Recent DIY trends show makers increasingly turning to ESP32 microcontrollers and Arduino platforms for smart home projects, replacing costlier or overpowered setups like Raspberry Pi in many cases.

Some events you attend, and some events you feel the moment you walk through the doors. The Rand Show 2026 was the latter, ...

From your very first blinking LED to dazzling multi-color sequences, Arduino makes it easy to bring light to life. With just a board, a few LEDs, and some code, you can experiment with patterns, ...

Imagine a display that harvests ambient light when it is not actively in use, offsetting some of its own energy consumption.

Anyone who has ever used a microscope knows that it takes time to bring a sample into sharp focus. Each time you move the ...

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, ...

These tips help keep your red light therapy tool in top shape.

If you were to point to a single device responsible for much of Hackaday’s early success, it might be the Arduino Uno. The ...

Researchers at The University of Osaka, in collaboration with ULVAC, Inc. and Ritsumeikan University, have developed a new ...

We've all heard that "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." And that’s usually fine when it comes to ...

Finding a fabulous community of like-minded people who share your goals and values–there’s nothing quite like the feeling of support. It’s something most of us look for in so many aspects of our lives ...

An Arduino library for 7-segment display modules based on the TM1637 chip, such as Seeed Studio's Grove 4 digit display. The TM1637 chip also has keyboard input capability, but it's not implemented in ...