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Pandauino Narrow Family Brings Arduino Mega-Like Power to an Arduino Nano-Style Form Factor

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New ATmega644 and ATmega1284-based boards boast the power — though not pins — of a Mega in a footprint only slightly larger than the Nano.


Catalonian maker Thierry Guennou’s Pandauino has launched what he claims is the smallest ever breadboard-compatible development boards to feature the Microchip ATmega644 or ATmega1284 microcontrollers.

“644 Narrow and 1284 Narrow are the simplest and perfect upgrade option for all your small footprint Arduino projects,” Guennou claims of his designs, which use microcontrollers more commonly associated with large boards like the Arduino Mega. “The Narrow board gives you two to eight times more flash and RAM resources as compared to a Uno/Nano, plus total compatibility.”

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My DIY Home Assistant Garden Automation System – Climate Control, Dosing, and More. Pt.1 – Hardware

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This is a quick peek at the hardware portion of the DIY garden automation system I’ve been slowly building over the past year or so. Currently, the system is managing climate control, doing pH and nutrient dosing, fertigation schedule, light cycle, and has flood detection capability. It’s a work in progress and I’ll be sharing more about it as I go.

Playing Full PC Games on a RaspberryPi 4

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Playing a variety of PC games on Raspberry Pi 4 has long been a pipe dream, but not anymore. Thanks to advancements in emulation with box86, open source games with doom 3, or just the ingenuity of some frameworks the situation for running full PC games (even Steam games on a raspberry pi 4 windows 10 like environment) is looking bright for raspberry pi os.

This ephemeral display shows messages using floating bubbles

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While electronics and water don’t generally mix, researchers at Ochanomizu University in Japan have come up with an ephemeral display method that uses floating clusters of bubbles to show messages on a liquid surface.

The device, known as UTAKATA, utilizes a line of seven electrodes under Arduino Uno control that activate to form hydrogen bubbles via electrolysis. When arranged properly, these bubbles can be made to produce letters and words, which as shown in the video below, dissipate as they flow downstream in the container.

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Create Home Automation with Arduino IoT Cloud

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 was always inspired to live in a smart home where I can automate some of the everyday tasks to make life easier and comfortable. For example, how many times does your TV remote disappear, and you just wish to say a voice command to do the task for you instead? Many Smart TVs do this already, of course, but buying a good one can be a bit expensive. In this project, I describe how easy it is to make some of your home appliances smart with an Arduino board. Besides controlling the TV with voice, I will use a temperature sensor, motion sensor, and an RGB LED to demonstrate the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 capabilities. I will also connect the Arduino board to an Amazon Alexa device, and then you can set up some routines for your home automation.

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World’s First IRL STAR WARS Protosaber Is Insanely Dangerous

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Here’s the thing about lightsabers that isn’t acknowledged enough: They’re just as dangerous for their users as they are for enemies facing off against them. Which isn’t a big deal considering the elegant weapons for a more civilized age are fictional, but in real life, this fact becomes frightening relevant. Check out the Hacksmith’s “world’s first protosaber” build for proof of that assessment, as well as an understanding of why a true energy sword is not only nearly impossible to build, but also unwise to wield.

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Pi-Top 4 Review – RaspberryPi 4 Portable Programmable Computing Device

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In this video we take a look at the all-new Pi-Top 4, A Raspberry Pi4 powered Educational computer that combines digital making, coding, and practical projects in an easy to use format. With a 4Gb Raspberry Pi 4 Built-in battery, Fan, and OLED Mini Display this little kit is actually really amazing but it does come at a hefty price of $299 USD!