LTC3106 – 300mA Low Voltage Buck-Boost Converter
The LTC3106 is a highly integrated, 1.6μA quiescent current 300mV startup buck-boost DC/DC converter with PowerPath management, optimized for multisource, low power systems. The LTC3106 is ideal for powering low power wireless sensors from rechargeable or primary batteries...
Continue ReadingDIY-Thermocam – an open-source, do-it-yourself thermographic camera
Max Ritter has pointed us to his latest project, the DIY-Thermocam, a open source thermal imager based on FLIR thermal sensor. The results are awesome! The device is based on the popular FLIR Lepton thermal sensor and uses a Teensy 3.2 mikrocontroller to display live thermal images...
Continue ReadingESP8266 weather display – work in progress
Markus Hirsch is working on a ESP8266 weather display using an AVR mcu and an OLED display: This is a little weather monitor. It has a 2.2" color display and is powered by an AVR and the ESP8266. The AVR controles the display. The ESP has a custom firmware written in the Arduino IDE...
Continue ReadingCSI Premier 75W and Hakko 936 Solder Station Teardowns
Todd Harrison @ toddfun.com did the teardown of the CSI 75W solder station as well as the Hakko 936: The Hakko of course had all analog circuits using operational amplifiers and potentiometers as well as a temperature sensor in the iron tip to signal back to a triac chip controller...
Continue ReadingGoPro Remote Control V2
euerdesign.de shows us the steps to create a GoPro remote control using ESP8226 module and an OLED display: Hello Makers, in this post, the amazing DIY GoPro remote in it´s second version, with a backlit display and 3 buttons. GoPro Remote Control V2 -...
Continue ReadingMaking circuit boards with DLP projector
Nuri ERGİNER managed to create his own PCBs using a DLP projector and photo-resist dry film. Every Maker like me dream a PCB printer which can quickly and precisely convert our electronic idea into a psychical circuit board. I know there are plenty of project going on the subject....
Continue ReadingNixie Tube Energy Meter
John Whittington decided to build a Nixie tube energy meter to measure his house power consumption. An Arduino would be the microcontroller but I wanted the meter to provide some form of data stream for a web based energy history. To make it an IoT, I a paired ESP8266 with it. I...
Continue ReadingTeensy 3.2: A first look at the powerful Arduino compatible board
educ8s.tv reviews the Teensy 3.2 Arduino compatible board and examines if it's compatible with his existing sketches. If you need a small but powerful Arduino board, Teesy 3.2 is the best board available today. In this video we take a first look at Teensy 3.2 board, we set it up and...
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