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Arduino IoT Glass Break Sensor

By Maker.io Staff

Make a DIY home security system with Arduino! Detect window breaks with a piezo sensor, amplify signals, and connect to the IoT Cloud for remote alerts.

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Building a Low-Power Solar Weather Station

By Maker.io Staff

Learn to use Arduino Nano 33 IoT for a custom weather station that fetches forecasts from an API and displays them on an e-ink screen.

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Build an Arduino-based ML Rain-Prediction Display

By Maker.io Staff

Interactive weather forecasting display using Arduino & machine learning. Harness the power of ML models to make real-time rain predictions accessible to users.

What is the 4-20mA Communication Protocol and How Does it Work?
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What is the 4-20mA Communication Protocol and How Does it Work?

By Maker.io Staff

Learn about the 4-20mA communication protocol and its significance. Explore how this standard is used for transmitting sensor data through current variation.

How To Reduce the Power Consumption of Smart Home Projects
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How To Reduce the Power Consumption of Smart Home Projects

By Maker.io Staff

Overcoming problems caused by power-hungry components and communication protocols is a key consideration when designing smart devices that will be active 24/7.

How to Use an E-Ink Display in Your Arduino Project
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How to Use an E-Ink Display in Your Arduino Project

By Maker.io Staff

Maker friendly e-ink displays and adapter boards make it easy to incorporate these displays in any Arduino project using open source libraries.

Add an IR Break-Beam Sensor to an Arduino Project for Object Detection
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Add an IR Break-Beam Sensor to an Arduino Project for Object Detection

By Maker.io Staff

Break-beam sensors are a straightforward and cost-effective way of detecting objects in applications, such as counting the number of people entering a room.

PlatformIO Advanced Features for Code Debugging and Version Control
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PlatformIO Advanced Features for Code Debugging and Version Control

By Maker.io Staff

While the Arduino IDE is light on debugging tools, PlatformIO offers native features to ensure the quality and reliability of your embedded projects.

Generating True Analog Outputs When Using Arduino Boards
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Generating True Analog Outputs When Using Arduino Boards

By Maker.io Staff

Learn why the standard analogWrite function is not what you may believe it is and what other options you have for generating proper analog signals.

Introducing the Arduino Nicla Vision Board for Professional Machine-Vision Applications
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Introducing the Arduino Nicla Vision Board for Professional Machine-Vision Applications

By Maker.io Staff

This compact industrial-grade device includes an onboard color camera and offers the processing power to make sense of the images picked up by the camera.

How to Install Adafruit IO WipperSnapper Firmware
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How to Install Adafruit IO WipperSnapper Firmware

By Maker.io Staff

WipperSnapper offers makers an advanced way to manage their connected devices, allowing configuring physical components without writing a single line of code.

Leverage Over-the-Air Uploads with Arduino IoT Cloud
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Leverage Over-the-Air Uploads with Arduino IoT Cloud

By Maker.io Staff

The Arduino IoT Cloud now offers an over-the-air (OTA) update function which ‌you can use with connected IoT boards without having to connect them to a computer.