Individual LED lights are common in Arduino projects because they offer proof a circuit works. Soldering iron and solder ($9.95): A soldering iron is used to create new and permanent connections ...

[Jose] has been featured here before for his innovative Arduino-driven RGB lighting projects, and this is another great project which builds on that theme!

Here's a nice one for those looking to incorporate LEDs with a touch or proximity switch into a project: the company Bare Conductive shows how to use an LED strip light with its Touch Board. The ...

Here is a simple Arduino Camping Light project. In this design, only one push button switch is used to control the light output (from a bunch of white LEDs) between off, dim, medium, and full ...

People use ugly sweater parties as opportunities to get creative: Some may find tacky sweaters while rummaging through their parents’ closets and browsing in thrift shops; others may craft their ...

Theremin – Simple Build 1 Now you can build a simple Light/Optical Theremin next to nothing. Thanks to the support of the Arduino microcontroller – very few external parts are needed! First, note that ...

This serves to diffuse the light from the LEDs that would eventually be placed inside the box. Next it was time to install the electronics. [Stef] used an off-the-shelf RGB LED matrix from Adafruit.