We are shipping another round of Arduino kits from Modern Device Company and some LED kits from Alan’s Electronics Projects. We have a backlog of articles right now. We will try to get them out at two a week or more.
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Another great article showing that microcontroller hobby projects are neither hard nor expensive. James shows us how to use a Picaxe microcontroller for easy and inexpensive hobby microcontroller projects. With one hour and $15 in parts, you are up and running with a microcontroller.
This article was submitted by James Moxham as part of the “Hobby […]

One of the many factors that can put people off learning how to use microcontrollers is the cost that can be involved. Steven show us how to minimize the costs for solid PIC microcontroller development environment for using free[1] (or very cheap) software.
This article was submitted by Steven Moughan as part of the “Hobby parts […]

This tutorial will show you how to make a very simple robot that will avoid obstacles on the ground. It uses no microcontrollers, no servos, and there is no need to program. The simple design make its an ideal project for those wanting to tryout robotics and also makes a great weekend project. After building […]

What’s going on at uC Hobby? In this update: An Ardunio video done by a uCHobby regular!, Article submission status, status of the next uCHobby Giveaway item, a plea for help selecting an electronics CAD package, and plans for a predefined set of electronics bin cabinet labels. Leave a comment or send an email with […]

How-to sort a 1 pound grab-bag of small electronic components. I sort through one of the $1 grab-bags I purchased at the Austin Summer fest 2007 HAM meet up. The reason these grab-bags are cheap is that you have to do a lot of work to make the collection of parts useful. I explain my […]

We attended the Austin Summerfest ham meet up. I took along my limited digital camera to capture some shots. The quality is so-so but I hope you get the general idea. Ham fest events are great for the electronic hobbyist. The Ham’s bring large collections of components and test equipment to sell or swap. You […]

Arek combines a wireless router, NAS, and a USB Bit Whacker to take control of his sprinkler system. Reflash the router and NAS with linux, add some PHP and USB controlled phototriacs to the sprinkler controller and control it all from the comfort of your PC.
This article was submitted by Arek Jankowski as part of […]