[Carl] recently upgraded his home with a solar panel system. This system compliments the electricity he gets from the grid by filling up a battery bank using free (as in beer) energy from the sun. The ...

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CGA monitors may not be an amazing technological advance these days, but they can generally be found very cheaply. Additionally, they have a DB-9 connector and work off of TTL ranges (0-5VDC) making ...

In day-to-day life, there are financial concerns that we all have to juggle. Groceries, childcare, bills, insurance, and taxes are just some of the money matters that make being an adult such a ...

Now you can build your own room temperature monitor using an Arduino board. The circuit is a combination of an Arduino UNO board, LM35 temperature sensor, and a 16×2 Hitachi compatible LCD. It will ...

If you have allergies than you've likely considered picking up an air quality sensor for you house at some point. However, a good air quality monitor will run you upwards of $290. DIYer Chris decided ...

If you are interested in saving money and water, you may be interested in this Arduino shower monitor which has been created by Instructables member LiamOSM. Using a small LCD screen and the power of ...

If you are looking for inspiration for your next Arduino project, would like to monitor your sleep patterns you may be interested in this DIY sleep monitor which has been created using a little ...

[Credit: Invent Geek] Gardening can be quite rewarding, but it can also take up a quite a bit of time. There is software out there that can make it easier to monitor your garden, but if your plot is ...

Arduino-fanciers Oomlout have put together a neat control box for the popular prototyping board, complete with five potentiometers and three switches. There's also a software app that can monitor the ...