because you certainly could technically), set breakpoints, or single step. But it still useful to have access to at least some of your program’s internal state. Of course, Arduino has promised ...

[Tod] wrote in to tell us about his latest project. It’s called wifino, and aims to set your Arduino free by offering a web-based IDE, online storage for your Arduino sketches, and even WiFi ...

Instead, you simply open the Arduino software (which can be installed on your Windows desktop or accessed online), write your code, and upload it to the board. Then, you're basically set.

On the software end, the Arduino code is pretty simple, with only less than 50 lines and basic functions used. Beginners can readily understand and tweak the code to more accurately set the different ...