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Monthly Electronics & Design Competitions
Project Competition:	Sub -1 GHz Band	SciFi Movie Props	TBA
Opening Date:	2023 - 21st of Jul	2023 - 31st of Aug	tba
Competition Closes:	2023 - 22nd in Sep	2023 - 2nd of Nov	tba
Winners Announced:	2023 - 29th in Sep	2023 - 8th of Nov	tba

Be Original	Stick to the Theme
Come up with a clever name that make's your project memorable! This project is your baby! Part of the fun of bringing something new into the world is coming up with a name. Introduce something new or that is not commercially available or affordable!	If you have an idea for a project that doesn't fit the current theme then submit your idea in the comments section of the monthly poll.
List the Steps	Submit Video Proof
Provide the steps you took to complete your project (text, video, or images). This could be a step by step how-to-guide, vlog, schematics, coding, napkin drawings, voice narration, or whatever you think will be useful!	If it doesn't work that's fine, this is more about the journey than the end product. A short video is all that is required but you can shoot as much video as you like. You are encouraged to be creative and have as much fun as possible!

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2023 Project Competitions	Theme: Holiday Special 2023 Theme Doc: (Missing Blog Post) Meet the Projects: Looking for Volunteer Judges to Help Decide the Winners of the Holiday Special Contest! Winners Announcement: TBA Theme: SciFi Movie Props Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Any Project that Can Be Used as a SciFi Movie Prop! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: SciFi Movie Props! Theme: Sub -1 GHz Band Theme Doc: Project14 \| Sub-1GHz Band Challenge: Win a Pair of STM32 Nucleo-64 Dev Boards for Your Project Proposal! Meet the Projects: Can You Help Us Decide the Winners of the Sub 1Ghz Challenge? Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: RF Projects in the Sub-1GHz Range! Theme: Off-the-Grid Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Projects that Give You the Freedom to Live Off-the-Grid! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Off the Grid Projects! Theme: Crazy Arduino Automations Theme Doc: Project14 \| Crazy Arduino Automations: Share Your Crazy Automation Projects to Celebrate Arduino! Meet the Projects: Need Help Picking the Winners of the Crazy Arduino Automations Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Crazy Arduino Automations! Theme: Music Time Theme Doc: Project14 \| Music Time: Build Projects Involving Clocks and Musical Instruments! Meet the Projects: Looking for Volunteers to Judge the Music Time Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners: A Synthesis of Great Music Time Projects!

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2023 Project Competitions

Theme: Holiday Special 2023
- Theme Doc: (Missing Blog Post)
- Meet the Projects: Looking for Volunteer Judges to Help Decide the Winners of the Holiday Special Contest!
- Winners Announcement: TBA

Theme: SciFi Movie Props
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Build Any Project that Can Be Used as a SciFi Movie Prop!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: SciFi Movie Props!

Theme: Sub -1 GHz Band
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Sub-1GHz Band Challenge: Win a Pair of STM32 Nucleo-64 Dev Boards for Your Project Proposal!
- Meet the Projects: Can You Help Us Decide the Winners of the Sub 1Ghz Challenge?
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: RF Projects in the Sub-1GHz Range!

Theme: Off-the-Grid
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Build Projects that Give You the Freedom to Live Off-the-Grid!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Off the Grid Projects!

Theme: Crazy Arduino Automations
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Crazy Arduino Automations: Share Your Crazy Automation Projects to Celebrate Arduino!
- Meet the Projects: Need Help Picking the Winners of the Crazy Arduino Automations Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Crazy Arduino Automations!

Theme: Music Time
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Music Time: Build Projects Involving Clocks and Musical Instruments!
- Meet the Projects: Looking for Volunteers to Judge the Music Time Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners: A Synthesis of Great Music Time Projects!

