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I have to make a shield to go with my 300 Halloween costume, but I'm not sure what to make it out of. I need a quick, easy and cheap way to make a shield that looks like the one in this picture:http://www.mwart.com/images/p/_Spartan_Shield_Licensed_Replica_ON8162_7050.jpg

What exactly is a Arduino Shield? Can I make one myself?

H, there are kits available from here - http://www.bitline.co.uk

Hi Everyone, As I'm a newbie, please forgive my ignorance for asking what maybe an obvious question.  I've got an Arduino Uno and a DK Electronics v1.0 motor shield (powered separately at 12v). I downloaded a library and managed to get a NEMA 23 stepper motor working. Trouble is, the chip on the shield doing all the work gets scarily hot in next to no time. The rated current of the motor is 1A, although when I tried it, it was under no load. I've checked the power consumption when driving the motor from a standalone controller and it's drawing no more than 250mA. Do you guys think:- a) I'm overloading the shield? b) I've got a fault? c) I scare too easily? Any feedback will be gratefully received. Thanks

Hello all i would like if you can help me, im doing a project and it is a gps in small plane that transmit data through wifi.i was thinking if i should use Arduino WiFI Shield on connected to a gps and wirless. my questions is: is Arduino WiFI Shield the best thing to use or there is other things you can recommend me to use? if i wanna make the range of a plane up to 1Km and the wireless 1km do i need to fix both transmitter and reciver or it is enough from one side? please help me

I have a usb bluetooth dongle, and i want to be able to plug it into my arduino and controll my arduino with my iphone using touchOSC or some thing like that. i will preferably make the shield not buy it. what will i need? and where can i get the libraries?

Hi,I have this motor shield and I would like to know is its possible to use its max 2 servos and 2 dc motors at the same time and how much power do I need if I have two standard ra 130 motors and 4.8-6v servos?

I have an urban airsoft team and we want some more swat gear and i decided we'd get a shield well i need some help please and thanks

I would like to know what materials I would need to shield, at least 20k watt microwave device, in a 10 foot by 10 foot space. I need to be able to work on the other side of the wall without danger.

This is something that I built awhile ago. I don't have it anymore, but I have enough pics to ,make an instructable. So, what do you think, post or no post?

I've had this idea for a while, and I am kinda assuming that it is a pretty bad one, but do any of you think that a K'NEX riot shield would be of any use? At least, in an out door K'NEX war? If it could withstand a 5 rubber banded oodammo from a TR8, would it even have a chance of being used? And, keep in mind, I'm not talking about making a cheaply done K'NEX shield like the ones we've all seen here on instructables, I'm talking about a good quality, sturdily built, K'NEX riot shield. What do you guys think? (this forum topic was written in haste, grammar and punctuation are not of the best) -The Red Book of Westmarch (which, when shortened, comes to TRBoW, which probably means that I should build a turreted bow)

