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Is there much fuzz hooking BlueSMiRF Silver to Netduino?

I have no experience with soldering other then watching a couple of youtube vidz, would it be much fuzz getting BlueSMiRF to work with my Netdiuno (soldering-wize)? I guess I also would need some SMD ...
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Motors for my RC car? [closed]

I have a old (very old) RC i recently opened up and had a look at it's inner contents. I really want to be able to use my phone (Nokia Lumia, windows phone 7.5) to be able to control this old RC car ...
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Program a PIC16F877A using VB.NET

I have bought a PIC16F877A microcontroller and its board before and since then, I haven't used it much because I don't really have enough time and patience to learn C. I was thinking to buy a ...
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What parts do I need in order to connect a light to my netduino?

I'm software engineer trying to get a little electronics project working. I have a netduino plus. I want to hook up a huge light like this and make it turn on and off. Where do I start? What would it ...
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Netduino/Arduino to Variable Resistor

Hi Guys — I'm a developer and I want to have a bit of fun with electronics. I don't know much about it so I have a bit of a question. I'm pretty sure this can apply to Netduino, Arduino or any other ...
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Can I wire the two sides of a L293D Dual H-Bridge together if I only need one H-Bridge?

Background: I'm using an L293D dual H-Bridge to drive a DC motor, but only one motor, and the package contains two complete H-Bridges. This is all being soldered onto Veroboard (stripboard). ...
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Greenhouse Control Interface

I'm working on a control system for my school's tropical greenhouse based on the Arduino. It'll just do basic logging things, along with allowing someone to selectively water sections of the ...
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Advice on relay set-up

I'm trying to build a Christmas light show, using a netduino (arduino clone). There are plenty of tutorials on the web, however they always lends themselves to US power supplies. Could someone please ...
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Netduino to power 12V LED Strip

I'm a programmer by nature, but I thought I'd try dabbling in programming a micro controller. I've hooked up my voltage meter, and have figured out how to switch my output ports on/off, and they're ...
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Is it safe to connect Arduino/Netduino to car voltage source

On Netduino homepage it is stated that Netduino can be powered by input: 7.5 - 12.0 VDC or USB. The car output voltage is 12V but the car voltage source can produce voltage spikes so I am not sure ...
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Combining netduino with Ethernet Shield

While buying hardware, the Netduino Plus was not available so I bought Netduino and Ethernet shield. These days I have been trying to create and example of web server using Netduino and Ethernet ...
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CS guy just bought a netduino, looking for advice [closed]

So, I'm a software engineer that's looking for a new hobby and decided to pick up a netduino. According to UPS it's sitting at my door right now and I'll get to putz with it in a few hours. That ...
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Common digital “glue” chips used with Arduino/Netduino?

I have a Netduino Plus and I am trying to put together a shopping list to one of my usual vendors for digital "glue" parts I can use with it. I am experienced in electronics but I haven't bought IC's ...
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6 LEDs in parallel with a single resistor to simplify soldering

I'm trying to wire up 6 RGB LEDs in parallel, all controlled from a single source (well, three sources, one for each colour). The LEDs came supplied with resistors to limit the current of 270 Ohm for ...
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What makes a particular platform suitable or unsuitable for production use?

Let's assume that the cost of goods is an insignificant factor. If a company lacks a team to produce a custom board for a particular product, but has success with an off-the shelf development ...

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