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Arduino – Temperature Sensors / Thermistor vs. Analog vs. Digital

Posted on May 20, 2014 by David Orlo

The beauty of choice, but with it brings complexity and confusion. There are several choices of temperature sensors available to the average consumer but which is right for your project and whats the difference between these sensors? Well that’s what I hope to explain in this article. Lets start with a very general overview of the different types of temperature sensors that will be discussed here. Thermistors – Available in NTC and PTC which will be discussed further in depth later in this article. These are very simplistic and fairly accurate sensors. They are cheap and very small which makes

Syntax Highlighter Evolved Arduino / Wiring Brush Plugin

Posted on May 2, 2012 by David Orlo

Syntax Highlighter using C++ for Arduino Code

I finally got around to making a custom plugin also called a “brush” for Syntax Highlighter that properly highlights the Arduino language called Wiring. I haven’t fully worked out the colors for the different themes but so far the colors I have chosen look nice with the Default theme and the Emacs theme. I’m going to work on the colors more and make specific colors for each theme in the future. Check out the before and after pictures, the before is using standard C++ code and the after is using the custom wiring code. I couldn’t find solid instruction on

Arduino – Analog Read Potentiometer to Digital Out LED + Bonus Photoresistor to LED

Posted on July 3, 2011 by David Orlo

The analog to digital sketches have been covered a million ways from Sunday with every conceivable part but in order for us to move on to more complex circuits and concepts I need to be sure you know these simpler ones. This tutorial wont be quite as in depth as the others because frankly there just isn’t much code. Without further delay I give you the wiring diagram. Another very simple circuit diagram, by the way if you have been wondering what program I am using for these diagram and its actually the most widely used program for diagramming Arduino circuits, its

Arduino – Interrupt Tutorial with LED & Switch

Posted on July 3, 2011 by David Orlo

Well well well, Look who’s back for more already. If you’re pushing through these Arduino tutorials screaming give me more then I’d like to be the first to tell you good job and keep it up. Soon you will have this thing called the Arduino mastered and that creation that you had in mind (The one that got you into this mess in the first place) will seem like child’s play once I’m through with you. So throw on another pot of coffee and indulge in whatever other vexes you may have because its 4AM here near Detroit Michigan and

Arduino – Advanced LED Blink

Posted on June 28, 2011 by David Orlo

By now you should have your Arduino and have gone through the Arduino Website and maybe you received some documentation with your board which describes the Electrical Engineering Hello World, The LED Blink Sketch. The LED Blink sketch gives you a rough idea of how you will send commands to the micro controller and how the micro controller will communicate with components attached to it. Other than that your pretty much on your own, if you have a background in software programming, especially C, C++ or C#, you will be able to pick up on most of this very quickly. There are some components

Arduino Getting Started Pt.1

Posted on February 1, 2011 by David Orlo

So your ready to jump into the vastly complex world of electrical engineering. Weather you have a specific goal in mind or just think Microchips are cool in general I aim to assist you in your learning experience by posting several articles based around the Arduino platform. I will be using a mixture of the Duemilanove, Uno, Mega, & Ardweeny as the main platform. First thing is ordering your unit which I already covered in a previous article located here, It is also extremely important to get organized and order some methods of storage for your Micro’s and electronic components. I

Arduino Forum Signature Bars

Posted on December 4, 2010 by David Orlo

I created a couple forum signature bars for the Arduino. Show your support for the Arduino platform by linking back to their main page Signature Bar 1 Forum Code [url=http://www.arduino.cc/][img]http://davidorlo.com/img/forum/arduinosig1.png[/img][/url] Signature Bar 2 3D Forum Code [url=http://www.arduino.cc/][img]http://davidorlo.com/img/forum/arduinosig2.png[/img][/url]

Arduino – GettingStarted ~A Must Read

Posted on June 16, 2010 by David Orlo

Arduino Duemilanove I have always been into Electrical Engineering and in fact is what I originally started going to college for. I however already had tons of knowledge and experience in Network Administration so that is my real career. I recently decided to not give up on something I love and I picked up several books relating to the subject and have been reading through them sucking up as much knowledge as I possible can. I purchased an Arduino Duemilanove to get started with making things in the real world react to code I made in the virtual world. Here