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Explore our variety of creative microcontroller projects for all levels, ready to build with parts from our range

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Fuse Blowing Kit
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Due to overwhelming demand we've introduced an electronics enthusiast essential - everything you need to explore the intricacies of blown fuses!

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DIY Self-Driving Kit
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DIY Self driving kit used in self driving cars

Test & Tools
Wireless Garden Monitor
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Here's a project that uses two Arduino boards to communicate wirelessly - the first Arduino reads a soil moisture sensor and a temperature and humidity sensor, and sends the data to a second Arduino that displays the data in a graph and text.

Automatic Blinds Opener
Automatic Blinds Opener
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Let the power of the sun encourage you to get out of bed each morning with this curtain/blinds opener.

Portable Soil Moisture Meter
Test & Tools
Portable Soil moisture meter
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This is a great little tool for the green thumbs.

DC Power Meter
DC Power Meter
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Have a power source you need to measure the voltage of? Or want to see how much current you're putting through your projects? Have a go of our easy mini DC Power Meter project.

TEST & TOOLS
Coding Shield Project
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The Coding Shield Project is inspired by the ThinkerShield, which has been developed by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences as a tool for teaching coding.

GPS Speedometer
GPS Speedometer
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Using our Arduino-compatible GPS module and TFT Screen, this project displays basic GPS information such as longitude, latitude, altitude, speed, and distance travelled from point A to B.

Entertainment
Tiny85 Game
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We're glad we've got the ATTiny85 IC because now we can build some really tiny projects.

Basic Linux Guide
Basic Linux Guide
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Linux is a wonderful and free, open source Operating System which can be run on your computer as a replacement to windows.

TEST & TOOLS
Personal Weather Station
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Build your very own weather station that not only displays the temperature and humidity but also reports the temperature and humidity readings to your Weather Underground account, where you can view the environmental readings from your weather station online, and even view historical logs of the environment temperature and humidity changes over time.

USB Serial Converter
Arduino Tool: USB-Serial Converter
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We usually think of tools as something that we use to get hardware built and working.

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Game Of Life
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Looking for a new conversation starter in your home? Build our Game of Life wall thermostat using new XC4390 addressable RGB light strip.

WiFi LED Lightstrip
WiFi Controlled Strip Lighting
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Control some dazzling RGB effects with ESP8266 and Vue.js Web App! Want to decorate your loungeroom or living areas with cool lighting effects from your mobile phone? With this kit you can!

Security & Surveillance
Ultrasonic Voice Alert
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Build a simple alert that speaks or chimes when people come within range

Silent Alarm Clock
Sight & Sound
Silent Alarm Clock
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Do you need an alarm clock that doesn't wake anyone up next door?

Ultrasonic Radar
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Ultrasonic Radar
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Watch a cool radar slide across your computer screen like the old time war-movies!

Strobing Christmas Star
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Christmas Star
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Sticking with tradition and going for the early days of electronics with this kit; using the traditional 555 Timer IC and a decade counter to make a strobing star pattern, something to put on-top of the christmas tree

UNO Programmer
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Duinotech Uno Programmer
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Recently, we had to program a big pile of Uno's for some workshops we were running, getting kids to build the Snake Game Project.

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Programmable Remote Control
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One of the really great things about the Arduino community is how many extra features they have added to the IDE.

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Wi-Fi Relay Controller
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Use relays effortlessly with this simple two-part setup! Simply connect any device you want to test or activate to the relay module; then use the in-built phone app to control them whenever you want.

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LED Musical Christmas Tree
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One of the ideas that sprung to mind when we first got in the XC4380 LED Strip Module was that it would be great for displays like Christmas lights.

Entertainment
Music Beat Bar
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Pump up the Jam with this beat bar! Get a visual display that bounces in tune with the music.

Entertainment
Microbit Heart Finder
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Get started with the Microbit starter pack and this neat little game!

Pan Tilt Camera
Security & Surveillance
Pan Tilt Camera
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Raspberry Pi and Servo motors to make a motion security camera

Power and Arduino
Power
Power and Arduino
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There's a heap of modules and shields for controlling power with Arduino, for example the XC4488 MOS Driver, XC4472 Motor Driver Shield or even the XC4418, XC4419 or XC4440 relay modules.

Signt & Sound
Morse Trainer
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Practise and decode morse code with Arduino!

Test & Tools
Motherload Datalogger
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The Master Datalogger Project, with Google Cloud Platform!

Entertainment
Memory Gesture Game
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This project is all about creating a simple game to test your memory.

Test & Tools
Laser Beam Timer
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Here's a handy little project that uses a little known feature of LEDs, and also has a laser in it, which makes it even cooler.

Microbit Christmas
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Microbit Christmas
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Combine a micro:bit XC4320 and breakout board XC4330 to create an electronic christmas tree using up to 12 LEDs and your own imagination.

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Wall Dodging Robot
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This clever robot is the perfect way to get started with robotics.

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LED Basic Christmas Tree
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Here's a good project for a beginner, which can add a bit of Christmas spirit to your workbench, and also teach you how multiple LED's can be controlled from a handful of microcontroller pins.

Test & Tools
Mailbox Notifier
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Get a quick alert on your phone when you get a new letter in the mailbox!

Portable Digital Compass
Portable Digital Compass
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Not just a great project for the coming holiday break, this compass can be used to find your way home.

Festive
Christmas Light Controller
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Have you lost or broken the controller for your christmas lights this season?

TEST & TOOLS
Lithium Battery USB Charger - Powering your Arduino Project
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So you’ve just finished building your Arduino project, and it’s happily running off the USB lead hanging out of your computer.

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LoRa Remote Relay
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We are very excited to get the chance to play with our new LoRa Shields, and test just how far we could get a signal using LoRa technology.

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Hand Gesture Power Socket
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Wax-on Wax-off lighting, just like karate kid! Use this gesture controlled powerpoint kit as a fun way to turn on power sockets around your house.

Test & Tools
GPS World Clock
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While most phones have the ability to display the local time throughout the world, you may not always have access to an internet connection.

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