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.

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  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Automate inventory management with this MKR1000-controlled system! Simply scan a product’s barcode, enter its quantity on the touchscreen, and send it to a database over WiFi.

    Wireless Product Tracking (Arduino MKR & Barcode Scanner) © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/sanruskmv/wireless-product-tracking-arduino-mkr-barcode-scanner-3708d9

    Let’s consider creating a system for tracking goods in a warehouse using a barcode scanner. We use the Arduino MKR 1000 as the controller.

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  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Arduino Based Wattmeter

    Follow this link for full tutorial: https://circuitdiagrams.in/arduino-wattmeter

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  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The Juuke box is a musical companion, made to be as easy as possible for the elderly (and kids) to use.

    Juuke is an Arduino-powered RFID music player for the elderly
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/08/01/juuke-is-an-arduino-powered-rfid-music-player-for-the-elderly/

    The Juuke features an RC522 RFID reader to trigger specific songs stored on an SD card via a DFPlayer Mini, using a stereo jack and external powered speakers. The device is controlled by an Arduino Uno, and includes a volume potentiometer along with two light-up buttons — red to play/pause tracks, green for random playback.

    Code for the project can be found on GitHub, with 3D print files, and the actual Fusion 360 files are also available if you’d like to build your own.

    https://github.com/ananords/Juuke

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  4. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The PongMate CyberCannon Mark III is a surefire way to never lose at beer pong
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/07/31/the-pongmate-cybercannon-mark-iii-is-a-surefire-way-to-never-lose-at-beer-pong/

    This wrist-mounted launcher uses a time-of-flight sensor, along with an inertial measurement unit to calculate the vertical and horizontal distance to the red Solo cup, marked with a small laser. Bubble levels help users fix the device in the horizontal direction and five programmable RGB LEDs indicate when it’s ready to shoot.

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  5. Tomi Engdahl says:

    How to Make an Arduino Text Scrolling Display
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzaOAQEAEKY

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  6. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Lose count of your laps while training? Use an Arduino Nano and an ultrasonic sensor to count for you.

    Keep track of your laps in the pool with this Arduino counter
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/08/03/keep-track-of-your-laps-in-the-pool-with-this-arduino-counter/

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  7. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Pegsellent project! We could watch Mr Innovative Projects’ Arduino-powered machine wind starship coils all day.

    DIY Arduino based Rodin Coil Winding Machine | Starship Coil
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2V0VSfJdSSY

    Hello friends in this video I have made a Rodin Coil Winding machine, also known as starship.
    In this machine I have used three stepper motor two for wire feeding motion and one for coil motion.
    I have used a Nextion make HMI for user data input.

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  8. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Mod your office chair to continuously monitor and help improve your sitting posture.

    Smart Healthy Chair
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/ibrahim-yassine/smart-healthy-chair-102765

    Turning a normal chair into a smart chair that will continuously detect your sitting posture and sends an alarm for wrong postures.

    The sensor will continuously measure the distance to the back of the sitting person. Any increase in the distance indicates bending of the back. This will trigger an alarm beeping sound. All the process is coordinated through an arduino board.

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  9. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Bluetooth Controlled Robot Using Arduino

    For full details check out this link:
    https://circuitdiagrams.in/bluetooth-controlled-robot/

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  10. Tomi Engdahl says:

    EloquentArduino shows how to implement a wireless indoor positioning system using a MKR WiFi 1010 board and machine learning.
    The Ultimate Guide to Wifi Indoor Positioning using Arduino and Machine Learning
    8 AUGUST 2020
    https://eloquentarduino.github.io/2020/08/the-ultimate-guide-to-wifi-indoor-positioning-using-arduino-and-machine-learning/

    This will be the most detailed, easy to follow tutorial over the Web on how to implement Wifi indoor positioning using an Arduino microcontroller and Machine Learning. It contains all the steps, tools and code from the start to the end of the project.

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  11. Tomi Engdahl says:

    RADAR Lidar System VL53L0X Laser Time-of-Flight Arduino
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=55l7bC_ZfiU

    In this tutorial we will learn how to make a RADAR Lidar System using VL53L0X Laser Time-of-Flight sensor.
    Full tutorial:
    https://www.instructables.com/id/RADAR-Lidar-System-VL53L0X-Laser-Time-of-Flight/

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  12. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Visuino is a visual programming for Arduino
    https://www.visuino.eu/

    All you need to do is drag and drop components and Connect them together. Visuino will create the working code for you so you don’t have to waste time on creating the code. It will do all the hard work for you fast and easy! Visuino is perfect for all kind of projects, you can easily build complex projects in no time!

