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Explore our variety of creative microcontroller projects for all levels, ready to build with parts from our range

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New to microcontroller projects? Our XC3900 Duinotech Learning Kit has everything you need to get started with Arduino.

Arduino Clap Light
Sight & Sound
Arduino Clap Light
Difficulty

Can’t find the remote control? Don’t worry! Clapping lets you switch devices on and off with this simple project. You may have seen it on TV; now you can build it yourself.

Entertainment
Memory Gesture Game
Difficulty

This project is all about creating a simple game to test your memory.

Automatic Blinds Opener
Automatic Blinds Opener
Difficulty

Let the power of the sun encourage you to get out of bed each morning with this curtain/blinds opener.

Ethernet IO Controller
Arduino Ethernet IO Controller
Difficulty

Here’s a little project that isn’t hard to build, but really has unlimited uses.

Festive
Game Of Life
Difficulty

Looking for a new conversation starter in your home? Build our Game of Life wall thermostat using new XC4390 addressable RGB light strip.

Unlocking Weather Wisdom: A Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up Your Own Home Weather Station
Difficulty

Gain valuable meteorological data with weather stations, empowering you to monitor and analyze weather conditions effectively.

Entertainment
Arduino Picture Frame
Difficulty

There's not a lot to construct in this project - it's just an UNO and LCD Touch Shield, but if you want a simple project that looks slick then it's a good place to start.

Entertainment
Music Beat Bar
Difficulty

Pump up the Jam with this beat bar! Get a visual display that bounces in tune with the music.

Test & Tools
Laser Beam Timer
Difficulty

Here's a handy little project that uses a little known feature of LEDs, and also has a laser in it, which makes it even cooler.

Entertainment
Arduino Learning
Difficulty

Arduino® is an open source hardware and software prototyping environment, but what does this mean?

Portable Soil Moisture Meter
Test & Tools
Portable Soil moisture meter
Difficulty

This is a great little tool for the green thumbs.

Micro ROS Controller
Stem
Micro ROS Controller
Difficulty

Control your ROS projects with a simple to build controller

DIY Self-Driving Kit
DIY Self-Driving Kit
Difficulty

Entertainment
Microbit Heart Finder
Difficulty

Get started with the Microbit starter pack and this neat little game!

Power Usage Monitor
Power
Power Usage Monitor
Difficulty

In this project we built a current meter using the AC712 current sensor, instead of just displaying or reporting current measurements we made the project a little more interesting by calculating power consumption (which is just POWER = CURRENT x VOLTAGE), and reporting the power consumption via email.

Microbit Christmas
Festive
Microbit Christmas
Difficulty

Combine a micro:bit XC4320 and breakout board XC4330 to create an electronic christmas tree using up to 12 LEDs and your own imagination.

TEST & TOOLS
How to remove Header pins
Difficulty

Many off-the-shelf modules have header pins that can be difficult to work with, whether they are facing the right way or are the wrong configuration (vertical instead of horizontal, vice versa.)

Low Battery Alarm
Power
Low Battery Alarm
Difficulty

Simple alerts with the low battery alarm

Sight & Sound
Ultrasonic Parking Assistant
Difficulty

We saw a version of this project in The Shed Magazine, and thought it would be perfect to build using our duinotech parts.

Stem
Wall Dodging Robot
Difficulty

This clever robot is the perfect way to get started with robotics.

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