Year: 2015
Enclosure 1455 NHD won’t be scared by a hot summer
The latest extruded aluminium enclosure from Hammond production - 1455 NHD is suitable even for devices requiring more intensive cooling. The latest addition to the family of the popular 1455 enclosure series is the enclosure with “NHD” suffix – where “HD” marks “Heat...
Continue ReadingTriacs – How to calculate power and predict Tjmax
An application note from NXP on how to calculate the power dissipated by the triac: This Application Note describes how to calculate the power dissipation for triacs and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers. Thermal calculations are also included to help the circuit designer to predict the...
Continue ReadingMilk in Fridge – Internet of Things
by samsungite @ instructables.com: I think that one day, all food cupboards & fridges/freezers will be smart. All products will have an RFID or video recognizable label which will update a list of product usage. Your local supermarket will gather this information & replenish...
Continue Reading50,000V High Voltage Power Supply
by Victor8o5 @ instructables.com: This high voltage power supply has been designed to output a fixed voltage of around 50kV, it could easily be converted to an adjustable supply by connecting a variac in case of using transformers or by adding some extra circuitry to regulate the...
Continue ReadingBurning Arduino Bootloader on ATMega328 using USBasp Programmer
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to burn Arduino bootloader on a new ATmega328 using USBasp ISP programmer. Every Arduino Uno Board comes with a microcontroller called the Atemga328P, and they are already pre-program with Arduino Bootloader firmware. Therefore, there is no need to burn...
Continue ReadingAutomotive Chip-On-Glass LCD Dot Matrix Driver
The automotive products are quite recognized nowadays. It brings high demand on automotive chip and other related electronic devices. These demands are diverse, which brings difficulties to automotive developers. In this design, users are provided a modifiable firmware using...
Continue ReadingDIY USB Line Power Meter Stick
a new project is published on electro-labs.com, check it out: Another DIY project designed with FabStream’s SoloPCB tool is ready to be shared with Electro-Labs community. This is an USB stick which measures the supply voltage of the USB port and current drawn by the device...
Continue ReadingNational Instruments VirtualBench Review, Teardown & Experiments
In this episode Shahriar gets a hold of a National Instruments VirtualBench! This instrument combines a mixed-signal oscilloscope, function generator, digital multimeter, programmable power supply and digital I/Os in one compact and portable unit. The teardown of the unit reveals a...
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