    Projects:
    https://www.instructables.com/member/RonFrtek/

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  13. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Arduino-powered polygraph machine puts your friends in the hot seat.

    Nano Lie Detector © CC BY
    I’ve invited fellow writers and now one book is missing. Who did it? Time to make a lie detector with Arduino Nano.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/roni-bandini/nano-lie-detector-4d3849

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  14. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Engineers have developed a smartwatch capable of tracking a wearer’s metabolization of medicines — by analyzing their sweat.

    Custom-Built ATmega328-Based Smartwatch Tracks Acetaminophen Absorption by Analyzing Sweat
    https://www.hackster.io/news/custom-built-atmega328-based-smartwatch-tracks-acetaminophen-absorption-by-analyzing-sweat-48252fcc1f3a

    The custom-built smartwatch uses a small electric current to force the wearer’s wrist to sweat, then tracks their medication levels.

    All were driven by a Microchip ATmega328-based microcontroller linked to a 16-bit Texas Instrument DAC8552 digital-to-analog converter, a Linear Technology LT1462 transfer impedance amplifier, and a TI 12-bit ADS1015 analog-to-digital converter, with a Wurth Electronik AMB2621 Bluetooth module used for communication.

    The full study has been published under closed-access terms in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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  15. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Available as an upgrade to existing Ardumower devices, the Sunray update brings perimeter-wire-free cm-level positioning via RTK-GPS.

    Ardumower Sunray Gives the Arduino-Compatible Open Source Robot Mower Ultra-Accurate RTK Positioning
    https://www.hackster.io/news/ardumower-sunray-gives-the-arduino-compatible-open-source-robot-mower-ultra-accurate-rtk-positioning-5ea69e387c85

    Available as an upgrade to existing Ardumower devices, the Sunray update brings perimeter-wire-free cm-level positioning via RTK-GPS.

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  16. Tomi Engdahl says:

    AVRaft – Makers Tool for Testing Actuators © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/willmendil/avraft-makers-tool-for-testing-actuators-5d6d1e

    A small little console that allows you to quickly set, test, try many different actuators (e.g. servos, stepper, ultrasonic, DHT22, etc… )

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  17. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Interfacing RFID with Arduino – How to Read RFID Cards using Arduino
    https://learnr.ai/is/learning/1856

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  18. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Work Logger – Log Your Daily Work with a Turn of a Knob © GPL3+
    The Work Logger helps you log your daily work without any effort – no more spreadsheets needed.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/teig/work-logger-log-your-daily-work-with-a-turn-of-a-knob-b43f05

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  19. Tomi Engdahl says:

    3D axonometric projections on 8- and 32-bit boards with a TFT touch shield.

    Arduino 3D Axonometric Projection
    https://www.hackster.io/vicentezavala/arduino-3d-axonometric-projection-3a0b83

    3D axonometric projection on 8-bit and 32-bit microcontroller and TFT.

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  20. Tomi Engdahl says:

    HeliOS is a small and simple embedded operating system for Arduino, with some nice features like non-preemptive and event-driven multitasking.

    HeliOS Embedded Operating System © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/FellFromTree/helios-embedded-operating-system-e311bf

    An embedded operating system for Arduino that is small, easy to use and can be added to any project from the Arduino IDE Library Manager.

    HeliOS was written with hobbyists, enthusiasts and researchers in mind who want more functionality than what existing task schedulers offer yet want to avoid the size and complexity of an RTOS. HeliOS has only 21 function calls and implements a wide variety of functionality including cooperative multitasking, event driven multitasking, task notification/messaging, timers and managed memory. Not only is HeliOS easy to use, it is conveniently available through the Arduino IDE Library Manager or from GitHub as a ZIP file. Either way, HeliOS is compliant with Arduino’s 1.5 (rev 2.2) Library Manager Specifications so getting started is a snap!

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  21. Tomi Engdahl says:

    ARDUPOOL is a modular, open source system for pool automation, from chemical dosage to filtration.

