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aritzh
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Hey guys, my gf and I want to do something with the Arduino we got. We are getting a CS degree, so programming is not a problem, but we have quite basic knowledge of electronics.

What could be a cool simple (but not too introductory) project we could do?

The arduino came with a bunch of sensors (ultrasonic distance sensor, humidity, ...) some input (joystick, RFID reader/writer, buttons) and some outputs (LCD display, 8x8 LED matrix, bunch of color and RGB leds).

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  • 1
    In school, they made us do a ping pong game as a first project.
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    @timlyrics Like physical ping pong, or in the LCD/LED matrix?
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    @aritzh You use the joystick to control a little rectangle that bounces a flying ball on the LCD display.
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    @timlyrics That could be cool
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    The Barduino/the Inebriator/Hacker House robotic bartender... I think there's a theme here lol
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    @l0nd0n Well, we were definitely looking for something simpler, because we don't have all that hardware at our disposal.
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    Ahhh... I see. So Bar2-D2 is also off the table. Scrolling Ascii perhaps?
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    You could build a music player or a device that checks the alcohol rate from breath (it might not be very accurate, but at least it's useful).
    https://openhomeautomation.net/ardu...
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    Since you've got a ultrasonic sensor you can make something like obstacle detector car or room area measurer car.
    RFID and LCD can be used to create a smart card entry system.
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    @divs Those two sound really cool. Wo don't have any wheels, but we might as well just improvise something with bottlecaps. I thought about the card entry system, but I would like to be able to get something physical to open, like a small wooden door.
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    Make a rgb lamp that is conected via USB and Changes colour with your desktop most predominant colour
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    You could try to use the rfid reader to control the lights in a room?
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    @sanse1992 Hmm that sounds cool. I have some old relays laying around that should work for that, in fact.
    I always like these projects that interact with other things
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    :d Maybe a Drone?
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