Category: Miscellaneous
Window Comparator – Window Detector with relay output
A window detector circuit, also called window comparator circuit or dual edge limit detector circuit is used to determine whether an unknown input is between two precise reference threshold voltages. It employs two comparators to detect over-voltage or under-voltage condition. This...
Continue Readinge-con Systems launches 5MP Monochrome USB 3.1 SuperSpeed Camera
e-con Systems Inc., a leading camera solutions company, today announced the launch of See3CAM_CU55M, a 5 MP Monochrome USB 3.1 Gen 1 SuperSpeed Camera. With a 1/2.5” AR0521 CMOS image sensor from ON Semiconductor, backed by 2.2μm x 2.2μm pixel BSI technology, this camera produces...
Continue ReadingLightSafer – Lets you know if somebody has been snooping around in your hotel safe
Andy C @ burningimage.net build a tiny board that is able to monitor possible activity on your hotel's safe, so to be sure that nobody has access to it. He writes: I wanted a simple device that would tell me if somebody had been in my hotel safe whilst I was out on holiday, so I...
Continue ReadingSimple Soft Latch Switch using Push-Button
Latching Toggle switches are one of the most popular kinds of switches, from their use by kids in basic electricity classes to their use in prototypes and more advanced products, they provide a familiar and reliable way to close or open a circuit. This makes them the go to switch for...
Continue ReadingCupola360 – World’s most Advanced Spherical Image Processor for 360-degree Cameras
Capitalizing on the global trend of 360-degree imaging, ASPEED Technology Inc., the world’s largest BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) SoC provider, is pleased to announce at MWC19 Barcelona the Cupola360 solutions, world’s advanced Spherical Image Processor specifically designed...
Continue ReadingBalena’s EtcherPro comes with Multiple SD Cards and USB Drives
Balena’s Etcher Pro is a stand-alone hardware device that allows you to copy data to multiple cards or usb disks at once, at high speeds. Compared to conventional Disk Duplicator, Etcher Pro is faster and cheaper, easier to use and equipped with features, to enable you do much more...
Continue ReadingDIY NAS / Router in 3-bay hot swap enclosure
A 2-bay, low power, ARM-based NAS and router. The project repository is here. The enclosure is an Athena Power BP-SAC2131B 3.5” HDD Hot-Swap Backplane Module. This is a a 3-bay hot swap backplane intended to go into two 5.25” bays of a server. This is not a trayless backplane, the...
Continue ReadingSave My Child: The smart sensor that sends text messages if you forget the child in the car
It is installed in cars, and thanks to a detector placed on the child seat, it warns us – via SMS or phone call – if we get away without bringing the child with us. Boris Landoni writes: Among the most saddening (and at any rate, infrequent) accidents in the news, there are those...
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