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  • July 20, 2012

    Build your own magnetic tape data recorder

    In what can only be described as either a trip down memory lane or electronics masochism, Michael Kohn has designed and published details on how to create your own data recorder/playback device using some custom circuitry and an audio Compact...

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  • July 20, 2012

    Tutorial - Control LCD modules with the ATTiny2313

    Electronics enthusiast Scott Harden is initimately familiar with Atmel's range of AVR microncontrollers, and has written a simple and easy to understand tutorial on how to connect standard HD44780-interface character LCD modules to the popular ATtiny2313 microcontroller. Using a library...

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  • July 20, 2012

    Add a second LCD to your Nexus Android Phone

    Designed for use with a Google Nexus One Android phone, this secondary LCD project is very useful. It allows the display of the time and sender of the last received SMS message. Therefore it's ideal for playing addictive games like...

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  • July 19, 2012

    DIY Arduino-based Binary Clock

    Although designing an Arduino-based binary clock seems to be a rite of passage these days, I'd like to highlight the binary clock in this article as it hasn't stayed as a prototype, instead the maker has come up with a...

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  • July 19, 2012

    Experimenting with Lilypad Arduino and LEDs

    Sewing and electronics enthusiast chebe from Ireland has documented in detail her experience with using the Lilypad Arduino system by creating a large LED matrix top. Although the project may seem rather simple, there are some interesting hints and tips...

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  • July 19, 2012

    Use Android, Bluetooth and Arduino to control RC Cars

    The team at MOBOT have create a way of controlling remote-control cars using Arduino, Bluetooth and an Android device. They modified the toy car with the addition of an Arduino and bluetooth module. This receives instructions from an Android device...

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  • July 19, 2012

    How to expand your Arduino's SRAM

    When working with more complex Ardiuno projects you may find that there isn't enough SRAM - the memory used for storing and manipulating variables when a sketch is running. A typical Arduino board such as the Uno only has two...

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