Year: 2016
Convert $2 LED Lamp to $50 Smart Lamp
taifur @ instructables.com show us how to convert a simple LED lamp to a smart one that can be controlled using a smartphone. A smart bulb is an internet or Bluetooth-capable LED light bulb that allows lighting to be customized, scheduled and controlled remotely. Smart bulbs are...
Continue ReadingLaser for sending music over a distance
Light is a very popular means of communication. Today, optical fiber communication is the backbone of telecommunication and internet. Light is guided through a fiber optic cable in such systems to achieve low-attenuation and high speed data transmission. Question is: Is it possible to use...
Continue ReadingDIY USB 5V Solar Power Bank
Abdulgafur tipped us with his latest project, a 5V solar powered power bank. The circuit consists of two stages, the first stage is the battery charger stage based on MCP73831 and the second stage is the step up converter based on LT1302-5 which converts the battery voltage to...
Continue ReadingLipSync – An Assistive Device For Smartphone Use
Smartphones and mobile devices are diving deeply in our lives and make a lot of things much easier than before. So, having a smartphone or a mobile device became one of life's necessities for everybody. But unfortunately, there is still a big challenge for people with limited use of their...
Continue ReadingSave Your Food with Arduino Freezer Temperature Sensor
“Arduino Freezer Temperature Sensor” is an Arduino based project which works as an indicator to notify you when the freezer isn’t work properly. This project was created by “John Saunders”. To make this project, you will need these parts: Arduino Nano, most of other...
Continue ReadingRubidium Disciplined Atomic Clock
Cameron Meredith build a real-time-clock module controlled by a rubidium frequency standard, and since it also includes a GPS clock he can track local time dilation effects by comparing the two. An I2C multiplexer board allows for more than one RTC module (Since these have a hard...
Continue ReadingKeep Tabs on the Devices Connected to Your LAN
Would you like to monitor all the devices connected to you LAN. Then you can do it using a Rasberry Pi Zero and a few LEDs. Like most people, we have tons of things connected via WiFi to our router. Be it AppleTVs, Rasberry PIs, Amazon Echos, weather stations, overhead airplane...
Continue ReadingOptomyography: A novel approach of detecting muscular signals using optical sensors
Optomyography is a novel, non-invasive, non-contact optical method to measure muscular signals of the human body for diagnosing muscular disorders. It is also considered as an emerging technique for making better human-machine interfaces. Matt, Amrit, and Maneesh conducted an optomyogram...
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