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2022 Project Competitions	Decemember: December 22' Theme: Hack the Holidays Theme Doc: Project14 \| Hack the Holidays: Win Great Prizes for Great Projects! Meet the Projects: Volunteers to Judge to the Hack the Holiday Winners! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Hack the Holidays! October: October 22 Theme: RFID or NFC Theme Doc: Project14 \| RFID or NFC: Win a Ready to Use NFC RFID Set! Meet the Projects: Need Your Help in Finding Volunteers to Judge the NFC and RFID Competition! Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: Exploring the Modern World with RFID and NFC! August August 22 Theme: 555 Timer Madness Theme Doc: Project14 \| 555 Timer Madness: Do Something Special or Unusual using 555 Timers Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the 555 Timer Madness Competition! Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: 555 Timer Madness in Honor of 50 Years of 555 Timers! July July 22' Theme: The World in Motion Theme Doc: Project14 \| The World in Motion: Build Projects Involving Motors or Mechanical Motion! Meet the Projects: TBA Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Motor Projects that Set the World in Motion! June June 22' Theme: Rube Goldberg Device Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Your Own Rube Goldberg Device! Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the Rube Goldberg Device Competition! Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: Rube Goldberg Devices! May May 22' Theme: Tales for Makers Theme Doc: Project14 \| Tales for Makers: Submit Stories to Include in an Upcoming Book! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Tales for Makers! April April 22' Theme: 7-Segment Display Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Projects Using 7-Segment Displays! Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the 7 Segment Display Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: 7 Segment Display Projects! March March 22' Theme: Better World with Arduino Theme Doc: Project14 \| Better World With Arduino: Build Projects that Make a Positive Impact on the World! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Make a Positive Impact: Volunteer to Judge the Better World Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Better World with Arduino! February February 22' Theme: Op-Amp-a-Palooza Theme Doc: Project14 \| Op-Amp-a-Palooza: Win an Op-Amp Kit for Your Op-Amp Project! Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge Op-Amp-a-Palooza Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Op-Amp-a-Palooza: Op-Amp Projects! January January 22' Theme: Circuit Prototyping Techniques Theme Doc: Project14 \| Work on Projects that Involve Circuit Prototyping Techniques! Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the Circuit Prototyping Techniques Competition! Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: Circuit Prototyping Techniques!
2021 Project Competitions	2021 Historical Timeline: October October 21' Theme: Auto Hacks Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the Competition After Spy Nerd! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Auto Hacks: Work on Vehicle Projects: From CAN Bus to Camera or Machine Vision Related! Meet the Projects: TBD Winners Announcement: TBD September September 21' Theme: Spy Nerd Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the Competition After Off the Shelf! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Spy Nerd: Win Spy Gadgets for Your Security or Spy Related Project! Meet the Projects: TBD Winners Announcement: TBD August August 21' Theme: Off the Shelf Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the Competition After Radio Control! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Off the Shelf: Take a Project Off the Shelf and Start Working on It! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects You Took Off the Shelf! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Off the Shelf Competition July July 21' Theme: Radio Control Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the Competition After DIY Test Instrumentation! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Radio Control: Build Any Projects Related to RF! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Radio Control: Build Any Projects Related to RF! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Stand Out RF and Radio Control Projects! June June 21' Theme: DIY Test Instrumentation Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the Competition After Photography! Theme Doc: Project14 \| DIY Test Instrumentation: Build Your Own Test Instrumentation! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the DIY Test Instrumentation Projects Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Doing It Yourself Test Instrumentation! May May 21' Theme:Photography Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the Competition After Cheer Us Up! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Photography Projects (Deadline Extended to July 28th) Theme Doc: Project14 \| Photography: We're Giving Away Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Kits for Projects that Use Them! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Photography: A Whole Lot of Scope! March March 21' Theme: Cheer Us Up Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the March 21' Competition! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Cheer Us Up: Make Something Completely Daft, Pointless, Humorous, Prank Related or Wacky! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Cheer Us Up! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners: Cheer Us Up with Something Completely Daft, Pointless, Humorous, Prank Related or Wacky! The Birthday Special: Attack of the Drones Theme Doc: Project14 \| Attack of the Drones: An Homage to Sci-Fi and Drone Technology! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Attack of the Drones Projects (Deadline Extended to June 14th) Winners Announcement: TBD February February 21' Theme:Digital Fever Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the February 21' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Digital Fever: Explore Digital Logic: From Discrete to FPGA: Win a PSoC 4200 or a MKR VIDOR 4000! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Digital Fever: Meet the Projects that Explore Digital Logic! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Digital Fever: From Simple Gates to FPGA and Beyond! January January 21' Theme: Data Conversion Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the January 21' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Data Conversion: From ADCs to DACs, Explore A-D or D-A Techniques! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Data Conversion: Meet the Projects that Explore Either A-D or D-A Techniques! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Data Conversion: A-D or D-A Data Conversion Techniques!
2020 Project Competitions	2020 Historical Timeline: December The Holiday Special: Holiday Special 20 Holiday Poll: Project14 \| Holiday Special Poll: Help Decide the December 20' Competition! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Holiday Special 20: Win Tool Kit Bundles, Shopping Carts, and Gifts to Give Others! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Holiday Special 20: Meet the Projects that Give Heart to the Holidays! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Holiday Special 20: Volunteer to Judge the Holiday Special 20 Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners: Holiday Special 20: Closing the Season with Joy and Wonder! First Place Winners: for The Christmas Forest, for A Lego Christmas game, and for A QT Py Christmas Grand Prize Winners: for Victoria's secret: A nervous Elf can lose his head November November 20' Theme: Making Time Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the November 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Making Time: Anything that Uses or Alters Time such as Clocks, Timers, Egg Timers, and More! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Making Time: Meet the Projects that Use or Alter Time! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Making Time Competition! Winners Announcement: TBD First Place Winners: for Laser Shutter Tester, for A Crystal Clock with 1 Transistor - the Pierce Oscillator, and for (Modified) Work Clock Grand Prize Trophy: for Cat Commander iot Clock and Kibble Dispenser October October 20' Theme: Recycle & Retrofit Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the October 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Recycle & Retrofit: Reduce Waste in Style By Upcycling Vintage Electronics! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Recycle & Retrofit: Meet the Projects that Reduce Waste by Upcycling! Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Recycle & Retrofit Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Recycle & Retrofit: Upcycling the Past! First Place Winners: for The Disinfectinator, for WiFi9600 Modem, and for Mr. Machine gets an upgrade Grand Prize Winners: for SenzaFiloDiffusione September September 20' Theme: Sensors Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the September 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Projects Around Sensors: Design, Use in a Control System, or Do Something Interesting with Sensor Data! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Sensors: Meet the Projects that Sense the World Around Them! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Sensors Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Projects that Sense the World Around Them! First Place Winners: for Wio Terminal Sensor Fusion - Project Wrap Up, for Sensor Kit For BRACCIO, and for Motion Control Gimbal Grand Prize Trophy: for Spectrography using the epc901 High Speed Line Image Sensor August August 20' Theme:Control Systems Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the August 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Control Systems: Build Anything from Simple On-Off Controllers, to PID Control, to Model Predictive Control! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Control Systems: Meet the Projects that Take Control! Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Control Systems Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Take Over of the Control Systems! First Place Winners: for OpenWindow: open-source car electric window controller, for Smart Solar Lighting Project - LED Intensity Control System, and for Exploring Linear Voltage Regulation Grand Prize Trophy: for Compressor Air Pressure Regulator Control July July 20' Theme: Proving Science Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the July 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Proving Science: Build an Apparatus, a Measuring Device or Demonstrates a Principle of Science! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the September 20' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Prove Science! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Proving Science Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Proving Science: From Experiments to Scientific Apparatuses! First Place Trophy: for The Fast Chain Problem - Arduino Laser Gates, for The Planck Constant and the Relationship of Frequency to Photon Energy, and for Electric Hula Hoop Grand Prize Trophy: for Where Did My Volts Go? June June 20' Theme: Electronic Art Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the May 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Electronic Art: Make Something Beautiful Using Free Form Circuitry or a Board of Your Choice! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the August 20' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Electronic Art: Meet the Projects that Add Beauty to Electronics! Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Electronic Art Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Beautiful Works of Electronic Art! First Place Trophy: for Animatronic talking Tiki twins centerpiece, for B.P.M. - The Blooming Pi Matrix Project, for Name Badge Lanyard , and for Electronic Art app controlled by Arduino Uno Grand Prize Trophy: for A Do Nothing Machine - Electronic Sculpture - The Thinker Revisited and Exploded View May May 20' Theme:Hardware Hacking Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the April 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Hardware Hacking: Teardown, Reverse Engineer, and Modify to Perform Functions Not Intended! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the July 20' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Hardware Hacking: Meet the Projects that Involve Hacking! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Hardware Hacking Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: The Nostalgia of Hacking Hardware! First Place Trophy: for Pong is Alive! for SQRL "Oak" dev board, and for Modifying a RC Toy Truck using a Raspberry Pi Grand Prize Trophy: for Radio Magic April Workshop: PYNQ Workshop Series Doc: Winners Announcement: PYNQ-Z2: Embedded Vision Workshop (Zero to Hero) Series with Adam Taylor! Lab 1: PYNQ-Z2 Workshop: Getting Started with PYNQ Lab 2: PYNQ-Z2 Workshop: Getting Up and Running with PYNQ Lab 3: PYNQ-Z2 Workshop: Unlocking Your Inner PYNQ Hero March The Birthday Special: NanoRama Birthday Special Giveaway:Arduino Day 2020: NanoRama: We're Giving Away Different Nano Boards for Projects that Use Them! Birthday Special Poll:Arduino Day 2020: NanoRama: Which Board Are You Going to Use for Your Arduino Day Project? Quiz:Arduino Fundamentals: Part I: Quiz Theme Doc:Project14 \| The Birthday Special: A NanoRama Open Arduino Competition! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| NanoRama: Meet the Projects: A Nano Birthday for Arduino and Project14! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the NanoRama Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: A NanoRama Birthday with Arduino Nano Prizes! First Place Trophy: for TinyML on Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense, for Focus Laser using Micro-LIDAR, and for Nanorama Project14: Integrated Diagnostics Health Kit Grand Prize Trophy: for DMX diagnostics tool Covid-19 Theme: Fighting Germs Theme Doc: Project14 \| Fighting Germs: Win a Thermal Imaging Camera, a Germicidal Lamp, and a Shopping Cart with Matching Charity Donation! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Would You Rather See Electronic Art or Hack Hardware in May? Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Fighting Germs: Meet the Projects that Fight Back Against Covid-19! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Fighting Germs Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Fighting Germs: Fighting Back Against Covid-19! First Place Trophy: for COVID-19 - Authorized Entry Using Face Mask Detection, for Corona Cap, and for Non-Contact automatic Temperature checker Grand Prize Trophy: for Safe, Contact-less Virtual Buttons! March 20' Theme: Restoration & Repair Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the March 20' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Restoration & Repair: Restore or Repair Your Electronics! Theme Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the May 20' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Restoration & Repair: Meet the Projects that Fix Something Broken! Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Restoration & Repair Competition! Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Passing Time During Lockdown with Restoration & Repair! First Place Trophy: for Fix that Power Supply, or bin it!, for This Device Tickles My Fancy, and for Service my Philips 212 Turntable Grand Prize Trophy: for Midi Synth rescued from the junk bin February February 19' Theme: Photonics Deciding Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the February 20' Competition! Theme Doc:Project14 \| Photonics: Build Projects that Involve Lasers, LEDs, Phototransistors, LiDAR, ToF Cameras, and More! Theme Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the March 20' Competition Valentine's Day Heart Trophy: Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Giving Gifts On Valentine's Day! January January 20' Theme: Acoustics Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the January 20' Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| Acoustics: Build Projects that Involve Infrasound, Audible Sound, Ultrasound, Amplifiers, and More! Theme Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the February 20' Competition! 2019 Year in Review:Project14 \| The 2019 Year in Review: Decider, Founder, and Influencer of the Year! 2019 Year in Review Poll:Project14 \| The 2019 Year in Review: What Is Your Project of the Year? Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Acoustics: Meet the Projects that Involve or Explore Sound! Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Acoustics Competition! Winners Announcement:Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Acoustics: The Healing Power of Sound! First Place Trophy: for Screaming LM386: An Audio Amplifier with PCB Art, for Boogie Bones, and for Portable Ultrasonic Object Detector Grand Prize Trophy: for The Pi Rotary

