Arduino
This popular development board is great for beginners and advanced users alike. It comes in a variety of flavors and is extensible with "shields" for adding special functionality. Find tutorials here to learn how to do cool stuff using the Arduino platform.
RGB Panel Jumbotron
This tutorial will show you how to combine a webcam, a 32x32 RGB LED panel, and a Teensy 3.1 to stream video from the webcam, pixelate it, and display it on the LED panel - LIVE.
Digital Sandbox Experiment Guide
Your guide to the Digital Sandbox! 16+ experiments that, using a graphical programming language, teach you to blink LEDs, monitor microphones, read temperature, and much more.
Digital Sandbox Arduino Companion
Let's take the same examples from the ArduBlock-based Digital Sandbox guide, and implement them using Arduino code.
Alternative Arduino Interfaces
We admit the Arduino IDE isn't for everyone. Here are some other options for programming your Arduino boards, including web interfaces and graphical programming languages.
MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide
Breakout of MS5803-14BA Pressure Sensor to measure the absolute pressure of the fluid around them to determine altitude, water depth, or any other tasks that require an accurate pressure reading. This includes air, water, and anything else that acts like a viscous fluid.
AD8232 Heart Rate Monitor Hookup Guide
Learn how to create your very own heart rate monitor.
Pocket AVR Programmer Hookup Guide
Skip the bootloader and load your program directly onto an AVR with the AVR Pocket Programmer.
XBee Shield Hookup Guide
How to get started with an XBee Shield and Explorer. Create a remote-control Arduino!
Interactive Hanging LED Array
Learn how we converted 72 lightbulbs into an interactive LED array for our conference room.
Arduino Wireless Communication via the Electric Imp
How to communicate between an Electric Imp and Arduino using serial.
Build an Auduino Step Sequencer
Make a Step Sequencer using an Arduino, the Auduino firmware, and a handful of hardware.
Sound Detector Hookup Guide
The Sound Detector is a microphone with a binary output. This guide explains how it works and how you can use it in your projects.
Hackers in Residence - Hacking MindWave Mobile
Review, teardown, and hacking tutorial for the MindWave Mobile, a $99 commercial grade EEG sensor.
Wireless Arduino Programming with Electric Imp
Reprogram your Arduino from anywhere in the world using the Tomatoless Boots wireless bootloader with the Electric Imp.
Vernier Shield Hookup Guide
A guide to using the Vernier Shield
Simon Splosion Wireless
This is a tutorial demonstrating one of many techniques to "hack" the Simon Says. We will highlight the technique to take your Simon Says Wireless.
Reaction Timer
Demonstrate mental chronometry with this simple reaction timer!
RedBoard Hookup Guide
How to get your RedBoard up-and-blinking!
RGB Panel Hookup Guide
Make bright, colorful displays using the 32x16, 32x32, and 32x64 RGB LED matrix panels. This hookup guide shows how to hook up these panels and control them with an Arduino.
MPL3115A2 Pressure Sensor Hookup Guide
Getting started with the MPL3115A2 Pressure Sensor.
Installing an Arduino Bootloader
This tutorial will teach you what a bootloader is and why you would need to install or reinstall it. We will also go over the process of burning a bootloader by flashing a hex file to an Arduino microcontroller.
Graphic LCD Hookup Guide
How to add some flashy graphics to your project with a 84x48 monochrome graphic LCD.
Pro Micro & Fio V3 Hookup Guide
An overview of the Atmega32U4-based Pro Micro and FioV3, how to install it, and how to use it with Arduino.
Data Types in Arduino
Learn about the common data types and what they signify in the Arduino programming environment.