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Questions tagged [arduino]

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Be sure to use the Arduino Stack Exchange for questions that are more Arduino and less robotics.

This tag should be used with any questions relating to the use of an Arduino in robotics applications. It should not be used for general programming questions (which are off-topic of this site). Be sure to use the Arduino Stack Exchange for questions that are more Arduino and less robotics.

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.

Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. Perfect for home appliances, prototyping, robotics, and more. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).

(This text based on the summary at www.arduino.cc)

The Ruggeduino is a ruggedized Arduino-compatible microcontroller board.

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Motor and Ethernet shields together

I was wondering if it is possible to plug a motor shield on top of an Ethernet shield, even though the direction pins on the motor shield would be connected to the same pins as the spi bus. I was thinking that it would work if, in the coding, I…
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Arduino mega shield v2.0 compatibility with arduino due

Like the title says.. Will it work? I know about the due 3.3 volt limitations. I want to build a hexapod with 18 servo's. The shield I am looking at: http://yourduino.com/sunshop2/index.php?l=product_detail&p=195 If it isn't compatible. Is there an…
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Controlling multiple Arduinos wirelessly

I am designing a experiment of controlling 6 small wind turbines wirelessly. For each wind turbine, I need to measure power time series (or voltage or current time series) from the generator, and control blade pitch angle, yaw angle, and generator…
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Arduino original or generic for a beginner?

I'm new to the robotics and electronics world, but I'm willing to dive into it. I'm a software developer and I want to create a project that uses GPS and Accelerometer data to show as a layer on Google Maps after transferred to PC. My doubt is about…
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Controlling a 400W motor with 24V 16A batteries with an arduino board

I want to build a robotic vacuum. I have a 400W 24V vacuum motor that I want to switch on automatically at a set time every night. The batteries I will be using will be 2x12V 80aH deep cycle gel batteries connected in series. I want the Arduino to…
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Read Multiple Channels of RX-TX with arduino

I have a 9 channel RF RX/TX and want to connect 3 motors to it. I am able to connect channel 1 with motor 1 but unable to connect channel 2 with motor 2 simultaneously with arduino. Here is the code I am currently using: int motor1Left = 7;//…
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Can the rate of peristaltic pump's flow be accurate across changes in fluid viscosity?

I'm building an arduino controlled pump system to be able to move fluids around. I need this to be fairly accurate, but extreme precision isn't required. Since there will be a variety of liquids moved through the pump, I've determined a peristaltic…
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Would is be possible to connect a HiTechnic prototype board to an Arduino?

Does anyone know if this is possible? It's just an i2c device right? I mean you would have to cut the cable and make it so you could plug into the pins on the Arduino but you should just be able to use the wire library and say something like.…
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Need Troubleshooting help regarding Arduino Uno & HC-06 Bluetooth connection problem

I just bought Arduino Uno and HC-06, I hooked up the connections: 5V Bluetooth → 5V Arduino GND Bluetooth → GND Arduino TDX Bluetooth → RX →1 RDX bluetooth → TX → 0 Here are the pictures: My problem is that I cannot seem to search for the…
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Soft LED Protection Material

I am looking for some material to build a soft clear protective covering for RGB LEDs. The material needs to be close to transparent to allow light to shine through, be soft and compliant but sturdy enough to withstand someone standing on it. The…
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How to protect the milk in a homemade vending machine?

I am working on a homemade vending machine project that serves milk and cookies, using arduino and some basic servos and stuff. The problem is: I really have no clue on how to protect the milk to last long, or how to even know if the milk is still…
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How do we write a STOP to a continuous Servo?

I'm using processing to send strings to Arduino, using functions like else { int u=90; port.write(u+"z"); } on the processing side and in the Arduino side I'm using calls like case 'z': z.write(v); v = 0; break; case 'L': …
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Pull-down resistor for inter-chip and sensor-to-chip communication

I understand the concept of using a pull-up/pull-down resistor when implementing a button/switch with Arduino to avoid a floating state, and in fact I have implemented this quite often. But I am not too sure if a pull-down resistor is necessary in…
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arduino -lcd screen has weird noise with multiple pictures

I'm connecting an arduino to a lcd screen using the following library. For the display code I have written a simple piece of code that should display 2 picture os eyes (1 angry one friendly) and switching at regular intervals, however the display…
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Bluetooth integration with MSP430

I am trying to integrate bluetooth in a project with MSP430 so to be able to communicate between it and my PC. Doing a search on eBay I found the following item: HC-05 06 Transceiver Bluetooth Module Backboard Interface Base Board Serial There are…
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