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Electromaker Show Episode 31
Welcome to the Electromaker Show, episode 31! This week saw some neat Raspberry Pi Pico projects, the Tube map drawn on a BBC micro:bit, and an Inkplate 10 released. Check out these top maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week!
Electromaker Show Episode 30
Welcome to the Electromaker show, episode 30! This week saw some major news with the release of the Raspberry Pi Pico, the Raspberry Pi Foundation's first-ever microcontroller. Plus, the Plybot 3D printer seeks crowdfunding, a new crop of Arduino RP2040 boards are popping up, and more maker madness!
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!
Best Adafruit NeoPixels Devices
Adafruit's NeoPixels individually-addressable LED lights come in all shapes and sizes. Check out the best Adafruit NeoPixels devices, from light strips and through-hole LEDs to matrices and everything in between!
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!
What is a Microcontroller
What is a microcontroller and what can a microcontroller do? Learn about MCUs vs SBCs, the difference in a microcontroller and microprocessor, plus more!
Your Child Wants an Arduino -- Where Do You Start?
Children (and beginners) need the right foothold to get started with great tools, and the Arduino is no different. With many different versions of the board available over the years, it’s entirely possible that potential users have been put off.
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.
What is Grove System Arduino Seeed Studio
The Grove system for Arduino is an open-hardware ecosystem for beginners. It's easy-to-use with plug-and-play connector cables that eliminate soldering or complex wiring, Arduino IDE connectivity, and tons of modules or sensors for fast, easy prototyping. Learn all about what the Seeed Studio Grove system for Arduino is, what modules are available, how cables work, plus more!
Electromaker Show Episode 25
Welcome to the Electromaker show, episode 24! This week saw a major Raspberry Pi OS update, Elementary OS released for the Raspberry Pi, an Adafruit machine learning module for the Raspberry Pi announced, the Nintendo Game and Watch Classic hacked to run Doom, and more. Check out these maker, tech, DIY, IoT, crowdfunding, and embedded updates!
Best Electromaker Community Projects November 2020 Edition
Check out the best maker, tech, DIY, and IoT projects from the Electromaker community in November 2020!
Electromaker Show Episode 23
Catch up on the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding updates for the week of November 16, 2020 featuring a 3D-printed modular MIDI playset, liquid-cooled Raspberry Pi, DIY Arduino-based resin 3D printer, and more!
Best Arduino Robot Kit
Check out the best Arduino robot kit options you can buy, from DFRobot and SeeedStudio Arduino robot bundles to Parallax kits and everything in-between.
Best Arduino Shields
Check out the best Arduino shields you can buy, from the rduino Ethernet shield to a Raspberry Pi shield for Arduino and everything in between! Arduino shields are boards that plug into Arduino microcontrollers to expand functionality.
Electromaker Show Episode 22
Here are the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, crowdfunded, and embedded updates from the week of November 9, 2020! Highlights include a RISC-V Linux dev board, ESP32-based WT32-ETH01 with Ethernet, a DIY Raspberry Pi-based DDJ-400 build, and more!
Electromaker Show Episode 21
Check out the top maker, tech, DIY, IoT, crowdfunding, and embedded news stories from the week of November 1, 2020 featuring the release of the Raspberry Pi 400, Orange Pi Zero2 SBC announced, and more!
Best Microcontrollers for All Uses
Looking for a new microcontroller? Here are the best microcontrollers for all uses, from the most popular microcontroller to top microcontrollers for wearable tech and cosplay, IoT applications, robotics, and more.