ODrive – High performance motor control
https://www.electronics-lab.com/odrive-high-performance-motor-control/
Oskar Weigl @ hackaday.io designed a brushless motor controller able to drive 2 motors. Hobby brushless motors are incredibly cheap and powerful. However we need a way to make robots out of them. ODrive is that way. Stepper motors are ubiquitous in hobby robotics projects: If you make a robotics or automation project today, it […]
Development board for PIC16F1938
https://www.electronics-lab.com/development-board-pic16f1938/
Raj over at Embedded Lab has designed a development board for PIC16F1938: The PIC16F1938 is a versatile 28-pin MCU belonging to Microchip’s extreme low power microcontroller family featuring nanoWatt XLP technology, 28KB of programming memory, 1KB of RAM, 11 ADC channels, and tons of other peripherals. A while ago, I designed a development board for this MCU and […]
Build a Cloud-Connected ESP8266 Power Meter
https://www.electronics-lab.com/build-cloud-connected-esp8266-power-meter/
Measure the DC power consumption of your devices on the cloud @ adafruit.com Controlling the electrical consumption in your home is one of the most important thing you can do, both because of environmental concerns & to reduce the electricity bill at the end of the month. There are countless of electrical power meters out […]
Easy IoT weather station with multiple sensors
https://www.electronics-lab.com/easy-iot-weather-station-multiple-sensors/
user Ingenerare @ instructables.com published a tutorial on a IoT weather station based on NodeMcu board, DHT11/22 sensor, BMP180 sensor, Rain sensor, Light sensor. In this tutorial, I will walk you through the steps to build an easy and cheap IOT weather station. The retrieved data is pushed via a wifi shield to Thingspeak. The […]
150V synchronous step-down DC/DC includes surge protection
https://www.electronics-lab.com/150v-synchronous-step-dcdc-includes-surge-protection/
Linear Technology designed the LTC3895 to be a non-isolated DC/DC controller with a high input voltage capability that can eliminate the need for surge suppression and operate continuously with a high input voltage. The synchronous step-down switching regulator controller drives an all N-channel MOSFET power stage. Its 4V to 140V (150V abs. Max.) input voltage […]
Microchip’s first ARM processor with cryptographic engine
https://www.electronics-lab.com/microchips-first-arm-processor-with-cryptographic-engine/
Clemens Valens @ elektormagazine.com discuss about the new CEC1302 microcontroller from Microchip. This is the first Microchip microcontroller with an ARM core. He writes: Based on a Cortex-M4 core its main feature is its integrated cryptographic engine supporting public key encryption, symmetric key encryption, secure hashing and random number generating. Besides its ARM core the […]
Windows 95 on an Apple Watch
https://www.electronics-lab.com/windows-95-on-an-apple-watch/
Nick Lee managed to install Windows 95 on an Apple Watch. The process was not straightforward but he succeed after a few tweaks to the WatchKit app. The Apple Watch take about an hour to boot Windows 95 due to the reason that it’s an emulated version and not a virtualized one. Apple Watch runs […]
DIY WiFi Outlet using ESP8266
https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-wifi-outlet/
This tutorial will show you how to build an internet controlled outlet using ESP8266 wifi module. In this instructable, I will take you along on my journey of building this WiFi Outlet. DIY WiFi Outlet using ESP8266 – [Link]
LEDs deliver 76,000 candelas at a 10° beam angle
https://www.electronics-lab.com/leds-deliver-76000-candelas-10-beam-angle/
Lumileds’ second generation LUXEON CoB Compact Range LEDs feature an efficacy and output boost of up to 16% over its previous generation arrays. The devices cover different power range directional lamps such as a 35W-equivalent and a 50W-equivalent MR-16 lamp, achieving exceptional centre beam candlepower (CBCP). At 1,500 lumens, the LUXEON CoB 209 reaches 76,000 […]
PinJig – Make Soldering Easy
https://www.electronics-lab.com/pinjig-make-soldering-easy/
PinJig™ is a time saving tool for rapidly assembling electronics that makes soldering easy. It is a tool for makers that can clamp every single thru-hole component in one easy sequence. Who is this product for – PinJig™ can be used by fellow makers, low volume manufacturers, DIY audio electronics enthusiasts, education users and private company prototyping. […]