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Hacking a Luminator bus sign

“Use a RasPi to control a Luminator sign using Wifi Step-by-step instructions to reverse engineer and modify a Luminator bus sign, adding a Raspberry Pi for control over WiFi. The Port City Makerspace gifted our makerspace a pair of Luminator …

Arduino / ESP8266 RS485 MODBUS Anemometer

“The objective is to find an easy way to implement RS485 on an Arduino Uno, then to adapt it to an ESP8266. The anemometer will be a part of a bench of measures that will be added to the wind …

Rs485 Arduino And Industrial Distance Sensor

“I have in my hand a distance laser sensor with high precision and speed. It is used in industrial environments for object positioning or detection applications. According to technical documents, I found it can communicate with other devices via RS485 …

Mover3D: the 3D Printed, DMX Controlled, Desktop Moving Light

“This is Mover3D. A 3D printed moving light using the industry standard DMX-512 communication protocol for lighting control. Thus, it can plug in to any standard lighting control console, creating the ultimate lighting desk toy. Mover3D features full RGBW …

Security Check RFID System Based on Arduino and RS485 Data Bus

“In this DIY guide I will show you how to make your own security check system based on Arduino! You can use this system in areas with security guards (e.g. warehouses, malls, open areas). Every guard will have a …

Monitor Your Energy Bills via Modbus

“Connect a Modbus energy meter to an Arduino and monitor power consumption via Home Assistant. Story If you really want to make your home smarter, you’ll probably want start from your monthly bills (i.e. energy, gas, etc…). As …

DIY Submersible ROV

“How hard could it be? It turns out that there were several challenges to making a submersible ROV. But it was a fun project and I think it was quite successful. My goal was to have it not cost a …

PIC Arduino for Motor Control Projects

“This board created for makers, who want to use various Arduino UNO shields with PIC micro-controllers from Microchip. Board facilitates the use of any 28 PIN DIP PIC microcontroller with or without crystal. Omit Y1 , C9 and C10 in case …

PIC Arduino with RS485

“This board created for makers, who wants to use various Arduino UNO shields using PIC microcontrollers from Microchip. Board facilitates the use of any 28 PIN SMD SO PIC microcontrollers without crystal (internal oscillator). Project also can be used to …

Energy Meter Logger

“Log your Energy Meter data using a Raspberry Pi and plot graphs of your energy consumption. In order to save energy it helps to know your consumption. To do this you can use Energy Meters to track the consumption of …