Hey! I need a help, i used te Music Shield v2.0 With audio analyser v2.0.. I play  1 or 2 songs he crashes, why? Sorry my english, im portuguese this is code i used: #include #include #include #include int analogPin = 5; // MSGEQ7 OUT 3 int strobePin = 12; // MSGEQ7 STROBE 4 int resetPin = 11; // MSGEQ7 RESET 7 int spectrumValue[7]; // MSGEQ7 OUT pin produces values around 50-80 int filterValue = 65; // 1 Bola int bola1 = 23; // 2 Bola int bola2 = 24; // 3 Bola int bola3 = 25; // 4 Bola int bola4 = 26; // 5 Bola int bola5 = 27; // 6 Bola int bola6 = 28; // 7 Bola int bola7 = 29; int Val1=0; int Val2=0; int Val3=0; int Val4=0; int Val5=0; int Val6=0; int Val7=0; void setup() {   pinMode(bola1, OUTPUT);   pinMode(bola2, OUTPUT);   pinMode(bola3, OUTPUT);   pinMode(bola4, OUTPUT);   pinMode(bola5, OUTPUT);   pinMode(bola6, OUTPUT);   pinMode(bola7, OUTPUT);   Serial.begin(9600);   player.keyDisable(); //keys disable first;   player.analogControlEnable(); //enable to scan the A4/A5   player.begin(); //will initialize the hardware and set default mode to be normal.   player.setPlayMode(PM_REPEAT_LIST); //set mode to repeat to play List   player.attachAnalogOperation(A4, adjustVolume); //Grove - Rotary Angle Sensor connected to A4,to control the volume   player.scanAndPlayAll(); //If the current playlist is empty,it will add all the songs in the root directory to the playlist.   Serial1.begin(1200);   pinMode(analogPin, INPUT);   pinMode(strobePin, OUTPUT);   pinMode(resetPin, OUTPUT);   analogReference(DEFAULT);   digitalWrite(resetPin, LOW);   digitalWrite(strobePin, HIGH); } void loop(void) { // Set reset pin low to enable strobe digitalWrite(resetPin, HIGH); digitalWrite(resetPin, LOW); // Get all 7 spectrum values from the MSGEQ7 for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) { digitalWrite(strobePin, LOW); delayMicroseconds(30); // Allow output to settle spectrumValue[i] = analogRead(analogPin); // Constrain any value above 1023 or below filterValue spectrumValue[i] = constrain(spectrumValue[i], filterValue, 1023); // Remap the value to a number between 0 and 255 spectrumValue[i] = map(spectrumValue[i], filterValue, 1023, 0, 255); // Remove serial stuff after debugging Serial.print(spectrumValue[i]); Serial.print(" "); digitalWrite(strobePin, HIGH); } Serial.println("Analisador de som"); // 1 Bola if(spectrumValue[0]>150) {   Val1 =spectrumValue[0]; } analogWrite(bola1, Val1); if(spectrumValue[0]<110) {   Val1 =0; } analogWrite(bola1, Val1); // 2 Bola if(spectrumValue[1]>150) {   Val2 =spectrumValue[1]; } analogWrite(bola2, Val2); if(spectrumValue[1]<110) {   Val2 =0; } analogWrite(bola2, Val2); // 3 Bola if(spectrumValue[2]>150) {   Val3 =spectrumValue[2]; } analogWrite(bola3, Val3); if(spectrumValue[2]<110) {   Val3 =0; } analogWrite(bola3, Val3); // 4 Bola if(spectrumValue[3]>150) {   Val4 =spectrumValue[3]; } analogWrite(bola4, Val4); if(spectrumValue[3]<110) {   Val4 =0; } analogWrite(bola4, Val4); // 5 Bola if(spectrumValue[4]>150) {   Val5 =spectrumValue[4]; } analogWrite(bola5, Val5); if(spectrumValue[4]<110) {   Val5 =0; } analogWrite(bola5, Val5); // 6 Bola if(spectrumValue[5]>150) {   Val6 =spectrumValue[5]; } analogWrite(bola6, Val6); if(spectrumValue[5]<110) {   Val6 =0; } analogWrite(bola6, Val6); // 7 Bola if(spectrumValue[6]>150) {   Val7 =spectrumValue[6]; } analogWrite(bola7, Val7); if(spectrumValue[6]<110) {   Val7 =0; } { analogWrite(bola7, Val7); Serial1.println("Music Shield"); } player.play(); } void adjustVolume(void) //User-defined function { unsigned int vol_temp = analogRead(A4); unsigned char volume = vol_temp / 12; { if (volume == 0x55) volume = MAXVOL; //MAXVOL = 0xfe; player.setVolume(volume); } }

Can any one help me find how can I connect Arduino with Wave shield and GPS shield

Hello, I recently acquired a seeed motor shield http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/motor-shield-p-913.html But what i notice now is that there is nowhere to attach my Sr04 ultrasonic sensor! How do I include sensory input on my robot with this shield? Thanks bunches. 

Hi Folks, I've put together a tutorial on how to make an Arduino shield using EAGLE. It can be found here: http://aaroneiche.com/2010/06/24/a-beginners-guide-to-making-an-arduino-shield-pcb/

It is the second Arduino Wi-Fi shield board that i buy it and I have the same problem, after a period of work the shield stops working and shows a phrase " Wi-Fi shield not present " i don't know if it is hardware or software problem, please if anyone can help me because it is an important part in my master thesis.

Hey, I'm looking to build an RC boat using an arduino uno and a motor shield. My motor shield power source is an 18v dewalt drill battery. I want to use this motor : http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__8595__2040SL_4800kv_Brushless_Inrunner_WaterCooled_.html but the max voltage is 11. How can I compensate for that? Could I just turn down the PWM? a resistor maybe? Thanks for the help, -Ian  

I want to build the below but with a marine speaker and a waterproof case to take canoeing. Worried that my Zune has a hard drive and the speaker magnet might wipe the HD. Can I let my Zune within 6" of one for mounting purposes inside the box? https://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-iPod-Amp/

I recently snagged a midi lathe to teach myself how to lathe. However, I live in a studio apartment. My landlord has approved the lathe and use of it, however, I did not realize just how much dust this produces. As such, I was wondering if anyone has made or knows of someone who has made a dust shield for a midi lathe. Preferable, collapsible. 

