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Basic Electronics – How to use a 555 Timer
Do you want to know how to use a 555 timer? Laura brings you more Back to School tips and tricks on using this integrated circuit. Basic Electronics - How to use a 555 Timer -...
Continue Reading7 Segment LED Based SPI Display using 74HC595
Single Digit Big Display module using 74HC595 IC project will display large size 7 segment single digit number. 3.5inch height, which can be visible over large distance. More digit can be connected serially to each other easily connector. This circuit is a single digit seven...
Continue ReadingA miniature persistence-of-vision board
axio.ms published an update of the board and firmware of their SMD POV display. This device is simply 8 bright SMD LEDs and an AVR uC and makes use of the Persistence of Vision effect. You wave it about, and it writes messages in the air, with no wires, liquids or unpleasant bending!...
Continue ReadingMatrix driver IC supports up to 192 LEDs
Integrated Silicon Solution has released a family of high performance LED drivers, IS31FL3733, IS31FL3736 and IS31FL3737 to support LED matrices consisting of 192, 96 and 144 LEDs respectively. By Julien Happich @ edn-europe.com ISSI’s LED matrix architecture provides designers...
Continue Reading4 digit charlieplexed segment display
bobricius @ hackaday.io has designed an ultra thin custom display, requiring only 6 gpio pins to drive 30 leds. FEATURES: - 1.05x0.48 inches (26.67x12.22 mm) - 30 led - any color - ultra thin .... etc. on 0.8mm board - only 6 gpio - ideal for wrist watch 4 digit...
Continue ReadingPeak Smart Lamp – Grow Daily
Peak is a smart lamp that combines light, encouraging messages and a personal improvement algorithm to help you form better habits. Peak is the first smart lamp that helps people form better habits in small, progressive steps. Developing new habits is challenging. We often resist...
Continue ReadingMid-power UV LED operates at 365 nm
A ceramic-based UV LED, the VLMU1610-365-135 from Vishay provides typical radiant power of 18 mW at 20 mA and 50 mW at 60 mA over a wavelength range of 362.5 nm to 370 nm. The silicone lens of the device enables extremely long lifetimes of up to 25,000 hour, compared to typical...
Continue ReadingSimple two-transistor circuit lights LEDs
Barry Tigner @ edn.com has a design idea on how to power a LED from a 1.5V battery using two easily available transistors. A previous Design Idea describes a circuit that uses an astable multivibrator to drive an LED (Reference 1). The circuit in Figure 1 uses a simpler alternative...
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