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Donald Bell Maker Update: Made to Fade

By Maker.io Staff

This week on Maker Update: flying faders, data dispensers, tiny trucks, walkie talkies, and winking neon.

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Arduino Control DC Motor Speed and Direction Using a Potentiometer & But

By Ron Cutts

Learn to drive a DC motor via L298N using an Arduino UNO. Adjust speed with a potentiometer and change direction with two buttons—all designed in Visuino.

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Make Custom Chassis Designs for the Kitronik Drag Racer Module

By Kitronik Maker

Building a project from the ground up can be intimidating, especially when designing around an existing electroni

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Controlling an XRP Robot with Home Assistant via ESPHome

By Nate_Larson

Build a low-latency XRP robot control system using ESPHome and a UART WiFi bridge. Stream sensors, control motion, and integrate with Home Assistant.

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Arduino Weather Station Using BMP280-DHT11 - Temperature, Humidity and P

By Ron Cutts

Learn how to create an Arduino weather station: connect BMP280 & DHT11 sensors, display readings on a TFT 7735 screen, and program it using Visuino. Step-by-ste

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Beginner Parts Kit Identification Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll provide a quick rundown of each part in the kit, to help reinforce your understanding of the component. For some parts, we'll include an example application, in case you're in need of a circuit to plug your new toys into.

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How to Wire & Use BH1750 Light Sensor (GY30 / GY302)

By Ron Cutts

Follow our quick tutorial to connect the GY-30 BH1750 light sensor to an Arduino, set up Visuino, generate code, and start measuring light intensity in minutes.

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How Hardware Gets Hacked (Part 3): Adopting the Attacker Mindset

By Nathan Jones

Explore how attackers gather device info, map inputs, and uncover vulnerabilities using reconnaissance in embedded hardware security.

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Arduino Ultrasonic Range Finder, OLED, Rotary Encoder and Saving Setting

By Ron Cutts

Learn how to set up an ultrasonic sensor, OLED, rotary encoder, and EEPROM storage using Visuino on Arduino MEGA. Display distance and limit settings easily.

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Building a 3-Input Stereo ECC83 (12AX7) Tube Preamp

By Mirko Pavleski

This ECC83 (12AX7) preamplifier project successfully delivers the warm, pleasant, and dynamic sound characteristic of vacuum tubes.