Hi! I am having trouble with two motor control shields. 1 - Arduino motor control shiels                                               // Hole-through devices  2 - Adafruit motor control shield V2                                         // SMT devices My problem is the installing the libraries.                                // will not compile,  need an AFM !!! I have done this before, but every now and then I'll get stuck or confused doing it.                    I've read the tutorials and seen the Youtube, what can I say I'm still stuck.                          // simple get hard sometimes I normally build my own circuits and programme them, but lately, I'm buying them already made and most of them need a library. . If anyone can help me I sure would be thankful. Thanks Frank G.   

I've scrapped a broken Nyko wii perfect shot which I don't care about now so then the only thing this has is this port which is a wii nunchuk port with a male port to stick the wiimote on I've tested it with my guitar hero WOR Guitar and it still works well, now my question is this is even possible to reverse engineer this and turn it into over to Arudino and use it as a usb controller port with Nintendo's Wii Classic Controller?

I am wondering what an Arduino Ethernet Shield is used for.  I understand that it helps to connect the Arduino board to the internet, but could someone provide a specific example that it is used for?  What is the difference between an Ethernet Shield and the XBEE?

Does anyone know how to make EMF [electromagnetic field] shield fabric?

Hi everyone, I was selected for the IoT invitational of Intel + Instructables and I as I was going to start testing the sensors I received, I noticed that there was no base shield for the sensor connections included in the package. I suppose the rest of the chosen participants didn't receive the base shield as well. Since the local stores near me do not have that shield (http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_-_Base_shield_v2) I wonder if other Arduino compatible sensor shields can be used on the Intel Edison expansion board, since it operates at 1.8V and I don't want to fry it. Thanks in advance!

I have an Arduino Uno R3 and an Ethernet Shield R3 (Both official) and i want to connect it to facebook. Can someone help me?

Hi All, I am quite new to robotics, facing an issue and looking for expert advice, appreciate if you can guide me. I got Aurdino Uno connected to the laptop, set up all good. connected a potentiometer to the board, and could read the voltage in MATLAB from 0 to 5 V, all ok. Connected a DC motor to Adafruit Motor Shield, connected 5 V DC power to the motor shield. connected the motor shield to the Aurduno board (put it on top of the board, but loose, no soldering involved).  MATLAB is not recognizing the shield and see error message like the hardware disconnected. This might be a silly question, I can use  stackable pins, solder to the motor shield and then connect it to the Aurduino board. In that case, every input/output pins of the Aurdino will be connected to the corresponding terminal in the Adafruit Motor Shield and also available from the top (by stackable pins) to connect potentiometer etc... Is that how i can get the Adafruit Motor Shield recognized by MATLAB? need to use a few potentiometer for my project, so need to have the analog pins available. Also, just wondering: which pins establish the communication between Aurduno and Adafruit Motor Shield? using stackabke pins will connect all of them, but i can not figure out how connecting the analog pins of Aurdino to the motor shield adds any value... Thank you

Good morning, I bought the new Arduino Robot: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Robot and wanted to connect the Wifi Shield to it: http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/ArduinoWiFiShield However, the pins 4,7 and 10 which are required are all occupied by the LCD.  Could you please supply me with instructions of how to connect the Wifi Shield to the robot, both hardware and software instructions. Please help me on this topic, I really need to get this working. Thank you in advance. Kind regards Stefan Marggraff

 Is the "Arduino compatible relay" for control of an AC motor using the arduino board? what are relay sheilds used in when it comes to every day life? Thanks for any help, http://www.whatisacnc.com

Hi, How can i use this relay shield, I have put (5v) and (GND) on the relay it turns on an LED that says power there are 4 other pins ( i assumed it just wanted a blink code so i tried that and the on board led of relay 1 turned on. However i never heard the relay click and i could not work out how to wire it ether as it has 3 pins on the switch side. Any help appreciated. This is where i got it: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290606600435?ssPageName=STRK:null:IT i want to wire it so i can power a light bulb or something simple. Thanks again! :)

I follow this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoG_-9lAnSI but with the same steps it doesen't work In windows 10 it doesen't works...device manager give me this error: Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43) A request for the USB device descriptor failed. i create the circuit identically to yours...i'm using the ide in 1.0.5r2 and using the same library...what should I do?

