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ESP8266 Temperature Controlled Relay Using Arduino

A friend of mine is a scientist who does experiments that are very sensitive to air temperature and humidity. The incubator room has a small ceramic heater but the heater’s thermostat was not nearly accurate enough, only able to maintain the temperature within 10-15 degrees. Commercial devices that log temperature and humidity can be quite …

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NodeMCU Humidity Temperature Unit

NodeMCU Humidity/Temperature Unit Using Arduino

n this tutorial we are going to show you how to setup your own temperature and humidity sensor. We are going to use a DHT22 unit, which is a low-cost digital output relative humidity and temperature sensor. The device includes a capacative humidity sensor and a thermistor to measure air temperature DHT22 Specifications Temperature Range: -40 …

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Arduino Bootloader

Burning the Bootloader on ATMega328 using Arduino UNO as ISP

I had one remote controlled project that needed an Arduino running 24/7 but I didn’t want to leave my $32 Arduino UNO, so I decided to buy some pieces and created my own Arduino. The most important part was buying the microcontroller. These were my options: ATMega328P-PU with Optiboot ~ $5.50 (Sparkfun) / $5.19 (Digikey) …

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Stripboard Arduino shield (1)

Stripboard Arduino shield for programming ATtiny45 and ATtiny85

This instructable (entered in the Arduino Challenge contest – you can vote for it above) shows how to make a stripboard Arduino shield for programming either ATtiny45 or ATtiny85 microcontrollers with an Arduino, as per these tutorials from the High-Low Tech group at MIT: Arduino board as ATtiny programmer Programming an ATtiny w/ Arduino 1.0 …

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Programming an ATtiny w Arduino 2 (1)

Programming an ATtiny w/ Arduino 1.0

This tutorial shows you how to program an ATtiny45, ATtiny85, ATtiny44 or ATtiny84 microcontroller using the Arduino software. These are small, cheap ($2-3) microcontrollers that are convenient for running simple programs. The ATtiny45 and ATtiny85 have eight legs and are almost identical, except that the ATtiny85 has twice the memory of the ATtiny45 and can …

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Beach Buddy (1)

Beach Buddy: 3-in-1 Solar Phone Charger, Boombox, and Sunburn Timer Calculator Using Arduino

Imagine the ideal beach trip. The sun is shining, the skies are blue, the water is warm, and the humidity is low. You and your friends have everything you need to soak up the sun, sand and surf: a cooler filled with drinks and snacks, sunblock, flip flops, the coolest new swimwear, and the newest …

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Driving multiple Sparkfun 7 segment displays

Driving multiple Sparkfun 7-segment displays with an Arduino

I’m currently helping a couple of engineering students finish a senior project that didn’t get finished last year. Long story… Anyway, it’s a bicycle brake tester being built for Paul Components. The mechanical design is great, but they had trouble with the electronics. Part of those cinvolved writing numbers to a pair of Sparkfun 7-segment displays. …

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