Wireless communication between two Arduinos using inexpensive RF modules
Raj from Embedded Lab has posted a new article exploring an easy wireless communication setup between two Arduinos using low-cost ASK RF transmitter and receiver modules. He used a 433MHz Tx/Rx pair with two Arduino boards to illustrate how to construct a low-range wireless...
Continue ReadingAC PWM dimmer for Arduino
diy_bloke @ instructables.com has designed an AC PWM dimmer for Arduino: Over 3 years ago, I published a simpel TRIAC AC dimmer for the arduino. That proved to be a very popular design. Yet in spite of the simplicity of the circuit the software needed was a bit complicated as it...
Continue Reading$2 Arduino – ATMEGA328 as a stand-alone
In this tutorial you will learn how to use ATMEGA328 microcontroller as standalone Arduino. This way you can minify your next arduino project. They cost only 2 bucks, can do the same as your Arduino and make your projects extremely small. We will cover the pin layout, how to make...
Continue ReadingBooSTick – small AA voltage booster
A single AA battery provides voltages of 5V or 3.3V for hardware prototyping. This tiny board allows you to bring the power to your project, and not the other way around. Bring your micro to the sensor without running wires! A single AA battery is used to provide breadboard power of...
Continue Reading5V to 12V Step Up DC-DC Converter
Step up DC-DC converter is based on LM2577-ADJ IC, this project provides 12V output using 5V input, maximum output load 800mA. The LM2577 are monolithic integrated circuits that provide all of the power and control functions for step-up (boost), fly back, and forward converter...
Continue ReadingMMC3630KJ – Magnetic sensor in BGA package
MEMSIC has announced the MMC3630KJ magnetometer that integrates a monolithic 3-axis AMR (anisotropic magnetoresistive) sensor and a signal conditioning ASIC into a 1.2 × 1.2 × 0.5-mm BGA package. According to MEMSIC, devices in the series offer the ability to deliver a magnetic...
Continue ReadingArduino controlled Triac light dimmer
diy_bloke @ instructables.com has build an arduino controlled triac light dimmer and describes the circuit and software used to achieve that. It becomes a bit more tricky if one wants to dim a mains AC lamp with an arduino: just limiting the current through e.g. a transistor is not...
Continue ReadingArduino Inline Assembly Tutorial
ucexperiment.wordpress.com has published a series of tutorials on how to use assembly language on Arduino. This can be pretty helpful if you want to do some advantaged coding on Arduino. An inline assembly statement is a string which specifies assembler code. The string can contain...
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