So i built an arduino mini shield for displaying numbers(i used the 4511 bcd to 7 segment decoder ic ) using only 4 pins excluding v+ and v-(power).It seemed to work well for while but later when i tried displaying 0001 ( 1 in binary) ,it suddenly stopped working or some all the segments got dimly lit . .Also if i plug it into the breadboard and connect some jumpers to the pins of the arduino(+5v and gnd) ,it seems to work fine,however when i plug it directly into the arduino,setting pin13 high and the gnd pin near it ,it does'nt work properly and all the segments glow dimly.The control pins for the digits are pin 12,11,10 and 9.also when i plug it into the breadboard and instead of connecting the pins with jumpers to +5v and gnd of the arduino,if i connect it to pin 13(HIGH) and the gnd near it it displays only 8, also can't i use pin 13 being HIGH as 5v' s? WHAT AM  I SUPPOSED TO DO?

Hi guys, am working on a project which requires collecting analog signals from sensors and presenting them in ThingSpeak. I want to use the analog input signal block in simulink and present the analog input signal in ThingSpeak . Hope to get a positive feedback..

Hi there, Firstly, I am a mechanical engineering student with a limited knowledge of circuits and electronics, so therefore I may be a little out of my depth. However I am very keen to learn about electronic circuits and have completed other simpler projects and that is why I am attempting this project. So onto my dilemma, I want to use my universities Shield of Arms to make a car badge for the single-seater racecar we are building as a project. However this badge won't just be a run-of-the-mill plastic car badge. I want it to be made from stainless steel (laser cut) and acrylic with the idea that I will solder a bunch of LEDs in series and when the ignition is turned on, the LEDs light up one at time until they are all lit, after which they all flash three times together and then remain lit up until the ignition is turned off. The LEDs I intend on using are 0603 SMD LEDs and the aim of this whole design is that it is reasonably thin (No more than 1/4 " or 6.35mm thick for the PCB however ideally I would like it to be as thin as is physically possible. The dimensions of the badge will be very similar to a Porsche badge (51mm by 69mm). I have included the Shield of Arms in question and also the Porsche emblem for comparison. Also price is an issue since as I am a student, I have limited resources, so if someone could point me to some cheap electronics parts shops etc it would be greatly appreciated. (I live in the United Kingdom so a lot of American shops will be unavailable to me) I don't really know how to read schematics but I do have friends working on this project who do,  however if anyone can guide me in the right direction with maybe a couple of how-to's (particularly the requirements for the lighting up process) and some really good pointers, it will be very much appreciated. If I have not made myself clear I do apologise and I will be happy to explain further should you need to. Thank you all in advance. I hope to hear from you soon. H

Ok, I have an arduino uno and arduino motorshield. My stepper is a 1.8 degree 75 ohm motor, i can get it to run in one direction, or the other, but what I'm having trouble with is the code really, all the examples Ive been messing with don't seem compatible with the shield, all i want to do is make the stepper go one direction for "x" amount of steps then reverse the same number back, at a set rpm/speed, however when i try to give it step commands it does nothing, seems like i have to use the digital pins to control speed. but that's not exactly working for me. I'm sure this is an easy code for anyone who has used an arduino , but Ive only had this for 4 days and spent the last 2 researching and learning code, I'm getting frustrated. I thought getting the motor shield would make this easier...but it seems to over complicate, maybe not .maybe Ive just over analyzed this. if anyone has a code or recommendation for the arduino motor shield it would be greatly appreciated. here is an example of something similar to what im trying to do, but im trying to get it to work on an arduino motor shield.(example from Tom Igoe) /* Stepper Motor Controller language: Wiring/Arduino This program drives a unipolar or bipolar stepper motor. The motor is attached to digital pins 8 and 9 of the Arduino.  //motor shield pins 8,9 are the motor brake, use other pins or is this //correct? The motor moves 100 steps in one direction, then 100 in the other. Created 11 Mar. 2007 Modified 7 Apr. 2007 by Tom Igoe */ // define the pins that the motor is attached to. You can use // any digital I/O pins. #include #define motorSteps 200     // change this depending on the number of steps                            // per revolution of your motor #define motorPin1 8 #define motorPin2 9 #define ledPin 13 // initialize of the Stepper library: Stepper myStepper(motorSteps, motorPin1,motorPin2); void setup() {   // set the motor speed at 60 RPMS:   myStepper.setSpeed(60);   // Initialize the Serial port:   Serial.begin(9600);   // set up the LED pin:   pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);   // blink the LED:   blink(3); } void loop() {   // Step forward 100 steps:   Serial.println("Forward");   myStepper.step(100);   delay(500);   // Step backward 100 steps:   Serial.println("Backward");   myStepper.step(-100);   delay(500); } // Blink the reset LED: void blink(int howManyTimes) {   int i;   for (i=0; i< howManyTimes; i++) {     digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);     delay(200);     digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);     delay(200);   } }

One of my many projects I have going requires an arduino and wave shield. I have a wave shield from adafruit already, along with an uno, and I have already done what I wanted.  However, price is an issue. I would like to make a board that has both a bare-bone arduino and a wave shield. Adafruit has the schematic for the wave shied, but I have a very limited understanding of what it is I'm looking at. I understand (or think so at least) that the MOSI would go to pin 11 on the arduino (using this). Goes without saying that I would also take all other pins with matching names and pair them up, Thanks in advance! 

