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12V DC Motor Controlled By Adafruit TB6612 Motor Driver

“This Arduino code controls a 12V DC motor (linear actuator) using an Adafruit TB6612 1.2A DC Motor Driver and external 12V power supply. For this project, I wanted to control a motor, specifically a linear actuator (with linear motion …

A bug fix in the 8086 microprocessor, revealed in the die’s silicon

“The 8086 microprocessor was a groundbreaking processor introduced by Intel in 1978. It led to the x86 architecture that still dominates desktop and server computing. While reverse-engineering the 8086 from die photos, a particular circuit caught my eye because its …

ATX Bench Power Supply

“In this instructable I’ll show you how to turn a working ATX PSU into a bench power supply. For this design I got a lot of inspiration from similar projects. Note: before starting this project make sure the power …

Automatic Humidifier

“An automatic humidifier makes your winter more comfortable Motivation Many people get dry throats, and itchy skin and some even experience nosebleeds every morning due to the unusually dry winter air and the use of heating equipment. By appropriately raising …

Automatic Watering System Using Pico:ed V2

“This time I present you an useful and affordable project very easy to build by our kids. It is an automatic watering system controlled by a Pico:ed V2 board. How it works: when the soil moisture sensor detects the …

Blackout Logger

“Hardware - Raspberry Pi Pico - Precision RTC Module (DS3231) - Waveshare eink 3.7 Software MicroPython The software is written in MicroPython 1.19.1 - Download the MicroPython UF2. - Push and hold the BOOTSEL button and plug your Pico into the USB …

Brake Light and Turn Signals for Backpacks

“Accelerometer autodetects Braking. The Turn signals are commanded by a 315MHz module. 78 neopixels. Based on Adafruit CPX. The remote of the radiolink is installed on the handlebar. By pressing buttons of one side or another, the turn signals are …

Faster Than the Fastest FFT for Arduino

“The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is an efficient algorithm to compute the discrete Fourier transform of a signal. If you search for algorithm implementations, you will find this great Instructable. However, while it provides an effective way to implement the …

Firewood-free mini fireplace

“A fire-free fireplace allows you to avoid some unnecessary accidental like sparks of the wood ignite the attached hay. There are many accidental fires around the world every year, and one of the reasons is that the sparks from the …

Flight Simulator Switch Panel for Xbox/PC

“For the casual flight simmer, a peripheral device that sits somewhere between arcade and realism. Hopefully this will inspire someone to make something cool! How it works: I built this device to work with Microsoft Flight Simulator on the Xbox …