To complete this project, we add backlight control and temperature-sensing functionality to the clock we built in the previous installments.
To complete this project, we add backlight control and temperature-sensing functionality to the clock we built in the previous installments.
In this project, we'll build and demonstrate a discrete analog solution to the incompatible logic levels of an Arduino…
In this project, we'll build and demonstrate a discrete analog solution to the incompatible logic levels of an Arduino Uno and an Elecrow e-paper HMI display.
In this hands-on project, we will update a 1980s version of a one-shot (monostable multivibrator) circuit by giving it a…
In this hands-on project, we will update a 1980s version of a one-shot (monostable multivibrator) circuit by giving it a modern, colorful output while also examining the circuit's operation.
The Texas Instruments DLPDLCR2000EVM is a demonstration cape designed to plug into a BeagleBone Black (BBB) and provide…
The Texas Instruments DLPDLCR2000EVM is a demonstration cape designed to plug into a BeagleBone Black (BBB) and provide instant-on projection capabilities using a digital micromirror device and a relatively high-power RGB LED.
Let's interface an ultrasonic sensor and a lighting system! In this project, we'll design a sensor subsystem and then use…
Let's interface an ultrasonic sensor and a lighting system! In this project, we'll design a sensor subsystem and then use it in a parking sensor application.
In this project, we're making a weighing scale using a C8051 microcontroller development kit, a load cell, and the…
In this project, we're making a weighing scale using a C8051 microcontroller development kit, a load cell, and the Simplicity Studio IDE. The measured weight will be displayed on an LCD screen.
In part two of the tachometer/speedometer project, we'll add a keypad and LCD for easier user interaction.
In part two of the tachometer/speedometer project, we'll add a keypad and LCD for easier user interaction.
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.
Use I2C on the Quark D2000 development board to interface a color sensor and get acquainted with using asynchronous mode.
Use I2C on the Quark D2000 development board to interface a color sensor and get acquainted with using asynchronous mode.
Get acquainted with using I2C with the Quark D2000 development board by interfacing an ambient light sensor and an LCD.
Get acquainted with using I2C with the Quark D2000 development board by interfacing an ambient light sensor and an LCD.
This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive…
This project gives you an example of how a basic user interface can be implemented using only one circular capacitive touch sensor.
Here's a rain gauge that empties itself and that you can read from your easy chair. Best of all, you can build it, yourself.
Here's a rain gauge that empties itself and that you can read from your easy chair. Best of all, you can build it, yourself.
In part 8 of the "Building Raspberry Pi Controller" series, readers will learn how to attach a camera board to a…
In part 8 of the "Building Raspberry Pi Controller" series, readers will learn how to attach a camera board to a Raspberry Pi and write Python code for photo imaging projects.
Learn how to use an Arduino in combination with an LCD display and a keypad to make a calculator.
Learn how to use an Arduino in combination with an LCD display and a keypad to make a calculator.
Build a generator-powered LED headlight for a longboard for very cheap.
Build a generator-powered LED headlight for a longboard for very cheap.
Learn how to build a device which senses when your computer monitor is physically rotated, and automatically tells your…
Learn how to build a device which senses when your computer monitor is physically rotated, and automatically tells your computer to rotate the display accordingly.
Readers will learn how to wire a standard 16x2 LCD (liquid crystal display) to a Raspberry Pi to display messages.
Readers will learn how to wire a standard 16x2 LCD (liquid crystal display) to a Raspberry Pi to display messages.
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.
Learn how to build a variety of electronic controllers using the Raspberry Pi. In part one, you will learn how to wire a…
Learn how to build a variety of electronic controllers using the Raspberry Pi. In part one, you will learn how to wire a basic pushbutton switch and read the status of its electrical contacts using the Python programming language.
Connecting a PICAXE to the IoT through an ESP8266 module is easy once you know the process. Here are the details you need!
Connecting a PICAXE to the IoT through an ESP8266 module is easy once you know the process. Here are the details you need!