Have you ever wondered what a rocket motor’s thrust looks like? Well you can find out yourself! Using a load cell, an HX711 load cell amp, and an Arduino Uno, you make a test stand for yourself. First we will go over how it works, then we will show you how to make your own. So let’s get started!
Arduino enthusiasts patiently waiting for the arrival of the Arduino PRO Gateway for LoRa will be pleased to know that the Arduino Pro Gateway for LoRa (868 MHz , EU version) is now available to preorder priced at €350. Combined with Arduino MKR WAN 1300 IoT nodes, it makes an ideal solution for a wide…
The moment we are living, in China before and all over the world now, is among the most difficult and dramatic. The COVID-19 that saw its first appearance in China, it’s also rapidly spreading to the rest of the world. Open-Electronics is a brand that is part of the group FuturaGroup, an Italian company. We…
Let’s learn about the firmware management and versioning tool that is at the root of GitHub, and to be able to use it. In order to become a good programmer, it is not enough to know the most popular programming languages, to know how to write the corresponding code, to create more or less…
After his friend’s VW Beetle was stolen, Ben Schroeder decided that he needed to protect his 1966 Beetle. So, as any Maker would do, he took matters into his own hands with a GPS(EM-506 GPS)-enabled Arduino Uno in a locked glove compartment. Unless the unit is turned off, if itdetects that the car is moving, it uses…
Let’s call back an electronic version of one of the most famous casino games: no tricks and no cheats… The “roulette” is without a doubt one of the most famous and practiced casino games in the word, and it is surely one of the most widely employed, along with poker, in famous movies from…
Mug-O-Matic is a 3-axis drawing robot that can customize coffee mugs. It uses markers to draw anything you want on a coffee mug via manual controls, calculated algorithms, or even g-code. The mug can be washed clean with warm soapy water or the drawing can be made permanent by baking it in the oven. In its…
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