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Design Project</strong> for Your Chance to Win a Grand Prize for the craziest project or a $100 Shopping Cart!</p><p style="margin:0;"><a href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Back to The Project14 homepage <img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/gen/LinkArrow.gif" /></a></p></td><td style="padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#9ea900;" width="24%"><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/"><span style="font-size:12px;color:#ffffff;"><strong>Project14 Home</strong></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#767e00;"><span style="color:#dceb93;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;"><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/3370/project14-project-competition-events-trophies-timetable-projected-and-historical-timelines"><span style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;"><strong>Monthly Themes</strong></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#596000;"><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/20670/project14-you-decide-the-next-monthly-project-competition"><span style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;"><strong>Monthly Theme Poll</strong></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" height="380" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:245px;height:370px;float:right;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:2px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/215x151/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/0310.contentimage_5F00_103822.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/0310.contentimage_103822.jpg-215x151.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=pCYijVdpW6Msa%2FZdddxF63pNcIYI1%2BvolU0YR5hRcQQ%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=Q7i609KMZfRGccDiQxV5UQ==" style="max-height: 151px;max-width: 215px;" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:2px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/221x148/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5100.contentimage_5F00_103823.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5100.contentimage_103823.jpg-221x147.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=cZQnL760L%2Fdz5ezOrVwpCyFsc6QPrFh8kKn4h1IcYwU%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=rx/DxaPtLR5MJfubJ6Rd1w==" style="max-height: 147px;max-width: 221px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#303030;"><strong>Congratulations to <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a>!&nbsp; You are the winner of the Grand Prize package (an Arduino MKR Kit, MKR2UNO Interface Adapter, Arduino Uno) and a $100 Shopping Cart!</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#303030;"><strong>Congratulations to <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a>,&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot </a> , and <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> for&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a>! You are First Place Winners of the $100 Shopping Cart! </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.&quot;</strong> - Norman Vincent Peale, Minister and Author of The Power of Positive Thinking</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><strong>“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”</strong> - Arthur C. Clarke,&nbsp; Sci Fi Writer, &quot;Prophet of the Space Age&quot;, Co-wrote the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey</blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”</strong> - W.B. Yeats, Poet, Prose Writer, and Nobel Prize Winner for Literature</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> competition from <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> challenged you to do projects that involved combining two or more microcontrollers.&nbsp; It was also an especially tight competition with nearly every contender receiving grand prize votes.&nbsp; A special thanks to our community member judges for helping to decide the winners.&nbsp; To make things more fun, we included a grand prize for the craziest combination of two or microcontrollers.&nbsp; This went to <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> , who provided irrefutable proof that despite what you may have heard about &quot;Angry Birds&quot;, birds don&#39;t always have to be angry, they can do other things such as laugh and dance!&nbsp; Creating an environment conducive to his experiment involve six micro servos, an Arduino Mega to sync the servers and control the birds, as well as a micro:bit to control the Arduino Mega.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The winners for this competition included an <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> that <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> used to bring us back to our childhood belief that magic was no mere slight of hand. Magic was something that was indeed real, and it could be controlled by a magician with the aid of a wand. His <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> uses a magical combination of&nbsp; IFTTT, Arduino MKR 1000, Node MCU, Arduino Uno, thinger.io, and a relay module.&nbsp; The next first place prize goes to <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-4">tinyMonster AIO Robot</a> by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span>.&nbsp; The idea was to build a STM32+ESP based platform with the capability to drive several types of mobile robot platforms using Autonomous, IrDa, RF, WiFi, Internet, or voice control. The final first place finisher was&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> by <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> .&nbsp; It uses NodeMCU (Arduino MKR 1010) , Arduino Uno, and a Raspberry Pi 3 to turn your home smart!&nbsp; The magic of <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> doesn&#39;t end there.&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> demoed a TI Hercules Safety Microcontroller to demonstrate <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> and <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span> creates magic with music using <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a>.&nbsp; In honor of all this magic, here is some Electric Light Orchestra:</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="30e91897_ee71_4d22_865f_32ae90664ae5"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEh3RJ5apIo">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Without further adieu, here are you winners for the Clustered MCUs competition.....</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px;color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">The Grand Prize Winner</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a> by <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span></strong></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">This project was experiment to demonstrate tha<strong>t birds do not always have to be angry!</strong>&nbsp; As <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> sets out to prove, <strong>they can do something else! </strong> He hypothesizes that birds can dance and that it is in fact possible to set up some sort of a small ecosystem where they can dance comfortably.&nbsp; This project was chosen as the craziest project to use two or more microcontrollers.&nbsp; It uses 6 micro servos and an Arduino Mega 2560 to control the motion and sync the servos.&nbsp; The Arduino Mega was chosen because it has many pins, good speed, and a reasonable amount of programming memory and RAM.&nbsp; With the Arduino Mega in control of <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a> , who was going to control the Arduino Mega?&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> &#39;s solution was none other than a BBC micro:bit!</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/554x416/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5504.contentimage_5F00_103825.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5504.contentimage_103825.jpg-554x415.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=wLOna%2BBiNl8fnzsvIvqIeBMJQtcYTiPGKvAr%2Boi7iqY%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=iNdw+0CsZt0viz7ziiBOMg==" style="max-height: 415px;max-width: 554px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/555x416/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/8737.contentimage_5F00_103826.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/8737.contentimage_103826.jpg-555x416.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=asNzMGLVwwN0%2BXqLAj9OlV5nz3goMV3epLz26PDCAZM%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=0qYsovpTsl74YvBUmrydQg==" style="max-height: 416px;max-width: 555px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>For the grand prize I think the Dancing Birds is my favourite, inventive, funny and detailed write up. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong> Watching the video made my day. This is the type of project that&nbsp; would brighten your day. It would be easy enough to re-create with different&nbsp; objects that are meaningful to the creator.</strong> - Community Member Judges</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Wonderful project with lots of care in its presentation, and documentation with photos and video too. This is a very inspiring project and I learned a lot from it. This is the level of inspiring projects I would like to be able to create, and aim to present it like that too one day, so really for me it was my favourite.</strong> - Community Members Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="05623ae3_5bd4_477d_bc0b_96fa29286c44"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINtQ8-8wUg">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong> This was another creative project, where whimsy was on fully display. Sort of like Art runs into Engineering. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Creative, suited to the season, and fun.&nbsp; Loved it. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="919c0534_9dc7_4e9e_8a79_f8a7888b6e7b"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5848314412001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> from <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> :</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/vintage-555---a-general-purpose-button-debouncer">Vintage 555 - A general-purpose button debouncer</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/tle94112-interactive-testing-platform">TLE94112 Interactive Testing Platform</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/3d-printer-filament-automatic-dispenser-for-arduino---1-design-and-hardware">3D Printer Filament Automatic Dispenser for Arduino - #1 Design and Hardware</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/the-lino-project-with-arduino-mega-2560-interrupts-and-motors">The Lino Project with Arduino Mega 2560: Interrupts and Motors</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/robots-with-wheels/b/blog/posts/cardboard-robot-with-wheels-a-bbc-micro-bit-stem-project">Cardboard Robot With Wheels: A BBC micro:bit STEM project</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/robots-with-wheels/">Robots with Wheels</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/unreal-resistance-is-futile">Unreal. Resistance is Futile</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/dum-de-dum-the-cardboard-drum">Dum-De-Dum, the Cardboard Drum!</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/smartalarmclock/b/blog/posts/tempus-fugit-part-1-1978-a-d">Tempus Fugit... Part 1: 1978 a.d.</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/smartalarmclock/">Smart Alarm Clock</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">The First Place Winners</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand </a>by <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">In a moment of revelry,&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> muses about the halcyon days of childhood when you fantasized about being a magician who performed magic using a wand, using the phrase &quot;abracadabra&quot;, and the magic would happen!&nbsp; Now as an adult, he set about making this fantasy a childhood reality with his&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> project. The <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> allows you to control your home appliances and it can be turned ON or OFF by rotating the magical wand or tilting it towards a particular direction. Proving that any sufficiently advanced technology is akin to magic, he uses IFTTT, Arduino MKR 1000, Node MCU, Arduino Uno, thinger.io, and relay module as the magical elements used to perform this particular brand of magic.</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/427x371/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/7242.contentimage_5F00_103829.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/7242.contentimage_103829.png-427x370.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=9JG5BlOXC4w55fbUq5h8Nek9LBhaYP6lOKOqOnnd5mk%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=layc6jH4rat1xsDKrsLdRQ==" style="max-height: 370px;max-width: 427px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/321x349/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/2474.contentimage_5F00_103830.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/2474.contentimage_103830.png-321x348.