Customer Projects

Check out these projects built by our customers.  They range from data logging, to animatronic displays, to projects that mess with your cat.

I hope you’ll find the following projects as interesting as we do!

multiple display arduino weather station

Multiple display weather station using OpenWeather :: Member Project

This is an amazing weather station built by one of our members Christopher Cooper – check it out! How does your project work? Multiple SPI TFT display weather station, providing an 8 day forecast as well as an 8 hour…

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PetBit – an Arduino Fitbit for your hamster

Ever think about making an Arduino Fitbit? What about a PetBit – you know, an Arduino Fitbit for a hamster? Speaking of hamsters… Who doesn’t have a memory tucked away somewhere of a hamster going round ‘n round? And where…

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Arduino UNO, servo, wires, levers, inside wood box

Useless Box with Arduino

What is a Useless Box? It’s an extremely entertaining and fun Arduino project that I would argue is far from useless. The major uses of a Useless Box: Practice your Arduino programming skills Get familiar with controlling servos via Arduino…

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Image of FIRST inspires Homepage with 3 kids using electronics

We made the FIRST 2020 Impact Report

What does Programming Electronics Academy have in common with Procter & Gamble and SpaceX? We all donate to a great organization called FIRST! Check out this short video to learn how PEA supports FIRST.

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three analog displays with temperature, pressure, and humidity, and an OLED display, lots of wires in background

Weather Station with digital and analog display :: Member Project

Ever want your own weather station? What about one with analog and digital displays? Martin Cury, a member of Programming Electronics Academy, built an Arduino based weather station with both analog and digital displays using the BME280 sensor (an environmental…

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HC-SR Sensors on green circuit board and and small Servos

HC-SR Sensors and Servos :: Member Project

This project using HC-SR sensors and servos was submitted by Troy Yanda, a member of Programming Electronics Academy.  I just finished coding a project I’ve been working on. I’ve been using HC-SR sensors (501 PIR and 04 ultraSonic) in…

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picture of electronics in case of digital cribbage board

Digital Cribbage Board with Arduino :: Member Project

What better way to learn coding and get back into electronics then to help your folks out on an interesting project….like say building a digital cribbage board with Arduino?!  That is exactly what Christopher Cooper, a member of Programming Electronics…

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Swarf Dewatering with Arduino:: Member Project

Have some swarf you need to dewater? PEA member, James Hicks, has a lot of swarf he needed dewatered so he built a machine that does just that, using an Arduino Nano, LCD displays, pumps, servo motors, and more. Wondering…

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small baseball scoreboard lit up with LEDs

IR Remote Controlled Scoreboard :: Member Project

Arduino and Bean Bag Baseball?  Yes – match made in heaven! PEA customer, John Wren, built an IR Remote controlled Arduino powered scoreboard for his senior community bean bag baseball team.  It includes tons of NEO pixels and looks great. …

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water jet, arduino mega, h bridge modules

Mini Bellagio Fountains with Arduino :: Member Project

After visiting Bellagio fountains, David Payne (A member of PEA) was inspired to build his own miniaturized version using Arduino.  He is getting started with an Arduino Mega, RV pumps, servos, motion sensors, and more as the building blocks for…

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