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Circuit Showdown Contestants Face an Unforeseen Challenge

On October 15, 2024 in All, Connectors, General, IoT, Sensors, STEAM, Student Central by Mouser Technical Content Staff

In Circuit Showdown, contestants must regroup after setbacks as they face a surprise twist in the industrial automation challenge. With only 4 hours to get it all done, their resilience is put to the test.

The Competition Heats Up at Circuit Showdown

On October 8, 2024 in All, General, STEAM, Student Central by Mouser Technical Content Staff

Circuit Showdown pits three engineering students against each other in a high-pressure design competition. With just four hours to build projects from scratch, they must showcase creativity and technical skills to impress the judges and win $40,000 in prizes.

The History of Arduino Part 2: Revolutionizing Embedded Electronics

On February 15, 2023 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, General by Mike Parks

Through the last 20 years and millions of circuit boards, Arduino revolutionized embedded electronics education and access for the masses. In this blog, we examine how Arduino expanded their offering to support professional industrial applications and transformed the future of embedded designs.

The History of Arduino Part 1: Introducing Arduino

On February 15, 2023 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, Maker by Mike Parks

After 20 years and millions of circuit boards, Arduino has revolutionized embedded electronics education and access for the masses. We look back at Arduino’s history to contextualize their plans for the future of embedded.

ArduPy: When Arduino Met Python

On February 24, 2022 in All, Computing, General, Maker by Mike Parks

What do you get when you combine the Arduino ecosystem with the power of the Python programming language? ArduPy! An exciting toolset that lets embedded developers use MicroPython software development while leveraging the suite of Arduino libraries for various third-party hardware sensors and actuators.

Tagged With: arduino, ardupy, embedded, micropython, python, seeed, wio terminal

New Tech Tuesdays: Development Tools, Processors for Driver Monitoring Systems

On December 6, 2021 in All, Automotive, Computing, Connectors, Dev Tools, General, New Tech Tuesdays, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

In this week's New Tech Tuesday, we'll look at development tools from Basler and Arduino and processors from NXP Semiconductors that are essential for automotive safety systems.

A Year Later, How Does My Smart Mailbox Perform?

On January 4, 2021 in All, Automation, Dev Tools, IoT, Low Power, Maker, Open Source, Wireless by Rafik Mitry

The Arduino MKRFOX 1200 Smart Mailbox was constructed at the Mouser Electronics Germany branch in Munich, and we have been testing it for the past year. In the following, we review the performance of the board over the previous year.

Pyro Switch: Hidden IR Detection

On July 26, 2019 in All, Sensors by KEMET

Pyroelectric Infrared (IR) Sensors absorb the infrared rays emitted from the human body and enable the detection of a person’s presence. In this blog, KEMET demonstrates how you can easily add presence detection capabilities to an ordinary object using Arduino and a hidden pyroelectric IR sensor.

Tagged With: Arduino, KEMET, Presence detection, Pyroelectric infrared sensor, SS-430

Human Augmentation and Arduino Technologies

On March 15, 2019 in All, EIT 2018: Generation Robot, Medical, Open Source, Robotics by Bruce Byfield

Arduino microcontrollers are playing a major role in the development of prosthetics and devices for human augmentation. Once aimed at students and hobbyists, today Arduino technologies offer numerous advantages typical of open source software and hardware that significantly accelerate development and reduce costs.

Mouser’s STEAMy Summer: Part 2

On October 17, 2018 in All, Dev Tools, STEAM, Student Central, Summer Fun by Mike Parks

In part 1 of our STEAMy summer blog, we talked about the resources available for parents and kids to explore STEAM topics so that they can develop hands-on embedded electronics skills through project-based learning. Now in part 2, we will dive into designing and coding an UV monitor and alert buzzer.

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