Tag: Arduino
muArt – A Simple Serial Adapter Like No Other
UART has become a popular term with microcontroller applications, with the rise of the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and other open hardware electronics. UART has become a standard for microcontrollers to communicate with each other and exchange data. A UART can be used not just for data...
Continue ReadingTachyon – 120MHZ 32-bit Arduino Compatible Microcontroller
The Tachyon is a new lightning-fast open-source Arduino Zero-compatible board developed by Rabid Prototypes, currently on Kickstarter for funding. It features a 32-bit ARM M4F processor running at 120MHz and contains 128K of RAM. The Tachyon's pinout is nearly identical to both...
Continue ReadingThe Fishino Piranha – A Development Board With 120MHz 32bit Microcontroller
A few weeks ago Open Electronics announced their new “Fishino Piranha” board. It is one of the first boards to imitate the Arduino MKR. The Fishino Piranha follows with the release of their Uno-inspired “Fishino 32” board, which was released at the start of last year. The...
Continue ReadingDIY Adjustable Constant Load (Current & Power)
By GreatScottLab @ instructables.com In this project I will show you how I combined an Arduino Nano, a current sensor, an LCD, a rotary encoder and a couple of other complementary components in order to create an adjustable constant load. It features a constant current and power mode...
Continue ReadingXray of an Arduino Uno
Have you ever wondered how Arduino looks like under an X-Ray machine? Here is a photo revealing the insides of Arduino UNO....
Continue ReadingCommunication Between Two Arduinos Using NRF24L01
While building Arduino or any other microcontroller platform project over time the need will arise to establish communication between two of the Arduino boards or microcontrollers for data exchange and/or control. This communication could be achieved using either wired or wireless...
Continue ReadingExen Proto – A Tiny 32-bit Arduino Compatible Board
The Exen Mini was categorized as one of the world's smallest 32-bit Arduino compatible boards that was launched by Nerdonic, although the board was able to get the job done in some areas it still had limited capacity, it had only 8 I/O pins. Based on the success and limitations of the...
Continue Readingobniz is a hardware platform specially built for IoT
In the last few years, we have seen a proliferation of hardware that are designed to serve as our interface to the Internet of Things. We have seen boards like the Arduino, Raspberry, Particle, ESP32, and several others. These hardware have made developing and scaling for the Internet of...
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