This is the beginning of a multi-part, multi-author series on how to build your own robotics platform called C-BISCUIT, an acronym for Collaborative Bot with…
This is the beginning of a multi-part, multi-author series on how to build your own robotics platform called C-BISCUIT, an acronym for Collaborative Bot with Integrated System Core, Unmanned Interactivity, and Telemetry -- based on the Wandboard Quad computer.
Tips and techniques for incorporating EFM8 microcontrollers into your custom hardware.
Tips and techniques for incorporating EFM8 microcontrollers into your custom hardware.
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.
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.
Nothing on TV tonight? Control an Arduino with any infrared remote control, including the one you use to command your television.
Nothing on TV tonight? Control an Arduino with any infrared remote control, including the one you use to command your television.
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.
This article explains how to install PyVisa and MatPlotlib for Python. PyVisa connects a computer to the measurement…
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.
Is IDT’s Tx/Rx wireless power solution suitable for applications that require high-precision analog performance?
Is IDT’s Tx/Rx wireless power solution suitable for applications that require high-precision analog performance?
Two evaluation boards from IDT help you to quickly and conveniently integrate wireless power into your designs.
Two evaluation boards from IDT help you to quickly and conveniently integrate wireless power into your designs.
Use your Android device to open and close your garage door! Much better than that clunky remote you've been using.
Use your Android device to open and close your garage door! Much better than that clunky remote you've been using.
Create a wireless "relative comfort" light bar thermometer by broadcasting temperature data across multiple ESP8266…
Create a wireless "relative comfort" light bar thermometer by broadcasting temperature data across multiple ESP8266 modules running NodeMCU using MQTT.
How to add BLE capabilities to a wireless ceiling fan by incorporating the nRF51 in the remote control. Part of our…
How to add BLE capabilities to a wireless ceiling fan by incorporating the nRF51 in the remote control. Part of our series on the nRF51.
How to create a custom BLE GATT peripheral using the nRF51 by creating a service and characteristics.
How to create a custom BLE GATT peripheral using the nRF51 by creating a service and characteristics.
Learn how to communicate with a custom BLE peripheral using an Android device.
Learn how to communicate with a custom BLE peripheral using an Android device.
MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a popular low-overhead messaging protocol used by many IoT devices to communicate. This…
MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a popular low-overhead messaging protocol used by many IoT devices to communicate. This tutorial will show the user how to to set up a basic MQTT network using Python on his or her computer and an ESP8266 running the NodeMCU firmware.
Adding variable speed control and battery monitoring to a Power Wheels truck!
Adding variable speed control and battery monitoring to a Power Wheels truck!
Part 5 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series.
Part 5 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series.
Learn how to set up the Wunderbar platform to begin building your own IoT apps. This will demonstrate the "Can't Touch…
Learn how to set up the Wunderbar platform to begin building your own IoT apps. This will demonstrate the "Can't Touch This" and "Tell Me When" demo applications to measure WunderBar sensors and perform actions based on them. Some of the major bugs are discussed.
Create a smart home by displaying the current salt level of your water softener with the CC3200 and a proximity sensor.
Create a smart home by displaying the current salt level of your water softener with the CC3200 and a proximity sensor.
Part 4 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series
Part 4 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series
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