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Maker Articles

Practical guides and comparisons for electronics, IoT, open-source hardware, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266, PCB design, and maker business ideas.

Arduino vs Raspberry Pi for Home Automation: Which Should You Use?

Compare Arduino and Raspberry Pi for home automation projects, including setup, connectivity, processing power, GPIO, programming and price.

Read this EasyEDA review to see how the browser-based PCB design tool handles schematics, simulation, collaboration, exports, and PCB ordering.

Compare IoT prototyping platforms including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266 and Particle Photon/Electron for connected hardware projects.

Explore five ways to make money with open-source hardware, from selling products and accessories to education, consulting and hackerspaces.

Compare open-source wearable platforms including FLORA, Gemma, Trinket, LilyPad and TinyLily for electronics, e-textiles and wearable prototypes.

Learn how to choose an ESP8266 module for your project, including ESP-01, ESP-07 breakout boards and SparkFun Thing development boards.

Choose PCB design software for open-source hardware with this practical comparison of Eagle and KiCad for makers and hardware startups.

Review open-source healthcare platforms and biometric sensors including BITalino, e-Health Sensor Platform, ECG, EMG and heart-rate modules.