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Arduino Home Automation and Control Projects
Build practical Arduino automation projects that teach sensing, switching, timing, calibration, and safe low-voltage control.
Instructor: Makecademy Team|3 sections|$29
About this course
A project course for makers who want Arduino to control the physical world. Students build motion lighting, plant care logic, access/control demos, sensor calibration routines, and relay/MOSFET output patterns.
What you will be able to build
- 01Build several Arduino automation projects
- 02Calibrate sensors and thresholds
- 03Control safe outputs using relays or MOSFETs
- 04Write reusable non-blocking automation code
- 05Troubleshoot wiring, timing, and power issues
Course curriculum
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3 sections / 9 lessons
Section 1
Automation Inputs
- 01Build a motion-triggered light input
- 02Use light and temperature thresholds
- 03Calibrate noisy analog sensors
Section 2
Automation Outputs
- 01Control LEDs, buzzers, servos, and relays
- 02Build safe low-voltage switching patterns
- 03Add manual override and fail-safe behavior
Section 3
Complete Project Patterns
- 01Build a plant care controller
- 02Build a keypad or access-control demo
- 03Turn sketches into reusable automation templates