The monster Ryan has created....

I LOVE these Arduinos! I’ve learned SO much from them! …so many projects… Some of my favourites have been

controller for my reef tank --monitored and controlled temperature(relay board and temp probe), monitored PH(ph probe), ATO (automatic top off, float switches and peristaltic pumps), dosing with peristaltic pumps, controlled via webpage run on arduino, tracking and uploading all information to Sparkfun data server (I’d use Grafana now adays)

simple boat autopilot using heavy duty hobby servo and compass to point a trolling motor

MINIMOSD – on screen display for the video feed from my old drone. it overlayed data from the flight controller (altitude/airpseed/battery, etc) much like the new DJI drones do, this was way before that though.

SatNOGS Open source satellite tracker – Azimuth elevation tracker for antenna to track objects across the sky as they travel through space to ensure the strongest signal possible. This was the project that introduced me to 3d printing and led me to the MPCNC eventually. I connect it to software on the computer called Gpredict which lets me track basically anything.

MPCNC – obviously! :stuck_out_tongue:

I think it’s pretty awesome that a huge chunk of the 3D printer market is powered by them as well, makes things so much more approachable!

 

Alright then. I just ordered a cheap super starter kit. Looking forward to it! As a bonus it looks to contain a lot of the bits I’ll need for one of our family of Ottos. It’ll be neat to see how the girls (10 and 6 1/2) take to robotics and electronics. Might be too soon for the young one to process what’s going on but I bet the 10 year old will grasp it. At least on the surface.