There is a point when every maker gets intrigued by bare metal programming on microcontrollers. Switching over from Arduino to bare C or Rust can be frightening so Bradán...
I’d like a new clock for my workshop. Cuckoo clocks are cool, but a little old fashioned. So in todays episode I’m going to see if I can do my own twist on a cuckoo clock...
In this project Mark demonstrates how to construct a spectrum analyzer using Lego bricks and discrete electronics. He provides building plans, schematics, and software...
Ever need an extra incentive to get good grades in school? Adam builds a celebration robot that creates chaos when he receives a good grade. He incorporates the Canvas...
What would happen if your voice assistant was no longer supported or went rogue? Would you still be able to set your self reminders or open your podbay doors? Rather...
The element14 community asks and Clem delivers. This time we are building a project suggested by one of our community members. An affordable open source alternative to...
I’ve got a studio light which has suddenly become faulty, how hard could it be to fix it rather than replace? In today’s episode I try and fault find the PCB to see if...
Nintendo has an interesting history of including stereoscopic 3D in its game consoles, such as the Virtual Boy and 3DS handheld. But before any of those, the Famicom...
In this video, Mark attempts a race against the clock, creating a Bluetooth speaker in under 5 minutes. Will he succeed using an ESP32 board and a speaker? Check out...
In 1998 everybody and their Grandma played Age of Empires, but Clem was hooked on its competitor Seven Kingdoms. Now 25 years later Seven Kingdoms still has a cult following...
Let's take a look back on some projects from 2022 that you don't want to miss!
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This Stress Level Indicator is based on a Arduino board that I expanded with some external hardware like an SD card, pixel LEDs, and power management. It’s basically...
Dodgy apps, subscription fees, and exclusive phone apps for a pair of headphones? Clem says: no thanks! He's fed up with the shenanigans some manufacturers pull for simple...
Do you often use a illuminated magnification headband? Do you get annoyed that you need to turn it off and on when looking away from your work? This project contains...
What if we could just wake up a sleeping device with a simple WiFi message? Clem thinks there should be an open source variant of everything so nobody is locked in by...
What’s better than birthday candles? LED animations of course! In this video we’ll tackle the age old question: can you embed LEDs into a birthday cake? Using flexible...
Last Christmas, Katie designed an LED Christmas tree bauble decoration for element14 presents. So, she decided, why not add a friendly snowman to it this year, using...
More and more people are becoming aware of the importance of bees for our survival and want to keep them themselves! Clem is on among those people! Before getting his...
Measuring capacitance is not easy on the pocket to most hobbyists. That’s why I decided to build my own capacitance meter under $5. I used a 555 Timer IC to convert capacitance...
Everything is a competition at Lorraine’s home and work, especially when it comes to throwing balls into basketball hoops. Watch as she upgrades it to automatically detect...
