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Conductivity Shield for Arduino Uno
by PyroCat @ elektormagazine.com: Conductivity is the ability of a material to transfer electrons. It is the opposite of the concept of resistivity which is well known to electricians. However, while we are used to address the topic of conductivity in the field of electronics, things...
Continue ReadingBlue IR: Build your own universal remote
Sarunas built this device to replace a bunch of different remote controls with a smart phone. Controlling TV, HiFi, DLP and similar IR controllable stuff is easy and fun from a smart phone using previously built smart remote, until it runs out of battery. Despite that Bluetooth Low...
Continue ReadingPanelizing made easy in Eagle
Sjaak shared a tip for panelizing PCB boards in Eagle: Panelizing is done by machining a slot between two or more boards, but keep them attached by a small amount of PCB material (mousebites). I used to do it by hand: generated all the schematics into multiple sheets and then route...
Continue ReadingESP8266 PlaneSpotter
squix78 @ blog.squix.org has published his latest project. After many hours of work I’m very happy to finally publish all the sources for the ESP8266 PlaneSpotter project. It is not yet really in a V1.0.0 state but I’m sure with the help of the community it will quickly get...
Continue ReadingControl a stepper motor using Raspberry Pi
Here is a nice tutorial @ raspberrypi.org on how to control a DC motor using Python. In this guide, you'll be controlling two motors from your Raspberry Pi using Python on the desktop. First, it's best just to learn how to control the motor. Then, once you have it working, you could...
Continue ReadingControl Nema Stepper Motor With Arduino
Robokits @ instructables.com have an article describing stepper motors and how to drive them using Arduino. They write: Lots of People want to build Them own small Cnc machine . they started with drives stepper motor but they stacked in controller Programming . In this instructable...
Continue ReadingBrainBox Arduino: A ‘tough’ Arduino with screw terminals
elektormagazine.com writes: Have you read the BrainBox Arduino article in the latest edition of Elektor magazine? BrainBox Arduino is a rugged version of the Arduino Leonardo. Thanks to its sturdy screw terminals, a number of different power supply options, an on-board buzzer and a...
Continue ReadingIkaScope – a new wireless oscilloscope probe
ikalogic.com launched "IkaScope" a new wireless oscilloscope probe that is able to make measurements directly on your mobile phone or your laptop. IkaScope transfers measured signals over high speed wifi connection and it will remember your home or office access points. It will work...
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