A team of researchers with members from the University of California and Rice University has found a way to get a flat transistor to defy theoretical limitations on Field Effect Transistors (FETs). In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes their work and why they believe it could lead to consumer devices […]
New flat transistor defies theoretical limit Continue Reading
Hi there. This is my first instructable, so I hope you will be patient with me if I make any mistakes setting it up.It is written for beginners like myself, so the more advanced among you can skip a lot of this and just get to wiring it up. The goal I set myself was
Control servo motors with potentiometers and Arduino Continue Reading
– Arduino Uno ($25) – 32 x 16 LED Matrix ($20) – Breadboard ($5) – Jumper Cables ($5) – USB A to B Cable ($3) – Computer – 5V 2Amp Power Supply ($10) – A basic understanding of coding in C In order to create this project, many physical materials are necessary, a lot of
LED Wave Display Continue Reading
Hallo zu Deutsch Leser. Das ist mein erste Artikel auf Deutsch. I habe viel aufrufe aus Deutschland deshalb Jetzt ab, ich werde auch auf Deutsch publizieren weil ich Detusch lerne und ich möchte mehr Übungen.Jedes Artikel wird auf Deutsch und English.wenn wir Widerspruch zwischen dem Artikel auf Deutsch und Englisch haben, die English überwiegt weil
Embedded Engineering Continue Reading
The 2014 NC Maker Faire was a huge turning point for Maniacal Labs. It was there that the idea for the AllPixel and what is now BiblioPixel got their start. It’s also where we showed off our first custom-built LED display, the 24×24 LPD8806 matrix. At nearly 24 inches square, and 1 pixel per inch,
Building the Colossus LED Display Continue Reading
what is Mppt( Maximum power point tracking) ? “we use MPPT algorithm to get the maximum available power from the Photovoltaic module under certain conditions” How MPPT works ? Why 150W solar panel does not equal to 150 w? For example you bought a new solar panel from the market which puts out 7 amps. under charge the setting
ARDUINO BASED MPPT SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER Continue Reading
Perhaps everyone of us is familiar with a sentence mentioned in various catalogues, á la “upon request we can supply you a customized version”. Naturally that sounds good, but sometimes it is associated with a significantly higher price or with a considerable minimum order quantity (MOQ). That´s why we don´t want to generalize, as every
Don´t be afraid of heatsinks modifications Continue Reading
In mathematics a signal is a real function of a real variable f(t). In electronics it represents the evolution of a voltage (or a current) over the time and depends on the performances of the stage of the amplifier. Through a memory buffer, samples move to a digital-to-analog converter that produces a voltage signal, after
Signal Generation with MATLAB. Example of DTMF in telephony Continue Reading
The Digital Beehive uses Wi-Fi to broadcast a beehive’s weight, humidity, temperature, and battery voltage every minute to SparkFun’s data channel service called Phant. The raw data can be seen here but you can view some prettier graphs of the data here on analog.io (sign-in required). On a visit to Portland, Oregon, last summer my friend
The Internet of Bees: Adding Sensors to Monitor Hive Health Continue Reading
I am the Senior Analyst of the Electronic Forensics Unit of the Carabinieri (Italian Military Police) and I deal with technical investigations on seized electronic devices. I spend most of my day in a well-equipped electronic laboratory, but I was lacking a tool for performing technical assessments on printed circuit boards (PCBs). I needed a way to
3D Print the Ultimate Helping Hands for a PCB Workstation Continue Reading