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2022 Project Competitions

Decemember:

December 22' Theme: Hack the Holidays
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Hack the Holidays: Win Great Prizes for Great Projects!
- Meet the Projects: Volunteers to Judge to the Hack the Holiday Winners!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Hack the Holidays!

October:

October 22 Theme: RFID or NFC
- Theme Doc: Project14 | RFID or NFC: Win a Ready to Use NFC RFID Set!
- Meet the Projects: Need Your Help in Finding Volunteers to Judge the NFC and RFID Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: Exploring the Modern World with RFID and NFC!

August

August 22 Theme: 555 Timer Madness
- Theme Doc: Project14 | 555 Timer Madness: Do Something Special or Unusual using 555 Timers
- Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the 555 Timer Madness Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: 555 Timer Madness in Honor of 50 Years of 555 Timers!

July

July 22' Theme: The World in Motion
- Theme Doc: Project14 | The World in Motion: Build Projects Involving Motors or Mechanical Motion!
- Meet the Projects: TBA
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Motor Projects that Set the World in Motion!

June

June 22' Theme: Rube Goldberg Device
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Build Your Own Rube Goldberg Device!
- Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the Rube Goldberg Device Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: Rube Goldberg Devices!

May

May 22' Theme: Tales for Makers
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Tales for Makers: Submit Stories to Include in an Upcoming Book!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Tales for Makers!

April

April 22' Theme: 7-Segment Display
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Build Projects Using 7-Segment Displays!
- Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the 7 Segment Display Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: 7 Segment Display Projects!

March

March 22' Theme: Better World with Arduino
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Better World With Arduino: Build Projects that Make a Positive Impact on the World!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Meet the Projects that Make a Positive Impact: Volunteer to Judge the Better World Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Better World with Arduino!

February

February 22' Theme: Op-Amp-a-Palooza
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Op-Amp-a-Palooza: Win an Op-Amp Kit for Your Op-Amp Project!
- Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge Op-Amp-a-Palooza
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Op-Amp-a-Palooza: Op-Amp Projects!

January

January 22' Theme: Circuit Prototyping Techniques
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Work on Projects that Involve Circuit Prototyping Techniques!
- Meet the Projects: Volunteer to Judge the Circuit Prototyping Techniques Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Winners Announcement: Circuit Prototyping Techniques!

2021 Project Competitions

2021 Historical Timeline:

October

October 21' Theme: Auto Hacks
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the Competition After Spy Nerd!
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Auto Hacks: Work on Vehicle Projects: From CAN Bus to Camera or Machine Vision Related!
- Meet the Projects: TBD
- Winners Announcement: TBD

September

September 21' Theme: Spy Nerd
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the Competition After Off the Shelf!
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Spy Nerd: Win Spy Gadgets for Your Security or Spy Related Project!
- Meet the Projects: TBD
- Winners Announcement: TBD

August

August 21' Theme: Off the Shelf
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the Competition After Radio Control!
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Off the Shelf: Take a Project Off the Shelf and Start Working on It!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Meet the Projects You Took Off the Shelf!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Off the Shelf Competition

July

July 21' Theme: Radio Control
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the Competition After DIY Test Instrumentation!
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Radio Control: Build Any Projects Related to RF!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Radio Control: Build Any Projects Related to RF!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Stand Out RF and Radio Control Projects!

June

June 21' Theme: DIY Test Instrumentation
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the Competition After Photography!
- Theme Doc: Project14 | DIY Test Instrumentation: Build Your Own Test Instrumentation!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Meet the DIY Test Instrumentation Projects
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Doing It Yourself Test Instrumentation!

May

May 21' Theme:Photography
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the Competition After Cheer Us Up!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Meet the Photography Projects (Deadline Extended to July 28th)
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Photography: We're Giving Away Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Kits for Projects that Use Them!

- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Photography: A Whole Lot of Scope!

