David Schneider @ spectrum.ieee.org shows us how to watch over your water usage using an Arduino and a Raspberry Pi. He writes: California, where I once lived, is in the midst of a severe drought. Thankfully, I now reside in North Carolina, a much wetter state. But even here there...

by Stefano Salvatori & Pietro Oliva @ edn.com: This Design Idea mates a precision current source IC with precision difference amp chips to create a programmable current source or sink. The resistor-programmable current source/sink in Figure 1 illustrates the basic topology,...

The DM320018 PIC32 bluetooth starter kit comes with demonstration code that allows it to communicate with smart devices that are bluetooth enabled. It features the PIC32MX270F256D MCU for central processing and the FLC-BTM805 dual-mode Bluetooth HCI module. The kit also contains Cree...

1.6W Mono Audio Amplifier Project is based on TDA7231, which is class AB power amplifier with a wide range of supply. Power supply: 5 To 12 VDC Output: 1.6 W, 4 Ω / 1 W, 8 Ω Low crossover distortion, soft clipping PR1 Preset for Volume Adjust Terminal pins for...

leandro4b @ instructables.com shows us how to control some LED using your voice. He used an Arduino board and BitVoicer server to make this happen. In this Instructable I am going to show how to use an Arduino board and BitVoicer Server to control a few LEDs with voice commands. I...

Davide Gironi demonstrates his DIY A4 laser engraver made from a scanner and a printer using ATmega328: This “Get Ready For Win98″ Laser Engraving Machine it’s built using an old scanner, and an old printer. A laser engraving machine is a tool that uses lasers to engrave an...

RonM9 @ instructables.com has build a fake led TV security light based on Arduino and NeoPixel WS2812 LED ring. Fast & Easy Fake-TV Light module built for under $5; with enhanced features. With the use of this device you can go on vacation leaving your home with a lived in...

JTAdams @ jtadams.ca has build an interface for his geophones using Raspberry Pi and managed to record some seismic events on this. He writes: I have always been fascinated with how seismic detection can see what is under the ground. So much so, that I decided to try it for myself....