlled spherical festive decoration with 16 colored LEDs that you can program to flash in different patterns: www.technoblogy.com/show?4O86
Erik Bosman designed a USB 2.0 hub with per-port power and MTT: blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/03/a...
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Erik Bosman designed a USB 2.0 hub with per-port power and MTT: blog.adafruit.com/2025/11/03/a...
Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed's Cairo MacroPad is a fully-customizable, six-switch macropad with an ATtiny85 at its core: makesomestuff.org/cairo-macropad
October 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed's Cairo MacroPad is a fully-customizable, six-switch macropad with an ATtiny85 at its core: makesomestuff.org/cairo-macropad
Based on an ATtiny202, a piezo buzzer, and an LED, David Johnson-Davies' Tiny Continuity Tester is a simple continuity tester that's ideal for checking circuit wiring or tracing out the tracks on a PCB: technoblogy.com/show?5DEV
October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Based on an ATtiny202, a piezo buzzer, and an LED, David Johnson-Davies' Tiny Continuity Tester is a simple continuity tester that's ideal for checking circuit wiring or tracing out the tracks on a PCB: technoblogy.com/show?5DEV
David Johnson-Davies describes how he implemented a hardware driver for NeoPixel displays using the hardware peripherals and Event System in a 14-pin AVR64DDD14: technoblogy.com/show?5CC0
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
David Johnson-Davies describes how he implemented a hardware driver for NeoPixel displays using the hardware peripherals and Event System in a 14-pin AVR64DDD14: technoblogy.com/show?5CC0
This high school student built a low-cost, mind-controlled prosthetic arm that moves based on mental focus and relaxation levels: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This high school student built a low-cost, mind-controlled prosthetic arm that moves based on mental focus and relaxation levels: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...
Now those are some sweet sounds! 🍫🎵
Mike Kohn created an edible MIDI keyboard using Kit Kat bar keys, an ATtiny2313 MCU, and an M5Stack Unit MIDI device: www.mikekohn.net/micro/edible...
Mike Kohn created an edible MIDI keyboard using Kit Kat bar keys, an ATtiny2313 MCU, and an M5Stack Unit MIDI device: www.mikekohn.net/micro/edible...
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Now those are some sweet sounds! 🍫🎵
Mike Kohn created an edible MIDI keyboard using Kit Kat bar keys, an ATtiny2313 MCU, and an M5Stack Unit MIDI device: www.mikekohn.net/micro/edible...
Mike Kohn created an edible MIDI keyboard using Kit Kat bar keys, an ATtiny2313 MCU, and an M5Stack Unit MIDI device: www.mikekohn.net/micro/edible...
GP-U really need to see this project! Jean Michel Sellier continues to share updates on his homemade "mini GPU," which runs on an ATmega4809-based Arduino Nano Every as its principal controller along with four Teensy boards as peripheral MCUs: youtu.be/mngZmMDLkAc
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
GP-U really need to see this project! Jean Michel Sellier continues to share updates on his homemade "mini GPU," which runs on an ATmega4809-based Arduino Nano Every as its principal controller along with four Teensy boards as peripheral MCUs: youtu.be/mngZmMDLkAc
Mike Coats' Touchy Subject is a Qwiic/STEMMA QT-compatible breakout board for the AT42QT2120 12-key capacitive touch sensor: codeberg.org/MikeCoats/to...
October 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Mike Coats' Touchy Subject is a Qwiic/STEMMA QT-compatible breakout board for the AT42QT2120 12-key capacitive touch sensor: codeberg.org/MikeCoats/to...
Redditor JamesF890's ATmega32U4-based IR setup turns a TV remote into a PC racing game gear shifter: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...
October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Redditor JamesF890's ATmega32U4-based IR setup turns a TV remote into a PC racing game gear shifter: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...
Typical computers are connected to a local network either through an Ethernet cable or over Wi-Fi. Michael Kohn's project, however, uses a tun0 device in Linux to create a TCP/IP network between two PCs with data transferred via ATtiny85-controlled lasers: www.mikekohn.net/micro/ip_ove...
September 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Typical computers are connected to a local network either through an Ethernet cable or over Wi-Fi. Michael Kohn's project, however, uses a tun0 device in Linux to create a TCP/IP network between two PCs with data transferred via ATtiny85-controlled lasers: www.mikekohn.net/micro/ip_ove...
Created by a couple of Carnegie Mellon University researchers, Kinethreads is a soft, full-body haptic exosuit that uses string-based motor-pulley mechanisms to render realistic kinesthetic effects: www.figlab.com/research/202...
