Cool uses for Arduino

There are very many cool Arduino projects and project sites in Internet (make Google search to see). Here are some interesting links to check out:
Arduino Projects at indestructables

Arduino user projects

Arduino Project Ideas

Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web

Arduino Rising: 10 Amazing Projects People Are Doing With The Tiny Microcontroller

Electronics For The Everyman: 25 Kick Ass Arduino-Powered Projects

10 Simple-But-Fun Projects to Make With Arduino

DuinoForProjects

Codeduino projects

Internet of Thing with Arduino

11 Arduino projects that require major hacking skills—or a bit of insanity

I will be posting more links to more interesting projects as comments to this post, like I did in my Cool uses for the Raspberry Pi posting. Some of the most interesting that spend some more time at can get their entire own postings this blog in Arduino section.

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  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    4-Way Joystick Control © GPL3+
    Control the pan and tilt of a camera with a 4-way joystick
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/ejshea/4-way-joystick-control-e7b012

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  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Arduino App with RT-Thread © Apache-2.0
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/onelife/arduino-app-with-rt-thread-96438f

    Have you ever wished for “Arduino app?” A kind of pre-compiled binary file that you may copy to SD card and deploy on multiple boards.

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  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Arduino Pluggable Discovery
    https://www.pjrc.com/arduino-pluggable-discovery/

    Arduino 1.8.9 has a new Pluggable Discovery feature, which began as a contribution from Teensy. Ports can now be customized to support any protocol.

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  4. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Super Diet Racing Game Bike © CC0
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/luxlike/super-diet-racing-game-bike-aad7f2

    This is a bicycle racing game machine using Hall sensor and Unity3D racing game kit. It’s very useful to use on diet.

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  5. Tomi Engdahl says:

    From the makerspace to near space! Can an Arduino survive the chill of -50°C and pressure of 1/100 of the Earth’s atmosphere? Watch this video and find out…

    Arduino in Near Space. 27000 metres above the surface.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiN2swiuibY

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  6. Tomi Engdahl says:

    This device is a digital level, protractor, ruler, and roll measure all in one
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2019/04/30/this-device-is-a-digital-level-protractor-ruler-and-tape-measure-all-in-one/

    This Arduino-based gadget employs an MPU-6050 accelerometer / gyroscope that lets it act as a 2D level, as well as a digital protractor after zeroing it at a starting point. The unit also features straight-line measurement capabilities via an IR distance sensor, and even has an encoder/wheel that can measure rolled distance when that isn’t convenient.

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  7. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Air Garden © GPL3+
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/plant-protector/air-garden-b10bd4

    An aeroponic planter for indoor gardening and improved air purification.

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  8. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Azure DevOps: Build pipelines for Arduino microcontrollers
    https://devblogs.microsoft.com/premier-developer/azure-devops-build-pipelines-for-arduino-microcontrollers/

    In this post, App Dev Manager Roberto Peña shows how to setup Azure DevOps Build pipeline for Arduino microcontrollers.

    The main component needed for this proof of concept is an Azure DevOps agent capable of compiling Arduino sketches; as this is not a capability of any of the Microsoft hosted agents, I will configure a self-hosted agent with the proper tools that can be used to compile our files. Arduino IDE includes a command line tool called arduino-builder, this tool is perfect for our needs as it can be used without user interaction directly from a script.

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  9. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://www.pjrc.com/arduino-pluggable-discovery/

    Arduino 1.8.9 has a new Pluggable Discovery feature, which began as a contribution from Teensy. Ports can now be customized to support any protocol.

    Teensy has used HID protocol, not Serial, for code uploading since its launch in 2008. Using Teensy with Arduino was somewhat awkward.

    Now that your discover can find your board’s custom port, and the user can select it in the Ports menu, you need a way to actually pass the detected info to your board’s uploader program.

    Fortunately this part is easy.

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  10. Tomi Engdahl says:

    TensorFlow Lite Ported to Arduino @HacksterIO by @aallan @TensorFlow @arduino #MachineLearning #EdgeComputing #Arduino #IoT
    https://blog.adafruit.com/2019/07/03/tensorflow-lite-ported-to-arduino-hacksterio-by-aallan-tensorflow-arduino-machinelearning-edgecomputing-arduino-iot/

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  11. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/8bitkick/sensor-data-streaming-with-arduino-683a6c

    Sensor Data Streaming with Arduino © Apache-2.0
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/8bitkick/sensor-data-streaming-with-arduino-683a6c

    Connect Arduino to a web browser over Bluetooth and see a 3D model and graph moving around – magic!

