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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.

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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.

Portable Soil Moisture Meter
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Portable Soil moisture meter
Difficulty

This is a great little tool for the green thumbs.

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.)

Arduino Based LED Tester
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Arduino Based LED Tester
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A handy little tool that can help you out if you work with LED’s a lot, especially if you are always trying to work out the right resistor to make them work.

Duinotech Thermostat
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Duinotech Thermostat
Difficulty

Here's a project that will take you into the world beyond the basics of the Duinotech Learning Kit.

Jaycar-RCT-Hero
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Resistor & Capacitor Tester
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Here's another easy to build project similar to the LED tester, and using the same hardware.

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Mailbox Notifier
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Get a quick alert on your phone when you get a new letter in the mailbox!

Installing and Setting Up the XC0440 Weather Station
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Installing and Setting Up The XC0440 Weather Station
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Even individuals who aren't technologically inclined will find the XC0440 Wi-Fi Weather Station to be an accessible yet comprehensive tool. We demonstrate just how simple it is to install and set up.

TEST & TOOLS
Lithium Battery USB Charger - Powering your Arduino Project
Difficulty

So you’ve just finished building your Arduino project, and it’s happily running off the USB lead hanging out of your computer.

Test & Tools
ATtiny Programmer Shield
Difficulty

The best thing about at the ATtiny85 IC is undoubtedly its size, but this also makes it difficult to program.

HCF-August-Oscilloscope
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Simple Duinotech Oscilloscope
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This little test tool is designed to be easily put together if you need a very basic 'scope in a hurry.

TEST & TOOLS
Coding Shield Project
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The Coding Shield Project is inspired by the ThinkerShield, which has been developed by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences as a tool for teaching coding.

Test & Tools
Wireless Garden Monitor
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Here's a project that uses two Arduino boards to communicate wirelessly - the first Arduino reads a soil moisture sensor and a temperature and humidity sensor, and sends the data to a second Arduino that displays the data in a graph and text.

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GPS World Clock
Difficulty

While most phones have the ability to display the local time throughout the world, you may not always have access to an internet connection.

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Revive your Arduino - ISP Programming
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A handy tool to have in your Arduino Kit is an ISP programmer.

Ultrasonic Radar
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Ultrasonic Radar
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Watch a cool radar slide across your computer screen like the old time war-movies!

Fridge Alarm
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Arduino Fridge Alarm
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This neat little project is a good way to learn about simple Arduino programming.

Trailer Voltage Monitor
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Trailer Voltage Monitor
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One of the guys at the office here asked if I could build an Arduino device for monitoring the voltage of the 12V battery in his trailer- as now required for registration of some trailers which have electric brakes.

UNO Programmer
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Duinotech Uno Programmer
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Recently, we had to program a big pile of Uno's for some workshops we were running, getting kids to build the Snake Game Project.

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IoT Smart Wireless Switch
Difficulty

Here is a great project to get started with your very own IoT (Internet of Things) home automation project.

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