In this video I'll be showing you how you can control the contrast and the back light brightness of a 1602 LCD display with just the Arduino. The contrast is typically adjusted with a variable ...

GRAND MARAIS, MI -- If you’re someone who loves a good story − we’re talking dramatic backdrop, big action and heroic saves − then you may make a good lighthouse keeper. The Au Sable Light Station in ...

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious archaeological project aims to reassemble it in 3-D. By Franz Lidz Towering over ...

What if you could combine the simplicity of Arduino with the power of a Linux-based processor, all in one compact device? Enter the Arduino Uno Q, a new development board designed to handle everything ...

But up on a hillside above Hinkley is a bright-white vertical beam of light, seemingly in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by pitch-black darkness. The unexpected beacon in the Mojave Desert is “a ...

LAKE SUPERIOR, MI - A remote Michigan lighthouse sitting far offshore in Lake Superior has recorded one of today’s highest wind gusts amid a severe winter storm and blizzard conditions across the ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — An early winter storm has caused some damage at the historic lighthouse on Grand Haven’s south pier. The Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy says the damage was noticed on ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Standing 165 feet tall with 219 steps to the top, the St. Augustine Lighthouse provides visitors with an unparalleled view of Florida's oldest city and serves as a gateway to ...

Some members of the maker community are distraught about Arduino’s new terms of service (ToS), saying that the added rules put the company’s open source DNA at ...

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a software developer with a passion for making and electronics. I do a lot of things and here is where I document my learning in order to be able to inspire other people to make ...

PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — A staggering number of families in Oakland County are facing hunger and homelessness, but a groundbreaking ceremony in Pontiac brought hope ...

Google Sues China-Based ‘Lighthouse’ Phishing Service After $1B+ Scams Target Millions Your email has been sent Google is going after a group of Chinese hackers who have reportedly stolen over $1 ...