USB power supply active load tester


https://www.electronics-lab.com/usb-power-supply-active-load-tester/

Sasa Karanovic has designed and built a DIY USB power Supply active load tester, that is available at GitHub: USB Power supply Active Load Tester or short PAL Tester is unit designed for testing the quality of the power supplies. Idea was to create low-cost, precise device for simultaneous measurement of Voltage and Current drawn […]

Basic Automotive Lighting Control with MCU


https://www.electronics-lab.com/basic-automotive-lighting-control-with-mcu/

The electronics trend in automotive is continuously rising due to the demand in the market. The technological developments are now into embedded system in which the manufacturers are developing products that suits to the needs of the people. In this design, it features a automotive lighting control using an MCU with S12 CPU core, 25 […]

Phoenix EH basic is more than just a “basic” enclosure


https://www.electronics-lab.com/phoenix-eh-basic-is-more-than-just-a-basic-enclosure/

If you´re searching for an enclosure with a high variability and for a reasonable price, then we can recommend you the EH basic series enclosures. Searching for a compromise between the quality (materials, design,…) and production costs is a theme at development of every device and naturally – also at development of components. Also from […]

DIY Digital Tape Measure


https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-digital-tape-measure/

by electronics for everyone @ instructables.com: Today I hope to teach you all about ultrasonic sensors and hopefully by the end you’ll have a nice little digital tape measure of your own to use as you please. This is my second version of this project so if you can get it as small or just don’t feel […]

Plug-in touchscreen makes a Raspberry Pi tablet


https://www.electronics-lab.com/plug-in-touchscreen-makes-a-raspberry-pi-tablet/

by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Distributor element14 has a 7-in. Touchscreen Display for the Raspberry Pi, expanding the ecosystem of accessories, to enable users to create all-in-one integrated projects such as turning their Pi into a tablet, infotainment system or embedded project. Compatible with Raspberry Pi 2, and Raspberry Pi 1 models B+ and A+*, the […]

WifiPixels – ESP8266 Wifi unit combined with a NeoPixel


https://www.electronics-lab.com/wifipixels-esp8266-wifi-unit-combined-with-a-neopixel/

WifiPixels are a combination of a ESP8266 Wifi unit combined with a NeoPixel(Addressable RGB) LED ring all in one. http://wiki.protoneer.co.nz/WifiPixels Video here. WifiPixels – ESP8266 Wifi unit combined with a NeoPixel – [Link]

A Spark.io Indoor Ambient Quality Monitor


https://www.electronics-lab.com/a-spark-io-indoor-ambient-quality-monitor/

Davide Gironi has build an indoor ambient quality monitor based on particle.io : SXAM (Spark to Xively AMbient quality monitor), is an ambient quality monitor that logs 4 environmental parameters to the xively.com and display the ambient status by using for RGB leds. SXAM logs: Humidity, Temperature, Ambient noise, Brightness, Note: Spark.io is now Particle.io. […]

LimiFrog – Ultra-compact prototyping. For IoT and much more.


https://www.electronics-lab.com/limifrog-ultra-compact-prototyping-for-iot-and-much-more/

Program it to invent smart objects. For IoT, robots, wearables, your bright ideas. With sensors, strong MCU, bluetooth, oled & more. LimiFrog — Ultra-compact prototyping. For IoT and much more. – [Link]

OscilloPhone: Use your Smartphone as an Oscilloscope / Signal Generator


https://www.electronics-lab.com/oscillophone-use-your-smartphone-as-an-oscilloscope-signal-generator/

by loboat @ instructables.com: Oscilloscopes and Signal Generators are two essential electronics devices to create and test electronic circuits. Unfortunately, these devices are very expensives for students starting electronics, or makers who want use electronic circuits in their creations just once… The idea of my project is to rethink your smartphone as a portable, powerful and […]

How to Make Two ESP8266 Talk


https://www.electronics-lab.com/how-to-make-two-esp8266-talk/

Rui Santos shows us how to make two ESP8266 to talk: In this project you’re going to make two ESP8266 talk with each other. How it works? You’re going to set one ESP as an Access Point (Server) and another ESP as a Station (Client). Then they’ll establish a wireless communication and the Client sends […]