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Get inspired by projects built with ProtoStax, from simple maker creations to more advanced connected devices.
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International Space Station Tracker
Track the ISS's current location & trajectory using a Raspberry Pi, ePaper display, ProtoStax Enclosure and Python.
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Portable Arduino Game Console Part 2: Snake Game
Building on the Portable Arduino Game Console from Part 1, let's reuse the same hardware to bring a Snake game to life with music and sound effects!
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Weather Station with Indoor & Outdoor Data
A tabletop weather station with a graphical display, built using an Arduino Giga Display, Arduino Giga R1 WiFi, and BME280 sensor.
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Stereoscopic 3D Streaming Camera & Viewer Part 2
Building on the stereoscopic camera from Part 1, use a single Raspberry Pi 5 instead to stream 3D video to a viewer such as Google Cardboard.
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Waveshare RPi IR-CUT Camera Review
Create a day/night photo/video camera using ProtoStax, Raspberry Pi and Waveshare RPi IR-CUT Camera
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Energy Monitoring Device with integrated Web App
Measure the energy parameters (current/voltage/Power/etc) of any plugged-in device and view the dashboard & historical data charts on a web app
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Stereoscopic (3D) Streaming Camera and Viewer
Tripod mountable stereoscopic 3D Camera that transmits a stereoscopic video stream over HTTP to a stereoscopic viewer like Google Cardboard
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How to Build an Arduino Energy Monitor and Data Logger
Build an Energy Monitor and Data Logger using Arduino and Dr. Wattson to collect energy data for different loads and plot it using Excel.
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Internet-Connected Energy Monitor
In this article, I explain how I integrated Dr. Wattson Board with Raspberry Pi and AWS IoT to create an Internet-connected energy monitor.
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Make Your Own Arduino Game Boy
Make a portable Arduino Gamer with a 16x2 LCD & 2 buttons and run an Endless Runner game with background music and sound effects!
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Multi-Track Music Player
Playback two musical scores simultaneously while showing synchronized lyrics
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Weather Station with ePaper and Raspberry Pi
Create a tabletop weather station with ePaper display, a Raspberry Pi, and a ProtoStax enclosure.
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Touchless Musical Hand Wash Timer
Touchless hand wash timer that shows a countdown clock & also plays a rotating selection of 20-second jingles. Add your own jingle easily!
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RGB Matrix Audio Visualizer with Arduino
Make beautiful music with Adafruit, SparkFun, Arduino and ProtoStax! Create an RGB matrix audio visualizer with Arduino.
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Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Headless Setup Tips
Learn how to setup and use the new Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera in a headless setup.
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Multi-Octave Portable Capacitive Touch Piano
Extending the "Portable Capacitive Touch Piano" to span multiple octaves using two push buttons! This portable piano packs quite a punch!
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PhotoStax - Digital ePaper Photo Frame
Make your own minimalist and modern photo frame with a tri-color ePaper Display, Raspberry Pi, ProtoStax Enclosure and Python
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Raspberry Pi Zero Cluster Computing Fun
Create a Pi Cluster w/ Raspberry Pi Zeros & MPI. Learn about parallel computing and find all primes below 100 million in 24 seconds!
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Raspberry Pi 4 - Conquering cpuburn with ProtoStax & 2 Fans
Testing out Raspberry Pi 4's temperature profile with and without fan(s) using ProtoStax for Raspberry Pi B+/Model 4B enclosure/case.
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Traffic Light Redux! -Intersection with Walk Request Buttons
Reimagining the simple traffic light project with intersection traffic lights & crosswalk signals with buttons to request crossing.
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Word Clock with tricolor ePaper, Raspberry Pi and ProtoStax
Build your own portable tabletop Word Clock with a 2.7 inch ePaper Display, Raspberry Pi and ProtoStax Enclosure
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Air Quality Monitor with Retro Gauge Display
Monitor the Air Quality in your neighborhood with this attractive retro visual gauge for Air Quality Index!
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ProtoStax Raspberry Pi Enclosure with I2C LCD Display
Use a 16x2 Character I2C LCD w/ your Raspberry Pi & ProtoStax Enclosure to display information like IP address, date/time & much more!
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Portable Capacitive Touch Piano
Make your own capacitive touch piano with slide keys. Use "Secret-Keys" demo jingles if your playing is not as good as your coding! :-)
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Control Arduino Nano BLE with Bluetooth & Python
See how to read and set sensor values on your Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense using Bluetooth & Python. Demonstrated with the on-board RGB LED.