When working with Arduino boards for the first time, you're bound to make some mistakes, but these are some of the most common pitfalls you can avoid.

For Arduino beginners like us, this is where you paste the code from other people's projects. When you send the code to the Arduino from your computer, the code is stored on the Arduino itself.

While assembling your new Arduino project, you may need to make some on-the-fly adjustments to the lengths of wire you're using. Specifically, if they're too long or need to have insulation ...

The best/worst Arduino creation was an open-source Homeland Security non-lethal weapon project: “ THE BEDAZZLER: A Do-it-yourself Handheld LED-Incapacitator”.

New product line aims to enable beginners in programming, prototyping and designing with electronics BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkFun Electronics (www.sparkfun.com), a ...