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=FBuQC8DFsLZlG1W8oAr1b75JreX5y57KOtzUHLDrbZY%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=ez8KnUS4KpewIzGp/P0yRQ==" style="max-height: 348px;max-width: 321px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;IOT Magical Wand ...demonstrates good use for each of the different devices, it is clearly documented and has a good demo.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Dixon made this project easy to follow. The blog is filled with lots of information for those who want to re-create it. All the coding is included as well as a list of hardware required. The video uploaded was very well made with a good demo of the finished project. Very fun to watch with lots of information. I really like this project. It was fun to follow and will be worth re-making. The wand can be used for many purposes that is only limited to your imagination.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Dixon&#39;s getting great at presenting his projects in stunning ways - great descriptions, interesting to watch his videos and he makes it all sound really fun. He ought to be one of the Ben Heck show new presenters. He knows how to make his projects interesting, like Enrico.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judges</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="97f11fa1_1591_460e_916a_7ab9b3420630"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy6U9Vr501M">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>A lot of good effort was shown in this project. - Community Member Judge</strong></p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/coolleddisplay/b/blog/posts/diy-led-ferris-wheel">DIY LED Ferris Wheel</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/coolleddisplay/">Cool LED Display</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3d3d3d;"><strong>tinyMonster AIO Robot by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> </strong></span></h2><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-1)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-2">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-2)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-3">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-3)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-4">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-4)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-5">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-5)</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The idea behind <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot</a> from <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> was to build a STM32+ESP based platform with the capability to drive several types of mobile robot platforms using Autonomous, IrDa, RF, WiFi, Internet, or voice control. The nucleao stm32 board <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">is responsible for the motor control based on ESP/IrDa/RF/Autonomous mode. It is interfaced with ultrasonic rangefinder to detect obstacle. It is programmed so that if you come near to it, it will move away from you, maintaining a user fix distance regardless of current mode. ESP-12E is the acting web server host&nbsp; used to relay control information to NUCLEO board. ESP-12E works in both Station and AP mode, allowing it to be controlled through its own WiFi network, even if no external WiFi/Internet network is available.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:33%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/463x314/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6574.contentimage_5F00_103832.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6574.contentimage_103832.jpg-463x313.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=ES66UIkTOFThemhnGE6ld7zi%2F0YaVY7k8mtslX0BakE%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=ekPnqVW4Pko50lsz+yCttA==" style="max-height: 313px;max-width: 463px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:33%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/173x307/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6082.contentimage_5F00_103833.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6082.contentimage_103833.jpg-172x307.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=GolbgeqWN4WkRzyS%2Bk9M8XhcxmyWYzyOGWWeau22CvM%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=Bd6cQsbZGppf6MB1tBYLCQ==" style="max-height: 307px;max-width: 172px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Some solid assembly techniques for TinyMonster I particularly like the socketting of the ESP module. - Community Member Judge</strong></p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>This was a huge project, with good documentation and many blog posts. All source code appeared to be supplied in the blog post #3, and many detailed photos and videos through all the other blog posts. If I had one slight criticism, it would be that the presentation should be slightly more tidier, but all the content was there, and it was a lot of content. - Community Member Judge</strong></p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="179e84b9_44b9_4f83_8669_0fe68737136a"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5849126218001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;This was a nicely tested project, with a fun video. Several microcontrollers were used, the video was really nice, and there was a mobile app too as if the multiple&nbsp; MCUs were not enough! It was an impressive amount of work, and all source code is published.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;All the detail on the build and firmware using a microcontroller that is less familiar to many.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;A lot of good effort was shown in this project.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/frequency-counter-square-sine-or-tri-angular">Frequency Counter (Square, Sine or Tri angular)</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/precision-analog-opto-isolation-amplifier-using-hcnr200-201">Precision analog opto-isolation amplifier using HCNR200/201</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/voltmeter-1mv-with-user-selectable-range-using-micro-bit-part-1">Voltmeter (&gt;1mV) with user selectable range using Micro:bit (Part-1)</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;"><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> by <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> </strong></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">While there are many IoT home automation projects out there, <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> promises you that you haven&#39;t seen anything like this!&nbsp; The <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> was made using NodeMCU (Arduino MKR 1010) , Arduino Uno, and Raspberry Pi 3. Octopod allows you to make your home smart. Octopod sends you a variety of data like temperature, humidity, and gas quality inside your home. Octopod sends you notification whenever it detects any sort of motion inside and tells you when you need to water your plants. You can also control your appliances through a Blynk application on your smartphone. Octopod even enables true mood lighting! Octopod is equipped with a tiny little camera, which sends you live feed. This camera also uses artificial intelligence to detect humans in its sight and sends you their pictures. In addition, it features an RFID door locking system! Awesome, right?</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/376x323/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6406.contentimage_5F00_103835.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6406.contentimage_103835.jpg-375x323.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=6uBs5T8UmtSYzjhHqpsnd%2F4X4lhp4LU4azUEdBZBiK4%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=/qNSPenSnBO87uFh8BfJGg==" style="max-height: 323px;max-width: 375px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/273x309/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5001.contentimage_5F00_103836.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5001.contentimage_103836.jpg-272x309.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=0VztkoLAxBQyl6JfJn61r4BDiK9MGe7kVKC7Hjo9bL8%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=BFlX68XU1z2z4vrDuHWaWw==" style="max-height: 309px;max-width: 272px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;">This is a fun project that can be recreated quite easily. The blog&nbsp; is full of information and worth recreating for those interested in smart home&nbsp; projects. - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px;color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;"><span id="7b4a624a_92a1_455f_b51c_2d35cffee789"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGC9mb7RiwI">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px;color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;">&quot;This was a nicely tested project, with a fun video. Several microcontrollers were used, the video was really nice, and there was a mobile app too as if the multiple&nbsp; MCUs were not enough! It was an impressive amount of work, and all source code is published.&quot; - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Runner Up Winner</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;"><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Project14 | Clustered MCUs: Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> by <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> </strong></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">As you can see, <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> project deservedly earned rave reviews and he won&#39;t be laving empty handed.&nbsp; He&#39;ll ibe receiving a swag package that includes a Raspberry Pi 3, a Graspio cloud add on, and whatever other goodies as we decide to throw in there.&nbsp; Few points separated the top 5 entries, and this earned vocal praise from many judges, so we&#39;re going to make sure he does not walk away empty handed.&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> is a design where multiple physical CPUs are used to check integrity of the processing.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/395x282/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/3857.contentimage_5F00_103838.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/3857.contentimage_103838.png-395x281.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=XVgiWWCG1fUI9RaEhwXrVSuDNJ%2FvR2GU8V6mGu8%2BOeE%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=isbB6cZGxeraBKEvVZmg2g==" style="max-height: 281px;max-width: 395px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;The LockSteps CPU is good because it clearly explained a technology people may not be familiar with.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Very interesting blog with lots of detail. Jan excelled on a technical level, covering a very important topic in a way anyone can understand.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="35ce5ac7_07e3_4b88_b7ec_1937e426d2a7"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_45Y-DmfBm8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;I&#39;m going to go for Jan Cump&#39;s Hercules Demo. It wasn&#39;t in the same sort of project format as maybe you were expecting from the competition but I felt the most complete and explained a situation where you really did want 2 microcontrollers working behind the scenes.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Very interesting blog with lots of detail. Jan excelled on a technical level, covering a very important topic in a way anyone can understand.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;This project is very involved with a lot of&nbsp; information provided. Even though it is a complex project Jan has made it easy&nbsp; for most of us to recreate. One of the best written projects I have had the pleasure of&nbsp; reading. I hope to have time to build this one day.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge </p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/usb-programmable-electronic-dc-load-test-equipment">USB Programmable (electronic DC load) Test Equipment</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/arduino-in-test-instrumentation---intro-scpi-programmable-switch">Arduino in Test Instrumentation - Intro: SCPI Programmable Switch</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Honorable Mention</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a> by <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">This is a worthy entry that was entered after judging took place but was well worth the wait because it&#39;s awesome and it has to do with music. Using three yellow micro:bits, by kind permission of the Colchester Public Library, along a fourth micro:bit to create <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a> : four micro:bits playing music in unison!&nbsp; Keeping things simple, he took advantage of the existing sound capability of the micro:bit but added an additional amplifier to drive miniature 8 ohm loudspeakers at a reasonable volume. Each micro:bit is monophonic and plays a single note at a time. Synchronisation between the microbits keeps them in time with one micro:bit acting as the conductor!</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/417x313/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/0714.contentimage_5F00_103840.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/0714.contentimage_103840.jpg-417x313.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=OCl8mRLg86MczvpD290rd8%2Bg4M4pB8oSRjQ4yJAneX0%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=YPCO+le9c3CGs8c4AOwBVA==" style="max-height: 313px;max-width: 417px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/414x311/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/4846.contentimage_5F00_103841.