by Matt Venn: A wristband that tells you energy changes in your home. It connects via a Raspberry Pi computer to a base station like a 'current cost' or similar. When a change in energy usage occurs, the wristband vibrates and a small LED bargraph shows your current usage from 1 to...

by toptechboy.com: This series of lessons will teach you how to take your Arduino projects to the next level by having the Arduino interact with the Python programming language. Python is a free program you can download. Since you have already learned the fundamentals of programming...

by elektormagazine.com: Microchip has introduced two new 8-bit MCU families with integrated Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs). You may be thinking that 8-bit processors are unlikely to cut the mustard for many of today’s applications but built-in interconnected CIPs combine to...

An automobile plays an important role in a community. Aside from being a major option for transport, automobile also saves life, which is designed to give support in medications and hospitalizations. These machines are now embedded with electronic technology in which this advancement...

by Susan Nordyk @ edn.com: Housed in a tiny 3×3-mm QFN package, the MIC24046-H synchronous step-down regulator from Micrel offers efficiency of greater than 90% peak and pin-selectable output voltage, switching frequency, and current limit. A wide input voltage range of 4.5 V to 19...

by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: LT8494 is a current mode, fixed frequency SEPIC/boost DC/DC converter with an internal 2A, 70V switch. Quiescent current of 7µA suits the device for always-on automotive or other industrial battery powered systems. The LT8494 starts up from an...

by Valentin Kulikov @ edn.com This article describes simple constant current driver module with fast PWM input that can be used for driving medium and high power LEDs. The module uses an integrated constant-current output, DC-DC buck converter with output current configurable from...

A programmable 8-character LCD module and digital voltmeter project from Tuxgraphics: Our 3 digit LED digital voltmeter module has been quite successful over the years. This new LCD module is basically an advanced version with a lot more capabilities. You can power it with the same...