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RGB LED Strip Controller
Thomas Gonnot has published a RGB LED Strip Controller based on STM32F0 microcontroller. The controller is able to power NeoPixel and DotStar protocol RGB LEDs. A simple controller for a RGB LED strip, with independent control of color and intensity. The design is based on a...
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Automatic monitor brightness controller
Dilshan Jayakody build a auto monitor brightness controller that adjusts your monitor brightness according to lighting conditions. He writes: The sensor unit of this system is build around PIC18F2550 8-bit microcontroller. To measure the light level we use LDR with MCU's inbuilt ADC....
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Open Source Pick and Place Machine
Peter van der Walt @ OpenHardware.co.za has published his newest machine design – an open source pick and place machine. Open Source Pick and Place Machine -...
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Basics of Near Field RF Probes
Near Field RF probes can be very helpful when tracking down sources of unwanted RF emissions or radiation. This video presents the basics of the E-Field and H-Field probes, how they work, and how to use them. Basics of Near Field RF Probes -...
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Wearable sensors analyze your sweat
Engineers at the University of California are focusing on measuring Sodium, Potassium, Glucose, Lactate in an attempt to measure an individual’s health. The team have developed a prototype that comprises a flexible printed circuit board holding five sensors. A new device is able...
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28.8MHz TCXO with +-1ppm Stability
Craig document his process of building a Better RTL-SDR TCXO with +-1ppm stability over 0C-55C range. Its hard to beat the cost and versatility of the ubiquitous RTL-SDR dongles, but the temperature stability of their reference oscillators isn’t sufficient for some applications....
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Using Low Cost Hardware to Enhance the User Experience
Ken Boak discuss how to build a graphic user interface using cheap TFT toughscreen displays. This article is about using their lowcost graphics co-processor IC to provide a neat user interface for any low-end microcontroller. These days, when you can buy a 7" tablet for $50, there...
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Generating Analog Voltage with Digital Circuit
Maurizio show us how to generate an analog voltage using a microcontroller and some resistors. The purpose of this article is how to generate analog voltage with digital circuit. Although the market provides today a very broad range of dedicated digital-to-analogue converters,...
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