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/4846.contentimage_103841.jpg-414x310.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=x1UP8tPkqyanSDC7Oig3ZrXA5MOgIHRqs63NnSjFPmI%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=bXwiHxInUU0GoGb2kD33Qw==" style="max-height: 310px;max-width: 414px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="1519befa_4e59_4a1d_936c_abee6044b93d"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5851349221001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/07/20/diy-test-equipment-the-byear-2000-a-logic-probe">DIY Test Equipment: The ByEar 2000 - A Logic Probe</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/08/05/diy-test-equipment-the-di-o-matic-a-simple-diode-tester-arduino">DIY Test Equipment: The Di-o-Matic, a Simple Diode Tester [Arduino]</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/11/22/cool-led-displays-boost-that-led">Cool LED Displays: Boost That LED!</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/coolleddisplay/">Cool LED Display</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/a-simple-arduino-music-box">A Simple Arduino Music Box</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/b/blog/posts/tiny-light-cluster">Tiny light cluster</a> by <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/404x309/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/2783.contentimage_5F00_103843.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/2783.contentimage_103843.jpg-404x309.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=8I%2B66QK8khVvx0M%2Bu3Q4zsjhREviWYecf1MQtFL0uyk%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=dotqo6dtuOfJuZARXGGudw==" style="max-height: 309px;max-width: 404px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Finally,&nbsp; although he wasn&#39;t able to complete it, <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span> &#39;s <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/b/blog/posts/tiny-light-cluster">Tiny light cluster</a> came the closest to what <span><a href="/members/14rhb">14rhb</a></span> envisaged for <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> when he came up with the idea. This project would have used a handful of ATTiny10 chips along with some surface mount resistors and LEDs. <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">The nodes would be spaced out on a clear plastic sheet so you could see that there was no physical connection between them.&nbsp; </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">They would provide a synchronised pattern or message.&nbsp; Would love to see what the finished project would look like.&nbsp; Perhaps, in a similar competition, such as 1KByte challenge? </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span> </strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/wackyautomationdevices/b/blog/posts/voice-activated-torch-using-a-rube-goldberg-machine">Voice activated torch using a Rube Goldberg Machine</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/wackyautomationdevices/">Wacky Automation Devices</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simpleelectronicrepairs/b/blog/posts/train-repair">Train Repair</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simpleelectronicrepairs/">Simple Electronic Repairs</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/robots-with-wheels/b/blog/posts/a-lightweight-robot-platform">A lightweight robot platform</a>&nbsp; in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/robots-with-wheels/">Robots with Wheels</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/mini-logic-probe-with-display">Mini Logic Probe with display</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/old-fashioned-japanese-music-box">Old fashioned Japanese Music Box</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/beaglebone-plays-the-blues">Beaglebone plays the blues</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/moversandshakers/b/blog/posts/jumbo-servo">Jumbo Servo</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/moversandshakers/">Movers and Shakers</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">What&#39;s Happening Now</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#303030;">There&#39;s always stuff going on in the community and the best ideas always come from you.&nbsp; Suggest your idea in the <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/20670/project14-you-decide-the-next-monthly-project-competition">Monthly Poll!</a>&nbsp; and vote on the themes you want to do projects on. We&#39;re offering Tool Kits for Test Tools in our <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a> and you can show your love for analog in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/backtoanalog/">Back to Analog</a></span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">!</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><thead><tr><th style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#9ea900;text-align:left;" valign="middle"><strong>Back to Analog</strong></th><th style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#9ea900;text-align:left;" valign="middle"><strong>Test Instrumentation</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/backtoanalog/w/documents/3921/project14-back-to-analog-build-a-device-that-takes-you-back-to-the-days-of-analog">Build a Device that Takes You Back to the Days of Analog!</a> </strong></td><td colspan="1" style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/w/documents/3866/project14-test-instrumentation-tool-kit-prizes-micro-bits-for-testing-tool-bits">Tool Kit Prizes: micro:bits for Testing Tool: bits!</a> </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/398x285/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/7673.contentimage_5F00_103844.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/7673.contentimage_103844.jpg-398x284.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=8B2BXo%2BEQ2pbEEP9hSmd4xJt9PEJVmyKYKIIxymQZ40%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=DTIs5yxTT8DleoIJywD2Vg==" style="max-height: 284px;max-width: 398px;" /></a></span></p></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/379x271/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6177.contentimage_5F00_103845.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6177.contentimage_103845.jpg-379x270.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=pco7sLQu%2BxD5U7F%2BFQF0QpZqWIsM35bqgIpWI5O3lVY%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=jJtPSESmjdGKflTBE8cmag==" style="max-height: 270px;max-width: 379px;" /></a></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/backtoanalog/">Back to Analog</a> </strong></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a> </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#3334ca;"><span id="bebfae33_81a1_4351_b6d7_ebdbe5d980c1"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrkk43sAacU">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Thank you for continued support of <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> !</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Keep the magic happening by inspiring others with your videos,&nbsp; having fun, and being creative.&nbsp; Your only limit is your imagination and well... time!</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2 style="font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:#303030;">In the comments below:</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2 style="font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:#303030;">Be sure to Congratulate the Winners and Keep Being Awesome!</span></h2><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: past_contest</div> https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/3940/project14-winners-announcement-strange-magic-brewing-in-clustered-mcus/revision/2Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:11:35 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b97575de-2f81-4a86-b7b8-78b7530c22d0tariq.ahmadhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/3940/project14-winners-announcement-strange-magic-brewing-in-clustered-mcus#commentsRevision 2 posted to Documents by tariq.ahmad on 11/14/2021 10:11:35 AM<br /> <div style="border:1px solid #9EA900;margin:0px;"> <table style="background-color:#f4f4f2;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding:6px 15px 6px 12px;" rowspan="3"><a href="/challengesprojects/project14/"><img alt="image" style="vertical-align:top;" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2017/project14_logodoc.png" /></a></td> <td style="padding:6px 12px 8px 0px;" rowspan="3"> <p style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;margin:0;padding-bottom:4px;"><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a></p> <p style="line-height:17px;margin:0;padding-bottom:6px;"><strong>Enter Your Electronics &amp; 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You are the winner of the Grand Prize package (an Arduino MKR Kit, MKR2UNO Interface Adapter, Arduino Uno) and a $100 Shopping Cart!</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#303030;"><strong>Congratulations to <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a>,&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot </a> , and <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> for&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a>! You are First Place Winners of the $100 Shopping Cart! </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.&quot;</strong> - Norman Vincent Peale, Minister and Author of The Power of Positive Thinking</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"><strong>&ldquo;Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.&rdquo;</strong> - Arthur C. Clarke,&nbsp; Sci Fi Writer, &quot;Prophet of the Space Age&quot;, Co-wrote the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey</blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&ldquo;The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.&rdquo;</strong> - W.B. Yeats, Poet, Prose Writer, and Nobel Prize Winner for Literature</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">The <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> competition from <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> challenged you to do projects that involved combining two or more microcontrollers.&nbsp; It was also an especially tight competition with nearly every contender receiving grand prize votes.&nbsp; A special thanks to our community member judges for helping to decide the winners.&nbsp; To make things more fun, we included a grand prize for the craziest combination of two or microcontrollers.&nbsp; This went to <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> , who provided irrefutable proof that despite what you may have heard about &quot;Angry Birds&quot;, birds don&#39;t always have to be angry, they can do other things such as laugh and dance!&nbsp; Creating an environment conducive to his experiment involve six micro servos, an Arduino Mega to sync the servers and control the birds, as well as a micro:bit to control the Arduino Mega.</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">The winners for this competition included an <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> that <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> used to bring us back to our childhood belief that magic was no mere slight of hand. Magic was something that was indeed real, and it could be controlled by a magician with the aid of a wand. His <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> uses a magical combination of&nbsp; IFTTT, Arduino MKR 1000, Node MCU, Arduino Uno, thinger.io, and a relay module.&nbsp; The next first place prize goes to <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-4">tinyMonster AIO Robot</a> by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span>.&nbsp; The idea was to build a STM32+ESP based platform with the capability to drive several types of mobile robot platforms using Autonomous, IrDa, RF, WiFi, Internet, or voice control. The final first place finisher was&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> by <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> .&nbsp; It uses NodeMCU (Arduino MKR 1010) , Arduino Uno, and a Raspberry Pi 3 to turn your home smart!&nbsp; The magic of <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> doesn&#39;t end there.&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> demoed a TI Hercules Safety Microcontroller to demonstrate <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> and <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span> creates magic with music using <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a>.&nbsp; In honor of all this magic, here is some Electric Light Orchestra:</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span id="30e91897_ee71_4d22_865f_32ae90664ae5"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEh3RJ5apIo">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">Without further adieu, here are you winners for the Clustered MCUs competition.....</p> <p style="color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">The Grand Prize Winner</span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a> by <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span></strong></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">This project was experiment to demonstrate tha<strong>t birds do not always have to be angry!