Year: 2016

Let's have a look at what Zener Diodes are, and how they work! What is a Zener Diode? -...

AxelP6 @ instructables.com has uploaded a new tutorial on how to make a simple arduino radio based on 2.2" TFT ILI9225 controller, TEA5767 breakout board and Arduino MEGA2560. The radio can play a list of predefined stations and can't scan through them. So, I was searching for a...

Linear Technology's LTC3256 is a high voltage low noise dual output power supply, which takes a single positive input and generates 5V and 3.3V step-down supplies with high efficiency and no inductors. by Julien Happich @ edn-europe.com The device features a wide 5.5V...

It has been one month since the Autodesk’s acquisition of Cadsoft. After the acquisition, they redesigned the website and changed the domain name from cadsoftusa.com to cadsoft.io. It seems that Autodesk is going very fast toward sharing with community what they intend to do with...

Every maker and electronics hobbyist knows how hardware is messy. A lot of tools are needed in our labs like voltmeter, oscilloscope, breadboard, wires, power supply, etc. A startup form India designed a new platform called Evive as an all-in-one solution to build and debug your...

Thanks to Internet, the problem of time shifting in embedded and connected devices was solved using time synchronization over Internet. National Institute of Standards and Technology provides a service called Network Time Service (NTS) over the Internet. The project of ESP8266-based...

The AriCalculator is a DIY calculator or a general purpose handheld device. It is battery powered and runs on a NXP S12G240 microcontroller (16-bit, 240k flash, 11k RAM). The device has 38 input keys and a 128x64 pixel LCD display with a backlight option. Three interfaces connect...

Sunburn Monitor is a UV monitor with sound-based indication. It calculates the max sun exposure before sunburn based on your skin type. The project was published over hackaday.io by [Quarterturn]. It's based around SI1132 light sensor from Silicon Labs. SI1132 is a UV index and...