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Cistercian Display

“This is a 31 Segments Cistercian Display capable of displaying a number from 0 to 9999 with RGB segments. I have always loved displays, I like anything that emits light and it is controllable, so I have created this new …

Controlled torque washing machine motor regulator

“How to regulate a washing machine motor controlling its torque to maintain constant the RPM The motor regulator shown in this article is a regulator for universal motors (brushed) at 220V that allows to control the torque or to keep …

CWX ESP8266 BME280 Compact Weather Station

“Powered by a single CR123 Lithium battery (or external 3V3 DC or USB), this CWX SDK is a Compact Weather Station for IoT Home Automation A local Radio and Electronics Club were looking for a small STEM project which could …

Driving a Salvaged VFD With MAX7219 and an Arduino

“You can get your hands on some very interesting components when disassembling old electronics. One such I’ve found was this VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display). Trying to reverse-engineer the controller was, however not the way to go as all ICs …

Dual Motor Driver As Robot Base

“Hey everyone, what’s up? So here’s something awesome, a Microrobot Base that is equipped with a few FETs to make an H-Bridge for driving two motors. These FETs are used for driving small gear micromotors with a 3 …

ESPWroom02 Breakout Board

“Made a breakout board for ESPWroom02U Module, Hey, what’s up, everyone? So here’s something useful: a custom breakout board for using the ESP-WROOM-02U module for tinkering and testing. The ESP-WROOM-02U is an ESP8266EX-based …

Fedora Linux 37 Released with Linux 6.0, GNOME 43, and Official Raspberry Pi 4 Support

“The Fedora Project released today the final version of the Fedora Linux 37 distribution, a major update to this Red Hat-sponsored distro that comes with some of the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies. Fedora Linux 37 is one of …

Graphene scientists explore electronic materials with nanoscale curved geometries

“In a recently published paper in Nature Electronics, an international research group from Italy, Germany, the UK, and China examined significant development directions in the field of electronic materials with curved geometries at the nanoscale. From microelectronic devices with enhanced …

HackSpace magazine #61

“With a little bit of coding, you can breathe life into anything. Discover the building blocks of programming that will take your creations to the next level – whether that’s motors, servos, sensors or just adding blinkenlights. Coding is a …

Hard to crack hardware

“Advanced electronic components based on spintronic concepts could add additional protection to smart devices. Next-generation electronic devices could feature enhanced security systems built directly into their circuitry to help fend off malicious attacks. Protective “logic locks” — based on an advanced …