Cool uses for Arduino

There are very many cool Arduino projects and project sites in Internet (make Google search to see). Here are some interesting links to check out:
Arduino Projects at indestructables

Arduino user projects

Arduino Project Ideas

Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web

Arduino Rising: 10 Amazing Projects People Are Doing With The Tiny Microcontroller

Electronics For The Everyman: 25 Kick Ass Arduino-Powered Projects

10 Simple-But-Fun Projects to Make With Arduino

DuinoForProjects

Codeduino projects

Internet of Thing with Arduino

11 Arduino projects that require major hacking skills—or a bit of insanity

I will be posting more links to more interesting projects as comments to this post, like I did in my Cool uses for the Raspberry Pi posting. Some of the most interesting that spend some more time at can get their entire own postings this blog in Arduino section.

3,010 Comments

  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Arduino Password Lock Project © GPL3+
    Developing projects like commercial products
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/altium_designer_projects/arduino-password-lock-project-ced813

    Reply
  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    A low-cost, solid-state, and reliable solution for PV hot water systems.

    LoadMaster XP – A Smart PV MPPT Solar Hot Water Controller © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/stevetearle/loadmaster-xp-a-smart-pv-mppt-solar-hot-water-controller-4a813f

    A solid-state, low-cost, reliable solution for solar hot water from PV. Zero CO2 & maintenance, connected, smart combi pre-heat control.

    Reply
  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This Nano 33 BLE Sense-based wearable device listens to your surroundings and uses Edge Impulse cough detection to help reduce potential exposure to COVID-19: https://bit.ly/3fFZL8V

    Reply
  4. Tomi Engdahl says:

    A DIY Active Aero Straight Out of MTV’s “Pimp My Ride”
    Michael Rechtin installed an Arduino-powered spoiler that adjusts its angle based on his car’s movement.
    https://www.hackster.io/news/a-diy-active-aero-straight-out-of-mtv-s-pimp-my-ride-5ead38d4f302

    Reply
  5. Tomi Engdahl says:

    LED Sequencer with the MKR Vidor 4000 © CERN-OHL
    My LED sequencer itself is quite simple but I shows you how to use the Mini PCIe connector of the MKR Vidor 4000 with a breakout board.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/generationmake/led-sequencer-with-the-mkr-vidor-4000-2bf05f

    Reply
  6. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Homemade Arduino TV-B-Gone © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/ShaneB/homemade-arduino-tv-b-gone-86871a

    Turn on or off any TV in the world with the push of a button. A chaotic homemade universal remote!

    Reply
  7. Tomi Engdahl says:

    How to use Serial Monitor, Serial related Functions in Arduino
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNPxIVFhurI

    Reply
  8. Tomi Engdahl says:

    DIY Reflow Oven Designed Using an Arduino Pro Mini and Touchscreen Interface
    The reflow oven was made from a Kleiner pizza oven, equipped with ceramic thermal insulation and a halogen heating element.
    https://www.hackster.io/news/diy-reflow-oven-designed-using-an-arduino-pro-mini-and-touchscreen-interface-a50165522800

    Reply
  9. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Infrared remote library for Arduino: send and receive infrared signals with multiple protocols
    https://github.com/z3t0/Arduino-IRremote

    Reply
  10. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The bleeding edge of ‘80s displays? Show smooth-scrolling text on a standard HD44780 character LCD with your Arduino.

    Displaying smooth-scrolling text on old character LCDs
    The bleeding edge of ‘80s displays?
    July 12, 2020
    https://joeraut.com/posts/smooth-scrolling-text-on-character-lcds/

    Character LCDs have been around for a long time. These displays contain a number of discinct blocks—each capable of displaying a single character—so displaying scrolling text would traditionally involve just shifting characters left one block at a time. That’s fine and all, but why not take advantage of free time during quarantine to raise the bar..

    Most character displays utilise the Hitachi HD44780 controller chip, which has the neat feature of letting us define and use up to eight custom characters, each 5×8 pixels in size. Mine uses this chip, so I’ll be taking advantage of repeatedly rendering custom characters to pull off smooth scrolling text.

    I connected an Arduino Leonardo to my salvaged display over its 4-bit interface, and got to work on the software side.

