Weather Station with a BME280 sensor and an LCD screen with Arduino Mega
In this Arduino Project video educ8s.tv is going to build a simple weather station using a BME280 sensor and an LCD shield. Hello guys, I am Nick and welcome to educ8s.tv a channel that is all about DIY electronics projects with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266 and other popular...
Continue ReadingDS28EC20, A Serial 1-Wire 20Kb EEPROM
The American manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, Maxim Integrated, has developed a new serial EEPROM memory that operates from single-contact 1-wire interface. The DS28EC20 is a 20480-bit, 1-Wire® EEPROM organized as 80 memory pages of 256 bits each. An...
Continue ReadingHow to Read Your First Autodesk EAGLE Schematic
Back to basics. Here is a tutorial on autodesk.com blog on how to read schematics: The schematic forms the building block of every electrical circuit, and even if you aren’t designing one yourself, knowing how to read one is invaluable. And with some schematic reading knowledge in...
Continue ReadingHow to Set Up and Program an LCD Display on an Arduino
circuitbasics.com has a tutorial on how to setup an LCD with Arduino. In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to set up an LCD display on an Arduino, and show you all the functions available to program it (with examples). The display I’m using here is a 16×2 LCD display that I...
Continue ReadingHPS140MK2, The New Handheld Oscilloscope
Velleman Inc., a producer and a distributor of electronics, has produced a new handheld oscilloscope with the same power of its HPS140, but with smaller size and modern design. HPS140MK2 is a 11.4 x 6.8 x 2.2 cm versatile component tester that fits in your pocket. This small...
Continue ReadingDIY Arduino-Based Desktop CNC Router
Inspired by machines like the Nomad 883 from Carbide3D, Carvey from Inventables and more, Thimo Voorwinden had come up with a new tutorial for building a desktop CNC router powered by Arduino. This CNC budget is around €200 and you don’t need a workshop to build it up, basic...
Continue ReadingMake Your Own Laser Scanning Microscope
A laser scanning microscope (LSM) is an optical imaging technique for increasing optical resolution and contrast of micrographs. It permits a wide range of qualitative and quantitative measurements on difficult samples, including topography mapping, extended depth of focus, and 3D...
Continue Reading5V to 12V @1.2A regulated power supply using LM2587
This circuit is based on LM2587, a simple boost converter from Texas instruments. It produces a 12V regulated output for a input of 5V. It can also be used as a multiple output regulator, forward converter and as a flyback regulator. This regulator requires minimum number of external...
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