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Christmas Light Show Automation, 2024 Update

Will I decorate for Christmas? Not in this lifetime... In June 2015 we moved into a new house. Our agent mentioned "the selling agent said...

Arduino Starter Kit Roundup: Four 2024 Kits Compared (Article & TMS06)

In this day and age, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices we are confronted with. Search up...

Elegoo “Most Complete” Arduino Starter Kit: The Customer’s Choice (Article & TMS05)

In today's article we're going to talk about the most popular Arduino Starter kit on Amazon, Elegoo's "Most Complete" Uno R3 Kit, cover the...

Sunfounder’s Arduino Uno R4 Elite Explorer Kit: Playing With The Next Generation (Article & TMS04)

In today's article we're going over the most expensive Arduino starter kit of the three we picked up, the Sunfounder Elite Explorer kit which...

Smraza Arduino Starter Kit First Look: $20 and a Dream (Article & TMS03)

Today we're taking a look at a budget friendly starter kit, the Smraza Arduino Uno R3 kit, a $20 bundle that's a surprising value...

Three Arduino Starter Kit Projects that Show Just How Potent this Little Chip Can Be

In today's article we're going to talk about the Official Arduino Starter kit, cover three projects we tested, our share our overall experience and...

Building Projects from the Official Arduino Starter Kit (TMS02)

In today's video Joseph builds and details some of the Projects found in the Official Arduino Starter Kit. If you'd like us to develop an...

Unboxing The Official Arduino Starter Kit (TMS01)

In today's video Joseph unboxes the Official Arduino Starter Kit, detailing what comes in the box. In our next video, we'll run through our...

Official Arduino Starter Kit: Unboxing and First Impressions

In today's article we're going to unbox and take a first look at the official Arduino Starter Kit. Prefer to watch the video? If you...

Arduinos and You: Picking the Right Hardware

Arduino boards offer a versatile platform for programming enthusiasts, electronic hobbyists, and IT professionals to experiment with different software and hardware, all driven by...

Industrial PLCs based on Arduino and Raspberry PI (P143)

Today my guest is David Peterson from Control.com who comes on the show to share his experience with PLCs based on Arduino and Raspberry...

OpenPLC (P139)

Today my guest is Thiago Alves who introduces OpenPLC in Episode 139 of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located...

Industrial Raspberry Pi Project, Part 4

My last post left off just short of how the script files were implemented and/or tied together to complete the system… so here we...

Industrial Raspberry Pi Project, Part 3

Up to this point I have a complete system... almost. The enclosure (still with a few revisions to go) is essentially complete, and everything has...

Industrial Raspberry Pi Project, Part 2

So, now I have a project and a target concept to build, I must dedicate myself fully to what components to use. At this point,...

Industrial Raspberry Pi Project, Part 1:

Editor's Note: Paul, a senior automation engineer and experienced PLC programmer, reached out to me to ask if we'd be interested in publishing a...

Christmas Light Show Automation

Are you going to decorate for Christmas? Never! UPDATE: Check out the latest edition of this article here. I moved into our house in June 2015...

Fun Automating Virtual Factories (SG1)

In this week's episode of The Automation Show, we take a look at "Automation In Gaming" by learning how to automate a virtual factory...

Robots Defeat Humans on Foosball Playing Field

Robotics is a field of study which is experiencing constant progress. People are wondering how they can improve or make a groundbreaking discovery in...

This Week On The Automation Podcast

This week on The Automation Podcast Wednesday in episode 33 of The Automation Podcast I shared what I learned in my first year as a Lego...