    Keep your pool under control with ARDUPOOL
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/08/13/keep-your-pool-under-control-with-ardupool/

    Having a pool can be a great way to relax during the summer, but keeping the water crystal clear and safe to swim in can be a challenge. To help, engineer Diego Gomez has developed the Arduino Mega-powered ARDUPOOL, which is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter.

    This modular, open source device is capable of controlling up to four peristaltic pumps for dosing chlorine and other chemicals, as well as the filtration system. Programming is done via a simple LCD screen on the front, along with three buttons.

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  22. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Have some old floppy disks lying around? This custom Arduino shield can read and preserve 2D/2DD floppy disk data.

    Floppy Disk Data Capture Shield for Arduino UNO
    https://www.hackster.io/yasu0710/floppy-disk-data-capture-shield-for-arduino-uno-3656f5?ref=platform&ref_id=424_recent___&offset=4

    An Arduino shield to capture 2D/2DD floppy disk raw bitstream data and generates the emulator compatible disk image files (.D77/.D88).

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  23. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Unboxing Tomorrow takes a closer look at the new Portenta H7 board, using both cores to run two separate sketches in parallel.
    https://unboxing-tomorrow.com/arduino-portenta-h7-part-2-dual-core-computing/

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  24. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This custom Arduino shield captures 2D/2DD floppy raw bitstream data and generates emulator-compatible disk image files.

    Floppy Disk Data Capture Shield for Arduino UNO © Apache-2.0
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/yasu0710/floppy-disk-data-capture-shield-for-arduino-uno-3656f5

    An Arduino shield to capture 2D/2DD floppy disk raw bitstream data and generates the emulator compatible disk image files (.D77/.D88).

    8bitfloppy

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  25. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This setup uses four ultrasonic sensors to drive an LED matrix, while collecting data in Excel.

    LED Architectural Machin © GPL3
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/Mukhin/led-architectural-machin-bb67ba

    Architectural machine for controlling a diode matrix ws2812b with 4 connected ultrasonic sensors and distance data collection in Excel.

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  26. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Test the tensile strength of your 3D-printed parts with this Arduino-powered rig.

    FULLY FUNCTIONAL Tensile Testing Machine: Tinkercad Contest Version
    https://www.instructables.com/id/FULLY-FUNCTIONAL-Tensile-Testing-Machine-Tinkercad/

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  27. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This Arduino-powered spectrophotometer uses a little prism to create rainbows
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/08/17/this-arduino-powered-spectrophotometer-uses-a-little-prism-to-create-rainbows/

    Invented back in the 1940s, a spectrophotometer is a scientific instrument used to measure how different wavelengths of light are absorbed by a sample. Daniel Hingston decided to build his own spectrum analysis device as a fun Arduino experiment, outlined in the project write-up and in the video

    https://www.instructables.com/id/Science-With-Rainbows-Spectrophotometry/

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  28. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Enhance a dilapidated desk lamp into an RFID-enabled one with a personalized RGB color scheme lock.

    RFID Desk Lamp with RGB Color Scheme Lock © CC BY
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/kutluhan-aktar/rfid-desk-lamp-with-rgb-color-scheme-lock-ee8843

    Enhance a dilapidated desk lamp w/ insipid features into an RFID enabled one w/ personalized RGB color scheme lock via Arduino.

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  29. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Dissatisfied with the information available on a radio’s built-in display, Andy Webster set about creating his own accessory panel.

    Andy Webster Upgrades His Yaesu FT-817 Transceiver with an Arduino-Powered Secondary Display
    https://www.hackster.io/news/andy-webster-upgrades-his-yaesu-ft-817-transceiver-with-an-arduino-powered-secondary-display-25a5452e3bd4?1906f3350e1fa43adced642ff351c943

    Dissatisfied with the information available on a radio’s built-in display, Webster set about creating his own accessory panel.

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  30. Tomi Engdahl says:

    YouTuber Mr Innovative Projects shows how to construct a wooden CNC router based on Arduino.

    Make a Mini Milling Machine with Minimal Materials
    https://www.hackster.io/news/make-a-mini-milling-machine-with-minimal-materials-2c5261b49d8c

    YouTuber Mr Innovative shows how to construct a wooden CNC router based on Arduino.

