iCE40 Ultra Wearable Development Platform
Lattice Semiconductor has introduced their iCE40 Ultra Wearable Development Platform that supports multiple wearable applications. Portable and easy to use development platform: iCE40 Ultra Wearable Development Platform features iCE40 Ultra FPGA and MachXO2 with sensors and 1.54”...
Continue ReadingDC Motor IR2104 H-BRIDGE
H-Bridge has been designed around IR2104 IC from international Rectifier. The board has been made mainly for DC-Motor application. The driver can handle load up to 8-10Amps. I have tested this board with 36V DC supply . The circuit uses N Channel IR540 MOSFETS from international...
Continue ReadingBuild a Wireless Water Meter for Your Home
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...
Continue ReadingPrecision programmable current source uses two ICs
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,...
Continue ReadingPIC32 Bluetooth Starter Kit; DM320018
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...
Continue Reading1.6W Mono Audio Amplifier
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...
Continue ReadingSpeech Recognition with Arduino and BitVoicer Server
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...
Continue ReadingA DIY A4 Laser Engraver using ATmega328
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...
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