    As we use an Arduino, the software written is in C++. Source code available at the end of the article.

    In order to display our canvas on the LCD, we define a function to generate display-ready custom characters by grabbing pixel data from appropriate locations on the canvas. For each frame of the scrolling process, we can simply increment the horizontal index of the location on the canvas by one, which results in the message on-screen scrolling left by one pixel. These custom characters are then pushed to the display, and presto—smooth-scrolling text!

    Reply
  11. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Stepper Synth
    A Musical 4-Stepper Motor MIDI Box
    https://hackaday.io/project/173791-stepper-synth

    Based on the Uno-CNCv3 shield (4x DRV8825), this magical box acts as a MIDI instrument to windows and (once set up), will play anything sent to it. See a quick demo here: https://youtu.be/1Op7-QJsL9I

    Reply
  12. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This 3D-printed, Arduino-controlled dish follows your favorite satellites as they pass overhead in real-time! https://bit.ly/2WiyqSE

    Reply
  13. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Joystick Converted Into USB H-Shifter
    Oli Norwell built a simple gear stick that will work with any PC racing game.
    https://www.hackster.io/news/joystick-converted-into-usb-h-shifter-3e3da27f316a
    https://www.olinorwell.com/how-to-build-a-usb-gear-stick-h-shifter/

    Reply
  14. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Nick Keeline made his own motion capture suit for a few hundred dollars using Arduino and other off-the-shelf parts.

    Open Source Arduino Motion Capture Suit Tutorial
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=emb_title&v=FGNmMZX0g_M

    Have you ever wanted to make your own motion capture suit for $500 or less? Here’s a tutorial on how to build it with all off the shelf components as well as all the code you need to use it. This suit is production tested and works well. This is a tutorial of the theory behind the suit so even if you don’t want to build it, it’s useful to know how the suits work and what their strengths and weaknesses are.

    This suit was used in production by Project Spark Studio to make animated films

    Code Can be found at Github:
    https://github.com/nkeeline/KeeCap-Open-Motion-Capture-Suit

    Reply
  15. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Diy Smartphone Controller Car

    Video link :- https://youtu.be/NdAC4SIZeu4

    Please Like , Share And Subscribe

    Reply
  16. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Folding your laundry just got easier.

    This Arduino-powered machine folds your shirts at the push of a button
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/07/21/this-arduino-powered-machine-folds-your-shirts-at-the-push-of-a-button/

    Inspired by an old FlipFold TV ad, YouTuber Ty Palowski decided to make his own automated shirt folding machine.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rhWaHSUVGco#

    Reply
  17. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Andrey Skvortsov is designing an Arduino Due-based device that can be used as a BASIC programmable calculator or microcomputer.

    Terminal-BASIC programmable calculator
    https://hackaday.io/project/164645-terminal-basic-programmable-calculator

    A poket-to-laptop size microcomputer/programmable calculator, based on Arduino DUE and Terminal-BASIC

    Reply
  18. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Gas sensor project using Arduino || Tinkercad Tutorial
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ__G78uk1c&feature=youtu.be

    Julkaistu 22.7.2020
    Animated with renderforest
    Most basic Gas sensor project using Arduino in Tinkercad.

    Components:-
    1. Arduino UNO
    2. Gas sensor
    3. Resistor -220 ohm & 22kohm
    4. led
    5. piezo
    6. wires
    7. Breadboard

    Download the code-
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VYjnlMhfj3dtQNPsr2coDtHZrShwL0Sg/view

    Reply
  19. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Ferris Is a Minimalist Split Mechanical Keyboard You Can Make Yourself
    https://www.hackster.io/news/ferris-is-a-minimalist-split-mechanical-keyboard-you-can-make-yourself-4a63a1d54098

    If you want to build your own split mechanical keyboard, Ferris is an attractive DIY option based on QMK firmware.

    https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris

    Reply
  20. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Indoor Oxygen Reactor © GPL3+
    Produce and maintain oxygen/Co2 levels in indoor environment through bio cells for Menopause and COVID19.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/Nyceane/indoor-oxygen-reactor-2d82a1

    Reply
  21. Tomi Engdahl says:

    how to make mini led cube step by step | TecH BoyS ToyS
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OthXxc9yACQ

