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Arduino - Relays (Control AC Appliances)

“Arduino is an awesome micro-controller to get started with DIY electronics, but you can not control AC appliances with it directly. Relays help to do this the arduino drives a 5v relay, which in turn controls AC appliances. The only …

Simple Buck LED Driver With PWM Input

“High-power LEDs over 1W are now quite inexpensive. I’m sure many of you are incorporating LEDs as light sources in your projects. However I realize that the finding and configuring the power supply is still not as simple as …

ESP8266-01 IoT Smart Timer for Home Automation

“With the new buzzwords being Internet Of Things (IoT) and Home Automation, I decided to look at the current items in and around my home that is controlled via some sort of device. The items that stood out, are the …

High Voltage-Current Half Bridge Driver Using IR2153 & IGBT

“IGBT based half bridge board has been designed for multiple applications, like induction heater driver, tesla coil driver, DC-DC converters, SMPS etc. High current and high voltage IGBTs are used to serve high power requirements. IGBT NGTB40N120FL2WG from ON …

Sub $200 PCB Mill that doesn’t suck!

“A PCB mill inspired by open source CNC 3D printers with a custom design to fit standard size copper clad boards (6” x 4” / 160mm x 100mm)”

Solr: digital wrist watch

“15 months ago. This is when I started working on this project. The Solr digital wrist watch is a clock that won’t work without a battery but it will neither work without sun. Even more: the vintage display is …

Tipo : Braille Smartphone Keypad

“After working with the user group on earlier version’s of braille keyboards, it was highlighted that there is no comprehensive way of typing into a smartphone. Current software solutions are too slow, do not give good tactile feedback or …

Intelligent Level Sensor Network

“The project proposes a wireless-level sensor network for the enhancement of essential urban services. By means of an ultrasonic sensor it is possible to determine the distance of an object/obstacle from the sensor. In this way the level of …

Inteligent Power Module (IPM) Board for Brushless Motors

“Intelligent Power Module (IPM) board has been designed using FSBS5CH60 IC from Fairchild, which provides a fully-featured, high-performance inverter output stage for AC Induction, BLDC, and PMSM motors. These modules integrate optimized gate drive of the built-in IGBTs to minimize …

Plant Watering Warning

“a super simple circuit for plants”