This project automatically switches off the electrical flow in event of excess heating or excess cooling thus protecting the circuit from damage using NXP NCX2220GU. The comparator guarantees to operate at low voltages which makes this device convenient for use in 5 V systems and has...

by Martin Cooke @ elektormagazine.com: The latest MEMs device from STMicroelectronics is said to be the world's most advanced six-axis motion-sensor device designed to support image stabilization in smartphones, tablets and digital still cameras. The LSM6DS3H combines a 3-axis...

by nusnel @ instructables.com: For my monthly maker column in Dutch newspaper "De Volkskrant", I made a coolbox in which you can control the temperature in three separate compartments to keep craft beer at just the right temperature. The contraption I build uses three...

by oliverb @ instructables.com: The Arduino controls a Geared Stepper Motor 28BYJ-48 via a ULN2003 Stepper Motor Driver Board. The 4x20 I2C LCD display and 5 micro switches form the interface to the Arduino. The controller has a Manfrotto 200PL-14 quick release tripod mount for...

In this article we will discuss about the various types of diodes, their working principle and their common uses. We will cover many common diode types, such as P-N junction diode, Zener diode, Schottky diode, LED and laser diodes, photo diode, varactor diode, avalanche diode, PIN diode...

Emanuele @ dev.emcelettronica.com published an article on how to drive LEDs: The LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) are diodes whose basic characteristic is the ability to emit light when they are passed through a current that flows from P to N region. At each recombination between the...

Jeremy Morgan @ jeremymorgan.com writes: Today I’m going to show you how to make sort of a mini weather station with a Raspberry Pi. This is an ongoing project of mine that I’ve been tinkering with so I’ll share my learnings with you. It started with a project I wrote about...

Gonazar’s PCB stencil jig: My solution to making a PCB stencil jig. I need this to do a run of ~30 small boards I got from DirtyPCB who also provided me with the stencil. However, I know that I’m going to be making more later with a new revision so I wanted a jig that I could...