What is the watchdog and how to use it
Today I want to talk about a particular dog. Not a normal dog, but a special one who doesn’t need a leash. This dog watches you… and it’s…
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Tag: KeyChainino
Everything about the KeyChainino on the blog: tutorials, games, the THT kit, how to program it and the stories behind it.
How to solder THT
This is the tutorial dedicated to THT, the through-hole KIT version of KeyChainino. On this page you’ll learn, step by step, how to mount and solder all the components…
[DIY] Make your own KeyChainino
Many people, inspired by KeyChainino’s Charlieplexing, have developed their own device using KeyChainino’s sketches from my GitHub. Someone has designed their own matrix schematic, someone else asked me…
[TUTORIAL] How to make the WALLED game step by step – Part 3
In the previous tutorial, we learned how to create the walls and their gates for the WALLED game. Today we talk about the collisions between the man and…
[TUTORIAL] How to make the WALLED game step by step – Part 2
In the previous tutorial we learned how to make the “man” of the WALLED game and how to move it. Today we start to build the descending walls and their…
[TUTORIAL] How to make the WALLED game step by step – Part 1
Making a game for KeyChainino is really easy. To prove it, I decided to write a tutorial that builds the WALLED game step by step, in a really…
How to solve your electronics writer’s block
A few days ago I thought that, when you have finished the Arduino handbook, when you have bought all the sensors on the market and all the shields…
Arduino LEDs shield? No Thanks!
Today I searched the web for some LED boards for Arduino. I found a lot of really cool stuff!
How to go forward with your passions
Today I was talking with a friend of mine who told me that he loves everything about mechanics. So he loves to put his hands in the oil, get…
Would you like to show your electronics creation to your friends?
When I was eight, I made my first game. A wonderful game for a kid like me. It was a simple piece of rigid wire twisted around, connected to one pole…