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Invoke the power of the PID (proportional–integral–derivative controller)! The key components in this design are an…

Invoke the power of the PID (proportional–integral–derivative controller)! The key components in this design are an EFM8 microcontroller, a DAC, and the MAX31855 thermocouple-to-digital converter.

A toaster oven can do more than just make toast; guided by a PICAXE microcontroller, it can make a sweet reflow soldering station.

A toaster oven can do more than just make toast; guided by a PICAXE microcontroller, it can make a sweet reflow soldering station.

In this article I'll show you one way to use a PIC microcontroller to get the time and date from a GPS module.

In this article I'll show you one way to use a PIC microcontroller to get the time and date from a GPS module.

This project explains how to isolate signals to eliminate ground loops in electronic systems.

This project explains how to isolate signals to eliminate ground loops in electronic systems.

Gather data via USB from a BH1745NUC optical sensor and then display color characteristics and illuminance values.

Gather data via USB from a BH1745NUC optical sensor and then display color characteristics and illuminance values.

This is the beginning of a multi-part, multi-author series on how to build your own robotics platform called C-BISCUIT,…

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.

Learn how to collect and process RGB data generated by the BH1745NUC color sensor IC.

Learn how to collect and process RGB data generated by the BH1745NUC color sensor IC.

Display colors by precisely controlling the intensity of red, green, and blue LEDs.

Display colors by precisely controlling the intensity of red, green, and blue LEDs.

In part 4 of this Build Raspberry Pi Controllers series, the reader will learn how to build an IR Remote Event counter…

In part 4 of this Build Raspberry Pi Controllers series, the reader will learn how to build an IR Remote Event counter using littleBits.

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

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

Learn how to measure distances up to 20 ft with a sonar sensor on an Arduino!

Learn how to measure distances up to 20 ft with a sonar sensor on an Arduino!

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.

The Particle Photon is a powerful little board with the ability to easily connect objects to the internet. This series of…

The Particle Photon is a powerful little board with the ability to easily connect objects to the internet. This series of articles will be enough to get you up and running with the Particle Photon.

An FPGA is a crucial tool for many DSP and embedded systems engineers. However, the learning curve when getting started…

An FPGA is a crucial tool for many DSP and embedded systems engineers. However, the learning curve when getting started can be fairly steep. This project introduces the Quartus II and ModelSim software suites as well as a background on FPGA design flow for system on chip development. The development board used was a Terasic DE1-SoC, which has the Altera Cyclone V SoC chip. This IC contains an FPGA and an integrated ARM Cortex A9 as a hard processor system.

In this continuing series of Building Raspberry Pi Controllers, you'll learn how to build a object detection control…

In this continuing series of Building Raspberry Pi Controllers, you'll learn how to build a object detection control circuit for operating a small DC motor using a photocell.

This is a simple motion activated camera that will allow you to finally get photographic evidence of Santa Claus.

This is a simple motion activated camera that will allow you to finally get photographic evidence of Santa Claus.

In this article, we'll build a sound-activated switch that can be opened and closed with a double clap.

In this article, we'll build a sound-activated switch that can be opened and closed with a double clap.

Learn one of the ways to get started with the BMP180 sensor and learn a simple way to improve the data.

Learn one of the ways to get started with the BMP180 sensor and learn a simple way to improve the data.