An annoyance with the Arduino IDE is the need to shut down the serial port terminal when you want to upload new code. The Eclipse solution manages this while keeping the terminal window open.

Open the Arduino software and paste the Arduino code (the text in the box near the bottom of the post) into a new sketch. Click Sketch > Verify / Compile to make sure the code is properly in there.

When working with Arduino boards for the first time, you're bound to make some mistakes, but these are some of the most common pitfalls you can avoid.

Got an Arduino board laying around? Make your own oscilloscope in only four steps. It might be the geekiest DIY project ever.

The Code Kit is an Arduino system in a box. It comes with a small rechargeable battery that can power an Arduino-based CodeBit with three inputs and three outputs.

Jody's comic book introduction to Arduino (which is licensed under Creative Commons) then tells what use you would have for Arduino, covers Ohm's law, explains alternating current versus direct ...

Morse code used to be widely used around the globe. Before voice transmissions were possible over radio, Morse code was all the rage. Nowadays, it’s been replaced with more sophisticated tech… ...

Arduino’s Plug and Make Kit lets your hacking imagination run wild, sans solder Daisy-chain tiny boards into weather stations, game controllers, and way more.

For $30, Intel's Arduino 101 board provides an easy path for makers to build a wearable computer, a mini-robot or a smart appliance for the home.