After the temperature sensors detect deviance from the set point, or upon SMS instruction, the Freeduino will crank up the heat through a 5V relay attached to the home’s boiler.

This is the type of thing you could throw together with a microcontroller hobby board (i.e. Arduino and the related diaspora), a couple temp sensors (whether thermistors on analog pins or I2C temp ...

Now you can build your own room temperature monitor using an Arduino board. The circuit is a combination of an Arduino UNO board, LM35 temperature sensor, ...

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I used an LCD shield to display the current temperature and speed of the fan, but you can use the circuit without the LCD display. You also need to select the transistor by the type of fan that you ...

With over 20 unique sensor types, and the ability to be used with several different development platforms, Tarts wireless sensors allow for endless sensing, monitoring and control possibilities.

Excited by the idea of an open-source, Arduino-based outlet, capable of remotely controlling your various household devices? If so, you’ll definitely want to check out the Portlet: a versatile ...