I’ve done a few Arduino projects recently, and I’ve had to spend a bit of time figuring out a good workflow to edit my code in Visual Studio Code instead of Arduino IDE, and then use it to load the code using an ISP (in-circuit programming) header. Why Visual Studio Code? Arduino IDE works for … Read moreISP programming for Arduino projects in Visual Studio Code
I hope that the products recommended here will help you build great projects. Just so you know, if you buy through the links on this page on Amazon or Banggood (among others), RobotsBench may get a small share of the sale (as an Amazon affilate, I earn from qualifying purchases). This helps to keep the … Read moreControlling relays with Home Assistant and ESPHome
The quick answer is, not directly. You can draw a limited amount of power from an Arduino board, but it has limits: it’s meant to control the logic of a circuit, not distribute huge amount of power by itself. There are two ways to you use to get 12V of power from the board: If … Read moreCan Arduino output 12V, or any other value above 5V?
You may be wondering how to stop an Arduino program that you’ve written, but it’s not a computer that you open to do a task and close once it’s done. Nothing will be broken if you close it on the spot since you’re not handling writing to files and the like. A microcontroller such as … Read moreHow to stop an Arduino program
When planning the power supply for a project a common question is how much current can I draw from an Arduino? The current you can draw depends on where you are drawing it from the board. On the other hand, regardless of where you’re drawing it from, all of the current you draw add up … Read moreHow much current can I draw from an Arduino Uno?
It’s been up for a while, but I gave a (virtual) talk at Woman Techmakers Montreal in April 2020 about creating your own circuit board. I wanted to show that creating your own circuit board is not that hard and expensive with KiCad and a good PCB fabrication house. It was not supposed to be … Read more“Creating Your Own Printed Circuit Board At Home” at WTM 2020
I hope that the products recommended here will help you build great projects. Just so you know, if you buy through the links on this page on Amazon or Banggood (among others), RobotsBench may get a small share of the sale (as an Amazon affilate, I earn from qualifying purchases). This helps to keep the … Read moreBuilding the Geekcreit® DIY L298N Autonomous Robot Car
I hope that the products recommended here will help you build great projects. Just so you know, if you buy through the links on this page on Amazon or Banggood (among others), RobotsBench may get a small share of the sale (as an Amazon affilate, I earn from qualifying purchases). This helps to keep the … Read moreHow to buy cheap electronic components online
I hope that the products recommended here will help you build great projects. Just so you know, if you buy through the links on this page on Amazon or Banggood (among others), RobotsBench may get a small share of the sale (as an Amazon affilate, I earn from qualifying purchases). This helps to keep the … Read moreHow to use i2C with Arduino
I have plans for a small weather station that’s been lying on my hard drive for a while. The basic design includes ESP8266 modules that send data over to a Raspberry Pi base station that logs all that data and can create graphs. I’ve done a good deal of prototyping and breadboarding for the electronics, … Read moreCreating and Ordering a Circuit Board
