What do you do when your trusty, 45 year old calculator finally needs to be retired? If you’re a programmer with a knack for making things — like Simon Boak — you custom build a replacement. This is ...

Arduino is a good platform if you want to start working with electronics. The platform, specifically the Arduino Nano family, is a set of small form-factor boards that act as microcontrollers, meaning ...

Arduino has launched the Nano ESP32 development board powered by Espressif’s ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capable 32-bit microcontroller. The tiny 3.3-V development board supports both Micropython and ...

Apart from understanding the Arduino's code language, one of the most confusing parts about the platform — especially for beginners — is picking the right board to use in a project. Sure, it isn't ...

In recent years, integrated platforms equipped with microcontrollers (with Arduino probably being the best-known brand) have been gaining popularity.

There’s something about Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) and the calculators that use it. It calls to mind a time when a calculator was a serious tool, and not just a throwaway toy. Created in the legacy ...

The circuit was based on the use of Arduino AVR to build a high voltage programmer which can be used to fix pesky fuses. The circuit was based on the use of Arduino AVR to build a high voltage ...

If like me you enjoy using the range of Arduino development boards to create a wide variety of different projects. You will be pleased to know that a new microcontroller board has been launched this ...

Fidget toys are everywhere these days. A particularly popular type simply puts some keyboard switches on a plate to provide a certain type of clicky satisfaction. [wjddnjsdnd] took that concept a step ...

Arduino has created a Renesas RA4M1 microcontroller board in its Nano form-factor. Called Nano R4, it follows the Uno R4, the first Arduino to use the RA4M1. “Whether you’re working on a connected ...