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Created by a couple of Carnegie Mellon University researchers, Kinethreads is a soft, full-body haptic exosuit that uses string-based motor-pulley mechanisms to render realistic kinesthetic effects: www.figlab.com/research/202...
Developed by University of Calgary researchers, LightLink is a plug-and-play (ATtiny85-equipped) toolkit that expands the sensing and actuation capabilities of a smartwatch using visible light communication: youtu.be/DtiM5D6RK40
Read the full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
Read the full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Developed by University of Calgary researchers, LightLink is a plug-and-play (ATtiny85-equipped) toolkit that expands the sensing and actuation capabilities of a smartwatch using visible light communication: youtu.be/DtiM5D6RK40
Read the full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
Read the full paper: dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
After cleaning out his electronic workbench, Ray Burne found a drawer full of 13-year-old V-USB devices and decided to give one a try after all this time:
hackaday.io/project/2041...
hackaday.io/project/2041...
September 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
After cleaning out his electronic workbench, Ray Burne found a drawer full of 13-year-old V-USB devices and decided to give one a try after all this time:
hackaday.io/project/2041...
hackaday.io/project/2041...
Designed to be used with ASK radios, Nabeel Ahmed's Waveboot is a custom bootloader that enables over-the-air firmware updates on ATmega328Ps: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...
September 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Designed to be used with ASK radios, Nabeel Ahmed's Waveboot is a custom bootloader that enables over-the-air firmware updates on ATmega328Ps: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...
Mark Struberg created an ATtiny402-based lighting system for LEGO and other compatible bricks that's capable of controlling four LEDs: github.com/struberg/bri...
September 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Mark Struberg created an ATtiny402-based lighting system for LEGO and other compatible bricks that's capable of controlling four LEDs: github.com/struberg/bri...
This Arduboy-inspired, ATmega32U4-powered mini console runs retro games on a 1.3" OLED display: www.tindie.com/products/mak...
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This Arduboy-inspired, ATmega32U4-powered mini console runs retro games on a 1.3" OLED display: www.tindie.com/products/mak...
element14 Presents' Mark Donners crammed an ATmega328-controlled FM radio inside of a mint tin, designed specifically for emergencies: community.element14.com/challenges-p...
September 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
element14 Presents' Mark Donners crammed an ATmega328-controlled FM radio inside of a mint tin, designed specifically for emergencies: community.element14.com/challenges-p...
Ready to start interfacing with your MCU? Our latest Chiptorial guides you through setting up an ADC to interact with the Curiosity Nano Explorer's onboard potentiometer and using the capacitive touch button on the PIC32CM JH-VL Curiosity Nano+ Touch kit: youtu.be/VVMcxItbcTY
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ready to start interfacing with your MCU? Our latest Chiptorial guides you through setting up an ADC to interact with the Curiosity Nano Explorer's onboard potentiometer and using the capacitive touch button on the PIC32CM JH-VL Curiosity Nano+ Touch kit: youtu.be/VVMcxItbcTY
Matthew Trahan 3D-printed a mini 3D printer that runs on an ATmega2560: youtu.be/p-HtjNGrCRg
September 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Matthew Trahan 3D-printed a mini 3D printer that runs on an ATmega2560: youtu.be/p-HtjNGrCRg
Meet Lindsay Lawlor, the creator of the Electric Giraffe, a remarkable robotic art installation powered by PIC18 MCUs that has captivated audiences at shows like Maker Faire for nearly two decades: youtu.be/R-vUWI_LmLgS
Excited to see it in action again later this month at #MFBA2025!
Excited to see it in action again later this month at #MFBA2025!
September 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Meet Lindsay Lawlor, the creator of the Electric Giraffe, a remarkable robotic art installation powered by PIC18 MCUs that has captivated audiences at shows like Maker Faire for nearly two decades: youtu.be/R-vUWI_LmLgS
Excited to see it in action again later this month at #MFBA2025!
Excited to see it in action again later this month at #MFBA2025!
The CB2 micro is an ATmega644P-powered BASIC microcomputer kit that you can build yourself and relive the days of early '80s computing. Check out sv3ora's playlist to see how! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The CB2 micro is an ATmega644P-powered BASIC microcomputer kit that you can build yourself and relive the days of early '80s computing. Check out sv3ora's playlist to see how! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Appalachian Forge Works converted an old tower PC case into an ATmega328-controlled Halloween vending machine that speaks, spooks, and even dispenses prizes to trick-or-treaters: youtu.be/XMS0pFVNI_o
September 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Appalachian Forge Works converted an old tower PC case into an ATmega328-controlled Halloween vending machine that speaks, spooks, and even dispenses prizes to trick-or-treaters: youtu.be/XMS0pFVNI_o