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Arduino Robot Platform

Arduino robot is one of the most interesting topic for every Arduino hobbyist. To build a good robot you need a good robot platform, especially all the wheels need to be equally smooth in order to make it always able … Continue reading

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Make: Electronics

If you are really new to electronics, before you plan to go for any device-specific guide, you may consider this book from O’Reilly, Make: Electronics. It is a ultimate guide for learning electronics. There are 36 assignments in the book … Continue reading

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What is XBee?

XBee is a module produced by Digi International mainly use as  a radio communication transceiver and receiver. It is mesh communication protocols that sits on top of IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee standard. XBee supports peer-to-peer as well as point to multi-point network … Continue reading

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Arduino LEGO Case

Think of build your own Arduino case? With some LEGO blocks you can build it yourself easily. Below is the picture of the Arduino UNO inside a LEGO case: You can use any colour you like to build you own … Continue reading

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Arduino Due

Arduino Due is the first ARM based Arduino board. It is a 32-bit Atmel SAM3X8E ARM Cortex-M3 CPU. It is a very powerful micro controller with 54 digital I/O (12 that support PWM output), 12 analog inputs, 2 analog outputs … Continue reading

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Arduino Programming: Comment Syntax

To make our code more readable and easy for others to understand, we need to make some statements that to be ignored or not to be complied by the machine. Arduino comment syntax is exactly same as C/C++, we use … Continue reading

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Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor

I have just received a very affordable fun toy from China AliExpress Market Place, the ultrasonic sensor, it is about RMB15 (USD2.50) excluding the shipping cost or you can get this Ultrasonic Sensor for a very good price from Amazon. … Continue reading

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