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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

3 lessons
  1. 01Build a motion-triggered light input
  2. 02Use light and temperature thresholds
  3. 03Calibrate noisy analog sensors
Section 2

Automation Outputs

3 lessons
  1. 01Control LEDs, buzzers, servos, and relays
  2. 02Build safe low-voltage switching patterns
  3. 03Add manual override and fail-safe behavior
Section 3

Complete Project Patterns

3 lessons
  1. 01Build a plant care controller
  2. 02Build a keypad or access-control demo
  3. 03Turn sketches into reusable automation templates