Freematics OBD-II Adapter V2 sample completed
After our first Kickstarter campaign was over, we have been keeping up pushing the project Freematics forward, though the goal of the campaign wasn’t reached. The sample of Freematics OBD-II Adapter V2...
View ArticleProgramming Guide for Freematics OBD-II Adapter V2 (Arduino compatible)
Freematics OBD-II Adapter V2 is a programmable device with OBD-II and GPS accessibility. Inside it is an ATMega328P (compatible with Arduino UNO) and a bunch of peripherals including accelerometer,...
View ArticleTomorrow we are part of the show
Tomorrow we will be part of the world’s biggest event for makers, the Maker Faire Bay Area! Last year in NYC, we came to the stage of Maker Faire for the first time and was deeply impressed and...
View ArticleArduino OBD-II Data Logger Kit Upgraded
The popular Freematics OBD-II data logger kit #3 has just got better. After coming back from the Maker Faire Bay Area, we upgraded the kit by replacing the 2.8″ TFT LCD screen shield with a newly...
View ArticleArduino Uploader 0.6 released with both GUI and CLI versions
Arduino Uploader now comes with GUI version which makes compiling and uploading an Arduino sketch to the board never easier. With no more than 3 clicks, you sketch will be running on your board. Take a...
View ArticleA tutorial for Arduino Builder
Arduino Builder is a tool for viewing and compiling Arduino sketch (source code) and programming the Arduino board with the compiled code (HEX code). From this link you can pick the latest version and...
View ArticleBuilding an OBD-II + GPS data logger with Microduino
Right now an enhanced version for the Arduino OBD-II data logger kit is under development. The new kit will feature 10Hz GPS logging via MTK3329, OBD-II data logging via Arduino OBD-II adapter, and...
View ArticleReal-Time Arduino GPS Tracker w/ iPhone app
Just bumped into a website introducing a home-brew Arduino GPS tracker made up with a GPS and GSM shield.
View ArticleOBD-II + GPS + G-force data logger based on Arduino MEGA2560
This will be the most comprehensive OBD-II data logger kit and also the biggest in size as it is based on Arduino MEGA2560. Te kit consists of: Arduino MEGA2560 Arduino MEGA I/O extension shield...
View ArticleArduino SD card picture viewer with TFT LCD shield
I just started to play with TFT LCD screen with Arduino. I used Itead 2.8″ TFT shield which is said to work great with UTFT library. Taking into account that Arduino has too limited Flash to hold a...
View ArticleCheers on the all new Arduino Yún!
Finally Arduino combies with Linux. The name is also brilliant! Yún(云) means cloud in Chinese language and that indiciates this Arduino goes up to the cloud, with either WIFI or RJ45. There is USB host...
View ArticleSwitching among Arduino LCD shields or modules with ease
Recently I developed a library for ease the job of displaying texts and numbers on different LCD/OLED modules. This is mainly for my OBD-II data logger project which can be made up of different sets of...
View ArticleArduino Builder updated and synced with Arduino IDE 1.6.4
Arduino Builder was just updated. The new release contains header and library files from Arduino IDE 1.6.4. AVR toolchain and AVRDUDE are also updated to latest version. Download the latest release...
View ArticleArduino library for SIM800 for GPRS/HTTP communication
Recently I obtained a cheap (under $8) teeny-tiny SIM800 breakout board. The serial UART interfaced SIM800 makes it very easy for any embedded system to add cellular network access and connect to the...
View ArticleArduino Builder 0.9.1 Released
The new version has added an option of “Optimize for Speed” which Arduino IDE does not provide. This will make your sketch compiled into faster code but larger in size. Download the latest release from...
View ArticleSimple test sketch for UTouch library
Here is a simplest touch screen test sketch (display X,Y on serial) using UTouch library for common Arduino LCD shield. #include <UTouch.h> UTouch myTouch( 6, 5, 4, 3, 2); void setup() {...
View ArticleArduino Builder updated
Arduino Builder was recently updated. In this release, AVR GCC has been upgraded to version 4.9.1. Arduino core and libraries files have been synchronised with Arduino IDE 1.7.10. Some minor UI issues...
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