Maker Projects
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Create Your Own ESP32 Web Server
In this project, you’ll build your very own ESP32 web server. You’ll progress step-by-step: from a simple “Hello World” to controlling an LED, and finally to displaying the current temperature. Your microcontroller will make all this available on a webpage that you can access from any device on your network. Let’s get started! Why a…
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Retro Calling: ChatGPT on Your Rotary Phone
In this project, you’ll convert a telephone so that you can call ChatGPT with it: You dial a number with the rotary dial, and you an ChatGPT start having a phone conversation. Not just a single question and an answer from the AI – but a real conversation where ChatGPT remembers what you said previously…
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Play Snake on the Arduino (and ESP32)
The classic game Snake has been with us for a long time on various devices – on PCs, Texas Instruments calculators, or even the venerable Nokia 3210. Thanks to its simple mechanics, the game can be implemented on almost any device with some processing power. So why not also on an Arduino? In this project,…
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Arduino Alarm System with Sound Sensor
In this project, you’ll build your own Arduino alarm system. It consists of three components: a sound sensor, an active piezo buzzer, and an RGB LED. You’ll use the sound sensor to measure the ambient noise level. When certain thresholds set by you are exceeded or not met, the RGB LED will light up green…
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Baby Monitor with Sound and Motion Detection
This project revolves around monitoring babies’ and young children’s sleep: You’ll build a baby monitor consisting of two ESP8266 microcontrollers connected via ESP-NOW. On the first microcontroller, you’ll connect a PIR sensor to detect motion and a sound sensor to measure noise levels. The data is sent to a second ESP8266, which is connected to…
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Arduino Snore Stopper with Artificial Intelligence
Snoring is annoying, that’s clear. There are devices, pillows, apps, and many other remedies against it – but most of them probably don’t live up to their promises. If you snore and have promised to do something about it, you can combine your suffering with your hobby using this tutorial: You’ll build an Arduino snore…
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ESP32 Internet Radio
Streaming radio over the internet is commonplace nowadays – but building your own ESP32 internet radio is certainly special! In this tutorial, you’ll construct your own receiver to stream your favorite stations. The project is divided into stages: First, you’ll build a basic online radio with an ESP32-S3 Zero, an amplifier module, and a speaker.…
