Arduino (Atmega328p) on a Breadboard
Hi guys, for today's tutorial, we will be building an Arduino on a breadboard. The Arduino on breadboard is basically a bare bones arduino, featuring only the micro-controller as the major component, without all the other parts that makes up the Arduino, like the usb port, the on-board...
Continue ReadingThe ezPixel is an Upcoming FPGA based WS2812B Controller Board
FPGAs are field programmable gate arrays which basically means they are reconfigurable hardware chips. FPGAs have found applications in different industries and engineering fields from the defence, telecommunications to automotive and several others but little application in the...
Continue ReadingEasy LED Strip Lightning Made possible by ChromaTab
LED strips provide users with multi-color and flexible illumination which can be fit into tight spacing. Also, they are customizable, durable, and easy to install which is why LED strips have gained popularity in design and personal projects. However, installing them can result in a lot...
Continue ReadingResearchers Develop New Technique To Print Flexible Self-healing Circuits For Wearable Devices
The researchers of North Carolina State University in the US, lead by Jingyan Dong, have developed a new technique for directly printing flexible, stretchable metal circuits. The innovative technique can be used with multiple metals and alloys. It is also compatible with existing...
Continue ReadingMicroZed is a Powerful and Low-Cost ARM + FPGA Linux Development Board
MicroZed is a low-cost development board from Avnet, the makers of the $475 ZedBoard and the entry level MiniZed development boards. Its unique design allows it to be used as both a stand-alone evaluation board for basic SoC experimentation or combined with a carrier card as an embeddable...
Continue ReadingDrones- A Blessing or a Curse?
The increasing popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) has created a lot of security issues and possible privacy threats. Drone manufacturers have made them easy to fly so that any person without any experience can buy one and fly it without reading the instruction manual first....
Continue ReadingOsram Develops LED Beam Array Smart Headlamps That Can Analyze Road And Traffic
After over three years of research and field demos, a prototype of Osram’s EVIYOS smart, controllable, high resolution LED automotive headlamp was introduced at the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting earlier this year in Darmstadt, Germany. This smart LED headlamp is able...
Continue Reading1.2V-25V/10A Adjustable Power Supply Using Power Op-Amp
This is a small size power supply based on OPA549 power op-amp that provides output voltage 1.2V to 25V with 0 to 10A adjustable current limit. Two onboard trimmer potentiometers provided to adjust the voltage and current, LED D1 is over temperature indicator. The circuit works with...
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