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Workbench Power Manager I built a Workbench Power Manager that lets me connect up to 10 devices, each with its own switched outlet, and control them from a simple external switch box. Soldering iron, bench PSU, scope, hot ai...

Jeroen Brinkman's ATmega328-equipped workbench power manager allows him to connect up to 10 devices, each with its own switched outlet, and control them from a simple external switch box.

A DIY 6DOF robotic arm built using an ATmega328-based Arduino UNO, six servo motors, and 3D-printed parts — controlled via a web-based dashboard: projecthub.arduino.cc/rinme/build-...

ATmega328 brings lifelike LED siren effects a 1:64 scale SCDF Singapore ambulance toy car: www.reddit.com/r/DiecastCus...

ATtuno by paw/e/some on Tindie Developmentboard for ATtiny 1 series MCUs, loosely based on the UNO form factor.

Paw/e/some's ATtuno is a development board for exploring tinyAVR 1-series MCUs, loosely based on the Arduino UNO form factor.

Presure Sensor Kit - Basic by Nelson_Phillips on Tindie This kit is design to measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

Nelson Phillips' ATmega328-based kit lets you measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

Presure Sensor Kit - Basic by Nelson_Phillips on Tindie This kit is design to measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

Nelson Phillips' ATmega328-based kit lets you measure the air pressure over the surface a moving car to understand its aerodynamics.

Trixi_Pixi81's PV-MQTT-Reader is a small, ATmega328-controlled display that shows home electricity consumption (or production) at a glance: www.reddit.com/r/arduino/co...

Velxio – Browser-Based Arduino Emulator Velxio is an open-source Arduino emulator that runs entirely in the browser. The project allows users to write Arduino sketches, compile them using arduino-cli, and simulate microcontroller hardware u...

Developed by David Montero Crespo, Velxio is open source Arduino emulator that runs entirely in the browser with real AVR8 CPU simulation and interactive electronic components.

Build a Chrome Dino Auto-Player with Digispark ATtiny85 Build a plug-and-play Chrome Dino auto-player with a Digispark ATtiny85 and two LM393 LDR sensors. Adaptive timing keeps jumps accurate as game speed increases.

Albert David's ATtiny85-powered setup plays Chrome Dino automatically using two LDR sensors on the monitor.

3D Graphics on the Microprofessor MPF-1B Previously, I built a graphics card for the MPF-1B. So far it has done text output and Mandelbrot fractals. For RC2025/10, I want to see a rotating 3D cube on it! The code already exists, but needs to...

Michael Wessel's ATmega1284P-based graphics card brings a rotating 3D cube to the Microprofessor MPF‑1B — complete with double-buffering and multiple colors.

The $30 Arduino Hack Every GTA V Fan Should Build A maker built a custom $30 Arduino-based steering wheel to dominate GTA V without getting robbed by overpriced hardware.

AK22D built a custom, ATmega32U4-controlled steering wheel and gear selector for GTA V.

Addressable LED Delay Splitter -- Sometimes routing addressable data signals is annoying, because of the range limitation and the extra cabling. This device solves this issue by allowing the use of "binary tree topology" signal pat...

Maik's project implements a delay splitter for addressable LED strips using an ATtiny406.

Master Morse code with Katniss Labs' AVR128DA48-controlled wireless trainer: www.reddit.com/r/electronic...

The World’s Smallest Marble Clock With Pick And Place Arm Clocks come in many styles and sizes, with perhaps the most visually pleasing ones involving marbles. Watching these little spheres obey gravity and form clearly readable numbers on a clock has str…

Jens of the Strange Inventions YouTube channel built a marble clock small enough to fit on your desk.

Robotic mice to scurry in Large Hadron Collider │ The UKAEA-CERN PipeINEER YouTube video by UKAEAofficial

Developed by researchers from the UK Atomic Energy Authority and CERN, PipeINEER is an autonomous "robotic mouse" designed to travel through and inspect narrow pipes inside the Large Hadron Collider.

My CNC Router Was Too Small. So I Fixed That. YouTube video by Modern Hobbyist

Modern Hobbyist set out to enlarge Ivan Miranda’s Tiny 3D Printed CNC MK II machine by making its entire X-axis nearly three times wider.

ArduStick: DIY clone of Arduboy FX as an Arcade bartop Homemade clone of Arduboy FX game console, in an Arcade bartop format with battery voltage monitor (8 bit dual core) By Niiico.

