What’s new in Arduino 1.6.0?

Ok, so there’s a new IDE, big deal, right? YES! Finally there’s one build for all the different Arduino platforms, but more than that:   Auto sensing board type Auto sensing com port Auto save after compiling or uploading and

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WIZnet 550 IO Ethernet Module

Today we are working with the WIZnet 550 IO Module. It’s a very small and inexpensive ethernet module based on the WIZnet 5500 chip, similar to the 5100 on the official Arduino Shield. It’s completely compatible with the code written

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SainSmart L298N Motor Controller

I got a SainSmart 4WD Robot Kit, which contains the L298N Motor Controller. There’s not a lot of documentation of how to use this, and much of what exists by users of the board is just plain wrong. I put

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Optical Tachometer

A while back I discussed a IR emitter / detector pair, and talked about building a optical tachometer for determining the RPM of a fan or motor. So now I’m making good on that promise. Connect the emitter / detector

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CoPiino, The Melding of Arduino and Raspberry Pi

The CoPiino is a Arduino compatible Atmel 1284 based “shield” for the Raspberry Pi that allows remote editing and uploading of Arduino sketches using a web browser. Access the CoPiino app running on the Raspberry Pi with a web browser

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Preparing a Used SDCard for Raspberry Pi

I’m preparing a previously set up SDCard for Installing a CoPiino (Arduino Hat for Raspberry Pi). The problem is that Windows only recognizes the first partition on a SDCard. Here are the steps I took to remove the old Raspberry

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