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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

Creating a smart home system WITH FISHINO
We are going to create a system managed...
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An Open Source Rain and Humidity sensor couple
It detects humidity through two sensors which are to...
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The Torpedo 2: a cheap and super powerful 3A DC/DC converter with built-in charger
Some time ago we had introduced you to the...
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Controlling our simple CNC Miling Machine via USB
Let’s print the PCBs by means of our CNC...
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Tutorials

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 1 year ago
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Fishino: let’s look inside the features
In this second “episode” (here the first one), we will...
- Posted 1 year 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...
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Opinions

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...
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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...
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Ways to Conserve Energy at Home
Being “Energy Efficient” at home isn’t just for granola-eating...
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Arduino GSM shield
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Arduino ISP (In System Programming) and stand-alone circuits
We use an Arduino to program other ATmega without...
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Localizer with SIM908 module
The device is based on a GSM/GPRS module with...
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GSM GPS shield for Arduino
Shield for Arduino designed and based on the module...
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Small Breakout for SIM900 GSM Module
Some post ago we presented a PCB to mount...
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Open Source Parral Dev Board Now on Kickstarter
Anyone searching for a way to get started learning...
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Digilent OpenScope: Open-Source PICMZ All-in-One Instrumentation Device
The OpenScope MZ is a portable multi-function programmable instrumentation...
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FlytBase Cloud: Internet of Drones Platform
While drones are commonly included in discussions about the...
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Microsoft open sourced Visual Studio Code Extension for Arduino
Microsoft, which has the biggest contributor community on GitHub,...
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Creating a smart home system WITH FISHINO
We are going to create a system...
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