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Maker Board Spotlight: Arduino Leonardo
The Arduino Leonardo is a great maker board for a variety of purposes. Learn all about what the Arduino Leonardo is, from its specs to what projects it's best for and who should buy one!
Electromaker Show Episode 48
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 48! This week’s DIY tech news highlights include a Seeed Studio reServer 2-bay NAS, the Steno-Flex seeks crowdfunding on Crowd Supply, and there’s a battery-powered Arduino nRF24L01! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Best Electromaker Community Projects May 2021 Edition
Check out the best Electromaker community projects uploaded in May 2021! From autonomous vehicles to a Raspberry Pi SpaceX launch tracker, NVIDIA Jetson Nano COVID-19 mask detector, and an AI music maker, these are the top maker, tech, DIY, and IoT electronics projects from May, 2021!
Onion Omega2+ Specs and More
The Onion Omega2+ is a great microcontroller for IoT projects. With solid specs and the ability to run C, C++, Python, NodeJS, and more, it's a cheap but good MCU. But should you buy one? Learn all about the Onion Omega2+, from specs to what it can do!
BeagleBone Black Specs and More
Learn all about the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Black and BeagleBone Black Wireless. These SBCs are great for embedded applications, IoT projects, digital signage and more!
Maker Board Spotlight: Arduino Mega 2560
Learn all about the Arduino Mega 2560, from its specs to what it can do and if it's the right microcontroller to fit your needs!
Electromaker Show Episode 38
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 38! Highlights for the week include a major Raspberry Pi imager update, open-source grow light, and a DIY Ecobee smart plug. Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Maker Board Spotlight: Arduino MKR1000
The Arduino MKR1000 is a low-cost development board that's capable of tons of different projects. From IoT projects to smart home automation, it's a great microcontroller for a lot of different applications. Find out all about the Arduino MKR1000, from its specs to if you should buy one!
Electromaker Show Episode 34
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 34! This week saw a Raspberry Pi Pico-based intruder alarm, Arduino and ESP32 Amazon Alexa development board, and more! Check out these top maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Maker Board Spotlight: Raspberry Pi Pico
The Raspberry Pi Pico is a brand new microcontroller from the Raspberry Pi Foundation featuring RP2040 Raspberry Silicon. It's capable of running C, C++, MicroPython, and CircuitPython. Learn all about the Raspberry Pi Pico, from what it is to what it can do!
Best Seeed Studio Grove Modules, Sensors, and Accessories
If you're using Seeed Studio's Grove ecosystem for Arduino, you'll want the right accessories. Check out the best Seeed Studio Grove modules, sensors, and peripherals including moisture sensors, breadboards, and more!
Maker Board Spotlight: Arduino Uno
Learn all about the Arduino Uno, from its specs to what it can do! Find out the difference in an Arduino board versus the Arduino IDE, compare the Arduino Uno vs. Mega vs. Micro vs. Every, and learn whether you should use an Arduino Uno!
Electromaker Show Episode 29
Welcome to the Electromaker show, episode 29! This week saw a boozy barrel Raspberry Pi barcade, DIY Thor’s Hammer, Little Bee current & magnetic field probe, plus more awesome maker stories. Check out these maker, tech, DIY, IoT, crowdfunding, and embedded updates!
Maker Board Spotlight: SeeedStudio BeagleBone Green
Learn all about the BeagleBoard BeagleBone Green and BeagleBone Green Wireless, from what they can do to specs and if this is the right single-board computer to fit your needs!
Electromaker Show Episode 27
Welcome to the Electromaker show, episode 27! This week saw the PD Micro Arduino-compatible board with programmable power delivery launch, a Wi-Fi mesh system that’s open-source and hackable debuted, an Odroid Blue Box for Home Assistant was revealed, plus a Raspberry Pi LoFi hip hop radio was built. Check out these maker, tech, DIY, IoT, crowdfunding, and embedded updates!
Adafruit Huzzah Feather ESP8266 Specs and More
The Adafruit Huzzah Feather with ESP8266 is a great Arduino-compatible microcontroller. It can be used with the Arduino IDE, MicroPython, and NodeMCU Lua. It's great for smart home automation, home security, and a variety of other purposes. Learn all about the Adafruit Huzzah Feather ESp8266, from its specs to what it can do and a breakdown of ESP32 vs ESP8266.
Best Raspberry Pi Smart Home Software Options
Check out the best Raspberry Pi smart home software options for building Raspberry Pi smart home hubs and getting started with smart home control and automation. Learn all about Raspberry Pi smart home automation, from AI (artificial intelligence) assistants to Linux smart home hubs and more.
Seeed Studio NPi i.MX6ULL Dev Board Specs and More
The Seeed Studio NPi i.MX6ULL Linux SBC is a dev board that's powerful and well-specced. With its 40-pin GPIO header plus dual Ethernet jacks, it's a great option for smart home automation.