</strong>&nbsp; As <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> sets out to prove, <strong>they can do something else! </strong> He hypothesizes that birds can dance and that it is in fact possible to set up some sort of a small ecosystem where they can dance comfortably.&nbsp; This project was chosen as the craziest project to use two or more microcontrollers.&nbsp; It uses 6 micro servos and an Arduino Mega 2560 to control the motion and sync the servos.&nbsp; The Arduino Mega was chosen because it has many pins, good speed, and a reasonable amount of programming memory and RAM.&nbsp; With the Arduino Mega in control of <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a> , who was going to control the Arduino Mega?&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> &#39;s solution was none other than a BBC micro:bit!</p> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;" border="0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/554x416/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5504.contentimage_5F00_103825.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5504.contentimage_103825.jpg-554x416.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=2XXGcjRUzYlwRweCOmV5A9nB0%2BsHmIYU0AAJbMGtvvs%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=FqPu585BwkpplR38+lOPNA==" style="max-height: 416px;max-width: 554px;" /></a></span></td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/555x416/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/8737.contentimage_5F00_103826.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/8737.contentimage_103826.jpg-555x416.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=asNzMGLVwwN0%2BXqLAj9OlV5nz3goMV3epLz26PDCAZM%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=0qYsovpTsl74YvBUmrydQg==" style="max-height: 416px;max-width: 555px;" /></a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>For the grand prize I think the Dancing Birds is my favourite, inventive, funny and detailed write up. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong> Watching the video made my day. This is the type of project that&nbsp; would brighten your day. It would be easy enough to re-create with different&nbsp; objects that are meaningful to the creator.</strong> - Community Member Judges</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Wonderful project with lots of care in its presentation, and documentation with photos and video too. This is a very inspiring project and I learned a lot from it. This is the level of inspiring projects I would like to be able to create, and aim to present it like that too one day, so really for me it was my favourite.</strong> - Community Members Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span id="05623ae3_5bd4_477d_bc0b_96fa29286c44"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINtQ8-8wUg">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong> This was another creative project, where whimsy was on fully display. Sort of like Art runs into Engineering. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Creative, suited to the season, and fun.&nbsp; Loved it. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span id="919c0534_9dc7_4e9e_8a79_f8a7888b6e7b"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5848314412001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> from <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> :</strong></p> <ul> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/vintage-555---a-general-purpose-button-debouncer">Vintage 555 - A general-purpose button debouncer</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/tle94112-interactive-testing-platform">TLE94112 Interactive Testing Platform</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/3d-printer-filament-automatic-dispenser-for-arduino---1-design-and-hardware">3D Printer Filament Automatic Dispenser for Arduino - #1 Design and Hardware</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/the-lino-project-with-arduino-mega-2560-interrupts-and-motors">The Lino Project with Arduino Mega 2560: Interrupts and Motors</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/robots-with-wheels/b/blog/posts/cardboard-robot-with-wheels-a-bbc-micro-bit-stem-project">Cardboard Robot With Wheels: A BBC micro:bit STEM project</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/robots-with-wheels/">Robots with Wheels</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/unreal-resistance-is-futile">Unreal. Resistance is Futile</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/dum-de-dum-the-cardboard-drum">Dum-De-Dum, the Cardboard Drum!</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/smartalarmclock/b/blog/posts/tempus-fugit-part-1-1978-a-d">Tempus Fugit... Part 1: 1978 a.d.</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/smartalarmclock/">Smart Alarm Clock</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">The First Place Winners</span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand </a>by <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">In a moment of revelry,&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> muses about the halcyon days of childhood when you fantasized about being a magician who performed magic using a wand, using the phrase &quot;abracadabra&quot;, and the magic would happen!&nbsp; Now as an adult, he set about making this fantasy a childhood reality with his&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> project. The <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> allows you to control your home appliances and it can be turned ON or OFF by rotating the magical wand or tilting it towards a particular direction. Proving that any sufficiently advanced technology is akin to magic, he uses IFTTT, Arduino MKR 1000, Node MCU, Arduino Uno, thinger.io, and relay module as the magical elements used to perform this particular brand of magic.</p> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;" border="0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/427x371/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/7242.contentimage_5F00_103829.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/7242.contentimage_103829.png-427x371.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=oAnojSOIhsBI%2BZHsI3M9x7O707IxJ0QAIGxPk7b4na4%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=layc6jH4rat1xsDKrsLdRQ==" style="max-height: 371px;max-width: 427px;" /></a></span></td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/321x349/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/2474.contentimage_5F00_103830.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/2474.contentimage_103830.png-321x349.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=zriYztTNy3zMxdpEDHfmHARQbtH237m%2FhYFh8Y%2BOq%2FM%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=UXFT5a5qvzyza8r9FUVkHw==" style="max-height: 349px;max-width: 321px;" /></a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;IOT Magical Wand ...demonstrates good use for each of the different devices, it is clearly documented and has a good demo.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Dixon made this project easy to follow. The blog is filled with lots of information for those who want to re-create it. All the coding is included as well as a list of hardware required. The video uploaded was very well made with a good demo of the finished project. Very fun to watch with lots of information. I really like this project. It was fun to follow and will be worth re-making. The wand can be used for many purposes that is only limited to your imagination.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Dixon&#39;s getting great at presenting his projects in stunning ways - great descriptions, interesting to watch his videos and he makes it all sound really fun. He ought to be one of the Ben Heck show new presenters. He knows how to make his projects interesting, like Enrico.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judges</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span id="97f11fa1_1591_460e_916a_7ab9b3420630"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy6U9Vr501M">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>A lot of good effort was shown in this project. - Community Member Judge</strong></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span>:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/coolleddisplay/b/blog/posts/diy-led-ferris-wheel">DIY LED Ferris Wheel</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/coolleddisplay/">Cool LED Display</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="color:#3d3d3d;"><strong>tinyMonster AIO Robot by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> </strong></span></h2> <ul> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-1)</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-2">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-2)</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-3">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-3)</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-4">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-4)</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-5">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-5)</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">The idea behind <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot</a> from <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> was to build a STM32+ESP based platform with the capability to drive several types of mobile robot platforms using Autonomous, IrDa, RF, WiFi, Internet, or voice control. The nucleao stm32 board <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">is responsible for the motor control based on ESP/IrDa/RF/Autonomous mode. It is interfaced with ultrasonic rangefinder to detect obstacle. It is programmed so that if you come near to it, it will move away from you, maintaining a user fix distance regardless of current mode. ESP-12E is the acting web server host&nbsp; used to relay control information to NUCLEO board. ESP-12E works in both Station and AP mode, allowing it to be controlled through its own WiFi network, even if no external WiFi/Internet network is available.</span></p> <p style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;" border="0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:33%;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/463x314/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6574.contentimage_5F00_103832.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6574.contentimage_103832.jpg-463x314.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=1gWaRVKHMgtsGWobQw3aFQrB%2F4P9FD5fRV4Q11QYgbY%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=sVU0N9fFexmrK+lhJrv8aw==" style="max-height: 314px;max-width: 463px;" /></a></span></td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:33%;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/173x307/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6082.contentimage_5F00_103833.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6082.contentimage_103833.jpg-173x307.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=10lNK9oMdt0Z4%2FzimjzVsfelEH%2BBK88%2FsQVWljv7qeI%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=qcT45zX1X/kfBbACCDw3hw==" style="max-height: 307px;max-width: 173px;" /></a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Some solid assembly techniques for TinyMonster I particularly like the socketting of the ESP module. - Community Member Judge</strong></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>This was a huge project, with good documentation and many blog posts. All source code appeared to be supplied in the blog post #3, and many detailed photos and videos through all the other blog posts. If I had one slight criticism, it would be that the presentation should be slightly more tidier, but all the content was there, and it was a lot of content. - Community Member Judge</strong></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span id="179e84b9_44b9_4f83_8669_0fe68737136a"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5849126218001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;This was a nicely tested project, with a fun video. Several microcontrollers were used, the video was really nice, and there was a mobile app too as if the multiple&nbsp; MCUs were not enough! It was an impressive amount of work, and all source code is published.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;All the detail on the build and firmware using a microcontroller that is less familiar to many.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;A lot of good effort was shown in this project.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span>:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/frequency-counter-square-sine-or-tri-angular">Frequency Counter (Square, Sine or Tri angular)</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/precision-analog-opto-isolation-amplifier-using-hcnr200-201">Precision analog opto-isolation amplifier using HCNR200/201</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/voltmeter-1mv-with-user-selectable-range-using-micro-bit-part-1">Voltmeter (&gt;1mV) with user selectable range using Micro:bit (Part-1)</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;"><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> by <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> </strong></span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">While there are many IoT home automation projects out there, <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> promises you that you haven&#39;t seen anything like this!