Arduino is a great way for today’s novices to start to learn how to write and run codes that interact with the external world. Somebody on Facebook recently asked about finding an easy-to-use shield ...

OMC has launched a fibre optic transceiver shield for Arduino Uno, designed to work with PMMA (polymer) optical cables up to 25m long, plus demonstration software ...

Arduinos are a godsend for the DIY/Tinkerer community, but there’s all sorts of stuff they just can’t do out of the box. Sure, you can add tons of functionality via strap-on boards called “shields”..