March

March 21' Theme: Cheer Us Up
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the March 21' Competition!
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Cheer Us Up: Make Something Completely Daft, Pointless, Humorous, Prank Related or Wacky!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Meet the Projects that Cheer Us Up!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners: Cheer Us Up with Something Completely Daft, Pointless, Humorous, Prank Related or Wacky!
The Birthday Special: Attack of the Drones
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Attack of the Drones: An Homage to Sci-Fi and Drone Technology!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Meet the Attack of the Drones Projects (Deadline Extended to June 14th)
- Winners Announcement: TBD

February

February 21' Theme:Digital Fever
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the February 21' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Digital Fever: Explore Digital Logic: From Discrete to FPGA: Win a PSoC 4200 or a MKR VIDOR 4000!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Digital Fever: Meet the Projects that Explore Digital Logic!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Digital Fever: From Simple Gates to FPGA and Beyond!

January

January 21' Theme: Data Conversion
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the January 21' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Data Conversion: From ADCs to DACs, Explore A-D or D-A Techniques!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Data Conversion: Meet the Projects that Explore Either A-D or D-A Techniques!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Data Conversion: A-D or D-A Data Conversion Techniques!

2020 Project Competitions

2020 Historical Timeline:

December

The Holiday Special: Holiday Special 20
- Holiday Poll: Project14 | Holiday Special Poll: Help Decide the December 20' Competition!
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Holiday Special 20: Win Tool Kit Bundles, Shopping Carts, and Gifts to Give Others!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Holiday Special 20: Meet the Projects that Give Heart to the Holidays!
- Volunteer to Judge: Project14 | Holiday Special 20: Volunteer to Judge the Holiday Special 20 Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners: Holiday Special 20: Closing the Season with Joy and Wonder!
- First Place Winners: for The Christmas Forest, for A Lego Christmas game, and for A QT Py Christmas
- Grand Prize Winners: for Victoria's secret: A nervous Elf can lose his head

November

November 20' Theme: Making Time
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the November 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Making Time: Anything that Uses or Alters Time such as Clocks, Timers, Egg Timers, and More!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Making Time: Meet the Projects that Use or Alter Time!
- Volunteer to Judge: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Making Time Competition!
- Winners Announcement: TBD
- First Place Winners: for Laser Shutter Tester, for A Crystal Clock with 1 Transistor - the Pierce Oscillator, and for (Modified) Work Clock
- Grand Prize Trophy: for Cat Commander iot Clock and Kibble Dispenser

October

October 20' Theme: Recycle & Retrofit
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the October 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Recycle & Retrofit: Reduce Waste in Style By Upcycling Vintage Electronics!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Recycle & Retrofit: Meet the Projects that Reduce Waste by Upcycling!
- Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Recycle & Retrofit Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Recycle & Retrofit: Upcycling the Past!
- First Place Winners: for The Disinfectinator, for WiFi9600 Modem, and for Mr. Machine gets an upgrade
- Grand Prize Winners: for SenzaFiloDiffusione

September

September 20' Theme: Sensors
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the September 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Build Projects Around Sensors: Design, Use in a Control System, or Do Something Interesting with Sensor Data!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Sensors: Meet the Projects that Sense the World Around Them!
- Volunteer to Judge: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Sensors Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Projects that Sense the World Around Them!
- First Place Winners: for Wio Terminal Sensor Fusion - Project Wrap Up, for Sensor Kit For BRACCIO, and for Motion Control Gimbal
- Grand Prize Trophy: for Spectrography using the epc901 High Speed Line Image Sensor

August

August 20' Theme:Control Systems
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the August 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Control Systems: Build Anything from Simple On-Off Controllers, to PID Control, to Model Predictive Control!
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Control Systems: Meet the Projects that Take Control!
- Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Control Systems Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Take Over of the Control Systems!
- First Place Winners: for OpenWindow: open-source car electric window controller, for Smart Solar Lighting Project - LED Intensity Control System, and for Exploring Linear Voltage Regulation
- Grand Prize Trophy: for Compressor Air Pressure Regulator Control

July

July 20' Theme: Proving Science
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the July 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Proving Science: Build an Apparatus, a Measuring Device or Demonstrates a Principle of Science!
- Theme Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the September 20' Competition
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Meet the Projects that Prove Science!
- Volunteer to Judge: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Proving Science Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Proving Science: From Experiments to Scientific Apparatuses!
- First Place Trophy: for The Fast Chain Problem - Arduino Laser Gates, for The Planck Constant and the Relationship of Frequency to Photon Energy, and for Electric Hula Hoop
- Grand Prize Trophy: for Where Did My Volts Go?

June

June 20' Theme: Electronic Art
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the May 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Electronic Art: Make Something Beautiful Using Free Form Circuitry or a Board of Your Choice!
- Theme Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the August 20' Competition
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Electronic Art: Meet the Projects that Add Beauty to Electronics!
- Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Electronic Art Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Beautiful Works of Electronic Art!
- First Place Trophy: for Animatronic talking Tiki twins centerpiece, for B.P.M. - The Blooming Pi Matrix Project, for Name Badge Lanyard , and for Electronic Art app controlled by Arduino Uno
- Grand Prize Trophy: for A Do Nothing Machine - Electronic Sculpture - The Thinker Revisited and Exploded View

May

May 20' Theme:Hardware Hacking
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the April 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Hardware Hacking: Teardown, Reverse Engineer, and Modify to Perform Functions Not Intended!
- Theme Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the July 20' Competition
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Hardware Hacking: Meet the Projects that Involve Hacking!
- Volunteer to Judge: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Hardware Hacking Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: The Nostalgia of Hacking Hardware!
- First Place Trophy: for Pong is Alive! for SQRL "Oak" dev board, and for Modifying a RC Toy Truck using a Raspberry Pi
- Grand Prize Trophy: for Radio Magic

April

Workshop: PYNQ Workshop

March

The Birthday Special: NanoRama
- Birthday Special Giveaway:Arduino Day 2020: NanoRama: We're Giving Away Different Nano Boards for Projects that Use Them!
- Birthday Special Poll:Arduino Day 2020: NanoRama: Which Board Are You Going to Use for Your Arduino Day Project?
- Quiz:Arduino Fundamentals: Part I: Quiz
- Theme Doc:Project14 | The Birthday Special: A NanoRama Open Arduino Competition!