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I'm using paper mache on a shield and i don't want it peal off when I fight with it?help.

Hello. I saw certain Arduino Tank projects like the A.A.T. in particular... I saw a maker using an SN754410NE Motor Driver, which got me confused. Im a beginner Arduino user, so i dont know very much about it, but I am wondering why did he use the SN754410NE Motor Driver  and not a motor shield? Thanks

I need help please anyone. I have bought another CNC shield recently, goes by the CNC Shield ver 2.7 name. The board has www.lubandiy.com printed on one corner. There are 8 optical isolators on the board for the limit switches and a socket for a Nano. Also there is a heavy duty hexfet near the laser connections. I am not able to find out much about this board, even though I have asked the seller and even a few other sellers that are on ebay. I went to the website as shown on the board, but it is all in Chinese and after trying to use Google translate was still not able to find out any further information. The board looks well made and seems to have a lot of good features, but lacks the needed info to be able to put it to good use. I am not sure if the board has a laser TTL built in or not, it is possible due to the hexfet being there,  There are two heavy duty connections (two pin each marked + - ) and a small connection with a xh2 socket that could be for a laser or maybe a fan.  Can't get any further info on it. If anyone can help with info, please let me know so I can start to use the board with my machine build. I have managed to program a Nano with GRBL 1.1f and it works OK when testing the board on a dry run, no motors connected or laser.

Total noob at this, I made my first project yesterday(flashing LED's), but I would like to add an MP3 shield to the project. Do I just add the MP3 shield, then put the wires for the LED's back in the MP3 shield?

Is there any type of EMP shielding "SAFE" you can get to put your hard drives or memory sticks or other like items into? Like a money safe, but for electronics.? Just wondering if there is a way to make one or something in the house already to use.  I have boys who run with magnets instead of scissors.

I was wondering if anyone has tried to use a motor shield to control 12v  RGB LED strips? It seems like it would work but I haven't seen anyone try it. So, if anyone would like to step in and stop me before I fry my arduino and motor shield, I would be very grateful! Cheers

They're quite handy for protecting my bearings, and it would be easier to ask for them in skateshops if I knew their name.

I've been trying to figure out whats wrong on the shield i built for my intervalometer project but somehow nothing is working except bottom row of the screen (standard 16x2) is all lit up. I've checked my wiring, shoddy as it looks, several times over but nothing seems amiss. WTF is wrong? Then tonight it occurred to me, perhaps its the Vin pin that I neglected to put in since I wasn't going to need it for this project is the cause. Am I close to what might be wrong?

I'm having a lot of issues regarding interfacing an Arduino wifi shield with the Arduino Uno. My Arduino works fine when the shield is not attached to it but when I attach the shield, I'm unable to upload the code; I get: avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00 I also tried to change my board and uploaded the code on Arduino due, then it gives: device not found on COM 8 as error Otherwise the boards are perfectly fine, they are working usually they should. Also, I'm unable to reset the board when the shield is mounted on the board The code i uploaded is simple blink code,however none of the code are uploading The shield i'm using is this , the arduino's official WiFi shield shield These are the things i have already tried but none is working : -powered up the arduino from external power supply (12 V, 1A) -removed the shield and programmed it (code loads on board ) but then mounting shield on board, the led on pin 13 cease to blink -without using the shield , arduino works as usual (like that Rx, Tx pins work and pin 13's LED and power led blinks /lit up) but with the shield stacked on board , nothing seems to work

I am trying to load a webpage stored on SD card on the ethernet shield. I loaded the sketch webserver avalable in the library. THe output that i got on the serial monitor was server is at 172.16.110.170 but i was unable to open the webpage any suggestions?? thank you

Hi, I'm interested in building a 1 input 2 output (3.5mm) A/B switch. At first I was looking to purchase one, but all the small units like I need have reports of noise being added to the signal because of poor or no shielding. I've found several instructables on building something I can use, but none mention shielding. Any suggestions or ideas on how to achieve this? (See attached pic)

Hi there, I was wondering if any of you guys see a way to use a printer wireless module with an Arduino. I took the module from a canon printer.  If yes, how complicated would it be if you grasp just some of C++? thank you all!