Usually, I use the Serial Monitor of the Arduino IDE to communicate with the Arduino hardware. But now, I want to build an application on my computer that allows me to click some buttons to control ...

But what makes this project unique is that the custom GUI that controls the Arduino was written in the language that everyone loves to hate, Visual Basic.

A Visual Basic (Windows) program connects to an Arduino via a serial connection. From the VB program, you can select a pin a servo is connected to and the position, or speed if it is a continuous ...

An arduino project to simulate the visual effect of aurora borealis on an LED strip. The apperance and "behaviour" of the effect can be easily manipulated using the defined configs at the top.

Spread the loveAre you tired of using the conventional Arduino IDE for programming your Arduino board? Do you wish to explore a more efficient way of programming? Then you should try programming ...

Thankfully, Arduino forum member Romano d'Ezzelino has put together a series of reference cards that show the basics of a number of common connections.