Latest Development Boards Technical Articles

This project brief describes how to build and use an Arduino-compatible interface board that reads a 2-axis thumb…

This project brief describes how to build and use an Arduino-compatible interface board that reads a 2-axis thumb joystick and transmits its position over an RS-485 network.

This project brief describes how to build and use an Arduino-compatible relay interface board that switches a 10 A load…

This project brief describes how to build and use an Arduino-compatible relay interface board that switches a 10 A load over an RS-485 network.

Discover how the LT1079 quad op-amp minimizes sensor loading in battery-powered designs. Active cancellation and an…

Discover how the LT1079 quad op-amp minimizes sensor loading in battery-powered designs. Active cancellation and an onboard bridge network ensure maximum precision for resistive sensors.

This article shows you how to configure Software Standby mode and implement a periodic wake-up routine on the Renesas…

This article shows you how to configure Software Standby mode and implement a periodic wake-up routine on the Renesas FPB-RA0E1 Fast Prototyping Board, built around the Arm Cortex-M23-based RA0E1 MCU.

Build a low-noise, 32-bit delta-sigma ADC board designed around the ADS1262. This 10-channel design features integrated…

Build a low-noise, 32-bit delta-sigma ADC board designed around the ADS1262. This 10-channel design features integrated signal conditioning for RTDs, thermocouples, and strain gauges.

This project brief provides the instructions for building a weight-sensitive LED lamp with an Arduino Uno and a handful…

This project brief provides the instructions for building a weight-sensitive LED lamp with an Arduino Uno and a handful of commercially available parts.

In this project, we'll construct and test a microcontroller-based system that digitally generates analog signals.

In this project, we'll construct and test a microcontroller-based system that digitally generates analog signals.

We use a Raspberry Pi and free software to build a test platform for IoT systems.

We use a Raspberry Pi and free software to build a test platform for IoT systems.

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we turn our hardware assembly into a functioning soundboard by adding the necessary…

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we turn our hardware assembly into a functioning soundboard by adding the necessary code in Arduino IDE and uploading soundbites.

Learn how to turn an ATmega328 microcontroller and an assortment of readily available parts into a dedicated hardware soundboard.

Learn how to turn an ATmega328 microcontroller and an assortment of readily available parts into a dedicated hardware soundboard.

In this project article, we’ll create a programmable device that alerts users to changes in ambient light levels. Along…

In this project article, we’ll create a programmable device that alerts users to changes in ambient light levels. Along the way, we’ll learn about astable multivibrators and the Darlington pair.

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.

In this Radio Shack Classic Circuits Remix, we add modern microcontroller functionality to the vintage Electronic Timer…

In this Radio Shack Classic Circuits Remix, we add modern microcontroller functionality to the vintage Electronic Timer project for the Science Fair 65-in-1 kit.

Learn how to turn an nRF52 development kit into a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon that broadcasts either static or dynamic…

Learn how to turn an nRF52 development kit into a Bluetooth Low Energy beacon that broadcasts either static or dynamic custom data.

Learn how to implement finite-state machines in VHDL by creating a 4-bit binary counter. After compiling, it will run on…

Learn how to implement finite-state machines in VHDL by creating a 4-bit binary counter. After compiling, it will run on an Altera CPLD development board connected to a custom PCB with input switches and an LED display.

In this project, we mix the old and the new by integrating present-day BLE technology with a vintage Science Fair computer kit.

In this project, we mix the old and the new by integrating present-day BLE technology with a vintage Science Fair computer kit.

In this project, which uses the Arduino IDE, we create and demonstrate a digital drawing pad using an ESP32-based e-paper…

In this project, which uses the Arduino IDE, we create and demonstrate a digital drawing pad using an ESP32-based e-paper display dev board, rotary encoders for drawing control, and an accelerometer for shake detection to initiate an erase.

In this project article, we design a handheld gaming console with wireless multiplayer functionality using ESP8266…

In this project article, we design a handheld gaming console with wireless multiplayer functionality using ESP8266 microcontrollers. We then program a game for it with the Arduino IDE.

In the final installment of our series on the development of the Anthilla Controller, we look at the legal requirements…

In the final installment of our series on the development of the Anthilla Controller, we look at the legal requirements for bringing the project to market in the European Union.