Month: January 2017
Expand Your ESP8266 Analog Inputs With $10
ESP8266 is a very powerful module for building an IoT or WiFi-based project. But since it has only one analog input, you may need to use another microcontroller or circuit to connect multiple sensors and data sources with your ESP8266. Allaboutee created the second version of their...
Continue ReadingUSB Volume Control and Caps Lock LED
p_leriche @ instructables.com build a USB volume control which is simple, cheap and extensible. Check it out: I'm not the first person to publish an Instructable for a USB volume control, but I think this one is about as simple and cheap as it gets, and at the same time can be...
Continue ReadingLED Based Strobe For Entertainment, Events & Warning Signals
Strobe provides regular flashes of light. Usually Strobes are designed using Xenon Tubes. Here is LED based simple solution that can be used as strobe for entertainment and events and also as warning signals. Project is based on PIC16F1825 micro-controller with two digit frequency...
Continue ReadingDIY BLE Thermometer With Arduino and Blynk
Konstantin Dimitrov has shared a new tutorial on Arduino Project Hub on how to make an Arduino/Genuino 101 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) thermometer with TMP102 and Blynk. Blynk is a platform with iOS and Android apps to control Arduino, Raspberry Pi and the likes over the Internet. You can...
Continue ReadingMake an Arduino Temperature Sensor (Thermistor Tutorial)
In this video, Circuit Basics walks us through the steps in setting up a thermistor temperature sensor on an Arduino Uno. First they show how to output the temperature readings to your serial monitor. Then they go over how to connect and output the temperature readings to a 16x2 LCD...
Continue ReadingEAGLE Is Now Released By Autodesk
After acquiring CadSoft in June 2016, Autodesk released a new version of EAGLE with new features that improve program functions and a new pricing plan. The new version of Eagle added a modular design blocks feature to the schematic editor that allows you to quickly replicate...
Continue Reading0.91 inch OLED display targets wearables
Winstar's WEO012832F is a small OLED display featuring 128x32 pixels in a 0.91 inch diagonal screen, suitable for wearable devices. by Julien Happich @ edn-europe.com: The WEO012832F module comes with a built-in SSD1306BZ controller IC, it supports an I 2C interface and a 14-pin FPC...
Continue ReadingHIGH RESOLUTION AND ACCURACY CHRONOGRAPH
"pinko" build a high resolution chronograph which has some great features. Check it out: This is a project is for chronograph that was purposely build for a good friend of mine to be used for accurate measuring of high speed processes. I am using two timers and the chronograph has...
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