- Meet the Projects: Project14 | NanoRama: Meet the Projects: A Nano Birthday for Arduino and Project14!
- Volunteer to Judge: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the NanoRama Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: A NanoRama Birthday with Arduino Nano Prizes!
- First Place Trophy: for TinyML on Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense, for Focus Laser using Micro-LIDAR, and for Nanorama Project14: Integrated Diagnostics Health Kit
- Grand Prize Trophy: for DMX diagnostics tool
Covid-19 Theme: Fighting Germs
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Fighting Germs: Win a Thermal Imaging Camera, a Germicidal Lamp, and a Shopping Cart with Matching Charity Donation!
- Theme Poll: Project14 | Would You Rather See Electronic Art or Hack Hardware in May?
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Fighting Germs: Meet the Projects that Fight Back Against Covid-19!
- Volunteer to Judge: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Fighting Germs Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Fighting Germs: Fighting Back Against Covid-19!
- First Place Trophy: for COVID-19 - Authorized Entry Using Face Mask Detection, for Corona Cap, and for Non-Contact automatic Temperature checker
- Grand Prize Trophy: for Safe, Contact-less Virtual Buttons!
March 20' Theme: Restoration & Repair
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the March 20' Competition
- Theme Doc: Project14 | Restoration & Repair: Restore or Repair Your Electronics!
- Theme Poll:Project14 | Poll to Decide the May 20' Competition
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Restoration & Repair: Meet the Projects that Fix Something Broken!
- Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Restoration & Repair Competition!
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Passing Time During Lockdown with Restoration & Repair!
- First Place Trophy: for Fix that Power Supply, or bin it!, for This Device Tickles My Fancy, and for Service my Philips 212 Turntable
- Grand Prize Trophy: for Midi Synth rescued from the junk bin

February

February 19' Theme: Photonics
- Deciding Poll:Project14 | Poll to Decide the February 20' Competition!
- Theme Doc:Project14 | Photonics: Build Projects that Involve Lasers, LEDs, Phototransistors, LiDAR, ToF Cameras, and More!
- Theme Poll:Project14 | Poll to Decide the March 20' Competition
Valentine's Day Heart Trophy:
- Winners Announcement: Project14 | Winners Announcement: Giving Gifts On Valentine's Day!

January

January 20' Theme: Acoustics
- Deciding Poll: Project14 | Poll to Decide the January 20' Competition
- Theme Doc:Project14 | Acoustics: Build Projects that Involve Infrasound, Audible Sound, Ultrasound, Amplifiers, and More!
- Theme Poll:Project14 | Poll to Decide the February 20' Competition!
- 2019 Year in Review:Project14 | The 2019 Year in Review: Decider, Founder, and Influencer of the Year!
- 2019 Year in Review Poll:Project14 | The 2019 Year in Review: What Is Your Project of the Year?
- Meet the Projects: Project14 | Acoustics: Meet the Projects that Involve or Explore Sound!
- Volunteer to Judge:Project14 | Volunteer to Judge the Acoustics Competition!
- Winners Announcement:Project14 | Winners Announcement: Acoustics: The Healing Power of Sound!
- First Place Trophy: for Screaming LM386: An Audio Amplifier with PCB Art, for Boogie Bones, and for Portable Ultrasonic Object Detector
- Grand Prize Trophy: for The Pi Rotary

