When comparing the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, it's no secret that the Pi is undoubtedly the more powerful board. It is, after all, a single-board computer (SBC) that can run a fully functional ...

ESPHome is the sole reason I was able to build several ESP32 smart sensors without losing my patience ...

One of the great things about home automation is that it’s limitless. Whether you add more smart locks, toss some smart light bulbs into lamps, or add another smart thermostat to your home, it’s ...

Here a student uses a sound trigger to capture a photo as a balloon in the process of ripping apart as it pops. Note, there is a banana floating in space that has only just started falling when the ...

Last time, we used a light sensor to measure ambient brightness and even created a control system that turns on an LED when ...

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Last time, we learned about the anode and cathode of an LED, how to distinguish their orientation, and the role of a resistor in limiting current.This time, we will combine an Arduino, a breadboard, ...

When it comes to performance, there's a world of difference between the Raspberry Pi and Arduino. The former, after all, is technically a fully functional computer that can run games, word processors, ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

This video demonstrates how to emulate WeMo devices for Amazon Alexa using Arduino microcontrollers and specific code ...

In a previous article, we looked at connecting various kinds of Arduino hardware to your Mac. Here's how to get started programming on them to create your own projects. In order to program your ...