There are projects and there are Projects. Here are some SBC and microcontroller projects that truly push the limits of the DIY gadget hobby.

ESPHome is an open-source project that lets you program ESP32 and ESP8266 microcontrollers, at $5 and $2 a pop, respectively, with simple YAML configurations, turning cheap, barebones hardware ...

In a bit of a twist, TK shows us how to construct an analog breathing LED sleep indicator that can be paired to a microcontroller.

Creating capacitive touch-sensitive buttons is easy these days; many microcontrollers have cap-sense hardware built-in. This will work for simple on/off control, but what if you want a linear, posi… ...

A common enough microcontroller project is to create some form of logic analyzer. In theory, it should be pretty easy: grab some digital inputs, store them, and display them. But, of course, the de… ...

This article will show you a simple and inexpensive way to make your own portable power supply for microcontroller experiments and the like by hacking a mobile phone power bank. The proposed power ...

In need of a simple microcontroller board for your project? Then, an Arduino board might be exactly what you're looking for. This open-source hardware platform comes in a multitude of versions ...