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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
Make an Analog Sound Reactive LED Strip

Make an Analog Sound Reactive LED Strip

This analog design allows your LEDs to respond to your music. Just plug your music source into this which sends a channel to your sound system and some LEDs.


Projects Oct 28, 2015 by Fadi Kasem
Get Started with Matplotlib in Python to Visualize Data Collected from Measurement Instruments

Get Started with Matplotlib in Python to Visualize Data Collected from Measurement Instruments

This article explains how to install PyVisa and MatPlotlib for Python. PyVisa connects a computer to the measurement instruments and matplotlib helps to visualize the data collected from these instruments.


Projects Oct 24, 2015 by Ujjwal Roy
Build a Laser Communication System

Build a Laser Communication System

Use a laser and a photo resistor to build a laser based point-to-point communication system. The best part? It's under $10.


Projects Oct 22, 2015 by Jacob Smith
Wireless Power for Noise-Sensitive Circuits

Wireless Power for Noise-Sensitive Circuits

Is IDT’s Tx/Rx wireless power solution suitable for applications that require high-precision analog performance?


Projects Oct 21, 2015 by Robert Keim
Build an Arduino-LabVIEW Analog Voltmeter

Build an Arduino-LabVIEW Analog Voltmeter

This project will show how to build a basic analog voltmeter using an Arduino Uno, LabVIEW software, and littleBits electronics modules.


Projects Oct 19, 2015 by Don Wilcher
EFM8 Sound Synthesizer: Playing Melodies via USB

EFM8 Sound Synthesizer: Playing Melodies via USB

Part 3 in the “How to Make an EFM8-Based Sound Synthesizer” series.


Projects Sep 17, 2015 by Robert Keim
EFM8 Sound Synthesizer: Driving the Speaker

EFM8 Sound Synthesizer: Driving the Speaker

Part 2 in the “How to Make an EFM8-Based Sound Synthesizer” series.


Projects Sep 11, 2015 by Robert Keim
EFM8 Sound Synthesizer: From Square Wave to Sine Wave

EFM8 Sound Synthesizer: From Square Wave to Sine Wave

Part 1 in the “How to Make an EFM8-Based Sound Synthesizer” series, which will design a sound synthesizer that can play standard musical notes. We will accomplish this using a low-cost, small-form-factor EFM8 microcontroller in conjunction with a few external components and a speaker.


Projects Sep 04, 2015 by Robert Keim
Ambient Light Monitor: Using a Triac to Adjust Lamp Brightness

Ambient Light Monitor: Using a Triac to Adjust Lamp Brightness

Part 5 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series.


Projects Sep 01, 2015 by Robert Keim
Ambient Light Monitor: Zero-Cross Detection

Ambient Light Monitor: Zero-Cross Detection

Part 4 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series


Projects Aug 16, 2015 by Robert Keim
Build an Audio Mixer

Build an Audio Mixer

You and your friends are planning the greatest party your hometown has ever seen. Just one problem: you don't have a karaoke system. What's a great party with no karaoke? We're about to fix that. All you need are a few potentiometers and an op-amp.


Projects Aug 11, 2015 by Jacob Smith
Ambient Light Monitor: Understanding and Implementing the ADC

Ambient Light Monitor: Understanding and Implementing the ADC

Part 2 in the "How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor" Series. Our smart ambient light monitor will need to digitize and analyze signals from an optical detector, so it is time to explore the EFM8’s integrated analog-to-digital conversion functionality.


Projects Aug 05, 2015 by Robert Keim
Ambient Light Monitor: Measuring and Interpreting Ambient Light Levels

Ambient Light Monitor: Measuring and Interpreting Ambient Light Levels

Part 3 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series. The project continues by building an ambient light sensor circuit on a breadboard, digitizing the circuit’s output signals, and interpreting the digitized measurements.


Projects Aug 05, 2015 by Robert Keim
Transmit Temperature with Raspberry Pi

Transmit Temperature with Raspberry Pi

How to interface a Raspberry Pi to an I2C temperature sensor (TMP102) and then publish the data to a Google sheet and graph.


Introduction to Arduino SPI Library with LTC1286 and DAC714

Introduction to Arduino SPI Library with LTC1286 and DAC714

Introduction to the Arduino SPI Library with example sketch for the LTC1286 12 Bit ADC and the DAC714 16 bit DAC.


Projects Jul 17, 2015 by Aaron Dennis
Build Your Own Alarm System with an LM386 Amplifier and an NPN Transistor

Build Your Own Alarm System with an LM386 Amplifier and an NPN Transistor

Build an analog booby-trap alarm system with an LM386 amplifier and an NPN transistor. This alarm system is activated by a trip sensor that sets off a screeching noise, alerting everyone and scaring off thieves.


Projects Jul 13, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
Remote Viewing: Communicating with an Arduino via Infrared Light

Remote Viewing: Communicating with an Arduino via Infrared Light

An infrared (IR) light sensor allows the use of an Arduino to receive and decode signals from a TV remote control.


Projects Jun 14, 2015 by Tim Youngblood
How to Use Relays to Control High-Voltage Circuits with an Arduino

How to Use Relays to Control High-Voltage Circuits with an Arduino

To control high-voltage or high-power circuits with an Arduino, you have to isolate them from the Arduino with a relay. Here's how!