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Verify Banknotes Using UV Light & IR Sensor – Touchless Arduino Project
2026-01-12 | By Ron Cutts License: GNU Lesser General Public License Board / Sensor Interface Cables Displays Distance Infrared (IR) LED / Display Drivers LED Matrix LEDs / Discrete / Modules Arduino In this Visuino project, you will learn how to build a touchless banknote verification system using a high-efficiency UV LED module and an IR proximity sensor in a clear and fully visual way — without writing any code.
How to Make an LED Matrix Digital Clock With Arduino Uno R4 WiFi
2026-01-12 | By Ron Cutts License: GNU Lesser General Public License Displays LED / Display Drivers LED Matrix Arduino In this Visual Programming Visuino tutorial, we’ll use the Arduino Uno R4 WiFi’s built-in RTC and LED Matrix to create a digital clock without any external hardware. The built-in RTC (Real-Time Clock) is used to keep accurate time, while the onboard LED matrix displays the hours and minutes directly on the board.
Build Arduino RFID Door Lock With Visual Programming (Visuino + MFRC522)
2025-10-08 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Magnetic Magnetic / Reed RFID / NFC Arduino This tutorial shows how to connect the MFRC522 RFID module, check RFID card IDs, and control a magnetic solenoid lock. When a valid RFID card is detected, the door unlocks and a green LED lights up as a visual confirmation. Swipe the same card again to lock the door. Unauthorized cards are denied access.
How to Automate Linear Actuator Using Arduino & Visual Programming
2025-10-08 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License DC Motor Drivers / Controllers Motors Arduino In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll discover how to create sequences that control your actuator with precise timing (in milliseconds or even microseconds). You’ll also see how to set the speed and direction of movement, giving you complete automation control.
ESP32 C3 OLED - Get Time and Date From Internet
2025-06-03 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Displays Real Time Clocks (RTCs) Wifi Arduino ESP32 Step 1: What You Will Need ESP32 C3 OLED Visuino program: Download Visuino Step 2: Start Visuino, and Select the DIY More ESP32 C3 0.42" OLED Board Type Start Visuino as shown in the first picture Click on the "Tools" button on the Arduino component (Picture 1) in Visuino When the dialog appears, select "DIY More ESP32 C3 0.42" OLED" as shown on Picture 2 Note: there are a few...
How to Build a Raspberry Pi Pico GPS Tracker using the SIM800L GSM module, Neo 6M GPS module with Raspberry Pi
2025-08-22 | By Rinme Tom License: General Public License Cellular GPS Arduino Raspberry Pi MCU This GPS tracker creates a professional-grade IoT device that transmits real-time location data over cellular networks. The system uses the GeoLinker API from CircuitDigest Cloud for data visualization and includes intelligent offline data buffering.
LED Matrix Alarm Clock
2025-08-08 | By Adafruit Industries License: See Original Project 3D Printing Amplifiers LED Matrix STEMMA Courtesy of Adafruit Guide by Ruiz Brothers and Liz Clark Overview You can build a 3D printed IoT alarm clock using CircuitPython and electronics from Adafruit. This LED matrix alarm clock is inspired by the cute plush toy monsters LaBuBu by Pop Mart. It gets time from the internet and features sound effects, brightness dimming for nighttime and cute animations like winking eyes.
Arduino Location Tracker using SIM800L GSM Module and NEO-6M GPS Module
2025-08-04 | By Rinme Tom License: None GPS Programmers Arduino Project Overview This tutorial showcases how to construct a low-cost real-time GPS tracking system with Arduino UNO R3 by integrating the NEO-6M GPS module for satellite positioning and the SIM800L GSM module for cellular communication data transmission. The project provides an end-to-end DIY solution to commercial GPS trackers, sparing users monthly subscription costs without losing professional-level tracking functionality.
Graphical Programming IDE Software for Arduino, ESP32, STM32, Raspberry
2025-07-17 | By Ron Cutts License: GNU Lesser General Public License Air Quality Ambient Humidity Temperature Arduino Visuino currently has two versions: Standard and Pro. We recommend downloading and installing the Pro version, as it offers more features. Even if you don’t buy a permanent license, you can use it temporarily with a trial license.