    Reply
  22. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Storm in a Box
    Unlimited cosmic storming! Itty bitty living space.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/aimdroid/storm-in-a-box-3b9c0f

    Reply
  23. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Senodes © MIT
    SNODE – is an open source library that allows to make it easy to build a multi-master serial bus network for hot-plugging nodes with sensors
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/oleksandr-kornuta/senodes-923512

    Reply
  24. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Pomodoro Timer Using Arduino © CC BY
    Arduino based Pomodoro timer to increase your productivity and to manage time efficiently.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/355077/pomodoro-timer-using-arduino-1b353a

    Reply
  25. Tomi Engdahl says:

    newTen is an interactive artifact that gives users control over the news they consume by letting them alter what geographical radius they want their headlines from: https://bit.ly/2CM6aB9

    Reply
  26. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Hot matrix printing? Norbert Heinz (AKA HomoFaciens) made his own Arduino-powered plasma printer that burns images into paper: https://bit.ly/2Eb5o0Y

    Reply
  27. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Arduino MAX7219 Display and IR Data Input © GPL3+
    Let’s control a device with the remote control
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/altium_designer_projects/arduino-max7219-display-and-ir-data-input-307008

    Reply
  28. Tomi Engdahl says:

    TUENHIDIY has come with an audio spectrum analyzer that uses uses four Uno boards and LoL Shields to display 36 different bands.

    This ‘crazy’ spectrum analyzer visualizes tunes with four Arduinos and 504 LEDs
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/07/26/this-crazy-spectrum-analyzer-visualizes-tunes-with-four-arduinos-and-504-leds/

    Reply
  29. Tomi Engdahl says:

    A simple interface for homemade (or commercial) antenna rotators with manual positioning and automatic tracking.

    Arduino UNO Antenna Rotator © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/viorelracoviteanu/arduino-uno-antenna-rotator-48f9cd

    A simple interface for a homemade (or commercial) antenna rotator. Manual command or USB via computer tracking software.

    Reply
  30. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This Arduino-based device is capable of measuring voltage, current draw, power usage, energy, capacity, and temperature.

    Measure Up to Six Electrical Parameters with the DIY Multifunction Energy Meter
    https://www.hackster.io/news/measure-up-to-six-electrical-parameters-with-the-diy-multifunction-energy-meter-c1a97754f2ae

    The Arduino-based device is capable of measuring voltage, current draw, power usage, energy, capacity, and temperature.

    Reply
  31. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed an Arduino-based greenhouse logger to provide data on methane, carbon dioxide, temperature, and humidity levels.

    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/07/28/researchers-develop-a-simple-logger-for-greenhouse-gas-flows/

    Reply
  32. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Use the Arduino Cloud API to obtain IoT data for your MIT App Inventor apps!

    How to Use MIT App Inventor with Arduino Cloud © GPL3+
    Using the Arduino Cloud API to obtain IoT data for your MIT App Inventor apps.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/HarryAnderson/how-to-use-mit-app-inventor-with-arduino-cloud-80db9c

    Reply
  33. Tomi Engdahl says:

    ATmega32U4 + Raspberry Pi Zero Form Factor = ATMegaZero!
    Eddie Espinal’s Arduino Leonardo-compatible board boasts microSD, OLED display port, ESP8266 ESP-01 header for Wi-Fi, and more!
    https://www.hackster.io/news/atmega32u4-raspberry-pi-zero-form-factor-atmegazero-3baa0edc65ef

    Reply
  34. Tomi Engdahl says:

    A touchscreen single-trace oscilloscope for up to 10kHz signals with full functionality.

    Touchscreen Scope © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/andrew/touchscreen-scope-8db28d

    Touchscreen single-trace oscilloscope for up to 10kHz signals with full functionality – 250uS to 200mSec/div, 125mV to 1V/div etc.

    Reply
  35. Tomi Engdahl says:

    DIY Simple Weather Forecaster © GPL3+
    Great instrument for short time local weather forecasting. Uses only Arduino, BMP180 and 9g servo.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/mircemk/diy-simple-weather-forecaster-7e5538

    Reply
  36. Tomi Engdahl says:

    To prevent hackerspace members from leaving machines running unattended, Element14 Community’s Dave Darko decided to build a MIDI controller-like switch matrix around the Nano Every.

