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All About Omnidirectional Wi-Fi Antennas

All About Omnidirectional Wi-Fi Antennas

For a local area network (LAN) to provide good coverage, improved antennas are often a better (and less expensive) option than more access points. Directional antennas are sometimes the better choice, but often omnidirectional gain antennas will work well.


Introduction to the I2C Bus

Introduction to the I2C Bus

This article covers the essential characteristics and prominent advantages of the Inter–Integrated Circuit (aka I2C) serial-communications protocol.


Build a PICAXE ESP-01 Wi-Fi Communicator

Build a PICAXE ESP-01 Wi-Fi Communicator

A PCB for a Wi-Fi communicator using a PICAXE 08M2 and an ESP-01 module driven by interactive code makes a handy setup for data collection and IoT reporting.


Make a Wireless Thermometer with PICAXE

Make a Wireless Thermometer with PICAXE

Got some time and need a wireless thermometer? In this article I'll show you how to make such a thing with a few PICAXEs.


Make a GPS Clock With Arduino

Make a GPS Clock With Arduino

Do you need GPS time on your desk? This article will show you how to use a GPS module to get time, date and your location displayed on an LCD with an Arduino.


An Intro to Adaptive Echo Cancellers

An Intro to Adaptive Echo Cancellers

A introduction to adaptive echo cancellers using Matlab simulation.


The Fundamentals of Wi-Fi Antennas

The Fundamentals of Wi-Fi Antennas

Amateur radio operators ("hams") have long said, "If you want a bigger signal, put up more metal and put it up higher." Antennas for Wi-Fi are no exception.


Make a Wireless Thermometer with a PIC Microcontroller

Make a Wireless Thermometer with a PIC Microcontroller

Getting more familiar with a PIC MCU is a matter of working more often with it. Learn how to make a wireless thermometer with a PIC microcontroller.


Transmission Lines: From Lumped Element to Distributed Element Regimes

Transmission Lines: From Lumped Element to Distributed Element Regimes

Delving further into the transmission line concept, the boundary between treating the line as a single lumped circuit element and using the distributed circuit parameters is investigated with a simple analysis in python. Circuit parameters for multiple waveguide geometries are shown.


Control an Arduino with Bluetooth

Control an Arduino with Bluetooth

This article will show you how to set up two way communication between an Arduino and your Android Smartphone using Bluetooth.


Everything You Need to Know About Direct Digital Synthesis

Everything You Need to Know About Direct Digital Synthesis

Direct Digital Synthesis is used to generate precise analog waveforms that can quickly change frequencies. It's used in test equipment, spread spectrum techniques and to enable frequency sweeps.


Control an Arduino With a TV Remote

Control an Arduino With a TV Remote

Nothing on TV tonight? Control an Arduino with any infrared remote control, including the one you use to command your television.


What is a Transmission Line?

What is a Transmission Line?

Explanation of what a transmission line is, and the conditions under which it exists. Uses lumped element model to derive differential equations and manipulates the equations to get telegraph equations. Uses solutions to telegraph equations to get characteristic impedance and propagation constant and looks at matched and unmatched load cases.


Introduction to the RFM69HW Transceiver

Introduction to the RFM69HW Transceiver

This handy introduction teaches you all about the RFM69HW transceiver module using two circuits running a wireless version of the "blinky" code.


Make a Wireless Thermometer with Arduino

Make a Wireless Thermometer with Arduino

Learn how to use a 433MHz RF module with an ATMega 328P-PU. In this article, we'll make a circuit with a DHT11 sensor and a RF transmitter. We'll also make a receiving circuit with a 433MHz RF receiver and an LCD display.


Update the Firmware in Your ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module

Update the Firmware in Your ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module

Updating the firmware in an ESP8266 Wi-Fi module can be frustrating! Here's a procedure to reduce the pain.


Read and Write on NFC Tags with an Arduino

Read and Write on NFC Tags with an Arduino

Learn to use an Arduino to read NFC tags and write information on them! Near field communication protocols are what electronic devices can use to communicate and transfer data between each other.


Build a Laser Communication System

Build a Laser Communication System

Use a laser and a photo resistor to build a laser based point-to-point communication system. The best part? It's under $10.


Projects Oct 22, 2015 by Jacob Smith
Wireless Power for Noise-Sensitive Circuits

Wireless Power for Noise-Sensitive Circuits

Is IDT’s Tx/Rx wireless power solution suitable for applications that require high-precision analog performance?


Projects Oct 21, 2015 by Robert Keim
Breadboard and Program an ESP-01 Circuit with the Arduino IDE

Breadboard and Program an ESP-01 Circuit with the Arduino IDE

The ESP8266 combination microcontroller/Wi-Fi modules can now be programmed using the Arduino IDE. Here's how!