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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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Installing LED Trailer Lights with Separate Components
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Installing LED Trailer Lights with Separate Components
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Upgrade or replace broken or faulty trailer lights with this simple step-by-step guide.

Arduino Power Saving and Battery Night Light
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Arduino Power Saving and Battery Night Light
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The Arduino IDE and boards make it very easy to design and prototype a circuit, and even build a circuit to do something useful.

Telescope Dew Heater
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Telescope Dew Heater
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This project brings together a few Duinotech Modules and some other parts to create a versatile tool.

DC-DC Dual Battery Setup
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DC-DC Dual Battery Setup
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How to choose and install a second battery in your car or 4WD for camping, or just running a fridge to keep the drinks cold on road trips and site work!

Programmable Remote Control
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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.

High Efficiency Power Supply
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High Efficiency Power Supply
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Learn the basics of electronics in making this high efficiency 5V power supply.

Digital Photo Frame
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Digital Photo Frame
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Use our new WiFi UNO and 240 x 320 TFT screen!

Ultrasonic Theremin
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Ultrasonic Theremin
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The Ultrasonic Theremin plays back samples, but modulates them depending on the distance from your hand to the ultrasonic sensor, giving an effect similar to a traditional Theremin.

Arduino Tool: USB-Serial Converter
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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.

Wi-Fi Relay Controller
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Wi-Fi Relay Controller
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Create an ESP8266 Website to control 8 relays.

Constructing a Wired Infrared Remote Extender
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Constructing a Wired Infrared Remote Extender
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IR (infrared) remote controls have been around for about 50 years, with TV being one of the first major applications. They are used in many fields, so components and modules for IR remote control systems are widely available. Here’s how to use them to build an IR remote control extender.

Shake the Present
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Shake the Present
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Shake the box to find what you get in this magic 8-ball styled Christmas gift game.

LED Musical Christmas Tree
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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.