    Dave Darko designs a 16-button keep-alive switch with a Nano Every
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/07/29/dave-darko-designs-a-16-button-keep-alive-switch-with-a-nano-every/

    Reply
  37. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Give new life to your old rotary phone using an Arduino and a GSM shield.

    https://hackaday.io/project/173968-arduino-mobile-dial-phone

    Reply
  38. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This simple project explains how to build a silent alarm system using Arduino.

    https://www.craftybin.net/2020/07/arduino-based-silent-intruder-alarm.html?m=1

    Reply
  39. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Controlling led using IR remote in Tinkercad.
    https://youtu.be/_99QmQdQ48w

    Reply
  40. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Tired of returning to his docked boat only to find a dead battery bank or flood damage, Damon Lane decided to build an off-grid monitoring system that sends him a notification if a leak is detected or power supply is unexpectedly low.

    Off-Grid Remote Monitoring: Batteries, Leak Detection, etc. © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/damonlane/off-grid-remote-monitoring-batteries-leak-detection-etc-3a15c1

    Monitor a battery bank and environmental conditions; send notification if water is detected or batteries are unexpectedly low.

    Reply
  41. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Google Chrome game using Arduino UNO.
    For more videos follow my youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/electrovigyan
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    #arduino #arduinouno #ardunoide #microcontroller #hobbyist #learnarduino #arduinoprogramming #arduinoproject #diy #diyprojects #electronics #electronicsprojects #ece #arduinoide #projects #arduinocode #arduinocoding #tutorials #arduinotutorials #arduinocircuit #opersource #game #servo #9gservo #ldr #photoresistor #ldrcircuit

    Reply
  42. Tomi Engdahl says:

    A touchscreen single-trace oscilloscope for up to 10kHz signals with full functionality.

    Touchscreen Scope © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/andrew/touchscreen-scope-8db28d

    Touchscreen single-trace oscilloscope for up to 10kHz signals with full functionality – 250uS to 200mSec/div, 125mV to 1V/div etc.

    wanted a simple battery-powered ‘scope for audio type applications. The ones I found on the Arduino website were not quite what I wanted and were not up to my requirements. I had the 3.5″ touchscreen which I bought from Amazon, and used that. The Arduino analogue sampling was too slow so I bypassed it and used direct control. I added timebase speed, input gain, trigger level and polarity and delay, and vertical shift facilities. All in one source file with the MCUfriend touch control software put in the same project folder.

    Reply
  43. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Designed around a newly-released library for the Arduino IDE, Adafruit Industries’ guide could be the precursor to on-device computer vision projects.

    Adafruit’s New Guide Showcases Live Video, Image Capture from an OV7670 Camera on SAM D51 Boards
    https://www.hackster.io/news/adafruit-s-new-guide-showcases-live-video-image-capture-from-an-ov7670-camera-on-sam-d51-boards-8394e2ebd03f

    Designed around a newly-released library for the Arduino IDE, Adafruit’s guide could be the precursor to on-device computer vision projects.

    Adafruit has published a guide to using a low-cost OmniVision OV7670 camera module with the Grand Central and other SAM D51-based development boards — including how to get full-motion video running.

    “OmniVision’s OV7670 is a small and inexpensive camera module occasionally seen in maker projects,” Adafruit’s Phillip Burgess writes. “In the past, with the limited RAM and speed of the Arduino Uno, this tended to be for small stills, transferred over USB to a computer for further processing.”

    “Technology marches on, and the SAM D51 chip on Adafruit Grand Central and other M4 boards has a feature specifically designed with these cameras in mind. Along with a new Adafruit library, it’s possible to get full motion video out of the camera and to a display…with most of the CPU still available for other tasks.

    Reply
  44. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Keep your kitty entertained with a phone-controlled whack-a-mole game.

    Whack-A-Mole © GPL3+
    I made a Whack-A-Mole for a cat using an Arduino with BLE. Source code and 3D printing data is available on GitHub.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/toyonaga/whack-a-mole-e434f2

    Reply

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

*