Experiments with 2.4″ TFT
Rui Cabral tipped us with his latest project. He writes: Lately I've been testing a small 2.4" TFT display PBC ILI9341 with touch and bought on ebay for less than 8euros! This graphic display is an excellent solution for both small projects and for more advanced projects since it...
Continue ReadingFLIR TG165 for only 299EUR – it is a bargain!
If prices of thermal imaging cameras seem to you to be high, but you´d like to take advantage of a graphic temperature displaying, then the TG165 is the right device for you for only 299EUR and limited time. Do not hesitate, this price is valid only in October! Now for only 299EUR...
Continue ReadingRF Remote DC Motor Direction Controller
RF Based DC Motor Direction Controller project provides an easy way to control the direction of your DC Motor connected to the receiver. This project has been design around HT12E and HT12D encoder / decoder chips from Holtek. With jumper selectable address on the receiver and...
Continue ReadingGet Started with ESP8266 Using AT Commands, NodeMCU, or Arduino (ESP-12E)
by acrobotic @ instructables.com: This Instructable will show you the steps needed to get started with the ESP8266 using a fantastic little development board for the ESP-12E module. The board includes everything needed including a USB to Serial adapter, surface-mount LED, and...
Continue ReadingESP8266 DS18B20 Temperature Sensor – Arduino IDE
by EasyIoT @ instructables.com: In this tutorial we will show how to build ESP8266 DS18B20 temperature logger connected to EasyIoT Cloud. Materials: ESP8266 module DS18B20 temperature sensor 4.7 K esistor ESP8266 DS18B20 Temperature Sensor - Arduino IDE -...
Continue ReadingPassword Based Circuit Breaker
Electrical accidents are rapidly increasing especially electric line repairs incident due to the lack of communication and coordination between the maintenance personnel and the electric substation staff. The password based circuit breaker device could just be the solution as only the...
Continue ReadingDIY WiFi gas detector with text alerts
Stefan over at Hackster.io has written an article detailing his DIY Wi-Fi gas detector that sends SMS alerts: Hey guys, back with another little project that I’ve been fiddling with for the past week. With kids around, every parent is thinking how to make their home safer for the...
Continue ReadingCompensation of Oscilloscope Probes
by Maurizio @ dev.emcelettronica.com: Using simple wires to measure signals with the oscilloscope would result in unreadable plots on the scope, the main reason being the noise coupled onto the “probe” itself. The first line of defense against that would be to use a coaxial...
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