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Wireless Call Buzzer

Jesse Sherman | April 15th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Wireless call buzzer

This project was intended to have a button or switch in one area and wirelessly
transmit to the receiver for 1 or 2 output options. We chose a 1 output, to a buzzer. We will also tell you how to wire up the 2nd output at the end. You can use a variety of things that will suit your need for the out put. A few options we thought may be interesting are a flashing LED, buzzer or siren, a pre-recorded voice or sound output, and a few more. Please note, some modifications may need to be made to your design for different output types as well as cosmetical looks and structural integrity.

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HOW TO - Getting Started with Arduino

MAKE | March 9th, 2008 | 1 Comment

I’ve compiled a brief tutorial on getting started with Arduino for the absolute beginner. I’ll cover where to learn, what to buy, and where to go for help. Why should you crafters be interested in Arduino? The Arduino platform, more-so than any other way of incorporating electronics into your projects, is geared towards do-it-yourselfers. It’s open source (both on a hardware and software level), so the community plays a large role in its development and improvement. (more…)