Category: Test/Measurements

EspoTek Labrador is a small, portable, USB-connected electronics lab-on-a-board that includes an oscilloscope, waveform generator, power supply, logic analyzer, and multimeter. The EspoTek Labrador plugs directly into a solderless breadboard and connects to any Windows, Mac, or Linux...

Henrik Forstén has done amazing job designing a homemade vector analyzer with the goal to fit it's budget of 200EUR. The design is open source and available on github. Vector network analyzer (VNA) are used to measure scattering parameters of high frequency circuits. When frequency...

Harry Baggen @ elektormagazine.com reviews the Siglent SDS1102X oscilloscope. Before we take a look at the instrument itself, I would like to say something about the characteristics of an oscilloscope for 'small users'. What do you really need for your daily tasks? Even the cheapest...

This digital temperature meter provides real-time temperature values from 00 to 99 degrees Celsius. The Temperature Monitor project built using PIC16F1825 Microcontroller from Microchip, CAT4016 serial to display driver IC from ON-Semiconductor, DS18200 Temperature sensor and two 7...

Сollect environmental data with Tibbo Project System devices, process it with Azure Stream Analytics and visualize using Power BI. Environmental Monitoring with TPS, Azure, and PowerBI -...

Jack Ganssle @ embedded.com reviews the Siglent SDS 2304X oscilloscope. I’ve had a Siglent SDS1102CML two channel 100 MHz bench scope here for the last two years. I demand a lot from my test equipment so had low expectations when it arrived. After all, how good can a $359 unit be?...

Sparkfun has a simple-to-use and open source solution for measuring weight and temperature. All you need is a load cell hooked up with OpenScale. You may find a variety of high quality weight sensors to be used in this project on Flintec load cells. OpenScale uses HX711, a 24-bit...

The SparkFun Battery Babysitter is an all-in-one single-cell Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery manager. It’s half battery charger, half battery monitor, and all you’ll ever need to keep your battery-powered project running safely and extensively. The Battery Babysitter features a...