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Arduino vs PCDuino vs Raspberry Pi

Nowadays the electronics enthusiast has a lot of development platforms to choose from. From microcontrollers to complete "Systems-on-a-chip" (SoC) computers. This article describes my own search for the right development platform for the right job. When do you pick an Arduino and when do you use the Raspberry Pi?
DS18B20: accurate temperature readings with Arduino

A lot of my Arduino projects are using temperature sensors. Most of the time I'm using cheap and easy to use NTC's - temperature dependent resistors - but they aren't calibrated nor very accurate. Therefore I'm starting to use the DS18B20 one-wire temperature sensor.
How to survive Christmas with Arduino?

It's the most wonderful time of the year, getting warm by the Christmas tree, hiding from the snow... Don't get bored out, keep yourself busy with these marvelous Arduino projects!
Build an ethernet web interface for Arduino

A lot of the Arduino projects written about on Engineer@Home can't do without a graphical user interface. Therefore this article will describe how to build a web interface yourself, and then serve it from the SD-card via ethernet.
Measure your energy consumption with Arduino

Nowadays, you see them everywhere: energy meters. As a standalone device, as a 'gift' from your energy supplier, or as part of a home automation solution. But what if you do not want to pay a monthly fee for "just" logging your energy consumption? Do you really like that the energy company gets such a detailed understanding of your usage? Why not build an energy meter yourself?
Automate your home with Arduino and Click On Click Off

Domotics, smart homes and home automation are hot topics these days. Maybe you remember the 'House of the Future' of Chriet Titulaer? His ideas are no longer dreams of the future, these products are available everywhere nowadays. But it's much more fun to build it yourself!
Log Arduino data to a web server

You have all kinds of sensors hung on your Arduino, and you can read via serial, or perhaps via an Ethernet Shield. Nice, but you might want to do something more with your data? You can! Send the data from your Arduino via the Ethernet Shield into a web server!
How to build an RGB LED strip controller?

Now LED strips are becoming cheaper and you can easily get to via Chinese websites there is the popularity increases. But how can you get the RGB LED strip with your Arduino directly without that things break down?
How to build an LED matrix display?

[VIDEO] Is your attention always drawn by large LED screens? Impressive RGB video walls, or a modest single color scrolling marquee? I wanted to see how difficult it is to build one myself.