I had a MOST frustrating time (3 or 4 hours) trying to get the Arduino IDE running on a Linux home computer – actually, two computers, as I was getting nowhere on the first – although what I ...

Despite a wealth of tutorials for setting up and writing code for the ESP8266 WiFi module, there has not been much of anything on programming this cheap wireless module with the Arduino IDE. Finally, ...

Arduino is the perfect introduction to microcontrollers and electronics. The recent trend of powerful, cheap, ARM-based single board Linux computers is the perfect introduction to computer science, ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

This article is a bit different from my usual column in two ways. First, it's starting with a hardware and software combo—something I've not done before. Second, the projects are linked to each other ...

Arduino enthusiasts may be interested to know that the official Arduino website announced the release of a new IDE for all Arduino boards over the holiday period making Arduino IDE 1.8.0 available to ...