Settle in for a long read; today I wanted to write about how I built my robot - straight from scratch.

Dublin Maker Faire was on and I brought my little rover along for the day.

When it comes to controlling motors using an Arduino, there's never a shortage of options. One such way is by using a small but capable integrated circuit like the SN754410. And here's why.

There are many different ways of controlling LEDs using an Arduino and using a MAX7219CNG chip is one such way. You’ll most likely stumble across it much like I did once you’ve exhausted all your options using shift registers & ‘daisy-chaining’ begins sounding monotonous.