Lightweight GSM Mobile With Arduino UNO and Nextion Display


https://www.electronics-lab.com/lightweight-gsm-mobile-arduin-uno-nextion-display/

Avishek Hardin at Arduino Project Hub designed a lightweight mobile using a GSM module, an Arduino UNO, and a Nextion touch screen display. The lightweight mobile has the following features: Make calls Receive calls Send SMS Receive SMS Delete SMS In this project, he uses a GSM SIM900A module to establish the cellular communication. The GSM SIM900A is an […]

XOD, Visual Coding For Microcontrollers


https://www.electronics-lab.com/xod-visual-coding-microcontrollers/

XOD is a new visual programming language for microcontrollers launched now. Pronounced [ksəud], this programming language idea was inspired by vvvv,  a hybrid visual/textual live-programming environment for easy prototyping and development which is designed to facilitate the handling of large media environments with physical interfaces, real-time motion graphics, audio and video that can interact with many users simultaneously. Like Code, […]

Sound to RC Servo Driver


https://www.electronics-lab.com/sound-rc-servo-driver/

This project is designed for Animatronics and Puppeteer applications, however it can be used in other applications like sound responsive toys, robots etc. Especially this project helps to move the jaw or mouth of animatronics creature. The project moves RC servo once receives any kind of sound.  Rotation angle depends on sound level, more the […]

Embedded Cryptography For Internet Of Things Security


https://www.electronics-lab.com/iot-needs-embedded-cryptography-for-security/

As Internet of Things (IoT) devices are optimized for lower power consumption and affordability, most of them have poor computing resources. As consequence, these devices are more vulnerable to hacking attacks. The good news is there are several options for using cryptography to make it difficult for hackers to gain access to IoT devices of your smart […]

Household Power Consumption IoT Meter with Anti-theft Feature


https://www.electronics-lab.com/household-instruments-power-consumption-iot-meter-anti-theft-feature/

BSP Embed published a video demonstrating a new project to build a connected device to measure the power consumption of household instruments. The presenter relied in his project on the feature of having a blinking led in modern power meters where each blink means that 1 KWh is consumed. The device features the following: ESP8266-12E […]

Control Your Raspberry Pi Remotely


https://www.electronics-lab.com/control-raspberry-pi-remotely/

Sometimes while building a Raspberry Pi based project, it may be difficult to connect a screen, mouse and keyboard each time you want to edit something. If the Raspberry Pi is connected to a network, then running a remote desktop on it could be a good solution. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol […]