Teensy 3.2 VS Arduino Due and Arduino Mega. Which one is faster?
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Teensy 3.2 VS Arduino Due and Arduino Mega. Which one is faster?

our friends at educ8s.tv wanted to test out how fast the  Teensy 3.2 is, so he build the project above. I wanted to find out if Teensy 3.2, despite its small size, is faster than the Arduino Due, the fastest Arduino board available today. So I build a simple project where both...

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SMD Soldering Reflow Oven
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SMD Soldering Reflow Oven

Here is a nice tutorial on how to build your own reflow soldering oven using ControLeo2 reflow oven controller. This particular instructable is based on the ControLeo2 reflow oven controller by Peter Easton. This is by far the best I've come across and the software is fully open...

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WiFi Signal strength indicator using ESP8266
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WiFi Signal strength indicator using ESP8266

A simple signal strength indicator for the ESP8266 and 128 x 32 OLED Display This is a simple Arduino IDE sketch that displays the RSSI, BSSID and signal "bars" of a given SSID WiFi Signal strength indicator using ESP8266 -...

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1.3V – 15.5V @ 2 Amps Power Supply
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1.3V – 15.5V @ 2 Amps Power Supply

Here is a low cost and easy to build power supply based on a some Chinese DC-DC converter modules: This is a small size power supply with low cost and easy to make that only taking about 5 more hours. I was very happy with it and would share with you. Power Supply...

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AC Motor Speed Controller using U2008B
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AC Motor Speed Controller using U2008B

This low cost current feedback phase control AC motor driver based on U2008 IC, The U2008B is designed as a phase control circuit in bipolar technology. It enables load-current detection as well as mains-compensated phase control. Motor control with load-current feedback and overload...

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Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown
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Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown

Ken Shirriff @ righto.com has done a detailed teardown of a counterfeit macbook charger and show us the difference from a genuine one and why this can be dangerous. He writes: What's inside a counterfeit Macbook charger? After my Macbook charger teardown, a reader sent me a charger...

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BIG Clock Made From Six 3″ 7-Segment LCDs
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BIG Clock Made From Six 3″ 7-Segment LCDs

Pierre Muth build a nice big clock using 3" 7-segment LCD displays. The clock is driven by a PIC18F87K90 and a few other components are used. He writes: We need clocks. Once you have passionate activities which absorbs all your attention, if you want to keep contact with the social...

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Raspberry Pi Zero digital frame
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Raspberry Pi Zero digital frame

Francesco @ garagetech.tips show use how to use the Raspberry Pi Zero to build a digital frame. Actually he show us how to use it as a USB storage device on an existing digital frame. Raspberry Pi Zero digital frame -...

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