Category Archive: Arduino

Mar
17

SM130 RFID Reader and Arduino

Recently I’ve been working on a RFID identification solution for a new project at University of Aveiro. Our first approach will be through Arduino and the Son Micro SM130 RFID module. At first, the Arduino seemed quite simple and effective …

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Feb
25

DD-WRT Serial and Arduino

Today I’m sharing my latest experiment with DD-WRT along with Arduino. For those who are not familiar with DD-WRT, it is a custom firmware for a large range of different routers, that allows to unleash some features that they don’t …

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Nov
20

Arduino Wakes My PC

I always dreamed of controlling some of my house features through the Internet. See IPTV in my computer, turn ON/OFF lights, remote P2P downloads… To acomplish this, I needed a server – my old desktop computer should do the work. But …

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Apr
07

Bluetooth Servos

Hello everyone. I’d like to share with you my latest mini-project. I wanted to control a Pan&Tilt system from my mobile phone. Note: the audio is in Portuguese, but I took some time to make the English subtitles.

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