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Projects

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How to Add Sophisticated Sound Effects to Your Hobby or DIY Projects

By Clive Maxfield

Adding interesting sound effects can dramatically enhance the impact of hobby projects and even commercial systems. One way to do this is by means of the WAV Trigger audio processor.

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Audio-Reactive Artifact with Arduino-Part 2 Making it Smarter

By Clive Maxfield

Turn a discarded valise and some audio tubes into a mesmerizing light show using Neopixel LEDs, a MEMS microphone, and a SparkFun audio tone processor.

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Audio-Reactive Artifact with Arduino–Part 1: The Initial Hardware Setup

By Clive Maxfield

Turn a discarded valise and some on-sale audio tubes into a mesmerizing light show using Neopixel LEDs, a MEMS microphone, and a SparkFun audio tone processor.

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Create a Cunning Chronograph with Arduino

By Clive Maxfield

Make a novel clock and have fun tracking time using an Arduino Uno, some NeoPixel rings from Adafruit and a 3D printer to make a stylishly cunning chronograph.

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Adding Motion and Orientation Sensing to Hobby Projects

By Clive Maxfield

Use a Bosch BNO055 9DOF sensor on an Adafruit BOB to track motion and orientation in DIY hobby projects.

Blogs

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Don’t Let ESD Give You a Shocking Experience!

By Clive Maxfield

Adding a few elements to your electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions can help you avoid wasting a lot of time and money on frustrating rework.

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Why and How to Build a 6502 Microprocessor-Based Breadboard Computer

By Clive Maxfield

Nick Bild, a software engineer by trade, decided to learn hardware from scratch and within months built his own custom computer based on the 6502.

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Teaching Electronics to Absolute Beginners

By Clive Maxfield

You don’t realize how much you know about electronics until you try and teach an absolute beginner.