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Open Electronics is the brainchild of a world leader in hobby electronics Futura Group srl.

Open Electronics is devoted to support development, hacking and playing with electronics: we share exciting open projects and create amazing products!

Open Electronics is not just a container of ideas: it is also a web site that is led by a team of engineers and geeks who will take part in the discussions and give support.

Our mission is to become a reference in Open Source Hacking with ideas and feedbacks aimed to enrich the community.

OpenSource Products

RASPBERRY PI turns into a tablet
Let’s create a portable touchscreen all-in-one PC, to be...
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Time of Flight technology: a Proximity laser sensor
Based on Time of Flight technology, the module provides...
- Posted 1 week ago
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An electronic business card on a board
How to make an electronic business...
- Posted 3 weeks ago
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Here comes ARDUINO PRIMO: a deeper look
Here comes a new board for prototype creation of...
- Posted 3 weeks ago
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Tutorials

A Guide to Arduino Based Video Camera
Recently, all modern laptops, smartphones, and tablets come with built-in...
- Posted 1 month ago
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Discovering OpenSCAD – part 2: advanced functions
Here we complete the overview of the free 3D...
- Posted 1 year ago
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Discovering OpenSCAD – part 1: basic functions
Who prints 3D objects needs a 3D modeling and editing software to create and edit files; a good example is OpenSCAD,...
- Posted 1 year ago
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How to evaluate a Stereo Lithographic 3D Printers
Introduction In this short document by RobotFactory, we will...
- Posted 2 years ago
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Mods and Hacks

Here are the Winners from the 3Drag 3d printing contest
Here we are, eventually the contest has come to an...
- Posted 3 years ago
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Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Roland Hoffert’s Hacks
Roland Hoffert, from www.eytec.de, submitted us this 3Drag (Velleman K8200...
- Posted 3 years ago
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Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Karl Seiss’s Hack
Karl Seiss from Austria made a very clever hack to...
- Posted 3 years ago
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Updates from the 3Drag 3dprinting contest: Fa)(a from Giacomo Falaschi
Giacomo Falaschi sent us his Falla3D new printer project: you...
- Posted 3 years ago
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Opinions

10 Most Funded Crowdfunded Projects
New tech is developed and released every day. Our global...
- Posted 1 month ago
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Which is the best (open source) 3D printer?
3D printing is being part of our lives and we’re...
- Posted 1 year ago
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Happy Open Year! Top 10 OpenSource projects
A new year started, leving behind a 2015 rich in...
- Posted 2 years ago
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What is “open source”? What’s “open hardware”? What does it mean to be open, and above all, why so?
It is undeniable that the 4th industrial revolution is sweeping...
- Posted 2 years ago
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Arduino GSM shield
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- Posted 7 years ago
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Arduino ISP (In System Programming) and stand-alone circuits
We use an Arduino to program other ATmega without...
- Posted 6 years ago
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Localizer with SIM908 module
The device is based on a GSM/GPRS module with...
- Posted 5 years ago
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GSM GPS shield for Arduino
Shield for Arduino designed and based on the module...
- Posted 5 years ago
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Small Breakout for SIM900 GSM Module
Some post ago we presented a PCB to mount...
- Posted 6 years ago
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