[Andy] demonstrates building an ultrasonic anemometer using a cheap after-market parking distance sensor kit and an Arduino. Demo video after the break. Aside from the price, these kits have the ...

Inside [Klaus]’ device is an Arduino Uno, an HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor, and an Adafruit Wave Shield. Originally, this parking/distance sensor used a small TFT to display the distance to ...

On the software end, Arduinos make programming ... the Arduino IDE, which already includes most of the popular libraries for interfacing with frequently used components like ultrasonic sensors ...

With their cheap price tags, massive I/O provisions, and low power consumption, microcontrollers like the uber-popular Arduino family ... temperature sensor. Likewise, ultrasonic and IR modules ...