chipKIT Tutorial: Using Nokia 5110 LCD

chipKIT Tutorial: Using Nokia 5110 LCD

Raj @ embedded-lab.com has posted another great tutorial on how to interface a Nokia 5110 LCD to chipKIT board.


Headlight Modulator for Motorcycle

Headlight Modulator for Motorcycle

William Dudley @ dudley.nu has designed a motorcycle headlight modulator based on 555 timer IC and photoresistor.


Pixie – 3W chainable smart LED Pixel

Pixie – 3W chainable smart LED Pixel

Ytai Ben-Tsvi @ ytai-mer.blogspot.com build a PIC based 3W LED Driver that is chainable.


ARPM: Another Raspberry Pi Microscope

ARPM: Another Raspberry Pi Microscope

Dr H @ instructables.com build a Raspberry Pi based microscope using a WaveShare B-camera and plexiglass parts.


DIY Sunlight Simulator – Light Therapy Light

DIY Sunlight Simulator – Light Therapy Light

Luke Skaff @ lukeskaff.com decided to build a DIY Sunlight Simulator using wide spectrum filament lamp to be used as light...


Optoelectronics by mixos
LED-based time-of-flight IC for object detection and distance measurement

LED-based time-of-flight IC for object detection and distance measurement

by Lee Goldberg @ edn.com: Although Intersil’s ISL29501 time-of-flight (ToF) signal processing IC doesn’t have anything to do wit...


FLIR TG165 for only 299EUR – it is a bargain!

FLIR TG165 for only 299EUR – it is a bargain!

If prices of thermal imaging cameras seem to you to be high, but you´d like to take advantage of a graphic temperature ...


Passive Infrared Detector Circuit

Passive Infrared Detector Circuit

The infrared (IR) is invisible radiant energy, electromagnetic radiation that we cannot see with our eyes, but we can sometimes...


Fastest, highest-resolution DLP chipset for 3D print/lithography

Fastest, highest-resolution DLP chipset for 3D print/lithography

by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: With its latest micro-mirror-based light-steering chip, Texas Instruments says, applications...


Building the Colossus LED Display

Building the Colossus LED Display

by Adam Haile @ maniacallabs.com: The 2014 NC Maker Faire was a huge turning point for Maniacal Labs.


Basic Types of Diodes

Basic Types of Diodes

In this article we will discuss about the various types of diodes, their working principle and their common uses.


Laser Diode Driver

Laser Diode Driver

Laser Diode Driver project will help you safely drive (constant current) a 3 mW visible Laser Diode for your application.