Distance Measuring Sensor Shield for Arduino Nano Using GP2Y0D810Z0F
The project published here is a distance measuring sensor shield for Arduino Nano including power driver BJT transistor to drive a load like solenoid, motor or LED. This project can be used as Arduino...
View ArticleUniversal OpAmp Evaluation Board Using LMV321
The Universal Op-Amp Development board is a general purpose blank circuit board that simplify prototyping circuits for a variety of Op-Amp circuits. The evaluation module board design allows many...
View ArticleSYZYGY Brain-1 – FPGA development platform featuring the SYZYGY standard
SYZYGY Brain-1 is an open source, modular ARM + FPGA development platform featuring the new SYZYGY standard for high-performance peripherals. This new development board bridges the gap between Pmods...
View ArticleCharacteristics and applications of fast recovery epitaxial diodes
Read about epitaxial ultrafast diodes in thia app note from IXYS. (PDF) During the last 10 years, power supply topology has undergone a basic change. Power supplies of all kinds are now constructed so...
View ArticleWireless power in AA battery format
Ossia has created the world’s first wirelessly-powered alternative to disposable AA batteries. The “Forever Battery” puts a long distance wireless power receiver into an AA battery format. The...
View ArticleRoboBee – A Flying Microbot That Can Perform Search And Rescue Missions
Inspired by the biology of a bee, researchers at the Wyss Institute developed RoboBees, man-made microbots that could perform endless roles in agriculture or disaster relief. A RoboBee is about half...
View ArticleHi-Fi Stereo Headphone Amplifier using LME49600
This project is the ideal solution for high output, high performance high fidelity stereo head phone amplifier. The project consists of Op-Amp LME498720 and LME49600 as output driver. The LME49600 is...
View ArticlePi/104 – Pi Compute carrier board
Pi/104 is a Pi Compute carrier board in PC/104 format with industrial durability. The Pi Compute Module is a powerful tool for custom electronics projects. But if your project requires industrial...
View ArticleContinuity Tester using ATtiny85
This article describes a simple continuity tester based on an ATtiny85. The tester features a buzzer that sounds to help you determinate the trace continuity. It is designed for checking circuit...
View ArticleUDOO X86 Microboard Breakdown
The UDOO X86 board is a single board computer based on Intel quad core 64-bit chipset that runs Windows 10 and any flavor of Linux. The board also has a separate chipset with a full implementation of...
View ArticlePhysicists design $100 handheld muon detector
by Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office: Now physicists working in MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science have designed a pocket-sized cosmic ray muon detector to track these ghostly particles. The detector...
View ArticleWand-Pi-8M: New Open Source SBC
The Wand-Pi-8M is an open source hardware project with community support and a full range of Linux-based distros, starting with Yocto, Ubuntu, and Android Oreo. The board schematics and software...
View ArticleNeutrino 3.0: The 32-bit Arduino Zero compatible!
The Neutrino 3.0 is an inexpensive, open source, miniaturized version of the Arduino Zero! Featuring a 32-bit ARM processor running at 48MHz, and boasting 32K of ram, the Neutrino is far more capable...
View ArticleSolid-state battery – a hybrid of battery and capacitor
With CeraCharge, TDK has developed the world’s first solid-state battery in SMD technology. In contrast to most common battery technologies, CeraCharge works without any liquid electrolytes. by...
View ArticleIoT Protocols for the Electronics Designer
Here is an interesting article from autodesk.com about IoT for the Electronics Designer. Learn how to choose the Right Protocol for Your First Project. The Internet of Things (IoT) is connecting our...
View ArticleContactless Controlled Automatic Wardrobe LED Light
Contact-less controlled automatic wardrobe light turns on the LED when you open the wardrobe door. Τhe project is based on Hall effect IC including LED driver and tiny magnet. Board doesn’t require...
View ArticleBiosensors with ECG function for heart rate monitoring in wearables
Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com writes: Silicon Labs has introduced a family of optical biometric sensors providing advanced heart rate monitoring (HRM) by transcutaneous optical measurements,...
View ArticleWi-Lamp, the Open Source Wi-Fi LED lamp
LucaBellan @ open-electronics.org discuss about a multi-function LED lamp that is always connected over WiFi. Since several years already, it is possible to find systems for home automation:...
View ArticleLong-fibre carbon nanotubes shown to be carcinogenic
by Thomas Scherer @ elektormagazine.com writes: Nanotechnology plays an indispensable role in modern materials research and new products. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) enable production of novel materials...
View ArticleTeardown & Repair of a SRS DS345 30MHz Synthesized Function Generator
In this episode Shahriar investigates a peculiar problem with a SRS DS345 function generator. The instrument does not appear to produce the correct output signal frequency. After some investigation...
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