SONOFF POW Ring (POWCT) Smart Power Meter Features ESP32 MCU and Split-Core CT Clamp for 100A Energy Monitoring
https://www.electronics-lab.com/sonoff-pow-ring-powct-smart-power-meter-features-esp32-mcu-and-split-core-ct-clamp-for-100a-energy-monitoring/
In the past few years, SONOFF has become a trendsetter among Smart Home users for effortlessly monitoring the energy usage of household electrical devices. SONOFF POWCT from ITEAD is the first Split Core Current Transformer Clamp-based Wi-Fi power meter which has the ability to measure the current flow or total power-consumption up to 100A, providing […]
ESP Offline Programmer Uses microSD Card to Flash ESP32/ESP8266 Modules
https://www.electronics-lab.com/esp-offline-programmer-uses-microsd-card-to-flash-esp32-esp8266-modules/
The ESP Offline Programmer is an ESP32-based device designed to flash firmware onto ESP32 or ESP8266 modules without requiring a PC. It features an ESP32-WROOM-32E module, a microSD card slot for storing firmware, a USB-C port for power and programming, and a CH340C USB-to-serial chip for communication with target modules. It includes a 6-pin header […]
Top 10 Most Popular Hobby Electronic Components for 2024
https://www.electronics-lab.com/top-10-most-popular-hobby-electronic-components-for-2024/
Some people enjoy sketching, some prefer writing, and others are drawn to knitting. People like us, find joy in building and creating electronic devices. The common thread among all these crafts is that they require some basic tools to get started. And for us engineers and hobbyists, the prerequisite is electronic components. So in this […]
Make Your Regular Appliances Smart with Automate Things’ IR Bridge
https://www.electronics-lab.com/make-your-regular-appliances-smart-with-automate-things-ir-bridge/
Automate Things, a company based in the UK has released a new cool gadget called IR Bridge which is a small cheap Wemos D1 mini-powered device that lets you can control infrared devices (like your TV or air conditioner) with your home automation system, specifically the ones that work with Tasmota or ESPhome. This device […]
Demonstrating Automate Safe Cracking with an ESP8266 and a Stepper Motor
https://www.electronics-lab.com/demonstrating-automate-safe-cracking-with-an-esp8266-and-a-stepper-motor/
To recover a lost combination, we may see how YouTuber Zach Hipps designed and built a completely automated safe-breaking robot. Zach Hipps, who runs the YouTube channel Byte Sized Engineering, has a brother-in-law who put his safe’s combination code inside the safe just before going on vacation. But when he got home, he realized he […]
PiSquare Introduction – an RP2040 & ESP-12E based board
https://www.electronics-lab.com/pisquare-introduction-an-rp2040-esp-12e-based-board/
Onboard-RP2040 | USB-C Type Port | Multiple HAT Connectivity | ESP8266 | 0.91 OLED | 40-Pins GPIO Connectivity | 16 Mega-Byte Flash There are several ways where you can find PiSquare very useful, as we were bound to use a single HAT on Raspberry Pi or max to max 5 Raspberry Pi HATs using PiStack, […]
Meet ESP32-C3 Board on top of a Rechargeable 16340 Battery
https://www.electronics-lab.com/meet-esp32-c3-board-on-top-of-a-rechargeable-16340-battery/
What can be better than ESP8266 and ESP32? Maybe a battery-powered ESP32-C3 board designed to provide lower power consumption. LILYGO® has just launched an ESP32-C3 board with a rechargeable 16340 battery holder. The new board, aptly named LILYGO TTGO T-OI PLUS consumes lesser power as its SoC single-core RISC-V processor uses 5uA and 130uA in deep and light […]
Build Smart Home Solutions in 10mins using ITEADs PSF-B Series 1-4 Gang Ultra Low Power ESP8285 Wi-Fi Switch Module
https://www.electronics-lab.com/build-smart-home-solutions-in-10mins-using-iteads-psf-b-series-1-4-gang-ultra-low-power-esp8285-wi-fi-switch-module/
There is absolutely no end to the number of different types of modules and devices in which the ESP family of WiFi modules/microcontrollers have been featured, thanks to their integrated nature and small form factor. While the ESP8266 and ESP32 variants are the most known, other less-known versions like the ESP8285 have recently been garnering […]
Arduino announced that the Arduino Cloud now supports ESP32 Devices
https://www.electronics-lab.com/arduino-announced-that-the-arduino-cloud-now-supports-esp32-devices/
Arduino boards are highly manageable. They are equipped with various sets of digital and analog I/O pins that allow the user to interface with a variety of shields, modules, breadboard circuits, and other circuits. Arduino boards are the brains of many IoT-based projects. For IoT applications, Arduino has released numerous wireless development boards with capabilities […]
SATRAN: A Wifi-controlled satellite antenna tracking system
https://www.electronics-lab.com/satran-a-wifi-controlled-satellite-antenna-tracking-system/
An antenna tracking system adjusts the axis of an antenna to follow a moving signal source like a communication satellite. The working of an antenna tracking system is quite simple; the antenna is, first of all, commanded to move in any direction. Then, the level of the received signal is compared with the previous signal […]