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2019 Project Competitions	2019 Historical Timeline: December The Holiday Special: Holiday Special 19 Holiday Poll:Project14 \| Holiday Special Poll: Help Decide the December 19' Competition! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Holiday Special 19: Over $20,000 Worth of Prizes and Gifts to Give! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the February 20' Competition! Meet the Projects:Project14 \| Holiday Special 19: Meet the Projects that Give Heart to the Holidays! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Holiday Special 19 Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Holidays Special 19: Showing a Lot of Heart! First Place Trophy: for 5000W Dual Drive Electric Car, for Open LED Race how-to , and for Project Cookie Jar Grand Prize Trophy: for Christmas Spirit-tron Summary November October 19' Theme: RF (Radio Frequency) Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the November 2019 Competition! Theme Doc: Project14 \| RF (Radio Frequency): Win a Spectrum Analyzer for the Most Innovative RF Project! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the January 20' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| RF (Radio Frequency): Meet the Projects that Explore or Involve RF! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the RF (Radio Frequency) Competition! Community Member Judges:, , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: On a Wave of RF (Radio Frequency) Radiation! First Place Trophy: for Antenna Radiation, for Building a poor man’s quarter-wave 433MHz antenna , and for Got mail! LoRaWAN Mail box sensor Grand Prize Trophy: for Xmas Audiovisual show MakeVember: Project14 \| Celebrate Makevember by Posting Projects in Any Past or Current Theme! Greatest Hits (Projects 26-21)(Projects 021-026): Project14 \| Makevember 2019: Weekly Winners: 54 Greatest Hits (Projects 27-21) plus (Projects 021-027)! Greatest Hits (Projects 20-16)(Projects 016-020): Project14 \| Makevember 2019: Weekly Winners: 54 Greatest Hits (Projects 20-16) plus (Projects 016-020)! Greatest Hits (Projects 15-11)(Projects 011-015): Project14 \| Makevember 2019: Weekly Winners: 54 Greatest Hits (Projects 15-11) plus (Projects 011-015)! Greatest Hits (Projects 10-6)(Projects 06-10): Project14 \| Makevember 2019: Weekly Winners: 54 Greatest Hits (Projects 10-6) plus (Projects 06-010)! Greatest Hits (Projects 5-1)(Projects 01-05): Project14 \| Makevember 2019: Weekly Winners: 52 Greatest Hits (Projects 5-1) plus (Projects 01-05)! October October 19' Theme: Animatronics Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the October 19' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Animatronics: Animate Life with Automatons and Electronics! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Holiday Special Poll: Help Decide the December 19' Competition! Animatronics Poll: Project14 \| Animatronics: Whose Your Favorite Animatronic from Film? Meet the Projects:Project14 \| Animatronics: Meet the Mechanized Puppet Projects! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Animatronics Competition Community Member Judges: , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Animatronics: Animating Life into Electronics! First Place Trophy: for Peter the Pumpkin - pt4 (ready to Share the Scare), for Creepy Clown's Best Friend Skelly, and for Gremlin in a Gas Mask Grand Prize Trophy: for Xut: The Animatronic Penguin September September 19' Theme: Vision Thing Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the September 19' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Vision Thing: Build Things Using Graphics, AI, Computer Vision, & Beyond! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the November 2019 Competition! Hardware Giveaway: Project14 \| Vision Thing: Beaglebone AI Your Vision Thing Project! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Vision Thing: Meet the Projects Using Graphics, AI, Computer Vision, & Beyond! Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Vision Thing Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Vision Things Using Graphics, AI, Computer Vision, and Beyond! First Place Trophy: for Vector Display GPU Project, for Light Dependant Resistor Camera LDRCam), for Driver State Monitor with OpenCV and BeagleBone AI, and for Virtual Loop Sensor Grand Prize Trophy: for BBAI Seein' Around Corners, Talkin', IoT Exploitin' Backup Car Cam with Onboard Vision AI August August 19' Theme: Energy Harvesting Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the August 19' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Energy Harvesting: Build Projects that Scavenge Energy from Wasted Energy Sources! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the October 19' Competition Energy Harvesting Poll: Project14 \| What Type of Energy Harvesting Do You Find Most Interesting? Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Energy Harvesting: Meet the Projects that Scavenge Energy from Wasted Energy Sources! Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Energy Harvesting Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Scavenging Energy from Wasted Energy Sources! First Place Trophy: for The Trickle Charger, for Measuring nanoamps , and for Soil Battery for Forest Fire Detection System Grand Prize Trophy: for Solar powered IoT device with Cayenne July July 19' Theme: Electronic Toys Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the July 19' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Win a SNES Classic Bundle or Shopping Cart for Your Electronic Toys Project! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the September 19' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Electronic Toys: Meet the Projects You Build for Learning or Fun! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Electronic Toys Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Electronic Toys for Fun and Learning! First Place Trophy: for Creating your own Handheld Electronic Games – Pocket Nim, for the Rainbow Ukulele, for Pimp my PICADE , and for the The Musical Box Grand Prize Trophy: for DIY Smartphone controlled tiny plane as weekend project for children and parents June June 19' Theme:Remote Monitoring & Control Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the June '19 Competition! element14 10 Year Special: 10 Year Challenge \| Tell Us What You Can't Live Without for an ESP8266, Arduino Uno, or Arduino Nano! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Projects That Involve Remote Monitoring and Control Devices That May Not Be Accessible! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the August 19' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Remote Monitor & Control Devices! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Remote Monitoring & Control Competition! Community Member Judges:, , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Remote Monitoring & Controlling Devices! Remote Monitoring & Control Trophy: for Big Petro Maker Magic: $100 Datalogger That Can Save Millions, for Micro Monster - Succulent Plants Monitoring System, for Solar Panel Monitoring Using Particle Photon, and for CatDogFoxBot Remote Monitoring & Control Grand Prize: for Big Petro Maker Magic: $100 Datalogger That Can Save Millions May May 19' Theme: Programmable Logic Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the May 19' Competition Star Wars Day Poll: Project14 \| Star Wars Day 2019: The Skywalker Saga Concludes: Whose Force Abilities Impress You the Most? Live Stream: Project14 \| Recorded Live Stream: Robotics: Tribute to Gordon McComb: Community Presenters with Special Guest MATRIX Labs! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Projects that Use a Programmable Logic Device such as FPGA or CPLD! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the July 19' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Use a Programmable Logic Device! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Programmable Logic Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Projects that Use Programmable Logic such as FPGA and CPLD! Programmable Logic Trophy: for PanelDriver: A FPGA based HDMI to FPD-Link converter, for VidorScout - MKR Vidor 4000 Mobile Robot, for bb-cpld - a robotics expansion board for the BeagleBone Black with an Altera MAX II EPM1270 , and for Display for Traffic Predictor - Cypress PSoC6 BLE Pioneer kit Programmable Logic Grand Prize: for PanelDriver: A FPGA based HDMI to FPD-Link converter April The Birthday Special: Month of Robots Birthday Special Poll:Project14 \| The Birthday Special: Month of Robots: You Decide the Robots that Inspire You! Inaugural Live Stream: Project14 \| Recorded Live Stream: Home Automation: an element14 Story: Community Presenters with Special Guest MATRIX Labs! Theme Doc:Project14 \| The Birthday Special: Month of Robots: Robot Prizes for Giving Birth to Robots! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Give Birth to Robots for Robot Prizes! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Month of Robots Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: The Birthday Special: A Month of Giving Birth to Robots! The Month of Robots Trophy: for BBC MicroBit Robot Bonanza , for The Drawing Machine Part 1. The micro:cycloid , and for Mini Quadcopter for NVIDIA Jetson Nano The Birthday Special Grand Prize: for NVIDIA Jetson Nano April 19' Theme: NFC/RFID Deciding Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the April 19' Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| Build Projects that Use Radio Waves to Communicate Through NFC or RFID! Theme Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the June '19 Competition! