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Attention Helmet - Headwear with Flashing Lights and Ridiculousness

By Nate_Larson

Turn an ordinary hard hat into a ridiculous Minion-inspired flashing helmet with 3D-printed parts, warning lights, magnetic mounts, and easy USB power.

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Build a Fully Local, Privacy-First RTSP IP Camera with any Raspberry Pi

By Nate_Larson

Build a subscription free low-cost Raspberry Pi RTSP camera with MediaMTX, Frigate, and Home Assistant for private, local video monitoring and AI detection.

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DIY Wireless Freezer Monitor: Local Temp Monitoring with ESPHome

By Nate_Larson

Learn how to build a wireless freezer monitor with ESP32 and Home Assistant. No permanent modifications, no batteries, just local temperature monitoring.

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Controlling an XRP Robot with Home Assistant via ESPHome

By Nate_Larson

Build a low-latency XRP robot control system using ESPHome and a UART WiFi bridge. Stream sensors, control motion, and integrate with Home Assistant.

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DIY IP Camera with the Seeed XIAO ESP32 Sense, ESPHome, & Home Assistant

By Nate_Larson

Turn an ESP32-S3 board into a low-cost IP camera with ESPHome and connect it to Home Assistant dashboards with real-time video.

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A Novel Approach to Occupancy Detection

By Nate_Larson

Build a simple Arduino occupancy counter using the Elosoft HPC-LV sensor for energy-saving automation.

Blogs See All

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Using a Universal DC Adapter Kit to Identify Unknown Power Plugs

By Nate_Larson

Learn how the DFRobot universal DC adapter kit helps identify unknown barrel plug sizes for electronics repair, testing, and DIY projects.

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Homeio: A Friendly Starting Point for Your First Home Server

By Nate_Larson

Discover Homeio, an open-source home server dashboard that simplifies Docker management, app deployment, and system administration through a browser-based interface.

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Stop Re-Flashing USB Drives: Use Ventoy for OS Installation and Recovery

By Nate_Larson

If you regularly install operating systems, experiment with Linux distributions, build embedded systems, or maintain a collection of recovery tools, Ventoy is a must-have!

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Meet the LattePanda Mu Ultra: Bringing Local AI to You

By Nate_Larson

We've spent the last few years watching AI move from research labs into everyday projects. What started with simple object detection and speech recognition has evolved into local language models, advanced computer vision, intelligent automation, and autonomous robotics.

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Machinechat and SparkFun, Bringing AI-Powered IoT to the Masses

By Nate_Larson

Arduino UNO R4 Minima and WiFi Now Available!
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Arduino UNO R4 Minima and WiFi Now Available!

By Nate_Larson

Arduino UNO R4 Minima and WiFi: Unleash advanced features and elevate your projects. Learn about the boards Arduino is calling the new horizon for makers.

Tutorials See All

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How to Keep a Raspberry Pi Zero W or Zero 2 W Reliably Connected to WiFi

By Nate_Larson

If you've built a project on a Pi Zero W or Zero 2 W, such as a camera, a sensor node, or anything that needs to stay connected and unattended, you've probably run into a common issue: it works great for a while, then quietly drops off the network.

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How to Reflash the Operating System to Your Arduino UNO Q

By Nate_Larson

Step-by-step instructions to recover from a corrupted or locked Arduino UNO Q by flashing the latest Debian image with the official Arduino flasher.

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Getting Started with the Arduino UNO Q

By Nate_Larson

Assembling your 2025 Open Sauce Badge
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Assembling your 2025 Open Sauce Badge

By Nate_Larson

Step-by-step guide to building your 2025 Open Sauce badge. Get soldering, connect your components, and light it up with POV magic!

Building Better Badges: Assembling the Open Sauce 2024 PCB Badge
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Building Better Badges: Assembling the Open Sauce 2024 PCB Badge

By Nate_Larson

Learn how to build the Open Sauce 2024 PCB badge, complete with parts list, step-by-step instructions, and pro tips.

LulzBot Tool Head Swap, Calibrating E-steps, and Z-offset
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LulzBot Tool Head Swap, Calibrating E-steps, and Z-offset

By Nate_Larson

Interchangeable tool heads are a great way to expand a printer's capabilities. Here we upgrade to dual extruders and calibrate the printer for best ‎results.

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