USB powered – PCB TeslaCoil
Daniel Eindhoven build a usb powered Teslacoil able to produce small sparks. The coil of the device is printed on the board! A new and improved PCB spiral Teslacoil. This Teslacoil has etched windings on a print circuit board. It has a USB interface which also powers the coil. The...
Continue ReadingMaking of a New Nixie Tube
Dalibor Farny shows us how he hand make new Nixie tubes on this interesting video! The nixie tube is a vintage display device which had been used until 70s when it was replaced with LED displays. The complex knowledge of manufacture of nixie tubes literally died with tube factory's...
Continue ReadingArduino Weather Station with DHT11 and BMP180
In the previous tutorial I showed you how to build a weather station using only the DHT11 sensor and I said the readings from this sensor is fairly accurate. In this tutorial, I will be using the DHT11 to measure only the humidity and BMP180 to measure pressure and temperature. That’s...
Continue Reading20 Segment Jumbo Size SPI BarGraph Display
Jumbo 20 Segment SPI (Serial) bar graph driver using 74HC595 serial to parallel converter IC and BC635 display driver transistor. This project is useful for application like Amusement machines, arcade gaming, voltage display, current display, pressure sensor display, temperature sensor...
Continue ReadingAcusis – array microphone for speech recognition
An echo-canceling, far-field, linear array microphone for speech recognition and voice communications. Acusis is a simple-to-use, complete solution for improving the audio quality for your speech recognition or video communications project. It solves multiple audio issues in a single...
Continue ReadingSpinduino – IoT Fidget Spinner
IoT Fidget Spinner with Bluetooth Low Energy and POV LED Display by Uri Shaked. A smart, programable Fidget Spinner with the following features: JavaScript programmable 10-Pixel RGB PoV display (using APA102 LEDs) Spin count / speed detection using a magnetic latch Using Nordic...
Continue Reading4-port NanoHub – tiny USB hub for hacking projects
Muxtronics @ tindie.com sells their 4-port NanoHub board: The NanoHub 4-port is a natural evolution of the original 2-port NanoHub - a truly tiny USB hub to use in the most cramped of spaces. Nanohub 4-port is bigger and better! Even though it boasts twice as many downstream ports...
Continue ReadingESP8266 based e-paper WiFi weather station
Erich Styger documented his experience building Daniel Eichhorn’s e-paper weather station with a custom enclosure: Using e-paper for a weather station is an ideal solution, as the data does not need to be updated often. By default, the station reaches out every 20 minutes for new...
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