&nbsp; The <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> was made using NodeMCU (Arduino MKR 1010) , Arduino Uno, and Raspberry Pi 3. Octopod allows you to make your home smart. Octopod sends you a variety of data like temperature, humidity, and gas quality inside your home. Octopod sends you notification whenever it detects any sort of motion inside and tells you when you need to water your plants. You can also control your appliances through a Blynk application on your smartphone. Octopod even enables true mood lighting! Octopod is equipped with a tiny little camera, which sends you live feed. This camera also uses artificial intelligence to detect humans in its sight and sends you their pictures. In addition, it features an RFID door locking system! Awesome, right?</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;" border="0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/376x323/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6406.contentimage_5F00_103835.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6406.contentimage_103835.jpg-376x323.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=klTDPm3zgVM6OZtiz7Hl4XlgR6Z4pbT6p31m187i5%2Fc%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=Hq6GEZXRrX55FAixAFcITg==" style="max-height: 323px;max-width: 376px;" /></a></span></td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/273x309/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5001.contentimage_5F00_103836.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5001.contentimage_103836.jpg-273x309.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=Ozn24FbkOzaAoZ67o102q1S2%2B1954kbnXlZvVKKePLg%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=K2durj4nbyJ9I8H0Dol7sg==" style="max-height: 309px;max-width: 273px;" /></a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;">This is a fun project that can be recreated quite easily. The blog&nbsp; is full of information and worth recreating for those interested in smart home&nbsp; projects. - Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;"><span id="7b4a624a_92a1_455f_b51c_2d35cffee789"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGC9mb7RiwI">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p> <p style="color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;">&quot;This was a nicely tested project, with a fun video. Several microcontrollers were used, the video was really nice, and there was a mobile app too as if the multiple&nbsp; MCUs were not enough! It was an impressive amount of work, and all source code is published.&quot; - Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Runner Up Winner</span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;"><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Project14 | Clustered MCUs: Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> by <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> </strong></span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">As you can see, <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> project deservedly earned rave reviews and he won&#39;t be laving empty handed.&nbsp; He&#39;ll ibe receiving a swag package that includes a Raspberry Pi 3, a Graspio cloud add on, and whatever other goodies as we decide to throw in there.&nbsp; Few points separated the top 5 entries, and this earned vocal praise from many judges, so we&#39;re going to make sure he does not walk away empty handed.&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> is a design where multiple physical CPUs are used to check integrity of the processing.</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/395x282/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/3857.contentimage_5F00_103838.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/3857.contentimage_103838.png-395x282.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=SyjTmQy3UShcnvOp1ozExsANp4%2BhsJSherj9ZerWMbI%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=D19sZc7ClFDPG4d7LbEbYQ==" style="max-height: 282px;max-width: 395px;" /></a></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;The LockSteps CPU is good because it clearly explained a technology people may not be familiar with.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Very interesting blog with lots of detail. Jan excelled on a technical level, covering a very important topic in a way anyone can understand.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span id="35ce5ac7_07e3_4b88_b7ec_1937e426d2a7"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_45Y-DmfBm8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;I&#39;m going to go for Jan Cump&#39;s Hercules Demo. It wasn&#39;t in the same sort of project format as maybe you were expecting from the competition but I felt the most complete and explained a situation where you really did want 2 microcontrollers working behind the scenes.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Very interesting blog with lots of detail. Jan excelled on a technical level, covering a very important topic in a way anyone can understand.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="jive-quote"> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;This project is very involved with a lot of&nbsp; information provided. Even though it is a complex project Jan has made it easy&nbsp; for most of us to recreate. One of the best written projects I have had the pleasure of&nbsp; reading. I hope to have time to build this one day.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge</p> </blockquote> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span>:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/usb-programmable-electronic-dc-load-test-equipment">USB Programmable (electronic DC load) Test Equipment</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/arduino-in-test-instrumentation---intro-scpi-programmable-switch">Arduino in Test Instrumentation - Intro: SCPI Programmable Switch</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Honorable Mention</span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a> by <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">This is a worthy entry that was entered after judging took place but was well worth the wait because it&#39;s awesome and it has to do with music. Using three yellow micro:bits, by kind permission of the Colchester Public Library, along a fourth micro:bit to create <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a> : four micro:bits playing music in unison!&nbsp; Keeping things simple, he took advantage of the existing sound capability of the micro:bit but added an additional amplifier to drive miniature 8 ohm loudspeakers at a reasonable volume. Each micro:bit is monophonic and plays a single note at a time. Synchronisation between the microbits keeps them in time with one micro:bit acting as the conductor!</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;" border="0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/417x313/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/0714.contentimage_5F00_103840.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/0714.contentimage_103840.jpg-417x313.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=OCl8mRLg86MczvpD290rd8%2Bg4M4pB8oSRjQ4yJAneX0%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=YPCO+le9c3CGs8c4AOwBVA==" style="max-height: 313px;max-width: 417px;" /></a></span></td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/414x311/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/4846.contentimage_5F00_103841.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/4846.contentimage_103841.jpg-414x311.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=sSlGRDu7XSLPFwIQJlzZTfgAR4Wj4uXxUI3aj0aSI%2BA%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=67VaHUh+6suWUcRwFD5QcA==" style="max-height: 311px;max-width: 414px;" /></a></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span id="1519befa_4e59_4a1d_936c_abee6044b93d"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5851349221001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span>:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/07/20/diy-test-equipment-the-byear-2000-a-logic-probe">DIY Test Equipment: The ByEar 2000 - A Logic Probe</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/08/05/diy-test-equipment-the-di-o-matic-a-simple-diode-tester-arduino">DIY Test Equipment: The Di-o-Matic, a Simple Diode Tester [Arduino]</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/11/22/cool-led-displays-boost-that-led">Cool LED Displays: Boost That LED!</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/coolleddisplay/">Cool LED Display</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/a-simple-arduino-music-box">A Simple Arduino Music Box</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/b/blog/posts/tiny-light-cluster">Tiny light cluster</a> by <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/404x309/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/2783.contentimage_5F00_103843.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/2783.contentimage_103843.jpg-404x309.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=8I%2B66QK8khVvx0M%2Bu3Q4zsjhREviWYecf1MQtFL0uyk%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=dotqo6dtuOfJuZARXGGudw==" style="max-height: 309px;max-width: 404px;" /></a></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;">Finally,&nbsp; although he wasn&#39;t able to complete it, <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span> &#39;s <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/b/blog/posts/tiny-light-cluster">Tiny light cluster</a> came the closest to what <span><a href="/members/14rhb">14rhb</a></span> envisaged for <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> when he came up with the idea. This project would have used a handful of ATTiny10 chips along with some surface mount resistors and LEDs. <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">The nodes would be spaced out on a clear plastic sheet so you could see that there was no physical connection between them.&nbsp; </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">They would provide a synchronised pattern or message.&nbsp; Would love to see what the finished project would look like.&nbsp; Perhaps, in a similar competition, such as 1KByte challenge? </span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span> </strong></p> <ul> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/wackyautomationdevices/b/blog/posts/voice-activated-torch-using-a-rube-goldberg-machine">Voice activated torch using a Rube Goldberg Machine</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/wackyautomationdevices/">Wacky Automation Devices</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simpleelectronicrepairs/b/blog/posts/train-repair">Train Repair</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simpleelectronicrepairs/">Simple Electronic Repairs</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/robots-with-wheels/b/blog/posts/a-lightweight-robot-platform">A lightweight robot platform</a>&nbsp; in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/robots-with-wheels/">Robots with Wheels</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/mini-logic-probe-with-display">Mini Logic Probe with display</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/old-fashioned-japanese-music-box">Old fashioned Japanese Music Box</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/beaglebone-plays-the-blues">Beaglebone plays the blues</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li> <li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/moversandshakers/b/blog/posts/jumbo-servo">Jumbo Servo</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/moversandshakers/">Movers and Shakers</a></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">What&#39;s Happening Now</span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#303030;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">There&#39;s always stuff going on in the community and the best ideas always come from you.&nbsp; Suggest your idea in the <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/20670/project14-you-decide-the-next-monthly-project-competition">Monthly Poll!</a>&nbsp; and vote on the themes you want to do projects on. We&#39;re offering Tool Kits for Test Tools in our <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a> and you can show your love for analog in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/backtoanalog/">Back to Analog</a></span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">!</span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <table class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;" border="0px"> <thead> <tr> <th style="background-color:#9ea900;border:0px solid #ffffff;color:#ffffff;padding:6px;text-align:left;width:50%;" valign="middle"><strong>Back to Analog</strong></th> <th style="background-color:#9ea900;border:0px solid #ffffff;color:#ffffff;padding:6px;text-align:left;width:50%;" valign="middle"><strong>Test Instrumentation</strong></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;" colspan="1"><strong><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/backtoanalog/w/documents/3921/project14-back-to-analog-build-a-device-that-takes-you-back-to-the-days-of-analog">Build a Device that Takes You Back to the Days of Analog!</a> </strong></td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;" colspan="1"><strong><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/w/documents/3866/project14-test-instrumentation-tool-kit-prizes-micro-bits-for-testing-tool-bits">Tool Kit Prizes: micro:bits for Testing Tool: bits!</a> </strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/398x285/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/7673.contentimage_5F00_103844.