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A simple Arduino Task Scheduler (video)
I uploaded a new video to demonstrate the task scheduler in action. In this example I am driving two servo motors, two LEDs and a...

Philippe Chretien
Apr 7, 20111 min read


A Simple Arduino Task Scheduler (1)
My motivation to write a task scheduler framework is to help me faster develop new Arduino projects. In most projects, we repeat the same...

Philippe Chretien
Apr 6, 20113 min read


Wireless Arduino/XBee Remote Control with Compass and Accelerometer
A few weeks ago we played with XBee wireless devices. Last week we played with accelerometers and compass. This week we will put it all...

Philippe Chretien
Mar 22, 20113 min read


Build a Custom Arduino Clone (Part 3) – Add a Compass
This post is the last part of this series of articles (part1, part2) showing how to build a project using a custom Arduino board. To the...

Philippe Chretien
Mar 16, 20112 min read
Arduino LED Matrix – Video
A short video to show the Arduino LED Matrix project in action. #ledmatrix #ledarray #electronic #LED #Arduino

Philippe Chretien
Mar 15, 20111 min read


Build an Arduino Clone (Part 2) – 3 Axis Accelerometer
I just received a adxl335 triple axis accelerometer breakout board from sparkfun.com. I decided to test it on my custom Arduino board....

Philippe Chretien
Mar 12, 20112 min read


LED Matrix and Arduino
Light Emitting Diodes (LED) are everywhere. There is a good reason for that, we love them! Most of us are using LEDs to communicate...

Philippe Chretien
Mar 7, 20112 min read


Build an Arduino Clone
There are many different kinds of Arduino boards out there. Most of the time you will find one that fulfill all your needs but, sometime,...

Philippe Chretien
Mar 4, 20112 min read


Arduino, Netduino Plus and XBee Radio
I just received two XBee wireless modems with an Arduino shield and an USB adapter board. I bought all these parts from Sparkfun.com. I...

Philippe Chretien
Feb 24, 20112 min read


Netduino Plus (Part 2)
I have been playing with my Netduino Plus for about two weeks now and I love it. So far, the most interesting thing about the Netduino is...

Philippe Chretien
Feb 20, 20115 min read


Netduino Plus (Part 1)
I just received my Netduino Plus. Netduino is an open source microcontroller development board working with the Microsoft .Net Micro...

Philippe Chretien
Feb 4, 20111 min read


Arduino, Ir and X10 Video
I made this short video to complete my previous post. #remotecontrol #homeautomation #IR #automation #infrared #x10 #Arduino

Philippe Chretien
Dec 19, 20101 min read


Arduino and Infrared … (Part 3)
That post is due for a long time. I’ll continue with the infrared project and add control of X10 devices in your house. Don’t know what...

Philippe Chretien
Dec 18, 20102 min read


Kids Clock V2.0
A big problem with my first version of the KidsClock was that despite my efforts to track time accurately, it was drifting a few minutes...

Philippe Chretien
Nov 27, 20102 min read


Arduino and Infrared … (Part 2)
In the first article of the series, I explained how to break the code of a standard infrared remote control. In this article, we will use...

Philippe Chretien
Oct 10, 20093 min read


Arduino and Infrared (IR) Remotes
This Article is the first of a series on programming an Arduino micro controller to control X-10 devices using an infrared (IR) remote...

Philippe Chretien
Sep 28, 20093 min read


Kids Clock
Ok, that one is not rocket science but it realy realy worth the 20$ Arduino micro controller I used to make that kids clock. The idea...

Philippe Chretien
Sep 8, 20092 min read


Arduino Timer Interrupt
I am actually working on a small project using an Arduino micro-controller ATMEGA 328. Timing issues are very critical so I had to find a...

Philippe Chretien
Jul 10, 20092 min read
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