If you’ve read my two previous posts How to Hook Up Servos and Hack a Nintendo (NES) Controller, combining the two is simple. This post details how to control 2 servos with a NES controller.

A Servo, short for “servomechanism”, can rotate 180 or continuous 360 (depending on the type). Servos consist of a motor & a potentiometer and can easily be hooked up to an Arduino. This post details how.

The Nintendo (NES) Controller is a familiar classic. It’s simplicity makes it easy to hack and re-purpose for your own needs. This post details how to easily read the button-state values into an Arduino.

Every one knows accelerometers from Wii controllers and smart phones. Being fairly inexpensive, they’re a prime candidate for including in a DIY project. I’ll detail how to hook up a Memsic 2125 (most common) dual-axis accelerometer and measure its tilt in this post.

Photo resistors measure light. The amount of light varies the resistance and determines a value between 0 and 1023. This post details how to hook one up to an Arduino.

Buzzers allow for simple audio output. Running them at different speeds allow for a variety of tones. This post details how to hook one up to an Arduino.

A soft pot works just like a regular potentiometer; however, instead of turning a dial, you slide (your finger) up and down the strip to change the values. This post details how to hook up to an Arduino.

A potentiometer is basically just a dial. Depending on its rotation, it will read in a value between 0 and 1023 to use in your Arduino program. This post details how to hook up a potentiometer to an Arduino.

A button is a simple switch with 2 values: on or off, which is 1 or 0 respectively. No surprise there. This post details how to hook it up and read its value into your Arduino program.

The LED (Light Emitting Diode) emits, guess what… yes, light. This post details how to hook it up.