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ATtuno by paw/e/some on Tindie Developmentboard for ATtiny 1 series MCUs, loosely based on the UNO form factor.

Paw/e/some's ATtuno is a development board for exploring tinyAVR 1-series MCUs, loosely based on the Arduino UNO form factor.

10.03.2026 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Presure Sensor Kit - Basic by Nelson_Phillips on Tindie This kit is design to measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

Nelson Phillips' ATmega328-based kit lets you measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

10.03.2026 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Presure Sensor Kit - Basic by Nelson_Phillips on Tindie This kit is design to measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

Nelson Phillips' ATmega328-based kit lets you measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

10.03.2026 20:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trixi_Pixi81's PV-MQTT-Reader is a small, ATmega328-controlled display that shows home electricity consumption (or production) at a glance: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...

10.03.2026 13:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Velxio โ€“ Browser-Based Arduino Emulator Velxio is an open-source Arduino emulator that runs entirely in the browser. The project allows users to write Arduino sketches, compile them using arduino-cli, and simulate microcontroller hardware u...

Developed by David Montero Crespo, Velxio is open source Arduino emulator that runs entirely in the browser with real AVR8 CPU simulation and interactive electronic components.

09.03.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Build a Chrome Dino Auto-Player with Digispark ATtiny85 Build a plug-and-play Chrome Dino auto-player with a Digispark ATtiny85 and two LM393 LDR sensors. Adaptive timing keeps jumps accurate as game speed increases.

Albert David's ATtiny85-powered setup plays Chrome Dino automatically using two LDR sensors on the monitor.

09.03.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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3D Graphics on the Microprofessor MPF-1B Previously, I built a graphics card for the MPF-1B. So far it has done text output and Mandelbrot fractals. For RC2025/10, I want to see a rotating 3D cube on it! The code already exists, but needs to...

Michael Wessel's ATmega1284P-based graphics card brings a rotating 3D cube to the Microprofessor MPFโ€‘1B โ€” complete with double-buffering and multiple colors.

09.03.2026 09:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The $30 Arduino Hack Every GTA V Fan Should Build A maker built a custom $30 Arduino-based steering wheel to dominate GTA V without getting robbed by overpriced hardware.

AK22D built a custom, ATmega32U4-controlled steering wheel and gear selector for GTA V.

09.03.2026 09:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Addressable LED Delay Splitter -- Sometimes routing addressable data signals is annoying, because of the range limitation and the extra cabling. This device solves this issue by allowing the use of "binary tree topology" signal pat...

Maik's project implements a delay splitter for addressable LED strips using an ATtiny406.

09.03.2026 01:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Master Morse code with Katniss Labs' AVR128DA48-controlled wireless trainer: www.reddit.com/r/electronic...

07.03.2026 18:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Worldโ€™s Smallest Marble Clock With Pick And Place Arm Clocks come in many styles and sizes, with perhaps the most visually pleasing ones involving marbles. Watching these little spheres obey gravity and form clearly readable numbers on a clock has strโ€ฆ

Jens of the Strange Inventions YouTube channel built a marble clock small enough to fit on your desk.

07.03.2026 01:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Robotic mice to scurry in Large Hadron Colliderโ€ฏโ”‚ The UKAEA-CERN PipeINEER
Robotic mice to scurry in Large Hadron Colliderโ€ฏโ”‚ The UKAEA-CERN PipeINEER YouTube video by UKAEAofficial

Developed by researchers from the UK Atomic Energy Authority and CERN, PipeINEER is an autonomous "robotic mouse" designed to travel through and inspect narrow pipes inside the Large Hadron Collider.

06.03.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
My CNC Router Was Too Small. So I Fixed That.
My CNC Router Was Too Small. So I Fixed That. YouTube video by Modern Hobbyist

Modern Hobbyist set out to enlarge Ivan Mirandaโ€™s Tiny 3D Printed CNC MK II machine by making its entire X-axis nearly three times wider.

06.03.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ArduStick: DIY clone of Arduboy FX as an Arcade bartop Homemade clone of Arduboy FX game console, in an Arcade bartop format with battery voltage monitor (8 bit dual core) By Niiico.

Nico Rouger's ATmega32U4-powered ArduStick is a DIY Arduboy FX clone as a bartop arcade.

05.03.2026 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Qron0b: A Minimalist, Low-Power BCD Wristwatch Over the decades we have seen many DIY clocks and wrist watches presented, but few are as likely to get you either drawing in the crowds, or quietly snickered at behind your back, as a binary watchโ€ฆ

Qewer's qron0b is a minimalist, ATtiny24A-based wristwatch that displays the time in BCD format on its 4x4 LED matrix.

05.03.2026 15:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Analogy Clippy Analogy Clippy: Project by: Cassie Kwok, Patricia Kuang This is an interactive smart memo system that attaches to a book holder. It can be used in different ways depending on your needs, functioning ...

Created by Cassie Kwok and Patricia Kuang, the Analogy Clippy is an interactive, ATmega328-controlled memo card system that attaches to a book holder and automatically stays visible as you flip through pages.

