Embedded Computing Design

[D1 Mini front by Tpkull WeMos via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.] Since Arduino boards have become something of a de facto standard for maker and DIY projects, many other boards have adapted...

[Photo from footage taken by PJ Accetturo] Several years ago, I was shown a device called the Strandbeest, a mechanical walking creature that moves via wind and mechanical power. At first I...

As mentioned in my last article, I have a decent amount of experience with Arduino boards, and quite a bit more with industrial programmable logic con...

You've probably seen hobby-style servos are used in many DIY and MakerPro projects. Cheap, and accurate enough for many applications, they're used in...

If you've been experimenting with development boards like the Arduino Uno, turning on a light automatically can be useful, and there is a wide variety...

In this series, I’ve gone over the Arduino Uno development board that seems to be the de facto MakerPro standard, as well as the Nano, which is great when you need very similar capabilities in a...

As touched on in my first post on the Arduino Uno, Arduino development boards have in many ways revolutionized hobby, and now MakerPro electronics. No longer does one have to spend close to $100...

Since I purchased a DSLR camera several years ago, I’ve been fascinated with taking good photos. This has paid off with (hopefully) better photos of my family and recreational pursuits, but has...

You may have heard the phrase in sales, "always be closing," conveniently abbreviated "ABC." As a MakerPro, I don't think that phrase, though easily a...

Nixie tubes, if you haven’t heard of them, are display devices that look like vacuum tubes, but are actually filled with gas. When electricity is applied to one of the characters inside, it...

Perhaps I should start this article off by talking about my "free" dog, Evie. My wife and I adopted her at no cost when she was few weeks old, and she...

If you grew up in the 1980s (or likely earlier) and were interested in technology whatsoever, you probably thought lasers were pretty awesome. Portray...

When I worked as an engineer in manufacturing, an important part of my job was designing fixtures to help others do their job better. 

If you're reading this, it's likely you grew up with video games, or at least have been exposed to them for the last 30 years or so. 

So you've made something that you think the world - or at least a small segment of it - would be interested in. In other words, you want to go from Ma...

When I'm inspired to make a new project, the last thing I want is to wait several days to make it. 

Recently I constructed an "infinity mirror," a mirror configuration with lights inside that appears to stretch to infinity. 

As a MakerPro, if you have a product or service to offer, Maker Faires can be a natural fit for promotion. Though they vary greatly in size and audien...

As a MakerPro, you likely sometimes produce things for your own use or entertainment. However, you usually have ideas that are good enough to share wi...

Air-powered, or pneumatic, machinery has long been a staple of automated manufacturing. Able to deliver an incredible amount of force at a high speed,...