DC to DC converters are quite popular among electronic enthusiasts and are widely used within the industry. There are three major types of non-isolated DC to DC converters: buck, boost, and buck-boost. In this article/video, I used there major components...
Update 6 (1/11/2017) - uGFX, guis and beyond!Over the last few days I have been working on getting uGFX baked into my code. As of last night I finally managed to get the library drawing my main menu along with trigger events for the button clicks. So...
I've been looking for a project with a real use case for a while now, but most ideas I came up with didn't really make it far. A couple weeks ago it came to my mind that that room, which still has that makeshift lighting I installed years ago, could...
Disassembly procedures Read some of the directions in Maintenance a MTD Yard Machine Lawn Tractor and perform SECTION G STEPS #01 - #15 contained therein. Only when fully completed proceed with those steps shown below. Step 1: Remove the fuel line hose...
FAQ This course consists of 4 pre-recorded videos and 4 live office hours. More FAQ here. Classes are pre-recorded and will be released Tuesdays at 19:00 IST/9:30a EDT/ 6:30a PDT. Office Hours are Fridays at 20:30 IST/11:00a EDT/ 8a PDT. Link to calendar...
I bought an Alula a few years ago. It was everything that Dream Flight said it would be, but my old damaged elbow joints did not tolerate the process of throwing the Alula repeatedly. The Alula is a DLG (discus launched glider) from DreamFlight. I bought...
Working Principle The ATtiny814 controls the electronic dummy load with its internal digital to analog converter (DAC). All of its 5 internal reference voltages are being used in order to get the maximum accuracy and resolution of the DAC. The DAC is...
DC to DC buck converters is a famous topology in the electronic and a widely used circuit in electronic devices. A buck converter steps down the input voltage while it increases the output current. In this article/video, I have discussed a DC to DC buck...
This tutorial uses the Hexabitz modular hardware system to create an all-in-one plant monitoring and watering system. Automate your way to happy plants 😀🪴 Hardware: Load Cell Sensor (H26R0x): H26R0x is a load cell (strain gauge) sensor...
I needed a way of remotely monitoring the temperature and relative humidity in a greenhouse used by my local garden club. We grow and graft tomato plants for our annual plant sale. Careful control of the T and RH is helpful to insuring the success of...
INS-1 / ИНC-1 Fortunately, these single dot tubes are still easy to find in large quantity and rather cheap. Made by Gazotron, it seems they buildup a large stock at that time. The INS-1 has the advantage to be small and produce a nice dot due...
***SCOPE*** We want to provide a very cost efficient control unit which is capable of tracking solar panels to the sun with a high precision even with imprecise solar tracker mechanics. In particular it tracks concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules...