An Arduino as a microprocessor was an easy decision. They are quick to use and straightforward - and I had a little bit of experience with them. I investigated using or not using a real time clock (RTC) module - which keeps the time even when the power is off - offloading that respons...
and we can totally get behind that. He needed something smarter than the average off-the-shelf clock radio, but nothing too smart. Enter the ESP8266. As long as it has an internet connection, it can fetch the time and the weather, which is really all that [Stavros] needs. It...
I had to mount the PIR sensor so that it could be easily removed since it blocks the Arduino's USB port. So I attached it using a strong piece of wire and looped it around screws on the PIR sensor board and the upper left corner of the LCD shield. Step 7: Programming the Clock (...
Music Playing Alarm Clock: This Instructable will be about designing a music player from using various building blocks. You will understand the communication between the microcontroller, memory, computer, LCD display, RTC, IR remote, and t