When Jean Rabault Førland was looking for a cheaper and more compact way to collect data on sea ice for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, he looked to the Artemis Global Tracker (AGT) as an alternative.
How can you run nearly any smart device available - no matter the company or licensed software barriers - under one home automation umbrella? The answer includes your favorite tech toys, like Alexa, Google Home, and HomeKit, a Raspberry Pi, and a little something called Homebridge.
Just because Maker Faires, conferences, and summits have been cut down to a minimum doesn't mean you can't continue to expand your circle of like-minded maker friends. Here are a few suggestions for folks that you may want to follow (if you aren't already).
Follow this tutorial to build a Rotating Puzzle room for your Dungeon. This project incorporates parts from the OpenForge2.0 project with a few additional 3D-printed components and SparkFun's Qwiic and MicroMod systems to make a rotating puzzle room that can be activated by placing a magnet on the "secret" tile or remotely using a computer, phone, or tablet.
So you wanna build a kinetic sculpture?! Let's walk through what it's like to make a creative art installation.
If you have a craftsman in you, this little project is a great way to use up some excess wood and makes a nice gift for the holidays.
Rob takes a swing at showing how easy it would be for a professional team to cheat at baseball.
If you’re a D&D player, you probably see what I did there. If not, read on, brave adventurer!
Some people have a hard time getting a good night's sleep in a strange bed, but nobody wants to wake up exhausted when they're on traveling. I decided to see if I could remedy this issue with a few SparkFun parts and a fast 3D print.
Once upon a time it was monsters hidden in the barcodes of everyday items, but now there are electronic components stuck inside. Using the RedBoard Artemis, Barcode Scanner Breakout and Qwiic Micro OLED Display, we can unlock them for a fun game.
Once Rob and Avra receive a text with GPS coordinates, who will get to the location fastest? They find out using trains, planes, bikes, blades, and of course the new SparkFun LTE GNSS Breakout with SARA-R5.
How I made a simple linear motion system using MicroMod, Qwiic breakouts, and 3D printed parts.
Use the MicroMod Input and Display Carrier Board, paired with a ESP32 Processor Board, to stay on top of your meetings and email.
Learn about Jaime Carrejo's installation "Waiting," and how we went about building a kinetic installation art piece.
Trading cards are all the rage right now and we made a quick project on how best to display your favorites.
See the full prototyping process of building a wireless system for business applications from the experts at Tincubate!
In The Princess Bride, Westley explains to Buttercup that the name is the important thing for inspiring the necessary fear. Well, the creepy head doesn’t need any help in that department, but we decided to give it a name anyway.
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Hey @SK_BG, I reached out to Arm to find out if/when those videos will be posted on the YouTube. I'll update you here once I know more.…
Good catch, I changed the photo on the guide so it should be updated in just a bit! I completely understand that "worm hole" dynamic. I live…
Uh, Chris, I think you managed to get the wrong picture in the link for the getting started guide. The one shown looks noticably different…
I know this is super old, but any chance of sharing the arduino code, trying to do something similar with the qwiic mp3 trigger and the…
I’ve been running a Homebridge instance on a Rasberry Pi for well over a year. I tried HOOBS and didn’t care for it at all so I use a…
Hi there, any idea where we can watch some of those videos today? The links seem to have rotten, Arm's site has a "Watch On Demand" button…
the depository files as of 12/21 still do not recognize passive devices such as the Train Motor and LED's
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