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/7673.contentimage_103844.jpg-398x285.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=2wxua5Nh3BuHkLhaXXWP1TTi%2B6g3ScLBp31QMWHo0PE%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=h8EmLsqAniWFEvGXN9OF6w==" style="max-height: 285px;max-width: 398px;" /></a></span></p> </td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"> <p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/379x271/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6177.contentimage_5F00_103845.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6177.contentimage_103845.jpg-379x271.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=0ueGwS1S6aKHpzlHquwvyq0KvbHSPT7jU8h37NSvs5s%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=nxLa0QXVghDmE+kvHFtVeg==" style="max-height: 271px;max-width: 379px;" /></a></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"><strong><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/backtoanalog/">Back to Analog</a> </strong></td> <td style="border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;width:50%;"><strong><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a> </strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#3334ca;"><span id="bebfae33_81a1_4351_b6d7_ebdbe5d980c1"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrkk43sAacU">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;margin:0;">Thank you for continued support of <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> !</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;margin:0;">Keep the magic happening by inspiring others with your videos,&nbsp; having fun, and being creative.&nbsp; Your only limit is your imagination and well... time!</p> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2 style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#303030;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;">In the comments below:</span></h2> <p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <h2 style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#303030;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;">Be sure to Congratulate the Winners and Keep Being Awesome!</span></h2><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: clusteredmcus, past_contest</div> https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/3940/project14-winners-announcement-strange-magic-brewing-in-clustered-mcus/revision/1Wed, 24 Oct 2018 06:46:22 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:b97575de-2f81-4a86-b7b8-78b7530c22d0tariq.ahmadhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/3940/project14-winners-announcement-strange-magic-brewing-in-clustered-mcus#commentsRevision 1 posted to Documents by tariq.ahmad on 10/24/2018 6:46:22 AM<br /> <div style="border:1px solid #9EA900;margin:0px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#f4f4f2;padding:0px;margin:0px;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3" style="padding:6px 15px 6px 12px;"><a href="/challengesprojects/project14/"><img alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/2017/project14_logodoc.png" style="vertical-align:top;" /></a></td><td rowspan="3" style="padding:6px 12px 8px 0px;"><p style="margin:0;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:4px;"><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a></p><p style="margin:0;padding-bottom:6px;line-height:17px;"><strong>Enter Your Electronics &amp; Design Project</strong> for Your Chance to Win a Grand Prize for the craziest project or a $100 Shopping Cart!</p><p style="margin:0;"><a href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Back to The Project14 homepage <img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="/e14/assets/legacy/gen/LinkArrow.gif" /></a></p></td><td style="padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#9ea900;" width="24%"><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/"><span style="font-size:12px;color:#ffffff;"><strong>Project14 Home</strong></span></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#767e00;"><span style="color:#dceb93;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;"><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/3370/project14-project-competition-events-trophies-timetable-projected-and-historical-timelines"><span style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;"><strong>Monthly Themes</strong></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#596000;"><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/20670/project14-you-decide-the-next-monthly-project-competition"><span style="color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;"><strong>Monthly Theme Poll</strong></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" height="380" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:245px;height:370px;float:right;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:2px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/215x151/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/0310.contentimage_5F00_103822.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/0310.contentimage_103822.jpg-215x151.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=pCYijVdpW6Msa%2FZdddxF63pNcIYI1%2BvolU0YR5hRcQQ%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=Q7i609KMZfRGccDiQxV5UQ==" style="max-height: 151px;max-width: 215px;" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:2px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/221x148/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5100.contentimage_5F00_103823.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5100.contentimage_103823.jpg-221x148.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=2NNcMBDEqXZqHjPYJvth%2F68aBHOn%2FZ%2FbM8qoDiYdYG8%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=+BOlxLi8Bv+aXe6FW5/+BQ==" style="max-height: 148px;max-width: 221px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#303030;"><strong>Congratulations to <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a>!&nbsp; You are the winner of the Grand Prize package (an Arduino MKR Kit, MKR2UNO Interface Adapter, Arduino Uno) and a $100 Shopping Cart!</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#303030;"><strong>Congratulations to <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a>,&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> for <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot </a> , and <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> for&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a>! You are First Place Winners of the $100 Shopping Cart! </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.&quot;</strong> - Norman Vincent Peale, Minister and Author of The Power of Positive Thinking</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><strong>“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”</strong> - Arthur C. Clarke,&nbsp; Sci Fi Writer, &quot;Prophet of the Space Age&quot;, Co-wrote the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey</blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”</strong> - W.B. Yeats, Poet, Prose Writer, and Nobel Prize Winner for Literature</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> competition from <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> challenged you to do projects that involved combining two or more microcontrollers.&nbsp; It was also an especially tight competition with nearly every contender receiving grand prize votes.&nbsp; A special thanks to our community member judges for helping to decide the winners.&nbsp; To make things more fun, we included a grand prize for the craziest combination of two or microcontrollers.&nbsp; This went to <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> , who provided irrefutable proof that despite what you may have heard about &quot;Angry Birds&quot;, birds don&#39;t always have to be angry, they can do other things such as laugh and dance!&nbsp; Creating an environment conducive to his experiment involve six micro servos, an Arduino Mega to sync the servers and control the birds, as well as a micro:bit to control the Arduino Mega.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The winners for this competition included an <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> that <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> used to bring us back to our childhood belief that magic was no mere slight of hand. Magic was something that was indeed real, and it could be controlled by a magician with the aid of a wand. His <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> uses a magical combination of&nbsp; IFTTT, Arduino MKR 1000, Node MCU, Arduino Uno, thinger.io, and a relay module.&nbsp; The next first place prize goes to <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-4">tinyMonster AIO Robot</a> by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span>.&nbsp; The idea was to build a STM32+ESP based platform with the capability to drive several types of mobile robot platforms using Autonomous, IrDa, RF, WiFi, Internet, or voice control. The final first place finisher was&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> by <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> .&nbsp; It uses NodeMCU (Arduino MKR 1010) , Arduino Uno, and a Raspberry Pi 3 to turn your home smart!&nbsp; The magic of <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> doesn&#39;t end there.&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> demoed a TI Hercules Safety Microcontroller to demonstrate <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> and <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span> creates magic with music using <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a>.&nbsp; In honor of all this magic, here is some Electric Light Orchestra:</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="30e91897_ee71_4d22_865f_32ae90664ae5"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEh3RJ5apIo">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Without further adieu, here are you winners for the Clustered MCUs competition.....</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px;color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">The Grand Prize Winner</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a> by <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span></strong></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">This project was experiment to demonstrate tha<strong>t birds do not always have to be angry!</strong>&nbsp; As <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> sets out to prove, <strong>they can do something else! </strong> He hypothesizes that birds can dance and that it is in fact possible to set up some sort of a small ecosystem where they can dance comfortably.&nbsp; This project was chosen as the craziest project to use two or more microcontrollers.&nbsp; It uses 6 micro servos and an Arduino Mega 2560 to control the motion and sync the servos.&nbsp; The Arduino Mega was chosen because it has many pins, good speed, and a reasonable amount of programming memory and RAM.&nbsp; With the Arduino Mega in control of <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-dancing-birds">The Dancing Birds</a> , who was going to control the Arduino Mega?&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> &#39;s solution was none other than a BBC micro:bit!</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/554x416/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5504.contentimage_5F00_103825.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5504.contentimage_103825.jpg-554x416.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=2XXGcjRUzYlwRweCOmV5A9nB0%2BsHmIYU0AAJbMGtvvs%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=FqPu585BwkpplR38+lOPNA==" style="max-height: 416px;max-width: 554px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/555x416/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/8737.contentimage_5F00_103826.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/8737.contentimage_103826.jpg-555x416.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=asNzMGLVwwN0%2BXqLAj9OlV5nz3goMV3epLz26PDCAZM%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=0qYsovpTsl74YvBUmrydQg==" style="max-height: 416px;max-width: 555px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>For the grand prize I think the Dancing Birds is my favourite, inventive, funny and detailed write up. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong> Watching the video made my day. This is the type of project that&nbsp; would brighten your day. It would be easy enough to re-create with different&nbsp; objects that are meaningful to the creator.</strong> - Community Member Judges</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Wonderful project with lots of care in its presentation, and documentation with photos and video too. This is a very inspiring project and I learned a lot from it. This is the level of inspiring projects I would like to be able to create, and aim to present it like that too one day, so really for me it was my favourite.</strong> - Community Members Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="05623ae3_5bd4_477d_bc0b_96fa29286c44"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINtQ8-8wUg">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong> This was another creative project, where whimsy was on fully display. Sort of like Art runs into Engineering. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Creative, suited to the season, and fun.