Few devices have hit the hacker/maker word with quite as large a bang as the ESP8266. [Brian] first reported a new $5 WiFi module back in August. Since then there have been an explosion of awesome ...

From your very first blinking LED to dazzling multi-color sequences, Arduino makes it easy to bring light to life. With just a board, a few LEDs, and some code, you can experiment with patterns, ...

Connector to add external battery to real-time clock (RTC) inside Renesas MCU (MCU RTC power pad held to 5V rail on Minima) Secondary (wireless) processor: 240MHz 3.3V dual core 32bit Espressif ...

The guys and gals at Arduino have just released the latest and greatest version of the Arduino Uno. The previous generation was called the R3, so it’s no great surprise that the new generation flaunts ...

The Arduino development board has grown in popularity over the last few years and has spawned a myriad of interesting projects such as auto-lacing shoes, The EyeWriter 2.0, and the Mobile Dance Stage.

Someone has invented a way to add Wi-Fi to a standard Arduino Uno, by proposing a module that drops into the DIL socket normally reserved for the ATmega328 – it will not work with Unos that have a ...

For some, Halloween is starting to rival Christmas for setting up elaborate holiday decorations. Homeowners now spend many hours─and sometimes dollars─creating ghoulish displays of lit pumpkins, ...

Earlier this month, we reported on James Bruton, a droid builder that became one of the first to produce a nearly perfect life-sized BB8 replica. The genius engineer used Arduino electronic modules to ...

WiFi and Bluetooth were never meant to be the radios used by a billion Internet of Things hats, umbrellas, irrigation systems, or any other device that makes a worldwide network of things interesting.