No more waiting around for the groundhog. The Punxsutawney 5000 is here to keep you inside until springtime arrives!
No more waiting around for the groundhog. The Punxsutawney 5000 is here to keep you inside until springtime arrives!
Detecting, decoding, and displaying IR (Infrared) signal data is interesting, but using those signals to control stuff is…
Detecting, decoding, and displaying IR (Infrared) signal data is interesting, but using those signals to control stuff is more interesting . . . and sometimes useful. Read on to learn how.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will be looking at the innards of a Mercury remote power plug that uses a remote to control…
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will be looking at the innards of a Mercury remote power plug that uses a remote to control power sockets.
Rice University students have determined that chimney-like structures made of carbon nanotubes could be the key to the…
Rice University students have determined that chimney-like structures made of carbon nanotubes could be the key to the future of heat dissipation.
This teardown looks inside the General Tools Toolsmart Bluetooth Autoranging Multimeter.
This teardown looks inside the General Tools Toolsmart Bluetooth Autoranging Multimeter.
Remote controls for electronics often use IR (infrared) radiation in a very precisely coded sequence for channel surfing,…
Remote controls for electronics often use IR (infrared) radiation in a very precisely coded sequence for channel surfing, volume adjustments, and more. One of the most popular codes is the SIRC (Sony Infrared Remote Code) which may be used with a PICAXE microcontroller to manage a stepper motor, or most any other electronic or electro-mechanical device.
Using a custom framework (RIOT) to control an LED with a networked computer.
Using a custom framework (RIOT) to control an LED with a networked computer.
In this article, we are going to connect an Arduino Pro Mini to a PC and communicate with it using a C# Windows application.
In this article, we are going to connect an Arduino Pro Mini to a PC and communicate with it using a C# Windows application.
A new development kit from Texas Instruments can give you some hands-on experience with inductive-touch-sense technology.
A new development kit from Texas Instruments can give you some hands-on experience with inductive-touch-sense technology.
LED ring flashes and lights can be a valuable tool for photographers. In this tutorial, we are going to build our own…
LED ring flashes and lights can be a valuable tool for photographers. In this tutorial, we are going to build our own ring light out of LEDs!
In this teardown Tuesday we will take apart an Ikea smart lamp that can be controlled via an external remote.
In this teardown Tuesday we will take apart an Ikea smart lamp that can be controlled via an external remote.
Tracking an infrared light source is not as difficult as you might think; a 14-pin PICAXE, a stepper motor with a driver…
Tracking an infrared light source is not as difficult as you might think; a 14-pin PICAXE, a stepper motor with a driver IC, three phototransistors, and a few other components will do the trick.
Games demonstrate how computers could rule the world and make intuitive decisions for us.
Games demonstrate how computers could rule the world and make intuitive decisions for us.
This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive…
This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive touch sensor.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will look at the PCB that makes up the core of the Freedrum system.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will look at the PCB that makes up the core of the Freedrum system.
Robots are using shared data to learn skills much faster than they do now.
Robots are using shared data to learn skills much faster than they do now.
A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a…
A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a servo to a predetermined position.
Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.
Silicon-free printed electronics could give rise to tech that's designed to be thrown away.
In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular…
In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular capacitive sensor.
In this Retro Teardown, we will open up the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive) to see how these were designed.
In this Retro Teardown, we will open up the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive) to see how these were designed.
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