DIY Projects - Guides

This page has a few DIY Project Guides that are fun to try at home

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How To Make an Arduino Powered Garage Door Opener

This article will walk you through using an Arduino to make your own combination garage door opener

Download Sketch here

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How to build a random message playback

This is a step-by-step guide on making a random message playback using USB5M

Download Sketch here

Skill Level: Intermediate

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How To Make an Arduino Combination Door Lock

This article will walk you through using an Arduino to make your own combination door lock

Download Sketch here

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Make a motion-activated message playback module.

Make a motion-activated switch that could play a message when someone walks past.

Make a speaker box from recycled DVD/CD cases

Easy guide to make your speaker pack a little more punch.

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How to build an SMD FM Transmitter

This is a step-by-step guide on making an SMD FM Transmitter

Skill Level: Intermediate

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Servo Controllers

A detailed PDF on how to make a servo controller and how it operates

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How to use LEDs

View this cool how to chart on using LEDs with circuits

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How To Make a Joule Thief

This article will cover how to make a Joule Thief and how it operates

Skill Level: Beginner

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How To Make a PCB

This article will cover how to make a printed circuit board (PCB)

Skill Level: Beginner

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Using the LM358 Op-Amp

This article will cover the use of the LM358 Op Amp in a few example circuits

Skill Level: Intermediate

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How To Make a Flip Flop BCD Counter

This article will cover the use of an Asynchronous Flip Flop Counter that gives an output in BCD (Binary Coded Decimal)

Skill Level: Beginner

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How to make a 7 Segment Display

This article will cover the use of a 7 segment display in conjunction with a driver IC

Skill Level: Beginner

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How To Make a Vibration Sensor

The circuit detects sharp "knocks" or "high frequency" oscillations and converts the sensors minute voltage level into something more useful

Skill Level: Easy

How To Relays

Engineering notes on LEDs series and parallel, Open collector outputs, and How to Connect a load to a relay output

Resistor Color Code Sheet

Calculate Resistor Values