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Use Radiowaves to Communicate through NFC/RFID Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the NFC/RFID Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Using Radio Waves to Communicate through NFC/RFID! The NFC/RFID Trophy: for LockNFC, for NOVSIS: the NFC-based Office Visitor Sign-In System, for S.H.E.L.F. V2 , and for NFC and The Raspberry Pi March March 19' Theme: IoT: In the Cloud Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the March 19' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| IoT in the Cloud: Make Use of a Wireless Technology and a Cloud Provider! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the May 19' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the IoT Projects that Make Use of a Cloud Service Provider! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the IoT: In the Cloud Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: IoT Projects in the Cloud! IoT: In the Cloud Trophy: for Irrigation Sprinkler Control for Manage Arduino MKR WIFI 1010 Battery Life in the Cloud, for IOT Reflow Oven with Arduino MKR WiFi 1010, and for Smart Switch Using Arduino and Alexa IoT: In the Cloud Grand Prize: for Irrigation Sprinkler Control February February 19' Theme: Electromagnetism Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the February 19' Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| The Force of Electromagnetism: Anything from Solenoids, Motors, to Wireless Transfer! Theme Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the April 19' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Use the Force of Electromagnetism! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Electromagnetism Competition! Community Member Judges: , , Winners Announcement:Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Unleashing the Force of Electromagnetism! The Electromagnetism Trophy: for Measuring Electromagnets - the Magneto Mutant Magnetic Measurement Meter (MMMMM-1000), for Flipping Core Memory Bits Directly With a Magnetic Stylus, and for The KLINGMAGON Subspace Probe Valentine's Day Heart Trophy (Annual): Heart Trophy Candidates: Project14 \| Meet the Projects: Heart Trophy Candidates for Valentine's Day Gift to Gives! Winners Announcement: Heart Trophy: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Heart Trophy Badges on Valentine's Day! The Heart Trophy (Annual): Gift to Give awarded by , , and to for Holiday Lights and Music Festival With Love and Cheer. for 2D xmas tree pcb art (components INSIDE the pcb), and for JackBox January January 19' Theme: Home Automation Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the January '19 Competition! Theme Doc: Project14 \| Give Your Habitat a Personality Using Home Automation! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the March 19' Competition Meet the Projects:Project14 \| Meet the Home Automation Projects that Give Your Habitat a Personality! Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Home Automation Competition! Community Member Judges:, , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Giving Personality to Habitat with Home Automation! The Home Automation Trophy: for The Smart Room Project - Current Phase, for The dirty smart button!, for Mini Weather Station , and for Kitchen Lighting System Phase 2 - Part 2
2018 Project Competitions	2018 Historical Timeline: December The Holiday Special (Annual): Merry Boxes & LEDs The Holiday Special Poll (Annual): Project14 \| Holiday Special Poll: What Projects are You Interested in Doing? Theme Doc: Project14 \| Holiday Special: Spread Mirth and Merry Through Music and LED Displays! End of Year Review: - Project14 \| The 2018 Year in Review: Building Something Out of Nothing! End of Year Review Poll: - Project14 \| 2018 End of Year Poll: What Theme Would You Like to See Again? Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Bring Mirth & Merriment to the Holidays! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge The Holiday Special: Merry Boxes & LEDs! Community Member Judges: , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Merry Boxes & LEDs: Projects that Bring Joy to the Heart! The Merry Boxes & LEDs Trophy: for Automatic christmas bell ringers., for Connected Christmas Trees, and for LED Firework Suite - the details The Holiday Special Grand Prize (Annual): for Christmas Magic aka Advent Calendar on stereoids December 18' Theme: A Question of Scale Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the December 18' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| A Question of Scale: Grow or Shrink Something for a Cartridge-Sized NES Portable! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the February 19' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects of Questionable Scale! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Question of Scale Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Size Matters Not: A Question of Scale! The Question of Scale Trophy: for Mini Gameboy Home Console: The Gamebox DMG Consolizer , for Jumbo LED , and for Tiny24hourMoBot The Question of Scale Grand Prize: for Building a Miniature 300W Speaker Simulator November November 18' Theme: Wearable Tech Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the November 18' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Wearable Tech: PocketBeagles for Project ideas! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the January '19 Competition! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects You Can Wear In Wearable Tech! Volunteer to Judge: Re: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Wearable Tech Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Buzzworthy Wearable Tech! The Wearable Tech Trophy: for The Thinking Cap, for Smart Bluetooth Gloves V1, and for UV Exposure Badge October October 18' Theme: Back to Analog Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the October 18' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Back to Analog: Build a Device that Takes You Back to the Days of Analog! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the December 18' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Meet the Projects that Take You Back to the Days of Analog! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Back to Analog Competition! Community Member Judges: , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: A Groovy Mix of Back to Analog Projects! The Back to Analog Trophy: for Tube Amp on a PCB, Pulse Hunter for , and for CVBoard: new way to play with modular synths September September 18' Theme: Test Instrumentation Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the September 18' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Test Instrumentation: Tool Kit Prizes: micro:bits for Testing Tool: bits! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the November 18' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Test Instrumentation: Meet the Do-It-Yourself Test Equipment Projects! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Test Instrumentation Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Tool Kits for Do-It-Yourself Test Instrumentation! The Test Instrumentation Trophy: for µBOSS .... Test Instrumentation ... micro:bit, for Working Prototype of a Kelvin (4-Wire) Milliohm Meter, for TinyDVM, and for "No lies" IR Thermometer The Test Instrumentation Grand Prize: for "No lies" IR Thermometer August August 18' Theme: Clustered MCUs Deciding Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the August 18' Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| Clustered MCUs: Anything Goes with Two or More MCUs! Theme Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the October 18' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Clustered MCUs: Meet the Projects that Combine Two or More Microcontrollers! Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Clustered MCUs Competition! Community Member Judges: , , , , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Strange Magic Brewing in Clustered MCUs! The Clustered MCUs Trophy: for The Dancing Birds, for IoT Magical Wand, for tinyMonster AIO Robot, and for Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project The Clustered MCUs Grand Prize: for The Dancing Birds July July 18' Theme: Solar Power Devices Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide July 18' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| The Heat Is On: Harvest the Energy of the Sun to Build Solar Devices! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the September 18' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Solar Power Devices: Meet the Projects that Harvest the Sun for Energy! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Solar Power Devices Competition! Community Member Judges:, , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Electrifying the Heat with Solar Power Devices! The Solar Power Devices Trophy: for Solar Bubble Blaster, for Simple Solar BOT, for Solar SPEC, for Project 'GiraSol' The Solar Power Devices Cup: for Solar Bubble Blaster June June 18' Theme: Movers and Shakers Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide June 18' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Projects that Move or Shake in Honor of Faraday! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the August 18' Competition Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Movers and Shakers: Meet the Projects that Move or Shake! Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Movers and Shakers Competition! Community Member Judges: , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners: Pushing Progress Forward with Movers and Shakers! The Movers and Shakers Trophy: forWalky the Biped Robot, for Continuous Servo Bot - using Arduino Nano and for Jumbo Servo May May 18' Theme: Smart Alarm Clock Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide May '18 Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Modernize Time with Smart Alarm Clocks! