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!

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Next Level Networking with the Arduino

Arduino is a great platform to delve into the world of electronics and programming, but the rabbit hole of possibilities may go even deeper than you know!  One of our members has taken Arduino to a whole new level by…

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Christmas Tree Defender Cat Diversion Laser Turret with Arduino

Christmas Tree Defender Cat Diversion Laser Turret with Arduino

How are you supposed to defend your Christmas tree from curious and fiendish cats? Why not distract them with a Christmas Tree Defender Cat Diversion Laser Turret! This project, submitted by John Hart, uses a motion detector to activate a…

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ESP8266 and ThingSpeak, a match made in IoT heaven

James Trace (a member of Programming Electronics Academy) has been working on an IoT project: wirelessly monitoring the performance of a Solar Geyser.  He is uploading 9 fields of data to ThingSpeak and measuring temperatures, humidity, light exposure, the list…

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Can you actually simulate industrial controls with Arduino?

Imagine for a moment you are an experienced engineer technician at a power plant and you need to train up and coming techs on how to operate different work stations. While you can talk people through the operation of critical…

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HC-06 bluetooth module controls LEDs on a Skateboard

If you’re going to ride in style, why not control your style through your cell phone via a HC-06 bluetooth module connected to an Arduino? That’s just what Ben Isaacs did with his skateboard (long board).  He controls the LEDs through…

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Arduino Neopixel Display

Arduino Sound to Light NeoPixel display (450 NeoPixels!)

Robert aligned 25 strips of WS2812 (AKA NeoPixels) resulting in a 450 point matrix. The display of the matrix is then adjusted based on audio input.  The result is pretty cool looking… The most difficult part? I asked Robert what the most difficult…

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Arduino Project, A hover disk made by a member of programming electronics academy

Using wheelchair motors for a Hover Disk project

Dan Massey, a member of Programming Electronics Academy, shared this Arduino project he recently completed using wheelchair motors mounted to a wonderfully created platform. It is a Hoverdisk, and while it doesn’t exactly hover – it sure gives the appearance of hovering.…

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Arduino Controlled Battery Charger Student Project

Arduino Controlled Battery Charger

This Arduino Controlled Battery Charger project was built by one of our long time members, Roland.  I am always impressed by the projects I see submitted, and this one is truly stellar.  He has brought a ton of talent, time…

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Arduino Laser Tag Project Rejects

This article was written by James G, one of the students in the Arduino Course for Absolute Beginners: Often we share some of our finished (or somewhat finished) projects. But this is often only a small part of a bigger…

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3d Printed PIR Arduino Alarm Clock with LCD

3D Printed PIR Arduino Nano Alarm Clock

Combining electronics and 3D printing never ceases to amaze me.  It feels like the possibility for creating exists within the walls of our own homes like never before. This smart alarm clock project by James Greeve, a student of Arduino Course for Absolute…

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