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  12. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Sensor Data Streaming with Arduino © Apache-2.0
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/8bitkick/sensor-data-streaming-with-arduino-683a6c

    Connect Arduino to a web browser over Bluetooth and see a 3D model and graph moving around – magic!

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  13. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Echoendrus 1.0.0 © LGPL
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/hapit/echoendrus-1-0-0-068bb4

    An AD interactive music interface that is empowered with human body EC.

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  14. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Heart Beat Indicator Using ECG © MIT
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/aka3d6/heart-beat-indicator-using-ecg-87b938

    LED ring that blinks to your heart beats and displays current BPM both by number and color of illuminated LEDs.

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  15. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Facere-Bot is a portable machine that draws iconic photos
    https://blog.arduino.cc/2019/07/10/facere-bot-is-a-portable-machine-that-draws-iconic-photos/

    Inventor Artist Darcy Whyte wanted a drawing robot that was light enough to carry around, and could quickly produce drawings. Naturally, he turned to an Arduino Uno, along with a CNC shield and a trio of A4988 stepper drivers. These control a NEMA 8 and two NEMA17 stepper motors in a gantry-style artistic setup.

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  16. Tomi Engdahl says:

    3D-Printed Robie Junior… Junior
    https://blog.hackster.io/3d-printed-robie-junior-junior-c54b485ac82e

    If you’re of a certain age, you may remember the Robie Sr. and Robie Junior, sold by the now-defunct Radio Shack.

    If you want something that reminds you of an actual Robie Junior, but doesn’t take up quite the same amount of space, look no further than Rick100’s 3D-printed, half-scale device.

    https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3724843

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  17. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Smart Prototyping with Arduino and Framer X
    https://medium.com/@steveruiz/smart-prototyping-with-arduino-and-framer-x-126fc529011a

    In this article, I’ll show you how to share data and send messages between a Framer X prototype and an Arduino Uno.

    If you’re using Arduino to design and prototype a physical electronic system, you can also use Framer X to design and prototype a user interface for that system. And with some clever code, you can make that interface actually work, too.

    You’ll also need a Mac computer to run Framer X, and to which we’ll be connecting the Arduino.

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  18. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Simple DataFlash Board
    17th July 2019
    http://www.technoblogy.com/show?2JMU

    This is a small board that plugs into one of the headers on an Arduino Uno or other board to provide 4Mbytes of non-volatile storage

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  19. Tomi Engdahl says:

    A Wind Turbine MPPT Regulator with an Arduino Uno
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/philippedc/a-wind-turbine-mppt-regulator-with-an-arduino-uno-783462

    How to build a wind turbine MPPT regulator within direct injection or battery configuration, 24V or 48V, 30A max.

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  20. Tomi Engdahl says:

    ArduAmmeter
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/ArduPic/arduammeter-b59d40

    A simple circuit for measuring electrical current with Arduino.

    The most accurate system for current measurement is to use a shunt, i.e. a resistor with very low resistance compared to that of the load and the generator. The voltage drop on this resistor, according to Ohm’s law, is proportional to the current that passes through it.

    Of course today we also find on the market sensors based on the Hall effect

    To measure the voltage drop I used the shunt connected in a low-side way, i.e. towards ground and a differential amplifier.

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  21. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Start Motorbike with NFC Hand Implant © CC BY-NC
    https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/bujna94/start-motorbike-with-nfc-hand-implant-5b0858

    I implemented an Arduino NFC reader inside my motorbike so I’m able to start and stop it just with the implant in my hand.

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  22. Tomi Engdahl says:

    You haven’t really lived until you’ve played Legend of the Red Dragon on an Arduino!
    https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/cfgsm8/you_havent_really_lived_until_youve_played_legend/

    More info: It’s an 80186 PC emulator running on an Arduino Mega2560 with an LCD, a QuadRAM module and a PS/2 keyboard hooked up.

    Yes, this Arduino runs DOS. Or Windows if you want. Or MINIX! All very slowly.

    So this is basically like an 80′s PC running at the equivalent of what would be about a 200-250 KHz 8086 or so, with CGA and 512 KB RAM.

    DOS on an Arduino?

    It’s easy. It just uses an SD card as a hard drive, so you can use another emulator to set up a DOS environment in a raw image file then write it to the card and boot it up on the Arduino.

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