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide July 18' Competition Inaugural Star Wars Day Poll: Project14 \| Star Wars Day: What Path Did You Follow on May the Fourth? Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Owning Time With Smart Alarm Clocks! The Smart Alarm Clock Trophy: for Self-adjusting clock with e-display and for Object Sensing Clock April Inaugural Birthday Special: Open Arduino Inaugural Birthday Special Poll:Project14 \| The Birthday Special: Open Arduino Poll! Theme Doc:Project14 \| The Birthday Special: Arduino Projects for Arduino Day! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Open Arduino: You Decide: Meet the Projects: Part 1! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Open Arduino: You Decide: Meet the Projects: Part 2! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Open Arduino: You Decide: Meet the Projects: Part 3! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Open Arduino: You Decide: Meet the Projects: Part 4! Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge Open Arduino and Robots with Wheels! Community Member Judges: , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| The Birthday Special: Open Arduino: The Winners Announcement! The Open Arduino Trophy: for Arduino Powered MSE-6 (Mouse Droid) - Droid in Action, for LS Cubed: Little Sister Security System, for Unreal. Resistance is Futile, and for Celebrating Arduino with a Torch Relay! Inaugural Birthday Special Grand Prize: for Arduino Powered MSE-6 (Mouse Droid) - Droid in Action April 18' Theme: Simple Music Maker Deciding Poll:Project14 \| Poll to Decide the April 18' Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Every Note Counts with Simple Music Makers! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide June 18' Competition Meet the Projects:Project14 \| Simple Music Maker: You Decide: Meet the Projects! Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge the Simple Music Maker Competition! Community Member Judges: , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: The Sound of Simple Music Makers! The Simple Music Maker Trophy: for A Simple Arduino Music Box, for Simple electronic musical instrument , for Dum-De-Dum, the Cardboard Drum! March March 18' Theme:Robots with Wheels Deciding Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide March 18' Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| Build a Robot with Wheels! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide May '18 Competition Meet the Projects:Project14 \| Robots with Wheels: You Decide: Meet the Projects Part 1! Meet the Projects: Project14 \| Robots with Wheels: You Decide: Meet the Projects Part 2! Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge Open Arduino and Robots with Wheels! Community Member Judges: , , , , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Rise of the Robots with Wheels! The Robots with Wheels Trophy: for Robots with Wheels - CupRobot, for The Making of R2D2 - The Force on Wheels , and for RoboBobLet February February 18' Theme: Mixing Electronics & Water Deciding Poll:Poll to Decide February '18 Monthly Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| Conserve or Preserve: Electronics & Water Projects! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide the April 18' Competition Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge The Mixing Electronics & Water Competition! Community Member Judges:, , Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Mixing Electronics and Water! The Mixing Electronics & Water Trophy: Sean_Miller for Long Shower = Candle Power , urkraft for (Semi)Automated Plant Irrigation System , and msimon for Social Plant Survival Kit Gift to Gives for Valentine's Day: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Get in the Lovin' Mood with Gifts to Give! Valentine's Day Heart Trophy (Inaugural): Gift to Give awarded by jomoenginer , ntewinkel , and dwinhold : beagles for Project Elf House , julior for BrightH2O light!, carmelito for Mini LED Christmas Tree, dixonselvan and DIY LED Ferris Wheel January January 18' Theme: Portable Electronics Kit Deciding Poll: Monthly Poll to Decide December Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Your Own Portable Electronics Kit! Theme Poll: Project14 \| Poll to Decide March 18' Competition Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge The Portable Electronics Kit Competition! Community Member Judges: DAB , genebren Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: DIY Portable Electronics Kits! The Portable Electronics Kit Trophy: dougw for The Magic Tool Kit, Workshopshed for Babbages Baggage, and fmilburn for PERMA-PROTO: A Portable Prototyping System Built to Last .
2017 Project Competitions	2017 Historical Timeline: December Inaugural Special Event: The Holiday Special Inaugural Holiday Special Poll:Project14 \| The Holiday Special Poll Theme Doc:Project14 \| Introducing Holiday Projects About You! Theme Poll: Poll to Decide February '18 Monthly Competition End of Year Review:Project14 \| 2017 Year in Review: Projects that Inspired a Program! End of Year Poll: Project14 \| 2017 Year in Review: Which Project Inspired You the Most? Volunteer to Judge: Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge The Holiday Special and Cool LED Display Competitions! Community Member Judges: genebren , koudelad Winners Announcement: Project14 \| The Holiday Special Winners: A Christmas Miracle! The Holiday Special Trophy: jofas for Desktop Christmas Tree, ntewinkel for The Clausometer Christmas Spirit Meter, jomoenginer for FLiP Connected X-Mas Ornament, and dwinhold for Infinity Living Christmas Wreath Inaugural Holiday Special Grand Prize: jofas for Desktop Christmas Tree November November 17' Theme: Cool LED Display Deciding Poll: Monthly Poll to Decide November 2017 Competition Theme Doc: Project14 \| Anything Goes with Cool LED Display Projects! Volunteer to Judge:Project14 \| Volunteer to Judge The Holiday Special and Cool LED Display Competitions! Community Member Judges: genebren , koudelad Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Cool LED Displays! The Cool LED Display Trophy: makethingstoday for Hello My Name is...In Lights! (with instructional video and all required files!), kk99 for Cotton LED star with Digispark module, koudelad for Slot cars starting lights "from the clouds" v0.1 October October 17' Theme: Simple Electronic Repairs Deciding Poll:Monthly Poll to Decide October Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| Earn a $100 Shopping Cart for Your Simple Electronic Repairs! Theme Poll:Monthly Poll to Decide December Competition Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: DIY Simple Electronic Repairs! The Simple Electronic Repairs Trophy: kk99 for Repair of tone control circuit in old transistor radio, gam3t3ch for Non-Electrical to Electrial issue: Battery booster pack repair., Workshopshed for Train Repair, and Sean_Miller for Fixing R2D2's Brains September September 17' Theme: Wacky Automation Devices Deciding Poll: September Monthly Poll Theme Doc: Project14 \| Build Your Own Wacky Automation (Rube Goldberg) Device! Theme Poll: Monthly Poll to Decide November 2017 Competition Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Rube Goldberg Wacky Automation Devices! The Wacky Automation Devices Trophy: dougw for Purple Panic Button, carmelito for Automated Tea Dunker, and Workshopshed for Voice activated torch using a Rube Goldberg Machine August August 17' Theme: Solar Powered Yard Gadget Deciding Poll:Monthly Poll to Decide August 2017 Project Competition Theme Doc:Project14 \| Solar Powered Yard Gadget Projects Theme Poll: Monthly Poll to Decide October Competition Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Solar Powered Yard Gadget Winners! The Solar Powered Yard Gadgets Trophy: carmelito for Tilt Solar Light and shabaz for Building a Solar Charger July July 17' Theme: DIY Test Equipment Deciding Poll: Monthly Theme Poll for July 2017 Theme Doc:Project14 \| DIY Test Equipment Projects Theme Poll: September Monthly Poll Volunteer to Judge: Help Pick the Winners of the DIY Test Equipment Competition! Community Member Judges: mukilane , DAB Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Winners Announcement: Inspiring DIY Test Equipment Projects! The DIY Test Equipment Trophy: shabaz for Cyclops-1000: An Electronic Eye for Rotational Speed Measurement , jw0752 for Process Duration Timer , rsc for Mini Air Jet, and ipv1 for DIY Constant Current Load. June June 17' Theme: Going Green Deciding Poll: Monthly Theme Poll for June 2017 Theme Doc:Build Awesome Technology for the Garden or Backyard by Going Green! Theme Poll: Monthly Poll to Decide August 2017 Project Competition Winners Announcement: Project14 \| Going Green Winners, Step Climbers, Finishers, Influencers, and Trophies! The Going Green Trophy: idanre1 for IOT Irrigation valve and fvan for Chicken Coop Livestream May May 17' Theme: Geeky Gadgets Theme Doc:Celebrate Geek Pride with Your Own Geeky Gadgets! Theme Poll:Monthly Theme Poll for July 2017 Winners Announcement:Project14 \| Geeky Gadget Winners, Founders, and Mentor Badge Announcement! The Geeky Gadgets Trophy: fvan for Project Portfolio Badge and shabaz for Build your own Torch/Flashlight!, and dougw for Geeked Out Business Cards April Inaugural Theme: Techno Toys Inaugural Theme Doc: Give New Life to Old Toys by Turning Them Into Techno Toys! Inaugural Poll:Monthly Theme Poll for June 2017 Inaugural Community Member Judges: DAB , Workshopshed , balearicdynamics , mcb1 Inaugural Winners Announcement:Winners Announcement: Techno Toys Project14 Competition! The Techno Toys Trophy: dougw for Sparky the Power Chick , Molham for DollaS Dancer, and idanre1 for This little bug has a bug!

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