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Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis

Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis

Delve into phasor concepts and transforming a circuit with circuit analysis techniques to solve a given circuit in the frequency domain.


Control an Arduino With a TV Remote

Control an Arduino With a TV Remote

Nothing on TV tonight? Control an Arduino with any infrared remote control, including the one you use to command your television.


Practical PCB Layout Tips Every Designer Needs to Know

Practical PCB Layout Tips Every Designer Needs to Know

This article contains practical PCB layout tips that can help your PCB projects work correctly and reliably.


Meet the World’s Lowest-Power MCU

Meet the World’s Lowest-Power MCU

All About Circuits took Ambiq up on its invitation to a sneak preview of its Apollo microcontroller running under the new ULPBench benchmark. The results were surprising.


News Nov 12, 2015 by PatrickM
ARM TechCon Report: IoT Security and Getting Your Automotive Design Noticed

ARM TechCon Report: IoT Security and Getting Your Automotive Design Noticed

Insight into the November ARM conference and advice from Mike Muller, ARM's CTO, on how to be successful with the IoT.


News Nov 11, 2015 by PatrickM
How to Build a Robot - Line Follower

How to Build a Robot - Line Follower

Part four of a series of articles on building a robot that can follow lines or walls and avoid obstacles!


Control Your AC Mains with a Microcontroller

Control Your AC Mains with a Microcontroller

Learn how to put together your own toaster oven controller with a handful of inexpensive, through-hole parts. The emphasis is on safety, low price, and minimal modification of the toaster oven.


Projects Nov 09, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
Create Your First Application with TI’s LaunchPad

Create Your First Application with TI’s LaunchPad

Texas Instruments' LaunchPad makes developing applications with MSP430 microcontrollers easy and fast. Learn all about it and create your first application.


Projects Nov 08, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
Introduction to the RFM69HW Transceiver

Introduction to the RFM69HW Transceiver

This handy introduction teaches you all about the RFM69HW transceiver module using two circuits running a wireless version of the "blinky" code.


The Tingbot Makes Raspberry Pi Projects Fun Again

The Tingbot Makes Raspberry Pi Projects Fun Again

A group of intrepid young Brits have invented a way to make Raspberry Pi projects fun and easy: meet the Tingbot.


News Nov 04, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
How to Build a Robot - Testing Hardware

How to Build a Robot - Testing Hardware

Part three of a series of articles on building a robot that can follow lines or walls and avoid obstacles!


How to Build a Robot - PCB Design

How to Build a Robot - PCB Design

Part two of a series of articles on building a robot that can follow lines or walls and avoid obstacles! This time we'll be covering PCB design.


How to Use a Rotary Encoder in an MCU-Based Project

How to Use a Rotary Encoder in an MCU-Based Project

Learn how to use a rotary encoder in an Arduino project. Rotary encoders are electromechanical, electro-optical or electro-magnetic devices which convert rotational motion into digital or analog information.


Projects Nov 01, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
How to Build a Robot - Design and Schematic

How to Build a Robot - Design and Schematic

Part one of a series of articles on building a robot that can follow lines or walls and avoid obstacles!


Make a Wireless Thermometer with Arduino

Make a Wireless Thermometer with Arduino

Learn how to use a 433MHz RF module with an ATMega 328P-PU. In this article, we'll make a circuit with a DHT11 sensor and a RF transmitter. We'll also make a receiving circuit with a 433MHz RF receiver and an LCD display.


10 Halloween Costumes Electrical Engineers Can Geek Out About

10 Halloween Costumes Electrical Engineers Can Geek Out About

Halloween's almost here! Freaking out about having nothing to wear? Grab an Arduino and lose your inhibitions-- here comes the costume breakdown.


News Oct 28, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Update the Firmware in Your ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module

Update the Firmware in Your ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module

Updating the firmware in an ESP8266 Wi-Fi module can be frustrating! Here's a procedure to reduce the pain.


Cut Out 3D Printing Noise with the Replicape

Cut Out 3D Printing Noise with the Replicape

Elias Bakken has found a way to eliminate noise and increase productivity when working with 3D printers. Here's a look at his Replicape.


News Oct 27, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Read and Write on NFC Tags with an Arduino

Read and Write on NFC Tags with an Arduino

Learn to use an Arduino to read NFC tags and write information on them! Near field communication protocols are what electronic devices can use to communicate and transfer data between each other.


Make an EFM8-Based System for Monitoring and Analyzing Thermocouple Measurements

Make an EFM8-Based System for Monitoring and Analyzing Thermocouple Measurements

With this microcontroller-to-PC interface you can conveniently monitor a temperature and visualize how the temperature changes over time.


Projects Oct 26, 2015 by Robert Keim