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High accuracy wall plotting at minimal cost, enrich all the whiteboards around you with surprising artwork!

Stringent, the $15 Wall Plotter

Fredrik Stridsman
144K
Electromagnetic Field Detector - Arduino Uno

A simple Electromagnetic Field Detector.

Electromagnetic Field Detector - Arduino Uno

justin1445
51K
Interactive LED Table for 50€

Make an interactive table that displays games, an audio spectrum, and animations on a 12x12 built-in LED matrix.

Interactive LED Table for 50€

Antoine Rochebois
58K

So you spent $200 on a GoPro Hero 3 many years ago, but you don't want to spend another 80 bucks for a remote? You came to the right place.

DIY GoPro Wi-Fi Remote Using ESP8266

Majed Abouhatab, P.E.
7.1K
70$ Quadcopter

Fully homemade Quadcopter/PCB under 70$ because there is no need to spend thousands.

70$ Quadcopter

Gorceag Victor
1.7K

Easiest, cheapest and cleanest way to send small chunks of data. Wemos uploads data to Dweet.io and it is visualized via Freeboard.io.

ESP8266: Sending Data to an Online Deskboard

javier muñoz sáez
10K
Arduino-Based Pressure Cooker Whistle Indicator

With the help of this project, users can preset a desired number of times the pressure cooker whistles before they're alerted accordingly.

Arduino-Based Pressure Cooker Whistle Indicator

sourav344
8.8K
DIY Cheap Power Supply

A portable power supply for your lab bench.

DIY Cheap Power Supply

RoboCircuits
1.8K
Bike Wheel Lights Hack

Just some glow in the dark paint and a couple of LEDs.

Bike Wheel Lights Hack

Gyro1
2.8K
The Cheapest CH32V003 RISC V Development Board

The famous 10-cent microcontroller deserves a 10-cent devboard. It's a quick-and-dirty solution from cheap and accessible components.

The Cheapest CH32V003 RISC V Development Board

arduinocelentano
7.6K
DIY PVC Light Stand

Make a cheap DIY C-stand for lights using PVC

DIY PVC Light Stand

Ben Jones
3.6K
Multicolor Knight Rider with RGB PL9823 LED + Arduino UNO

Do you know of the famous WS1012 LEDs? The PL9823 is the cheapest LED that uses the same protocol of the WS1012. Let's blink LEDs!

Multicolor Knight Rider with RGB PL9823 LED + Arduino UNO

Giovanni Gentile
16K

Cool project to begin with 128x64 OLED, done with a twisted logic to fix the refresh flashing screen.

2€ OLED I2C Analog Pin Dynamic Plotting

javier muñoz sáez
12K
Haptic Proximity Module (HPM) for Low Vision users

The Haptic Proximity Module (HPM) enables people with low vision, or other vision impairments, to engage with their direct surroundings.

Haptic Proximity Module (HPM) for Low Vision users

Imran Shamsul
7.8K

Program a small Arduino Using A bigger Arduino to Display a Scrolling Text Without a Library.

Display a Scrolling Text Without a Library

Majed Abouhatab, P.E.
6.5K
Build Your Own LoRaWAN Gateway Using WM1302 Module

In this tutorial, we will learn how to build an inexpensive LoRaWAN Gateway Using Seeed Studio WM1302 module.

Build Your Own LoRaWAN Gateway Using WM1302 Module

Ramin Sangesari
5.7K
SSHing into C.H.I.P in Headless Mode - Windows 10 Driver Fix

This tip will allow us to fix the driver issue when connecting the CHIP to Windows 10 and be able to SSH into it.

SSHing into C.H.I.P in Headless Mode - Windows 10 Driver Fix

Syed Anwaarullah
3.9K
Build a C.H.I.P. 3D Printer Server for $9

Control and monitor your 3D printer over the internet using a $9 computer.

Build a C.H.I.P. 3D Printer Server for $9

David Cutting
3.7K
DIY Solder Flux From Pine Resin

Frugal flux straight from the tree.

DIY Solder Flux From Pine Resin

Magic Smoke
2.2K
DIY Standing Desk for $20

Convert your desk to a standing desk for $20 using PVC.

DIY Standing Desk for $20

Ben Jones
2.1K

Dytters (A.K.A Audible Altimeters) saved skydivers' lives for so many years. Now, Audible Abby will save them money, too.

Dirt Cheap Dirt-O-Meter - $9 Arduino Based Audible Altimeter

Majed Abouhatab, P.E.
1.8K

Make your own DIY Burglar Alarm using IR Sensor and Buzzer. No Arduino, No Microcontroller, No Coding.

DIY Burglar Alarm | Simple and Cheap Burglar Alarm in 2 Min

Jithin Sanal
1.7K
Washing Machine Monitor MEGR 3171

This is an IoT project that uses two Particle Argons to detect when the washing machine cycle is finished and notify the user.

Washing Machine Monitor MEGR 3171

Team Washing Bros
1.3K
Adjustable Power Supply Using Cheap eBay Parts

A cheap adjustable power supply to help me (and hopefully you) power the rest of my projects,

Adjustable Power Supply Using Cheap eBay Parts

Giorgos Chrisidis
968
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