Micro-displacement sensor resolves 10 microns
https://www.electronics-lab.com/optical-micro-displacement-sensor-omron-electronic-components-europe-capable-resolving-10-microns-one-tenth-diameter-human-hair-thickness-coat-paint-t/
An optical micro-displacement sensor from Omron Electronic Components Europe is capable of resolving 10 microns – one tenth the diameter of a human hair or the thickness of a coat of paint. by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com The high resolution of the Z4D sensor suits it for paper thickness and multi-feed detection office equipment and […]
iPhone Battery Charger / Tester
https://www.electronics-lab.com/iphone-battery-charger-tester/
mozzwald.com has designed an iphone battery charger /tester. I have seen technicians often replace batteries when they may not necessarily need to be or ignore the fact that they could be the cause of the issue at hand. To remedy this I designed a basic iPhone battery charging breakout board system. The system can charge […]
Moto Mods Development Kit – Make Your Own Extension for Moto Z Phone
https://www.electronics-lab.com/50783-2/
Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Force Droid are the new phones from Motorola. They run Android 6.0 on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC with a lot of other features. Motorola brought modularity to Moto Z using the hackable “Moto Mods” backplate expansion system. Motorola’s Moto Mods attach to the back of the phone with […]
ESPTool – A WiFi Security Tool
https://www.electronics-lab.com/esptool-wifi-security-tool/
Daniel Grießhaber over hackaday.io created a project called ESPTool. It is a tool to test WiFi networks security and to demonstrate how easy it is to crack a WiFi password or jam a WiFi network. Daniel designed ESPTool for education and self-test purpose. The Device has SSD1306 based OLED display, microSD card socket, 3 general […]
SMDGuide – A gift for all electronic enthusiasts
https://www.electronics-lab.com/smdguide-a-gift-for-all-electronic-enthusiasts/
Alberto @ pighixxx.com has published the first pages of a series of SMD components guides. Total guide will consist of 20 pages. The definitive guide to SMD components! Cheat Sheets, Package Types, Conversions, Size Codes and more… SMDGuide – A gift for all electronic enthusiasts – [Link]
Build a $1 per Watt parallelizable MPPT controller
https://www.electronics-lab.com/1w-true-mppt/
Jonathan Bruneau designed a $1/W maximum power point tracker used to extract maximum power from solar panels and published his project on hackaday.io: Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is a technique whereupon special electronics attempts to extract the optimal amount of energy from a solar panel. This optimal point fluctuates in function of a variety […]
CameraShutter – Control your DSLR camera
https://www.electronics-lab.com/camerashutter-control-dslr-camera/
Control your DSLR to take a picture every x seconds for x minutes, fully configurable via LCD menus. CameraShutter – Control your DSLR camera – [Link]
Silicon-air Battery A New Achievement in Energy Storage Area
https://www.electronics-lab.com/silicon-air-battery-new-achievement-energy-storage-area/
Researchers from Jülich Research Center (Jülich, Germany) announced their new invention, a silicon-air battery. The new battery features high energy density so it’s a lighter and smaller battery solution. Silicon-air battery is made of silicon which means it’s cheap to make from virtually unlimited resources rather than a rare earth material. It can deliver energy […]
Bq501210 the Wireless Power Transmitter from TI
https://www.electronics-lab.com/bq501210-wireless-power-transmitter-ti/
Texas Instruments (TI) announced the Qi-Certified Wireless Power (WPC) v1.2 solution for 15-W operation wireless power transmission for Smart Phones, Tablets, and Other Handheld devices, Point-of-Sale devices and other custom wireless power applications. Bq501210 supports Bi-directional Communication and fast charge operation with compatible receivers. The user is informed for the state of charge by 10 […]
ClearFog Base from SolidRun A New 90$ Single Board Computer
https://www.electronics-lab.com/clearfog-base-solidrun-new-90-single-board-computer/
SoildRun launched ClearFog Base, a SBC (Single Board Computer) designed for IoT and networking applications. ClearFog Base includes SoM (System on Module) designed by SolidRun too and it is based on Marvell’s ARMADA A388 SoC (System On Chip) with Dual core ARM Cortex A9 @ up to 1.6 GHZ and supports Linux Kernel 3.x and […]