This project brief provides the instructions for building a weight-sensitive LED lamp with an Arduino Uno and a handful of commercially available parts.
This project brief provides the instructions for building a weight-sensitive LED lamp with an Arduino Uno and a handful of commercially available parts.
For this project, I built a handheld resistor color code calculator and ohmmeter using the ATmega328 microcontroller and…
For this project, I built a handheld resistor color code calculator and ohmmeter using the ATmega328 microcontroller and a 1.8-inch color LCD display.
Learn how to hook up an analog input (potentiometer) and output (LED) using a Microchip BLE module.
Learn how to hook up an analog input (potentiometer) and output (LED) using a Microchip BLE module.
Learn how to build your own Class D power amplifier—one of the most efficient ways to listen to music.
Learn how to build your own Class D power amplifier—one of the most efficient ways to listen to music.
This project demonstrates and discusses the performance and functionality of an inductorless ±5 V power-supply circuit.
This project demonstrates and discusses the performance and functionality of an inductorless ±5 V power-supply circuit.
Tired of using your PC or mobile phone as a signal generator? It’s time to upgrade to a standalone one by making it yourself.
Tired of using your PC or mobile phone as a signal generator? It’s time to upgrade to a standalone one by making it yourself.
This is a protoype of a fitness wearable device designed to vibrate when it detects stagnation.
This is a protoype of a fitness wearable device designed to vibrate when it detects stagnation.
In this article, we’ll evaluate different firmware strategies in our pursuit of maximum-frequency analog signal generation.
In this article, we’ll evaluate different firmware strategies in our pursuit of maximum-frequency analog signal generation.
In this article, we’ll develop firmware that will serve as the basis for high-precision, high-speed signal generation.
In this article, we’ll develop firmware that will serve as the basis for high-precision, high-speed signal generation.
In this article, we’ll develop and test an algorithm for automatically shutting down a robot in response to a collision…
In this article, we’ll develop and test an algorithm for automatically shutting down a robot in response to a collision (or some other violent event).
In this article, we’ll look at a fairly straightforward circuit that enables a robot or other device to detect sound.
In this article, we’ll look at a fairly straightforward circuit that enables a robot or other device to detect sound.
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!
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.
Freeze moments in time to easily produce extraordinary close-up pictures with your digital camera, an Arduino, and these…
Freeze moments in time to easily produce extraordinary close-up pictures with your digital camera, an Arduino, and these simple circuits.
We’ll continue our discussion of the C-BISCUIT demo bot by looking at portions of the RCB schematic that weren’t…
We’ll continue our discussion of the C-BISCUIT demo bot by looking at portions of the RCB schematic that weren’t covered in the previous article.
The Crop Duster Buster is sure to keep your pet's toot smell away!
The Crop Duster Buster is sure to keep your pet's toot smell away!
Part Three in this three-article series shows you how to generate values for a discrete sinusoid and continuously convert…
Part Three in this three-article series shows you how to generate values for a discrete sinusoid and continuously convert this data into an analog signal without overburdening the CPU.
Part Two in this three-article series explores the SAM4S DAC. We’ll look at hardware configuration, electrical…
Part Two in this three-article series explores the SAM4S DAC. We’ll look at hardware configuration, electrical characteristics, and the application programming interface.
Part One in this three-article series focuses on using the SAM4S timer/counter peripheral to precisely control the…
Part One in this three-article series focuses on using the SAM4S timer/counter peripheral to precisely control the DAC’s sampling rate.
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