&nbsp; Loved it. </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="919c0534_9dc7_4e9e_8a79_f8a7888b6e7b"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5848314412001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> from <span><a href="/members/balearicdynamics">balearicdynamics</a></span> :</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/vintage-555---a-general-purpose-button-debouncer">Vintage 555 - A general-purpose button debouncer</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/tle94112-interactive-testing-platform">TLE94112 Interactive Testing Platform</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/3d-printer-filament-automatic-dispenser-for-arduino---1-design-and-hardware">3D Printer Filament Automatic Dispenser for Arduino - #1 Design and Hardware</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/the-lino-project-with-arduino-mega-2560-interrupts-and-motors">The Lino Project with Arduino Mega 2560: Interrupts and Motors</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/robots-with-wheels/b/blog/posts/cardboard-robot-with-wheels-a-bbc-micro-bit-stem-project">Cardboard Robot With Wheels: A BBC micro:bit STEM project</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/robots-with-wheels/">Robots with Wheels</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/unreal-resistance-is-futile">Unreal. Resistance is Futile</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/dum-de-dum-the-cardboard-drum">Dum-De-Dum, the Cardboard Drum!</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/smartalarmclock/b/blog/posts/tempus-fugit-part-1-1978-a-d">Tempus Fugit... Part 1: 1978 a.d.</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/smartalarmclock/">Smart Alarm Clock</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">The First Place Winners</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand </a>by <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">In a moment of revelry,&nbsp; <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span> muses about the halcyon days of childhood when you fantasized about being a magician who performed magic using a wand, using the phrase &quot;abracadabra&quot;, and the magic would happen!&nbsp; Now as an adult, he set about making this fantasy a childhood reality with his&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> project. The <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/iot-magical-wand">IoT Magical Wand</a> allows you to control your home appliances and it can be turned ON or OFF by rotating the magical wand or tilting it towards a particular direction. Proving that any sufficiently advanced technology is akin to magic, he uses IFTTT, Arduino MKR 1000, Node MCU, Arduino Uno, thinger.io, and relay module as the magical elements used to perform this particular brand of magic.</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/427x371/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/7242.contentimage_5F00_103829.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/7242.contentimage_103829.png-427x371.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=oAnojSOIhsBI%2BZHsI3M9x7O707IxJ0QAIGxPk7b4na4%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=layc6jH4rat1xsDKrsLdRQ==" style="max-height: 371px;max-width: 427px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/321x349/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/2474.contentimage_5F00_103830.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/2474.contentimage_103830.png-321x349.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=zriYztTNy3zMxdpEDHfmHARQbtH237m%2FhYFh8Y%2BOq%2FM%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=UXFT5a5qvzyza8r9FUVkHw==" style="max-height: 349px;max-width: 321px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;IOT Magical Wand ...demonstrates good use for each of the different devices, it is clearly documented and has a good demo.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Dixon made this project easy to follow. The blog is filled with lots of information for those who want to re-create it. All the coding is included as well as a list of hardware required. The video uploaded was very well made with a good demo of the finished project. Very fun to watch with lots of information. I really like this project. It was fun to follow and will be worth re-making. The wand can be used for many purposes that is only limited to your imagination.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Dixon&#39;s getting great at presenting his projects in stunning ways - great descriptions, interesting to watch his videos and he makes it all sound really fun. He ought to be one of the Ben Heck show new presenters. He knows how to make his projects interesting, like Enrico.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judges</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="97f11fa1_1591_460e_916a_7ab9b3420630"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy6U9Vr501M">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>A lot of good effort was shown in this project. - Community Member Judge</strong></p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/dixonselvan">dixonselvan</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/coolleddisplay/b/blog/posts/diy-led-ferris-wheel">DIY LED Ferris Wheel</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/coolleddisplay/">Cool LED Display</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3d3d3d;"><strong>tinyMonster AIO Robot by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> </strong></span></h2><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-1)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-2">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-2)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-3">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-3)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-4">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-4)</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-5">tinyMonster AIO Robot (part-5)</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">The idea behind <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/tinymonster-aio-robot-part-1">tinyMonster AIO Robot</a> from <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span> was to build a STM32+ESP based platform with the capability to drive several types of mobile robot platforms using Autonomous, IrDa, RF, WiFi, Internet, or voice control. The nucleao stm32 board <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">is responsible for the motor control based on ESP/IrDa/RF/Autonomous mode. It is interfaced with ultrasonic rangefinder to detect obstacle. It is programmed so that if you come near to it, it will move away from you, maintaining a user fix distance regardless of current mode. ESP-12E is the acting web server host&nbsp; used to relay control information to NUCLEO board. ESP-12E works in both Station and AP mode, allowing it to be controlled through its own WiFi network, even if no external WiFi/Internet network is available.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:33%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/463x314/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6574.contentimage_5F00_103832.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6574.contentimage_103832.jpg-463x314.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=1gWaRVKHMgtsGWobQw3aFQrB%2F4P9FD5fRV4Q11QYgbY%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=sVU0N9fFexmrK+lhJrv8aw==" style="max-height: 314px;max-width: 463px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:33%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/173x307/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6082.contentimage_5F00_103833.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6082.contentimage_103833.jpg-173x307.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=10lNK9oMdt0Z4%2FzimjzVsfelEH%2BBK88%2FsQVWljv7qeI%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=qcT45zX1X/kfBbACCDw3hw==" style="max-height: 307px;max-width: 173px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Some solid assembly techniques for TinyMonster I particularly like the socketting of the ESP module. - Community Member Judge</strong></p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>This was a huge project, with good documentation and many blog posts. All source code appeared to be supplied in the blog post #3, and many detailed photos and videos through all the other blog posts. If I had one slight criticism, it would be that the presentation should be slightly more tidier, but all the content was there, and it was a lot of content. - Community Member Judge</strong></p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="179e84b9_44b9_4f83_8669_0fe68737136a"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5849126218001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;This was a nicely tested project, with a fun video. Several microcontrollers were used, the video was really nice, and there was a mobile app too as if the multiple&nbsp; MCUs were not enough! It was an impressive amount of work, and all source code is published.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;All the detail on the build and firmware using a microcontroller that is less familiar to many.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;A lot of good effort was shown in this project.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/mahmood.hassan">mahmood.hassan</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/frequency-counter-square-sine-or-tri-angular">Frequency Counter (Square, Sine or Tri angular)</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/precision-analog-opto-isolation-amplifier-using-hcnr200-201">Precision analog opto-isolation amplifier using HCNR200/201</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/b/blog/posts/voltmeter-1mv-with-user-selectable-range-using-micro-bit-part-1">Voltmeter (&gt;1mV) with user selectable range using Micro:bit (Part-1)</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;"><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> by <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> </strong></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">While there are many IoT home automation projects out there, <span><a href="/members/sakshambhutani">sakshambhutani</a></span> promises you that you haven&#39;t seen anything like this!&nbsp; The <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/octopod-smart-home-iot-project">Octopod: Smart Home IOT Project</a> was made using NodeMCU (Arduino MKR 1010) , Arduino Uno, and Raspberry Pi 3. Octopod allows you to make your home smart. Octopod sends you a variety of data like temperature, humidity, and gas quality inside your home. Octopod sends you notification whenever it detects any sort of motion inside and tells you when you need to water your plants. You can also control your appliances through a Blynk application on your smartphone. Octopod even enables true mood lighting! Octopod is equipped with a tiny little camera, which sends you live feed. This camera also uses artificial intelligence to detect humans in its sight and sends you their pictures. In addition, it features an RFID door locking system! Awesome, right?</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/376x323/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6406.contentimage_5F00_103835.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6406.contentimage_103835.jpg-376x323.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=klTDPm3zgVM6OZtiz7Hl4XlgR6Z4pbT6p31m187i5%2Fc%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=Hq6GEZXRrX55FAixAFcITg==" style="max-height: 323px;max-width: 376px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/273x309/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/5001.contentimage_5F00_103836.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/5001.contentimage_103836.jpg-273x309.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=Ozn24FbkOzaAoZ67o102q1S2%2B1954kbnXlZvVKKePLg%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=K2durj4nbyJ9I8H0Dol7sg==" style="max-height: 309px;max-width: 273px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;">This is a fun project that can be recreated quite easily. The blog&nbsp; is full of information and worth recreating for those interested in smart home&nbsp; projects. - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px;color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;"><span id="7b4a624a_92a1_455f_b51c_2d35cffee789"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGC9mb7RiwI">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:18px;color:#4a4a4a;font-family:proxima-nova, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;">&quot;This was a nicely tested project, with a fun video. Several microcontrollers were used, the video was really nice, and there was a mobile app too as if the multiple&nbsp; MCUs were not enough! It was an impressive amount of work, and all source code is published.&quot; - Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Runner Up Winner</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;"><strong><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Project14 | Clustered MCUs: Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> by <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> </strong></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">As you can see, <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span> project deservedly earned rave reviews and he won&#39;t be laving empty handed.&nbsp; He&#39;ll ibe receiving a swag package that includes a Raspberry Pi 3, a Graspio cloud add on, and whatever other goodies as we decide to throw in there.