Zener Diodes In Theory and Practice
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Zener Diodes In Theory and Practice

David Jones made a tutorial on the fundamentals of zener diodes over his EEVblog youtube channel. David started the tutorial comparing between zener and regular diode. Both have the same characteristics and same I-V chart, but zener is designed to work in the negative voltage...

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Eagle CAD Tips and Tricks Part 2
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Eagle CAD Tips and Tricks Part 2

This is the second and final article of the Eagle Tips from allaboutcircuits.com: Before searching on the internet for new libraries to add to Eagle, first make sure that your device does not already exist in your local libraries. To check, use a search pattern that includes...

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PIC16F628A Programmable Digital Timer

PIC16F628A Programmable Digital Timer

Programmable relays find use in numerous automation applications such as automatic street light control, watering and pump control, HVAC, home automation, power plants automation in industries, etc. This article describes how to build a fully functional, one-channel programmable relay...

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5V & 12V Regulated Power Supply

5V & 12V Regulated Power Supply

This project can be used to power up TTL and CMOS based projects, it provides 5 VDC & 12 VDC outputs with an onboard mains transformer.  The project is based on the industry popular 7800 series voltage regulator in TO220 packages. Features Input: 240 VAC Output: 5 V, 12...

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Programmable Home Security Alarm System
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Programmable Home Security Alarm System

In this project we design low cost high performance programmable home security system using few LDR’s as an input sensors. When above sensor(s) get triggered system may dial the user specified phone number (using build-in DTMF generator) and activate the high power audio alarm and...

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Darkroom Timer v2.0A for PCB Exposure Box

Darkroom Timer v2.0A for PCB Exposure Box

  PIC based automatic timer for a PCB exposure box This is an improved version of the Darkroom Timer originally created by Stan Ockers (1999). Some extra features were added and the PIC code was modified accordingly. Lamp(s) light at start of timing and turn off when...

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Multipurpose 18 PIN (16F628A) Microcontroller development board

Multipurpose 18 PIN (16F628A) Microcontroller development board

  This is a 18 PIN (16F628A) microcontroller development board Description This project is a versatile, configurable, and cost effective development board available for the 16F628A or other 18 PIN Microcontroller from Microchip. The board has simplest form with all the Port...

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PIC 18F – 28 PIN PIC Development Board

PIC 18F – 28 PIN PIC Development Board

This is a PIC18F Development board with ICSP connector. Description This is a versatile, configurable, and cost effective Development Board designed for the 18F – 28 pin series of Microcontroller from Microchip. The board is simplest form with all the Port pins terminating in a...

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