Category Archives: Arduino

FreePCB Arduino Shield Template

Posted on 2014-09-16 by M. Eric Carr

Having been too busy / lazy to sit down and learn Eagle CAD or another “real” PCB program, I’ve been using FreePCB to make all kinds of PC boards on the LPKF board plotter at work. With our increasing use of … Continue reading →

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CNC Etch-A-Sketch

Posted on 2014-06-29 by M. Eric Carr

An Arduino and Adafruit Motor Shield are used to automate Etch-A-Sketch drawings. Source code provided. Continue reading →

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Using a 16×2 LCD display

Posted on 2014-04-30 by M. Eric Carr

16×2 text LCDs are useful microcontroller peripherals. Here is how to connect and use them. Continue reading →

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Arduino on Steroids

Posted on 2013-04-18 by M. Eric Carr

The Teensy 3.0 is a cool little dev board. It’s Arduino-compatible (from a software perspective, anyway), breadboardable, and only about $20US. It also runs a 48MHz, 32-bit Arm processor, making it not only easy to use, but a speed demon. … Continue reading →

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