Month: March 2017
SimpleLink MCU platform Launched By TI For Scalable Product Development
Texas Instruments has announced the SimpleLink MCU platform, which is transforming the pace of product proliferation by uniting a robust set of hardware, software and tools under a single development environment. The SimpleLink MCU platform offers a new software development kits...
Continue ReadingRobust C Library and Utility for GPIO sysfs Interface in Linux
by Derek Hildreth - Technologic Systems This comprehensive and easy to read example C code is designed to work alone or included as a library for dealing with general purpose I/O via the sysfs interface in Linux. It can easily be applied to any computer which utilizes the GPIO...
Continue ReadingGetting Started With BTE13-010 – Arduino Mini Clone
by techrm @ instructables.com This is a simple guide that will teach you how to get started with this cheap Arduino mini clone, covering all the steps one should do to make it work. Getting Started With BTE13-010 - Arduino Mini Clone -...
Continue ReadingArduino 433Mhz RF Wireless Data Transfer
runtimeprojects.com has a tutorial on how to use 433Mhz modules to communicate between 2 Arduinos. The most practical and cool way of sharing data from 1 Arduino to another is by far using a radio transmitter and receiver. The simplest form of wireless transmission (I could find) is...
Continue Reading5V Regulator Cap for 9V battery
David Cook built a 5V regulator to sit atop a 9V battery: For quick portable projects and temporary hacks, it is often faster to reuse a simple 5V regulator circuit than to integrate a power supply into the device design. My toolbox has an LED tester and magnifier light, so why not...
Continue ReadingHow to Make an Arduino Capacitance Meter
circuitbasics.com has a tutorial on how to measure capacitance using arduino. With all the different ways capacitors are labeled, figuring out the values of your capacitors can be challenging. Especially if you don’t have a digital multi-meter to test them. In this tutorial,...
Continue ReadingStart with Arduino in 15 minutes
The ultimate Arduino tutorial for beginners. Learn what Arduino is, how to choose an Arduino, then build a simple data logger, LED dimmer and motor speed controller. Start with Arduino in 15 minutes -...
Continue ReadingPiSound – Audio Card For Raspberry Pi
by blokas.io: pisound is an ultra-low latency high-quality soundcard and MIDI interface specially designed for Raspberry Pi pocket computers. Equipped with 192kHz 24-bit Stereo Input and Output driven by the legendary Burr-Brown chips, DIN-5 MIDI Input and Output ports,...
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