Most of us are familiar with the Arduino Uno, a starting place for electronics projects since 2010. But what if the Arduino Uno was released in 1980? You’d probably get something like [Electr… ...

This set of microcontroller boards start around $25 and come in the smallest footprint made by Arduino, allowing you to build compact and portable devices that are more difficult to make with an Uno.

This DIY indicator is based on the Spaceship Interface code found in the Starter Kit Projects book, meaning it's one of the easiest Arduino projects for beginner coders.