Digitool – DIY 4 channel logic analyzer with LCD
Juan Antonio Rubia Mena tipped us with his DIY logic analyzer based on PIC18F2525 @ 32 Mhz. He writes: One of the most useful tools for micro-controller design is the logic analyzer. You can find one...
View ArticleA New Material For Unbreakable Smart Devices
Most of smartphones parts are made of silicons and other compounds, which are expensive and easily-breakable. This problem is making all of smart devices manufacturers looking for stronger and cheaper...
View ArticleTeardown & Repair of an Agilent 53152A 46GHz Microwave Frequency Counter
Teardown & Repair of an Agilent 53152A 46GHz Microwave Frequency Counter – [Link] The post Teardown & Repair of an Agilent 53152A 46GHz Microwave Frequency Counter appeared first on...
View ArticleMEMS — A 22-billion-dollar industry by 2018
Thanks to Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems MEMS technology, which will be a 22-billion-dollar-worth industry by 2018, our mobile phones are equipped with accelerometers and gyroscopes so they know the...
View ArticleOpen-Hardware Reaches The Outer Space with UPSat Satellite
Libre Space Foundation completed the mission of building a completely Open-Source 2U CubeSat Satellite from scratch. It’s called “UPSat”. On April 18th at Cape Canaveral in Florida, Atlas V Rocket...
View ArticleRandA, Combining Raspberry Pi & Arduino
Two years ago, open electronics had produced “RandA“, an Atmega328-based board for Raspberry Pi to deliver the advantages of both, Raspberry Pi and Arduino. Earlier this month, an updated version of...
View ArticleBulgarian National Innovator Creative Spaces
Few days ago, a group of 10 young and experienced people launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new socially significant project “Innovator Creative Spaces“. It is a national network of co-working...
View ArticleInside Intel’s first product: the 3101 RAM chip held just 64 bits
Ken Shirriff takes a look inside the 3110 RAM chip from Intel. He writes: Intel’s first product was not a processor, but a memory chip: the 31011 RAM chip, released in April 1969. This chip held just...
View ArticleNew Arduino Book Teaches Electronics Skills One Project at a Time
San Francisco, CA (July 7, 2017)—School’s out for summer, but learning doesn’t have to stop at the classroom door. For parents and educators looking to keep their students exploring, tinkering, and...
View Article16X2 LCD Shield with LMD18201 Motor Driver
LCD is very important part of many DIY and industrial projects. The 16X2 LCD shield has been designed to develop LCD related projects using 28-40 Pin Pic development board or DSpic development board,...
View ArticleTemperature Controlled Stair lights With Raspberry Pi
Ever wished to know the temperature on your way to breakfast after waking up in the morning? Now you can find it out in a fascinating way as Lorraine Underwood at The MagPi magazine designed a...
View ArticleControl Your IR Devices With Your Smartphone Bluetooth
Managing some of house devices with its IR remotes may be annoying if you are out of its line of sight. You will have to interrupt the work you are doing, move to another room, turn down the volume of...
View ArticleVisual Studio Code Extension for Arduino is now open sourced!
Visual Studio Code is the cross-platform, open sourced advanced code editor by Microsoft. Recently, after being interested in IoT and hardware, Microsoft is now searching for tools to make building IoT...
View ArticleBME680 measures pressure, humidity, temperature and indoor air quality
The BME680 measures pressure, humidity, temperature and indoor air quality. by Bosch Sensortec: BME680 is an integrated environmental sensor developed specifically for mobile applications and...
View ArticleIntegrated 36V buck battery charger provides seamless backup power
By Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com: LTC4091 is a complete lithium-ion battery backup management system for 3.45V to 4.45V supply rails that must be kept active during a long duration main...
View ArticleLTC7003 – Fast 60V Protected High Side NMOS Static Switch Driver
The LTC7003 is a fast high side N-channel MOSFET gate driver that operates from input voltages up to 60V. It contains an internal charge pump that fully enhances an external N-channel MOSFET switch,...
View ArticleSlimline SMD Bamboo IN-14 Nixie Clock
wouterdevinck @ instructables.com writes: There are a lot of nixie clocks out there and a lot of them are based on the IN-14 tubes. I wanted to design my own for the sake of designing my own, but also...
View ArticleNew parts library for Mentor PADS & DX Designer accelerates PCB design
Designers can build circuit boards faster with millions of symbols & footprints on SnapEDA. July 18, 2017 – SAN FRANCISCO – Mentor, a Siemens business, and SnapEDA, the Internet’s first parts...
View ArticleEdgefx Kits, Get Your DIY Project Kit Now!
Aiming to bridge the gap between the academics and industry in electronics, communication and electrical sectors, Edgefx Technologies was born at 2012 as an online store for project solutions. Edgefx...
View ArticleShould you build or buy your next single-board computer?
by Markku Riihonen @ EDN Europe: Does it make sense to design and build your own single-board computers? It used to be the sensible option for anyone concerned about matching features to production...
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