Need to ventilate a room? This article will show you how I made a relay-operated, GPS-timed fan to vent out the moist air in my boat's cabin. It is controlled…
Need to ventilate a room? This article will show you how I made a relay-operated, GPS-timed fan to vent out the moist air in my boat's cabin. It is controlled with a PIC16F628A and has an LCD.
Microcontrollers meet analog and power management ICs for creating powerful automotive SoCs.
Microcontrollers meet analog and power management ICs for creating powerful automotive SoCs.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of an inexpensive thermal camera.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of an inexpensive thermal camera.
A detailed look at the solar/electric boat that the University of Rochester Solar Splash team built for Solar Splash.
A detailed look at the solar/electric boat that the University of Rochester Solar Splash team built for Solar Splash.
This project details the process by which AC-powered speaker sets can typically be converted to battery power. I'll…
This project details the process by which AC-powered speaker sets can typically be converted to battery power. I'll detail my own projects and provide advice for converting almost any set of speakers.
Ever forget where you parked? Nonda is looking to fix those issues with a product called Zus.
Ever forget where you parked? Nonda is looking to fix those issues with a product called Zus.
Build a simple solar powered battery charger for Ni-MH batteries.
Build a simple solar powered battery charger for Ni-MH batteries.
In this project, we use an Arduino and an attached charging circuit to control the charging of NiMH rechargeable batteries.
In this project, we use an Arduino and an attached charging circuit to control the charging of NiMH rechargeable batteries.
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.