That was easy. External Libraries More than half of the reason to use Arduino is the wide range of external, add-on libraries that make interfacing with all sorts of hardware easy and painless.

Arduino is great, but it sometimes gets in the way due to its entry level style of doing things. One limitation is making your own library that also includes other libraries.[Scott] has sent in a ...

To add CS (chip select) you have to solder a wire to the back of the OLED where it says chip select. 2. Download the U8glib library from their website and place it into libraries folder of your ...

The Gertduino expansion board for the Raspberry Pi computer is available from element14. It is an Arduino-Uno like board that was created by Gert van Loo, ...

Ever wanted the ability to yell at your electronics? Over on Make, they show you how to add commands to electronics, including a Roomba, Philips Hue, ...

The chipKIT MPIDE SD library can be used to read/write files stored on the microSD card. "We're very impressed with the quality and utility of the latest chipKIT development boards from Digilent, and ...

Arduino is a leading open-source electronics prototyping platform and community based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. As a resource for designers and makers alike, Arduino has made ...

It's of course backwards compatible with existing Arduino add-ons, but sets itself apart with a new USB controller with lower latency and driver-free operation on Mac and Linux.

Arduino 101 Come and get started with Arduino, a user-friendly microcontroller platform that will allow you to build anything from a weather station to a wearable electronics device. This session will ...

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