World Clock
2025-07-11 | By Adafruit Industries License: See Original Project LCD / TFT Solder / Desoldering Courtesy of Adafruit Guide by Ben Everard Overview Create a world clock to show a satellite photo of the earth with the current midday at the center of the display. The map slowly scrolls across doing a complete loop every 24 hours. This clock tracks solar time so the middle of the display is the point where the sun in highest in the sky.
DIY STM32 Alarm Clock with 7-Segment Display (Using Arduino IDE)
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Arduino ACS712 Current Sensor Tutorial Using Visual Programming
2025-06-16 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Batteries Battery Charger / Management Current Displays Hall Effect Power Supplies Voltage Arduino In this tutorial, we'll explore how to use the ACS712 Current Sensor with Visuino and Arduino to measure both AC and DC currents and display the readings in Amps on an OLED screen.
Arduino OLED Countdown Timer Using Visual Programming
2025-06-06 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Addressable LEDs Displays Encoder LED / Display Drivers LED Matrix LEDs / Discrete / Modules Real Time Clocks (RTCs) Arduino Use a rotary encoder to set the countdown duration Start the timer by pressing the encoder button Watch the countdown update in real time on an OLED display Trigger a Red LED when the countdown reaches zero All done with no coding, just simple drag-and-drop blocks in Visuino! Perfect for beginners and makers...
INA226 Voltmeter & GC9A01 Display Using Visuino
2025-06-04 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Current Displays Voltage Arduino This tutorial shows how to use the INA226 Voltmeter with a GC9A01 Display in Visuino to measure and display voltage in real-time. The project reads voltage data from the INA226 sensor and visualizes it on the GC9A01 circular display using graphical elements. You can download the project file at the bottom.
Volume Indicator - GC9A01 Display Using Visuino
2025-06-03 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Displays Encoder Music / Sound Boards Sound SPI Arduino In this tutorial, we will make a colorful Volume Indicator using the GC9A01 SPI Display, rotary encoder, Arduino, and Visuino program.
Remote Control a Linear Actuator With Visuino & Arduino
2025-05-27 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License DC Motor Robot Accessories Arduino Step 1: What You Will Need Arduino UNO (Or any other Arduino) Linear Actuator LN298N DC Motor Driver 433 MHz RF module Jumper wires Power Supply Visuino program: Download Visuino Step 2: The Circuit Connect Remote pin [VCC] to Arduino pin [5V] Connect Remote pin [GND] to Arduino pin [GND] Connect Remote pin [D0] to Arduino digital pin [4] Connect Power supply (batteries) pin (gnd) to motor driver...
Simple Lux Meter - DIY Light Intensity Meter
2025-05-27 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Displays Light Arduino Download Visuino Project file Step 1: What You Will Need Arduino UNO or any other Arduino board Breadboard LCD I2C 16 BH1750 Ambient Light Sensor (I2C) Jumper wires Visuino software: Download here Step 2: The Circuit Connect Light Sensor pin [SCL] to Arduino pin [SCL] Connect Light Sensor pin [SDA] to Arduino pin [SDA] Connect Light Sensor pin [VCC] to Arduino pin [5v] Connect Light Sensor pin [GND] to Arduino...
Measure Real-Time Current with INA219 Sensor, Visuino & Arduino
2025-05-20 | By Ron Cutts License: General Public License Displays LED / Display Drivers Voltage Arduino Download Project File Arduino UNO or any other Arduino board Breadboard OLED Display INA219 DC Current Sensor Jumper wires Power Supply Some load, like a light bulb or DC motor Visuino software: Download here Connect INA219 pin [SCL] to Arduino pin [SCL] Connect INA219 pin [SDA] to Arduino pin [SDA] Connect INA219 pin [VCC] to Arduino pin [5v] Connect INA219 pin [GND] to Arduino pin [GND]...
Qwiic GPS Clock
2025-08-26 | By SparkFun Electronics License: See Original Project GPS Arduino Courtesy of SparkFun Guide by bboyho Introduction What time is it? Time for you to... Qwiic-ly build a GPS clock and output it to a display! This project provides you with the current date and time using GPS satellites. Depending on your display, you can draw the time as a digital or analog clock.
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