Using Fishino and Octopus driver, we play a small toy keyboard that will reproduce musical melodies originally born as Nokia ringtones. For many years, electronic keyboards, especially music synthesizers, have had the possibility to play tunes independently, if adequately piloted through the MIDI interface or by reproducing standard format files uploaded from external mass…
No microcontrollers, just traditional and essential electronics for a light decoration you can hang anywhere, for a light effect very similar to the decorative lights on the Christmas tree… We have seen all kinds of Christmas decorations, especially when it comes to the Christmas tree: static and animated, passive and blinking, shaped as the…
Tactigon is born for the prototyping and developing of interfaces for gesture recognition and capture both integrated with environmental parameters; this board connects via Bluetooth and can be programmed through Arduino IDE. [newsletter_lock] We are witnessing the continuous penetration of technology into everyday objects and equipment, and many Companies work to produce components and…
Let’s find out how to make a phone switchboard equipped with all the most advanced features, by using a Raspberry Pi as hardware and Asterisk as software. Part one. The term VoIP, which means “Voice over Internet Protocol”, refers to a group of technologies used to transport voice using the Internet-based IP protocol as…
The latest initiative by BBC to teach anyone how to code, from 0 to 99-year-olds… and beyond. BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) created the tiniest microcomputer that they will offer free of charge to every English student aged around 7, with the purpose to increase, in the most simple and widespread way possible, the…
This small project is composed of a small pin hosting all the necessary components, namely, a battery, a switch, and two RGB LEDs. Once the switch is closed, LEDs turn on cyclically starting with red, and then lilac, violet, blue, green, yellow and restarting with red light again. The question is that,…
The original STEM Kit by Seeedstudio, Grove Zero STEM Starter Kit, is now available in our OpenStore. Grove Zero STEM Starter Kit is a set of color-coded and magnetic electronic modules that teaches students about programming, electronics, design thinking, and logics. The Grove Zero modules are designed for STEM education and it allows teachers with no experience…
Here we take advantage of Telegram bots for the development of a thermostat that may be controlled from a smartphone, by means of simple instant messages. Even though social networks and instant messaging services established themselves and spread rapidly, in the last years, many people do not go any further from Whatsapp and…
Breaking News!!! The new bigger 3D printer 3D4040 is in pre-order with 15% off. New FDM (Fused deposition modeling) 3D printer capable to produce 40x40x40 cm (64,000 cm3) objects. Ideal for hobbyists and professionals who want to get models and reproductions in PLA, ABS, Nylon, wood and other material that can be melted below 300…
Now available in our store the new TFT shield for our Fishino boards but also for Arduino. This is a shield mounting a display with good performances, that we are going to describe in this article. These are the main features: fairly small dimensions (2.4″ o 2.8″ display); resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, with high…
Available in our store the UNO board with ATmega328P and ATmega16U2. It features the ATmega16U2 programmed as a USB-to-serial converter to communicate with the IDE. This allows for faster transfer rates and more memory. This board is fully compatible with the Arduino Uno board but with a cheaper price. The ATmega328 is programmed…
It is based on the DFRobot module, and enables the playing of musical tracks that have been recorded on a microSD or on a USB Pen Drive; it is supplied with outputs that enable to connect it to the AUX socket, the one most Car Audio Systems are provided with. Car Hi-Fi systems –…
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