Year: 2016
DIY ECG with 1 op-amp
A DIY ECG made from single op-amp (LM741) and 5 resistors by Scott Harden: I made surprisingly good ECG from a single op-amp and 5 resistors! An ECG (electrocardiograph, sometimes called EKG) is a graph of the electrical potential your heart produces as it beats. Seven years ago I...
Continue ReadingPCB layout tips for thermal vias
Paul Rako @ edn.com discuss about thermal PCB layout tips. Texas Instruments' WEBENCH is a neat program, especially because it has Mentor Graphic’s FloTherm built in to help you see the hot spots in switching regulators. This is what taught me that a modern buck regulator will have...
Continue ReadingSpace Invaders FPGA Game
Patsiatzis Nikos and Katsaros Nikos build the space invaders game using a ZedBoard FPGA. The project's code is available on github. This two person project was completed through the course of Embedded Systems at the University of Thessaly, Department of Computer Engineering. In...
Continue ReadingAn isolated analog input for Arduino
Giovanni Carrera designed a circuit that accepts input voltage from about 20mV to 5V or a current of 4 to 20 mA and converts it to a isolated frequency signal. A voltage to frequency converter can realize an opto-isolated analog input for Arduino or other microcontroller systems....
Continue ReadingHow to Measure LUX With Arduino
In this tutorial codebender_cc uses the Adafruit TSL2561 sensor to measure LUX with Arduino. The TSL2561 luminosity sensor is an advanced digital light sensor, ideal for use in a wide range of light situations. Compared to low cost CdS cells, this sensor is more precise, allowing for...
Continue ReadingCIRCUIT WIZARD – Circuit Simulator for begginers
Circuit wizard is one of the good simulators for beginners. Here the tutorial explains how to draw and simulate a circuit in circuit wizard simulator CIRCUIT WIZARD - Circuit Simulator for beginners -...
Continue ReadingHow to Set Up WiFi on the Raspberry Pi
circuitbasics.com show us how to setup a Wifi dongle using SSH connection. Now I’ll explain how to use that SSH connection to setup a WiFi dongle so you can run your Raspberry Pi wirelessly from a remote desktop application. This is a really useful way to set up your Raspberry Pi,...
Continue ReadingSoft Latch Power Switch Circuit
Dаvid Jones through his Youtube channel EEVblog described in detail how to design a cheap soft latch power switch circuit, using one push button switch to toggle your circuit power on and off with the following design requirements: Zero power when off. One on/off switch....
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