Arduino microcontrollers are popular in DIY and modding circles. But how can you put one to good use? We talk to Ladyada to find out.

If you can make it through this project without getting overwhelmed or giving up, you can probably tackle most of the Arduino projects we feature on a regular basis.

First, some background: Arduino boards, like the popular Raspberry Pi computers, are single-board systems. You can upload code to them, just as you would any electronics project, but Arduino ...

While you could (eventually) learn to code Arduino projects yourself and make your Arduino do almost anything, you can also simply piggy back off open-source projects already available (that's ...

Arduino kits include everything you need to build your own gadgets — with minimal coding knowledge.

For instance, you can build a weather station using an Arduino microcontroller and pair it with your Home Assistant dashboard.

Instructables is holding a Arduino contest. Use those nifty microcontrollers to build an cool project and maybe win a prize! Arduinos are awesome – with one simple controller, you can make ...

We thought that connecting an Arduino to a Raspberry Pi was overkill, but one thing caught our attention. [Jan Stevens] mentions that the RPi is less expensive than the Ethernet Shield. Interesting… ...