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May 28, 2023May 29, 2023Background, Electronics, Microcontrollers

Using the ST7735 TFT Display with the Arduino Nano

In earlier Arduino based projects I’ve used two different monochrome LCD screens, but these were quite limited in their display capabilities. In the drop controller I went with the two […]

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May 9, 2023April 10, 2024Electronics, Microcontrollers, Projects

Building a Motorized Macro Rail: Part 2

Picking up from where part 1 of the Motorized Macro Rail project left off: Design Modifications I’ve made few improvements to the prototype design for the “production” version, as outlined […]

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March 23, 2023March 23, 2023Background, Microcontrollers

Arduino IDE Serial Port Issues

Getting back to developing on Arduinos recently after a bit of a gap, I was immediately hit by problems uploading code onto my Arduino boards. Obviously this was very frustrating […]

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March 13, 2023April 10, 2024Electronics, Microcontrollers, Projects

Building a Motorized Macro Rail

The Prototype Taking a (semi) objective look at this site recently I realised that it’s ages since I built a project with an Arduino. That’s certainly not because I’ve built […]

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February 11, 2023April 10, 2024Background, Electronics, Microcontrollers

How to Use Arduinos to Drive Stepper Motors

I have a few stepper motors that were either bought or salvaged with the intention of using them for project builds. Since I’ve finally got round to starting work on […]

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September 20, 2022October 28, 2022Background, Microcontrollers

Making Sense of the Nokia 5110 Display

When I built the photogate camera trigger unit I used the cheap and cheerful Nokia 5110 display. During development and prototyping I worked with a couple of these display modules […]

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December 8, 2019December 30, 2022Microcontrollers, Projects

Make a Photogate Camera-Flash Trigger

If you’ve ever tried to capture splash shots of objects dropping into a glass tank of water you’ll know that catching the action at the right moment is very hit-or-miss […]

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November 30, 2019April 10, 2024Microcontrollers, Projects

How to Make a DIY Arduino Drop Controller

I did a 365 photo project a few years ago in a bid to improve my photography by forcing me to take more pictures. The first and last quarters of […]

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November 25, 2019October 28, 2022Background, Microcontrollers

Arduino Basics: How To Get Started

Several of my photography project builds are based on the Arduino boards. These provide a very versatile and low-cost platform that mostly avoids having to design discrete electronics for basic […]

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November 24, 2019October 27, 2022Electronics, Microcontrollers, Projects

DIY PIR Camera Trigger Unit

If you want to capture pictures of wildlife, one of the big challenges is getting close enough to your subject. This is likely to involve getting into position, camouflaging yourself […]

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