While PIR sensors can be used with Arduino and other microcontroller boards, those best-suited for hobby use are smart enough to perform simple tasks without any programming.

A motion sensor activates the light when it detects something moving within its field of view. Photocells work with a resistor that changes its conductivity based on how many photons are hitting it.

Lightbiz LED Motion Sensor Light ($25.99 for pack of two): These light strips come with a small remote control that you can use to dim the lights, and turn them off after 10, 30, 60, or 120 minutes.

Even though Attiny85 is fitting here, I opted for Digispark just because of its plethora of features like USB programming interface, on-board voltage regulator, and Arduino IDE compatibility. The code ...

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Fortunately, Arduino boards are programmable from a Linux, Mac or Windows machine, using an integrated development environment (IDE), downloadable from here, or from the Arduino web editor.

Motion sensors are one of the best energy-saving smart devices you can have for your home. While they're typically used to pick up movement, they're also equally effective at prompting events when ...

First, we'll connect our traffic light sensor to a generic breakout shield we have installed on our Arduino UNO: breakout shields are shields containing banks of analog and digital pins, GND pins ...