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Tips and techniques for incorporating EFM8 microcontrollers into your custom hardware.

Tips and techniques for incorporating EFM8 microcontrollers into your custom hardware.

Whether for cooking or reflow soldering, a thermocouple is often the best choice for a high temperature sensor. The…

Whether for cooking or reflow soldering, a thermocouple is often the best choice for a high temperature sensor. The MAX31855, a PICAXE-08M2, a serial LCD, and a few lines of code will do the trick.

Build an LED chaser with a little twist: we'll be using a microcontroller and an LCD along with the usual 4017 counters.

Build an LED chaser with a little twist: we'll be using a microcontroller and an LCD along with the usual 4017 counters.

Learn how to correctly select the right sensors for your project with this handy guide.

Learn how to correctly select the right sensors for your project with this handy guide.

The intuitive, step-by-step procedure presented in this article will help you to successfully perform reflow soldering in…

The intuitive, step-by-step procedure presented in this article will help you to successfully perform reflow soldering in your toaster oven.

The FRDM-K64F is a development platform which utilises the MK64FN1M0VLL12 microcontroller. This tutorial includes how to…

The FRDM-K64F is a development platform which utilises the MK64FN1M0VLL12 microcontroller. This tutorial includes how to download a simple blinky example onto the FRDM-K64F using the ARM mbed online IDE and KEIL MDK. Details of the GPIO module configuration are included.

A PCB for a Wi-Fi communicator using a PICAXE 08M2 and an ESP-01 module driven by interactive code makes a handy setup…

A PCB for a Wi-Fi communicator using a PICAXE 08M2 and an ESP-01 module driven by interactive code makes a handy setup for data collection and IoT reporting.

With the help of a DIY thermocouple measurement system, you can use a cheap toaster oven to accurately reproduce a…

With the help of a DIY thermocouple measurement system, you can use a cheap toaster oven to accurately reproduce a reflow-soldering temperature profile.

The internet is chock full of amazing resources for electrical engineers. We've rounded up some of the best ones.

The internet is chock full of amazing resources for electrical engineers. We've rounded up some of the best ones.

One company has decided to make creating PCBs a whole lot easier with the help of an at-home PCB fabricator named Prometheus.

One company has decided to make creating PCBs a whole lot easier with the help of an at-home PCB fabricator named Prometheus.

The buck converter is a ubiquitous DC-DC converter that efficiently converts a high voltage to a low voltage efficiently.…

The buck converter is a ubiquitous DC-DC converter that efficiently converts a high voltage to a low voltage efficiently. Efficient power conversion extends battery life, reduces heat, and allows for smaller gadgets to be built. The buck converter can be used in lots of cool applications.

This article discusses style mistakes in PCB layout that can make assembly and debugging PCBs difficult. This is vital…

This article discusses style mistakes in PCB layout that can make assembly and debugging PCBs difficult. This is vital for designers!

In the last installment, we built the hardware to control an AC waveform with a TRIAC as the first step in a DIY solder…

In the last installment, we built the hardware to control an AC waveform with a TRIAC as the first step in a DIY solder reflow oven. This tutorial continues the project by showing you how to set up the low-level hardware to measure temperature, read the zero-cross detector, drive the TRIAC, and print to the serial terminal using a USART.

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

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

Shenzhen is half a world away from most designers, which means that there are some very real logistical barriers to…

Shenzhen is half a world away from most designers, which means that there are some very real logistical barriers to bringing products to market. MIT's new Innovation Node could help bridge the gap between design and production.

Learn how to put together your own toaster oven controller with a handful of inexpensive, through-hole parts. The…

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.

What linear voltage regulator circuits lack in efficiency, they make up in simplicity and low noise. Here's a scheme for…

What linear voltage regulator circuits lack in efficiency, they make up in simplicity and low noise. Here's a scheme for 9 voltages from 2.5V to 15V on the same PCB design.

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

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

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

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.