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Several of our past tutorials looked at the possibility of building the hobbyist version of several important tools and equipment used by different categories of makers. We have explored how to build the DIY/Hobbyist versions of seemingly easy tools like a voltmeter to more complex and...

Reflow ovens are an important part of the development of PCB for electronic products when using surface mount components. They provide a route through which PCBs can be quickly populated with SMD components, however, for accurate results, the heat across the oven needs to be controlled...

A few years back, Microchip/Atmel announced the release of a completely new range of chips designed to serve as replacements for their older ATmega and ATtiny ranges. The new ATtiny chips started with the 1-series which included ATtiny417 and ATtiny817, which was followed in 2018 by the...

Connectivity continues to be one of the most important features of any device in recent times, even for devices that are not directly connected to the internet, the need to send data from one device to the other is an important part of the ubiquitous world being built today. For...

Visualizations are an important part of a music player. They provide the user with something to feast their eyes on especially when the music has no video. For today's tutorial, we will build a visualization device, capable of providing a visual representation for any kind of music fed...

A window detector circuit, also called window comparator circuit or dual edge limit detector circuit is used to determine whether an unknown input is between two precise reference threshold voltages. It employs two comparators to detect over-voltage or under-voltage condition. This...

  The project shown here is a microphone preamplifier that provides high quality amplification, optimized for use in computers, media and mobile applications. The pre-amplifier provides a differential input stage, making the device particularly effective when layout...

Either for benchmarking purposes or as external telemetry to help you stay within the acceptable range for your computer power, super users usually have the desire to have a way of knowing what the performance numbers of your PC are. For today's tutorial, we will build a PC Hardware...