Month: March 2017
iCP12Q DAQduino, A Data Acquisition Board In Arduino Form
iCircuit Technologies had produced the iCP12A DAQduino, an Arduino-like development board for signals monitoring, data acquisition and circuit troubleshooting at 1mSec/Samples period. The DAQduino board features a PIC18F2550 microcontroller with 14 digital I/O pins, two of them are...
Continue ReadingElectrons Counter-Intuitive Movement
Our 'common sense' would say that when an object moves from point A to point B it necessarily has to also move through all the points between A and B. This is, however, not true for electrons in the quantum world, where these intuitive truths are not valid. Electrons can, for...
Continue Reading-5V @100mA Switched Capacitor Converter
The circuit diagram presented here is about a negative voltage regulator. It is based on LT1054, which is a switched capacitor voltage converter with regulator from Texas instrument. This device has many advantages over other previously available switched capacitor voltage converters....
Continue ReadingScout ESC, A New Tank Controller Board By Open Panzer
Open Panzer Project is an attempt to create open source versions of all electronics used in RC tanks today, with professional quality and features. The goal of this project is to expand the hoppy and to improve everyone's experience of RC tanking corner, which will speed-up its...
Continue ReadingUltra-low dropout, wide input range 150mA regulator
Graham Prophet @ eedneurope.com presents the latest ultra-low dropout regulators from Diodes Inc: The AP7380 series of ultra-low dropout regulators (Diodes Inc.) operates from an up-to-24V input voltage range and offers fixed output voltage options, in USB power, portable...
Continue ReadingTune Your String Instruments Perfectly With Roadie Tuner
Roadie Tuner is a dream come true for guitarists! The automatic ring tuner, that is quick, easy to use, and three times more accurate than the human ear, is dedicated to beginner guitarists who are almost always frustrated with not knowing how to tune their guitar. This ultimate...
Continue ReadingHow to Build a Bi-Fuel (LPG & Unleaded) Trip Computer Using Arduino
Nikos Stavrou @ instructables.com build a bi-fuel trip computer using arduino and has a detailed tutorial on it. The computer can measure both LPG and unleaded fuel consumption. He writes: The main reason I made this project is the lack of a trip computer that is designed for LPG...
Continue ReadingA simple and reliable programming & test jig
Pieter @ piconomix.com tipped us with his latest build. Check it out on the link below. I recently had to create a programming jig for an ATmega328PB based board. 1mm diameter test pads were placed on the bottom of the PCB to give access to the ISP pins. Normally one would add two...
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