04.03.2026 20:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Man makes worldโ€™s smallest arcade machine thatโ€™s pocket-sized but filled with power Aerospace Engineer Kiran Patil (India) has created the world's smallest arcade machine.

Kiran Patil's playable Space Invaders cabinet sets the record for the world's smallest arcade machine, measuring just 0.98 x 0.6 x 0.59 inches.

04.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Building a Multi-Toolchain Rain-Triggered Greenhouse Rain-Triggered Greenhouse Automation shows how MPLABยฎ for VS Code, Zephyr RTOS, and Microchip tools work together in one connected build. By Ethan Layton and Robert Perkel.

This rain-triggered automated greenhouse system demonstrates how MPLABยฎ for VS Code, Zephyr RTOS, and multiple Microchip tools can work in harmony to create a single, intelligent application.

03.03.2026 18:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This 3D-Printed Benchtop Power Supply Was Built Purely With Components Languishing in a Parts Bin An upcycled ATX PSU becomes a two-channel variable-voltage adjustable-current power supply, complete with Arduino UNO-powered UI.

J. Franklin turned a salvaged ATX PSU and a drawer full of old components into a dual-channel benchtop power supply with an ATmega328-driven user interface.

03.03.2026 15:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Making a 3D pen that's actually useful
Making a 3D pen that's actually useful YouTube video by half-baked-research

YouTuber half-baked-research created a functional, ATmega328-controlled DIY 3D pen that's actually useful.

03.03.2026 13:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Open Source Hardware Certifications for February 2026 - Make: Our favorite open source hardware certifications for February include assistive tech, a data logger, and DIY bat detector.

A low-cost, SAM D21-controlled digital switch interface and an ATmega1284P-powered watershed datalogging board are among the latest Open Source Hardware Association certifications.

03.03.2026 01:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Computer-generated dream world Virtual reality for a 286 processor

Nagy Krisztiรกn created a simulated system to bring a 286 CPU back to life without a motherboard.

02.03.2026 20:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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WhatsUp? A GPS Keychain That Shows Overhead Planets This small circuit uses GPS and 9 RGB LEDs that light up when the eight planets (and Pluto and the Moon) are overhead By mars91.

A perfect project to celebrate this past weekend's celestial spectacle! WhatsUp? is an ATtiny3216-controlled, GPS-enabled keychain that shows overhead planets using nine RGB LEDs.

02.03.2026 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Attiny402 MiniSerialMonitor This is a serial monitor using an Attiny402 with 256 bytes of RAM and 4 kilobytes of ROM. What I didn't expect was that it works just by connecting the signal wires, no batteries required.

Jyujyun designed a pocket-sized serial monitor based on an ATtiny402.

28.02.2026 19:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Piano 3 circuit (top) assembled onto its battery holder without a programming header installed. A Piano 3 circuit with an ICSP programming header for use with Microchip's PICKit programmers (bottom).

A Piano 3 circuit (top) assembled onto its battery holder without a programming header installed. A Piano 3 circuit with an ICSP programming header for use with Microchip's PICKit programmers (bottom).

Piano 3 is controlled by a @microchip-makes.bsky.social PIC12F1840 and includes ICSP pads for easy (re-)programming. ๐Ÿค“

27.02.2026 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Electromagnetic Graphics Tablet Electromagnetic Graphics Tablet: This Instructable explains how to build a simple graphics tablet using an Arduino Uno R3, two wire grids at right-angles, and an MLX90393 3D magnetic sensor module. Th...

This DIY electromagnetic graphics tablet uses an ATmega328-based Arduino UNO Rev3, two wire grids at right angles, and a 3D magnetic sensor module.

27.02.2026 20:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TritBits The switches allow for the input of a 5-digit binary (bit) or ternary (trit) number. A switch set in the up position represents 1, the middle position is 0, and the down position is -1. The correspond...

Jeroen Brinkman's TritBits is an ATmega328-controlled device that shows the working of binary coded numbers, binary two's complement coded negative numbers, and balanced ternary numbers.

27.02.2026 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EdemaFlex: soft-robotic glove for swelling relief | Cornell Chronicle EdemaFlex, a new glove with more than three dozen actuators across all five fingers and the palm, developed by Cornell researchers, aims to reduce swelling for people suffering from edema.

Cornell researchers have developed a new soft robotic glove that uses 37 actuators to reduce hand swelling for people suffering from edema.

27.02.2026 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DeepSleepr - USB-C Low Power Management for SBCs The power management module that saves you money. For sensors, SBCs, or anything USB-powered that runs in conditions where power is limited! By Platima Tinkers.

Platima Tinkers' DeepSleepr is a compact, ATtiny414-controlled power management module for any USB development board or single-board computer.

27.02.2026 00:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Convert that Old VTech โ€œToyโ€ Computer Into a Z80 Hacking Station This guide from Bernhard โ€œHotKeyโ€ Slawik explains how you can use an old VTech "PreComputer" as a Zilog Z80 hacking station.

Bernhard โ€œHotKeyโ€ Slawik converted a '90s VTech "PreComputer" into a Z80 hardware tinkering platform.

25.02.2026 18:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0