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  31. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This developer is working on waterproof, removable modules that add data collection and transmission capabilities to solar street lamps.

    Network From Solar Street-Lamps © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/marcosjom/network-from-solar-street-lamps-e39e39

    Interconnect solar street-lamps by adding monitoring and communication devices into them.

    Warning: be extremely careful when working with high voltage devices (up to 60 volts in this case). The risks of sparks, damage, fire and death are present.

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  32. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Ryan Goward created an alternative video game controller using a modded Mindflex toy and an Arduino Nano.

    A Custom Headset for Mind-Controlled Gaming
    https://www.hackster.io/news/a-custom-headset-for-mind-controlled-gaming-dafa6470c81c

    Ryan Goward created an alternative video game controller using a modded Mindflex toy and an Arduino Nano.

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  33. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The Bus-Powered RS485 Shield enables full-duplex communication over long distances between two Arduinos boards.

    Arduino Bus-Powered RS485 Shield © CERN-OHL
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/user1615371/arduino-bus-powered-rs485-shield-89626f

    The Bus-Powered RS485 Shield is an Arduino-compatible shield that allows full-duplex communication over long distances between 2+ Arduinos.

    This shield makes it possible for two or more Arduinos to communicate over long distances via Serial over RS-485. RS-485 is the industry standard for communication over long distances and is virtually immune to interference. It is commonly used in industrial environments.

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  34. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This developer is working on waterproof, removable modules that add data collection and transmission capabilities to solar street lamps.

    Network From Solar Street-Lamps © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/marcosjom/network-from-solar-street-lamps-e39e39

    Interconnect solar street-lamps by adding monitoring and communication devices into them.

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  35. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Raphael Stäbler designed an open source display module for Arduino — currently supports the Nano, Nano Every, Due and Uno: https://bit.ly/3iZJ8q3

    (reddit.com/u/blazarious)

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  36. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Eight sprinklers.
    Seven valves.
    Six zones.
    One Arduino.

    Automated lawn irrigation with some valves and an Arduino Nano 33 IoT
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/08/21/lawn-irrigation-with-seven-valves-and-an-arduino-nano-33-iot/

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  37. Tomi Engdahl says:

    DIY 10Hz-50kHz Arduino Oscilloscope on 128×64 LCD display
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=sSkxyC5uQZw

    Julkaistu 22.8.2020
    This project describes a way to make a simple oscilloscope that has a range from 10Hz to 50Khz. This is an extremely large range, given that the device does not use an external digital to analog converter chip, but only Arduino.

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  38. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Mars Kapadia, a 16-year-old from Arizona, has devised his own concept for a pair of smart glasses — something at which big tech companies have failed.

    (via Popular Mechanics)

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a33459934/16-year-old-mars-kapadia-built-smart-ar-glasses/

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  39. Tomi Engdahl says:

    A fast, multi-channel Arduino oscilloscope with equivalent-time sampling.

    ascope © MIT
    Fast multi-channel oscilloscope with equivalent-time sampling.
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/aimukhin/ascope-955395

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  40. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Build your own Arduino-based, 3D-printed spectrophotometer to analyze the transmission properties of samples in solution.

    An Arduino Spectrophotometer for Some At-Home Science Fun
    https://www.hackster.io/news/an-arduino-spectrophotometer-for-some-at-home-science-fun-e943d7e5cb55

    Analyze how samples absorb light with this prism-based device.

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  41. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Meet RUDY, the ATmega328 Breadboard Development Module
    https://www.hackster.io/news/meet-rudy-the-atmega328-breadboard-development-module-c57dabac25cf

    Sven Gregori has designed a simple board that makes it easy to prototype projects using the V-USB library.

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  42. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Arduino AJAX Examples

    We are developing internet projects with Arduino ethernet module or wifi module. After submitting data to the web page, the page needs to be refreshed. Would you like to send the data in the background without refreshing the entire web page?

    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/altium_designer_projects/arduino-ajax-examples-c29e7b

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  43. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Engr. Jules will now teach us how to properly code your robot to respond to a bluetooth RC controller! This makes an exciting season finale for Try Robotics!

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/electronichobycircuits/permalink/3505198672838150/

    https://www.facebook.com/TryPHmedia/videos/315016249580551/

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