Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables Rotary encoder module What does it do? This is basic example of how to read the state of a rotary encoder such as the KY040 Rotary Encoder Module (HCMODU0063). Pinout: 1…GND 2…+5V supply 3…SW connects pin to GND whebn…

Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables Passive Buzzer Module 100R Resistor   Pinout: PIN 1: Speaker input (Connect this via a 100R resistor) PIN 2: NA PIN 3: GND What does it do? This is a very simple module that requires only one DIO pin (defined…

Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables DHT11 Module       Pinout:  PIN 1: Data out PIN 2: +5V PIN 3: GND What does it do? The module will work with the Arduino DHT11 library available at http://arduino.cc/playground/Main/DHT11Lib without any modification. This code demonstrates the…

  Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables Line Hunting Sensor Module What does it do? This is a simple example of how to use the Hobby Components line hunting sensor module (HCARDU0005). It is a very simple module that requires only one DIO pin (defined as…

Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables Capacitive touch sensor module What does it do? The sensor has two outputs, an analogue output that is dependent on how strongly a touch is detected, or a digital output that will go high if touch is detected above…

Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables Flame detection sensor module What does it do? The sensor has two outputs, an analogue output that is dependent on how strong a flame is detected, or a digital output that will go high if a flame is detected above…

Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables 3 colour LED Module What does it do? This is a simple example of how to use the Hobby Components 3 colour LED module. The module has 3 separate LED inputs (Red, Green & Blue) which can be individually driven by…

Items you will need: Arduino development board such as this one Male to female dupont cables Mini magnetic sensing module What does it do? The sensor has two outputs, an analogue output that is dependent on the strength of the magnetic field, and a digital output that will go high if the field strength goes…

  Items you will need: Arduino development board, like this one Male to female dupont cables Obstacle avoidance sensor   What does it do? This module allows for sensing of solid objects within a fixed range (adjustable with on-board potentiometer). Ideal for robotic applications. This is a simple example of how to use the Hobby Components…