Microcontroller Contest

Overview

This contest is open to any new instructable that uses a microcontroller. Share your best microcontroller projects for a chance to win a $500 gift card.

We're also offering Judges' Prizes for Best Use of Fusion 360 & Best Use of Tinkercad!

The Microcontroller Contest is closed.

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Grand Prize

Winners

Winners Finalists All Entries

Grand Prize

SPECTRUM ANALYZER WITH STEAMPUNK NIXIE LOOK by emdee401

Judges' Prize: Best Use of Tinkercad & Best Use of Fusion 360

Automated Robotic Arm That Learns | Ft. Tinkercad, Arduino Mega, EEZYbotARM by Aarav G in Arduino

19K

Marblevator, Golf by gzumwalt in 3D Printing

4.0K

First Prize

Build a UV Level Monitoring Budgie - Using IoT and Weather Data APIs by Hey Jude in Arduino

11K

Automated 35mm Slide Digitizer by rbwood53 in Arduino

19K

IoT AI-driven Poultry Feeder and Unhatched Egg Tracker W/ WhatsApp by Kutluhan Aktar in Microcontrollers

3.0K

Second Prize

A Arduino RP2040 Standalone IoT Computer Running BASIC. by slviajero in Arduino

9.6K

Servo Ramping and Soft-Start by Peter Balch in Robots

3.1K

WiFi-based Garage Door Opener by Adityadp in Wireless

7.4K

DIY Mechanical Macro Keypad ― Ocreeb by salimbenbouz in Electronics

24K

LED Pong by exposedwire in Microcontrollers

4.3K

Runner Up Prize

MacTEMPtosh by Arnov Sharma in Apple

2.3K

WiFi Sync Clock by shiura in Clocks

9.3K

Digital Light Pipes Fiber Optic Clock by TerraG2 in Clocks

3.3K

Tempus - a Metric Clock by DickB1 in Clocks

4.6K

Hexagonal LED Display by MartinMemol in LEDs

3.0K

Touch Tone MIDI Phone by poprhythm in Arduino

3.4K

Arduino Thin Client by 陳亮 in Arduino

14K

How to Make a Neopixel Rainbow Clock by EDISON SCIENCE CORNER in Arduino

3.9K

Multifactor RFID and One Time Password Door Access Module by AussieMakerGeek in Arduino

3.1K

The ROTAforMI: a RObotic TAble for Microscopy by DaniloR29 in University+

2.6K

21 Prizes

Grand Prize

One Grand Prize Winner will receive:

$500 Amazon Gift Card

Judges' Prize: Best Use of Tinkercad & Best Use of Fusion 360

Two Judges' Prize winners (one for Best Use of Fusion 360 & one for best use of Tinkercad) will receive:

$300 Amazon Gift Card

First Prize

Three First Prize Winners will receive:

$300 Amazon Gift Card

Second Prize

Five Second Prize Winners will receive:

$100 Amazon Gift Card

Runner Up Prize

Ten Runner Up Prize Winners will receive:

$50 Digital Gift Card

How It Works

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Aug 15, 2022 and Oct 10, 2022 (11:59pm PT).

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Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Microcontroller Contest. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.