Calling all Farm Geeks!

A new community that pairs the Arduino microcontroller with agriculture and aquaculture is forming. Show off your greenhouse controllers and more. All open source. Ask your questions, share your experiences! Agduino Community   Become the Maker you were born to

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DIY Smart Battery Isolator

This next project is of extreme interest to RV & Boat owners, Ham Radio Operators, and anyone else that is running accessory equipment in a vehicle that needs to isolate their House Batteries from their Starter Battery. When it is

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Volt Amp Watt Hour Meter Shield

A while back I designed a watt hour meter for tracking power produced by solar or wind, power consumed by loads, and power contained in a battery bank. I have produced a new version built on the Sparkfun Protoshield. This

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Sparkfun Arduino Protoshield Kit

I’ve done a video of the building of a Sparkfun Arduino Protoshield Kit, as it is the basis for a number of our upcoming projects, and wanted you to see how to make your breadboard projects more permanent. There are

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The Baofeng GT-3 Operational Review

Update! Added the $11 Nagoya NA-771 Antenna, and can cleanly hit the Murrell’s Inlet SC Repeater, 30 miles away! This is not a review about the flashlight, the siren, or even the FM radio built into this Dual Band Ham Radio.

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Arduino Workshop, by John Boxall

Arduino Workshop is one of the most exciting project based books on the market right now. Yes it covers the basics, so if you don’t know an Arduino from a Gameboy, you are covered, but it seamlessly brings you up

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