Remote WiFi DHT11 Temperature an Humidity Display
BoianM @ instructables.com shows us how to build a remote temperature and humidity display using DHT11 sensor and two ESP8266 modules. To program the ESP8266 modules a visual programming software is used. The advantage of the ESP8266 over Arduino and other controllers is the builtin...
Continue ReadingA beginner’s guide to Arduino
tttapa @ instructables.com has posted a detailed introduction to Arduino, mainly focused on beginners. It starts from the basic concepts of electronics and goes through different Arduino examples such as LED blink to stepper motor drive. After some years of experimenting with...
Continue ReadingRaspberry Pi Clever airplane tracker
Jeremy B. Merrill lives near the LaGuardia airport and a lot of planes fly over his house all day long, so he decided to build a LED display showing the departure airport of the airplane that’s flying overhead. For that reason he used a Raspberry Pi, a Software-Defined Radio...
Continue ReadingHow to burn an Arduino UNO bootloader to a new ATMEGA328P-AU chip
This video shows the steps to burn the bootloader from an Arduino UNO, to a new ATMEGA328P-AU chip. The new chips are the TQFP 32 type package. How to burn an Arduino UNO bootloader to a new ATMEGA328P-AU chip -...
Continue ReadingLTC3106 – 300mA Low Voltage Buck-Boost Converter with PowerPath
Linear Technology announces the LTC3106, a highly integrated, 1.6µA quiescent current 300mV start-up 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...
Continue ReadingArduino TFT Forecast Weather Station with ESP8266
tufantas @ instructables.com has build a weather forecast display using Arduino Mega 2560, 7" inch TFT display and ESP8266 Wifi module. The display shows 3 days weather forecast, Current weather conditions, Current wind directions & speed with analog gauge meter, Indoor...
Continue ReadingMaker’s rule, the feature packed PCB multi-tool
Rohit Gupta @ rohitg.in has designed a new version of his maker's rule that is compact and packs many features like a LED tester and continuity tester: It has been a while since i posted my Tinker Rule which i made during college days. I received a few requests for the ready to etch...
Continue ReadingDC Output Solid State Relay
DC Output Solid State Relay 10Amps 60V DC (Optically Isolated Input) This project has been designed around TLP250/352 which is Opto-Coupler IGBT/MOSFET Gate Driver from Toshiba and Mosfet IRFP260 from IR, This relay consists of optically isolated gate driver and low impedance...
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