Nico Rouger's ATmega32U4-powered ArduStick is a DIY Arduboy FX clone as a bartop arcade.

Qron0b: A Minimalist, Low-Power BCD Wristwatch Over the decades we have seen many DIY clocks and wrist watches presented, but few are as likely to get you either drawing in the crowds, or quietly snickered at behind your back, as a binary watch…

Qewer's qron0b is a minimalist, ATtiny24A-based wristwatch that displays the time in BCD format on its 4x4 LED matrix.

Analogy Clippy Analogy Clippy: Project by: Cassie Kwok, Patricia Kuang This is an interactive smart memo system that attaches to a book holder. It can be used in different ways depending on your needs, functioning ...

Created by Cassie Kwok and Patricia Kuang, the Analogy Clippy is an interactive, ATmega328-controlled memo card system that attaches to a book holder and automatically stays visible as you flip through pages.

Man makes world’s smallest arcade machine that’s pocket-sized but filled with power Aerospace Engineer Kiran Patil (India) has created the world's smallest arcade machine.

Kiran Patil's playable Space Invaders cabinet sets the record for the world's smallest arcade machine, measuring just 0.98 x 0.6 x 0.59 inches.

Building a Multi-Toolchain Rain-Triggered Greenhouse Rain-Triggered Greenhouse Automation shows how MPLAB® for VS Code, Zephyr RTOS, and Microchip tools work together in one connected build. By Ethan Layton and Robert Perkel.

This rain-triggered automated greenhouse system demonstrates how MPLAB® for VS Code, Zephyr RTOS, and multiple Microchip tools can work in harmony to create a single, intelligent application.

This 3D-Printed Benchtop Power Supply Was Built Purely With Components Languishing in a Parts Bin An upcycled ATX PSU becomes a two-channel variable-voltage adjustable-current power supply, complete with Arduino UNO-powered UI.

J. Franklin turned a salvaged ATX PSU and a drawer full of old components into a dual-channel benchtop power supply with an ATmega328-driven user interface.

Making a 3D pen that's actually useful YouTube video by half-baked-research

YouTuber half-baked-research created a functional, ATmega328-controlled DIY 3D pen that's actually useful.

Open Source Hardware Certifications for February 2026 - Make: Our favorite open source hardware certifications for February include assistive tech, a data logger, and DIY bat detector.

A low-cost, SAM D21-controlled digital switch interface and an ATmega1284P-powered watershed datalogging board are among the latest Open Source Hardware Association certifications.

Computer-generated dream world Virtual reality for a 286 processor

Nagy Krisztián created a simulated system to bring a 286 CPU back to life without a motherboard.

WhatsUp? A GPS Keychain That Shows Overhead Planets This small circuit uses GPS and 9 RGB LEDs that light up when the eight planets (and Pluto and the Moon) are overhead By mars91.

A perfect project to celebrate this past weekend's celestial spectacle! WhatsUp? is an ATtiny3216-controlled, GPS-enabled keychain that shows overhead planets using nine RGB LEDs.

Attiny402 MiniSerialMonitor This is a serial monitor using an Attiny402 with 256 bytes of RAM and 4 kilobytes of ROM. What I didn't expect was that it works just by connecting the signal wires, no batteries required.

Jyujyun designed a pocket-sized serial monitor based on an ATtiny402.

A Piano 3 circuit (top) assembled onto its battery holder without a programming header installed. A Piano 3 circuit with an ICSP programming header for use with Microchip's PICKit programmers (bottom).

Piano 3 is controlled by a @microchip-makes.bsky.social PIC12F1840 and includes ICSP pads for easy (re-)programming. 🤓

Electromagnetic Graphics Tablet Electromagnetic Graphics Tablet: This Instructable explains how to build a simple graphics tablet using an Arduino Uno R3, two wire grids at right-angles, and an MLX90393 3D magnetic sensor module. Th...

This DIY electromagnetic graphics tablet uses an ATmega328-based Arduino UNO Rev3, two wire grids at right angles, and a 3D magnetic sensor module.

TritBits The switches allow for the input of a 5-digit binary (bit) or ternary (trit) number. A switch set in the up position represents 1, the middle position is 0, and the down position is -1. The correspond...

Jeroen Brinkman's TritBits is an ATmega328-controlled device that shows the working of binary coded numbers, binary two's complement coded negative numbers, and balanced ternary numbers.