Alex @ obddiag.net has published a new open source OBD adapter which provides you a serial interface using the ELM327 command set and supports all OBD-II standards. The adapter kit schematic is shown here. It is built around NXP LPC1517 Cortex-M3 microprocessor with 64 kB program...

victoryking @ instructables.com has posted a nice physics and arduino tutorial on how to measure the mass of earth. This is an indirect method to calculate the mass of earth by measuring acceleration due to gravity with the help of arduino. One fine day, I was weighing my self on a...

Ethan Zonca has released the firmware and hardware of FeatherHAB. FeatherHAB is a small and inexpensive ballon GPS tracker. FeatherHAB is a lightweight, small, and inexpensive balloon tracker. It tracks the location of a balloon with GPS and broadcasts the balloon’s position to the...

morethanuser.blogspot.com has published a thermocouple thermostat based on ATmega8 and  MAX31855KASA Thermocouple to digital converter IC from Maxim. Here is a circuit, I used popular thermocouple type K and MAX31855KASA+ to interface it. I could also put some op amp, and connect to...

We came across this kickstarter campaign that features a multifunction SSD shield for Raspberry Pi 2. The shield includes SSD, WiFi, RTC w/Battery and high power USB: Pi 2 Design is excited to introduce the first offering in a new line of Embedded and Media-based I/O shields for the...

Neumi @ github.com has build an Arduino based CNC project and source files are provided. This is my scratch build Laser CNC Engraver and PCB Exposer. It uses a 150mW 405nm laser diode and two CD drive motors and mechanics. A Processing sketch calculates the position of the pixels...

davedarko wanted an easy way to check a USB cable, so he created this project: A little ATtiny45, some LEDs and transistors – battery powered. It scans through the cable with some blinking LEDs, then goes to sleep. USB Cable Tester -...

Raju R Baddi @ edn.com has published a circuit that enable you to test electrolytic capacitors and decide if worth using it on a circuit. The values in the figure are typical for general testing of all capacitors, from 1-nF ceramic versions to 1000-μF electrolytic types. The value...