Most embedded systems are reactive by nature. They measure certain properties of their environment with sensors and react on changes. For example, they display something, move a motor, or send a ...

[Tony] has developed a method of using a state machine to validate keypad inputs. His method checks the commands character by character as they are entered in by a 16 button keypad. State machines are ...

Forgive me here C and C++ programmers, for I do not dwell within your hallowed halls. This one, from SparkFun, is the most understandable one I have found yet, although I have no idea how long case ...

[Andrew] is bringing his old mechanical sewing machine into the 21st century by adding an Arduino control module. Originally, his Alfa sewing machine could only do a straight stitch or a zig-zag of ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists that have considered adding advanced machine vision to their project may be interested in a new small affordable and expandable development board called the OpenMV Cam ...

If you would like to build the ultimate espresso machine, you might be interested in a new Arduino project for the Gaggiuino. An open-source modification for espresso machines developed by Zer0-bit ...

CTO Massimo Banzi sits down with Machine Design to talk about the current state of Arduino and the Maker Movement. I missed this year’s Maker Faire in New York City, but just before the show, the CTO ...