Portable Adjustable Mini Power supply
Mixed Output @ instructables.com has build a nice power supply by combining different power modules. As most of my project involve electronics of some sort, having a good power supply is essential to be able to meet the demand of different power requirements. So I built me a...
Continue ReadingTeardown: Amazon Dash Button keeps you connected
Brian Dipert @ edn.com has done a teardown on Amazon's dash button and shows the parts inside. How much hardware was Amazon able to squeeze into such a diminutive bill-of-materials budget, or perhaps more accurately, how much are Amazon and its consumable-supplier partners...
Continue ReadingSensirion Tiny sensor hones temperature accuracy
Housed in a tiny 8-pin DFN package, the STS31 digital temperature sensor from Sensirion guarantees accuracy to within ±0.3°C over a temperature range of -40°C to +90°C. A low-cost version, the STS30 achieves the same accuracy over a temperature range of 0°C to +65°C. Both...
Continue ReadingHardware serial port monitor over WiFi
This tutorial shows how to connect Arduino to the TX line (of a router, RPI) and display serial data on smartphone over WiFi. Arduino listens for serial port communication on its hardware serial port. Then it sends every received line of data trough software serial port to ESP8266....
Continue ReadingDIY Wearable Posture Sensor
With the help of this wearable device you can improve your posture as it will remind you whenever you slouch. The device is based on ADXL335 accelerometer and Attiny85 microcontroller and a vibration motor will get you notified. Posture sensors/monitors have been a recurring theme...
Continue ReadingWifi Home Thermostat
asheville makers @ instructables.com has posted a Wifi enabled thermostat that can be programmed via a touch screen display or via the internet. This Instructable explains about how I built WiFi enabled thermostats for my home. The thermostats are programmable with 6 different time...
Continue Reading4A Bipolar Stepper Motor Driver Based on LV8727E
The Project is based on LV8727E IC from ON Semiconductor. The LV8727 is a PWM current-controlled micro step bipolar stepping motor driver. This driver can provide eight ways of micro step resolution of 1/2, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/128, 1/10, 1/20, and can drive simply by the step...
Continue ReadingPWM dimmer for RGB LED
Lukas Fassler has designed and built a PWM dimmer for RGB LED: In my last post I’ve described the design and construction of my LED dimmer project. This project here is similar but a bit more involved. It controls RGB LEDs so it can not only change the brightness but also the color...
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