Author: mixos
2X L298 Dual DC Motor Driver Board for Robots
2x L298 H-Bridge Dual Motor driver project can control two DC motors connected to it. The circuit is designed around popular dual H-Bridge L298 from ST. Motor supply 7V To 46V DC, Load 2Amp Each Channel. Features Motor supply V2: 7 to 46 VDC Logic Supply V1 : 5V DC...
Continue ReadingUltrasonic parking sensor
An ultrasonic parking sensor project from Ch00ftech: After electing to use the PING))) sensor exactly as directed, I needed to build the rest of my circuit. I wanted to build something robust that would mount nicely on the wall of my dad’s garage. Figuring that the sensor...
Continue ReadingPNP Transistor – How Does It Work?
The PNP transistor is a mystery to many. But it doesn’t have to be. If you want to design circuits with transistors, it’s really worth knowing about this type of transistor. by Oyvind @ build-electronic-circuits.com PNP Transistor – How Does It Work? -...
Continue ReadingA Christmas star with Neopixel LEDs
A geeky Christmas decoration made with 56 LED Neopixel and controlled via an Arduino Micro board: Let’s take a look, therefore, at the project’s electrical section, that is essentially composed of a set of 56 Neopixel LEDs, that have been arranged so to form two concentric stars;...
Continue ReadingBitmap graphics on an Arduino Touch Screen and other top Arduino Displays
In this video tutorial educ8s.tv shows us how to load bitmap graphics in our Arduino Touch Screen projects using Adafruit's GFX library. The procedure that I am going to describe works with all the color displays that are supported by Adafruit’s GFX library and by the displays that...
Continue ReadingBuck regulators accept up to 40-V input
by Susan Nordyk @ edn.com: A wide input range of 4.5 V to 40 V enables the TS3004x series of DC/DC synchronous buck regulators from Semtech to work in a wide range of applications, including industrial, telecommunication, and consumer. The current-mode TS30041 and TS30042 furnish 1...
Continue ReadingMEAS: five weather sensors on one Arduino shield
by Jan Buiting @ elektormagazine.com: In a stint of list-o-mania TE Connectivity have slapped five environmental sensors on a single board called MEAS for plugging onto the Arduino/Genuino 101 and Uno R3. Here goes in telegram style. MEAS: five weather sensors on one Arduino shield...
Continue ReadingIntel(r) Quark(tm) micrcontroller D2000 based Environmental sensors board
Sergey Kiselev designed and built an Intel Quark D2000 micrcontroller based Environmental sensors board: This is a fairly small (51 x 51 mm) board, equipped with a low power Intel Quark D2000 microcontroller, and several sensors (accelerator, temperature, humidity, atmospheric...
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