&nbsp; Few points separated the top 5 entries, and this earned vocal praise from many judges, so we&#39;re going to make sure he does not walk away empty handed.&nbsp; <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/project14-clustered-mcus-functional-safety-with-lockstep-cpus">Functional Safety with Lockstep CPUs</a> is a design where multiple physical CPUs are used to check integrity of the processing.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/395x282/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/3857.contentimage_5F00_103838.png"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/3857.contentimage_103838.png-395x282.png?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=SyjTmQy3UShcnvOp1ozExsANp4%2BhsJSherj9ZerWMbI%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=D19sZc7ClFDPG4d7LbEbYQ==" style="max-height: 282px;max-width: 395px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;The LockSteps CPU is good because it clearly explained a technology people may not be familiar with.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Very interesting blog with lots of detail. Jan excelled on a technical level, covering a very important topic in a way anyone can understand.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="35ce5ac7_07e3_4b88_b7ec_1937e426d2a7"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_45Y-DmfBm8">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;I&#39;m going to go for Jan Cump&#39;s Hercules Demo. It wasn&#39;t in the same sort of project format as maybe you were expecting from the competition but I felt the most complete and explained a situation where you really did want 2 microcontrollers working behind the scenes.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;Very interesting blog with lots of detail. Jan excelled on a technical level, covering a very important topic in a way anyone can understand.&quot; </strong>- Community Member Judge</p></blockquote><blockquote class="jive-quote"><p style="margin:0;"><strong>&quot;This project is very involved with a lot of&nbsp; information provided. Even though it is a complex project Jan has made it easy&nbsp; for most of us to recreate. One of the best written projects I have had the pleasure of&nbsp; reading. I hope to have time to build this one day.&quot;</strong> - Community Member Judge </p></blockquote><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/jancumps">Jan Cumps</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/usb-programmable-electronic-dc-load-test-equipment">USB Programmable (electronic DC load) Test Equipment</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/open-arduino/b/blog/posts/arduino-in-test-instrumentation---intro-scpi-programmable-switch">Arduino in Test Instrumentation - Intro: SCPI Programmable Switch</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/open-arduino/">Open Arduino</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">Honorable Mention</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a> by <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">This is a worthy entry that was entered after judging took place but was well worth the wait because it&#39;s awesome and it has to do with music. Using three yellow micro:bits, by kind permission of the Colchester Public Library, along a fourth micro:bit to create <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/clusteredmcus/b/blog/posts/the-micro-bit-quartet">The micro:bit Quartet</a> : four micro:bits playing music in unison!&nbsp; Keeping things simple, he took advantage of the existing sound capability of the micro:bit but added an additional amplifier to drive miniature 8 ohm loudspeakers at a reasonable volume. Each micro:bit is monophonic and plays a single note at a time. Synchronisation between the microbits keeps them in time with one micro:bit acting as the conductor!</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder mce-item-table" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/417x313/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/0714.contentimage_5F00_103840.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/0714.contentimage_103840.jpg-417x313.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=OCl8mRLg86MczvpD290rd8%2Bg4M4pB8oSRjQ4yJAneX0%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=YPCO+le9c3CGs8c4AOwBVA==" style="max-height: 313px;max-width: 417px;" /></a></span></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/414x311/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/4846.contentimage_5F00_103841.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/4846.contentimage_103841.jpg-414x311.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=sSlGRDu7XSLPFwIQJlzZTfgAR4Wj4uXxUI3aj0aSI%2BA%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=67VaHUh+6suWUcRwFD5QcA==" style="max-height: 311px;max-width: 414px;" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span id="1519befa_4e59_4a1d_936c_abee6044b93d"><span><a href="https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=5851349221001">players.brightcove.net/.../index.html</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/jc2048">jc2048</a></span>:</strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/07/20/diy-test-equipment-the-byear-2000-a-logic-probe">DIY Test Equipment: The ByEar 2000 - A Logic Probe</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/08/05/diy-test-equipment-the-di-o-matic-a-simple-diode-tester-arduino">DIY Test Equipment: The Di-o-Matic, a Simple Diode Tester [Arduino]</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="https://www.element14.com/community/people/jc2048/blog/2017/11/22/cool-led-displays-boost-that-led">Cool LED Displays: Boost That LED!</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/coolleddisplay/">Cool LED Display</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/a-simple-arduino-music-box">A Simple Arduino Music Box</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/b/blog/posts/tiny-light-cluster">Tiny light cluster</a> by <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/404x309/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/2783.contentimage_5F00_103843.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/2783.contentimage_103843.jpg-404x309.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=8I%2B66QK8khVvx0M%2Bu3Q4zsjhREviWYecf1MQtFL0uyk%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=dotqo6dtuOfJuZARXGGudw==" style="max-height: 309px;max-width: 404px;" /></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Finally,&nbsp; although he wasn&#39;t able to complete it, <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span> &#39;s <a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/b/blog/posts/tiny-light-cluster">Tiny light cluster</a> came the closest to what <span><a href="/members/14rhb">14rhb</a></span> envisaged for <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/clusteredmcus/">Clustered MCUs</a> when he came up with the idea. This project would have used a handful of ATTiny10 chips along with some surface mount resistors and LEDs. <span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">The nodes would be spaced out on a clear plastic sheet so you could see that there was no physical connection between them.&nbsp; </span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Arial, &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, sans-serif;">They would provide a synchronised pattern or message.&nbsp; Would love to see what the finished project would look like.&nbsp; Perhaps, in a similar competition, such as 1KByte challenge? </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Also on <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> by <span><a href="/members/workshopshed">Workshopshed</a></span> </strong></p><ul><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/wackyautomationdevices/b/blog/posts/voice-activated-torch-using-a-rube-goldberg-machine">Voice activated torch using a Rube Goldberg Machine</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/wackyautomationdevices/">Wacky Automation Devices</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simpleelectronicrepairs/b/blog/posts/train-repair">Train Repair</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simpleelectronicrepairs/">Simple Electronic Repairs</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/robots-with-wheels/b/blog/posts/a-lightweight-robot-platform">A lightweight robot platform</a>&nbsp; in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/robots-with-wheels/">Robots with Wheels</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/b/blog/posts/mini-logic-probe-with-display">Mini Logic Probe with display</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/diytestequipment/">DIY Test Equipment</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/old-fashioned-japanese-music-box">Old fashioned Japanese Music Box</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/simplemusicmaker/b/blog/posts/beaglebone-plays-the-blues">Beaglebone plays the blues</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/simplemusicmaker/">Simple Music Maker</a></li><li><a class="jive-link-blog-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/moversandshakers/b/blog/posts/jumbo-servo">Jumbo Servo</a> in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/moversandshakers/">Movers and Shakers</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2><span style="color:#3334ca;">What&#39;s Happening Now</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#303030;">There&#39;s always stuff going on in the community and the best ideas always come from you.&nbsp; Suggest your idea in the <a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/w/documents/20670/project14-you-decide-the-next-monthly-project-competition">Monthly Poll!</a>&nbsp; and vote on the themes you want to do projects on. We&#39;re offering Tool Kits for Test Tools in our <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a> and you can show your love for analog in <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/backtoanalog/">Back to Analog</a></span><span style="color:#333333;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;">!</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><table border="0px" class="jiveBorder" style="border:0px solid #ffffff;width:100%;"><thead><tr><th style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#9ea900;text-align:left;" valign="middle"><strong>Back to Analog</strong></th><th style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#9ea900;text-align:left;" valign="middle"><strong>Test Instrumentation</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/backtoanalog/w/documents/3921/project14-back-to-analog-build-a-device-that-takes-you-back-to-the-days-of-analog">Build a Device that Takes You Back to the Days of Analog!</a> </strong></td><td colspan="1" style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jive-link-wiki-small" href="/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/w/documents/3866/project14-test-instrumentation-tool-kit-prizes-micro-bits-for-testing-tool-bits">Tool Kit Prizes: micro:bits for Testing Tool: bits!</a> </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/398x285/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/7673.contentimage_5F00_103844.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/7673.contentimage_103844.jpg-398x285.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=2wxua5Nh3BuHkLhaXXWP1TTi%2B6g3ScLBp31QMWHo0PE%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=h8EmLsqAniWFEvGXN9OF6w==" style="max-height: 285px;max-width: 398px;" /></a></span></p></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><p style="margin:0;"><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/379x271/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-02-95/6177.contentimage_5F00_103845.jpg"><img loading="lazy" alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/02/95/6177.contentimage_103845.jpg-379x271.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=0ueGwS1S6aKHpzlHquwvyq0KvbHSPT7jU8h37NSvs5s%3D&amp;se=2026-06-06T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=nxLa0QXVghDmE+kvHFtVeg==" style="max-height: 271px;max-width: 379px;" /></a></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/backtoanalog/">Back to Analog</a> </strong></td><td style="border:0pxpx solid black;border:0px solid #ffffff;width:50%;padding:6px;"><strong><a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/test-instrumentation/">Test Instrumentation</a> </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><span style="color:#3334ca;"><span id="bebfae33_81a1_4351_b6d7_ebdbe5d980c1"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrkk43sAacU">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Thank you for continued support of <a class="jivecontainerTT-hover-container jive-link-community-small" href="/challengesprojects/project14/">Project14</a> !</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;">Keep the magic happening by inspiring others with your videos,&nbsp; having fun, and being creative.&nbsp; Your only limit is your imagination and well... time!</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2 style="font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:#303030;">In the comments below:</span></h2><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><h2 style="font-family:Verdana, &#39;Verdana Ref&#39;, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;color:#303030;">Be sure to Congratulate the Winners and Keep Being Awesome!</span></h2><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: past_contest</div>