Ambient lighting is a technique that creates light effects around the television that correspond to the video content. It has been pioneered by Philips under the brand Ambilight. In this project we will create a basic FPGA-based ambient lighting system that reads the video signal over HDMI. This means we are not limited to computer […]
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The adjustable power supply is an absolutely vital piece of equipment for any electronics engineer or hobbyist. However in the vast majority of cases the needs presented towards a lab power supply are quite relaxed and usually within the low voltage range. With the modern component base the current consumption is usually also very low,
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0-10V_Monitor_PIC This project is a 0-10V Voltage Monitor. Description 0-10V Volt monitor project has been designed around LM3914 IC, It is an easy and less expensive project which instantly visualizes voltage level. The project is based on the popular LM3194 IC from Texas instruments. Handy 0-10V DC Voltmeter can be used as a voltage tester.
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PIC_18F_28_PIN_PIC_Development_Board_PIC This is a PIC18F Development board with ICSP connector. Description This is a versatile, configurable, and cost effective Development Board designed for the 18F 28 pin series of Microcontroller from Microchip. The board is simplest form with all the Port pins terminating in a header connector for easy connection to the outside world.
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This project is a Variable Range LED voltmeter. Description This is a variable range LED bar graph voltmeter project. It is a simple and less expensive project that displays voltage of a given source with the help of 10 LEDs. The project is based on the famous LM3914 IC from Texas instruments. Working The project
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This project is a RS232 Interface Board based on MAX232 IC. Description This project provides you a simple and easy solution to connect / convert your Microcontroller input/output to be connected to the serial port of the Computer. This projects build around popular MAX232 level shifter IC to do the Level Shifting (Voltage) between 5
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This project starts a few weeks ago. My six years old daughter usually sleeps with a light on in her bedroom. Talking with her, we decide to hack her LAMPAN Ikea lamp to make some improvements, including a manual RGB controller to set the light colour, a timeout to turn off the light after 30
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USB data-acquisition modules offer good value and ease of use, which makes them an attractive choice for manufacturing test. But before you use the modules in a manufacturing test system, you need to take steps to protect them. During manufacturing test of circuit boards or subassemblies, a defect in an assembly may result in a
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Features Order Custom Programmed Parts PMBus/I2C Compliant Serial Interface – Telemetry Read Back includes VIN, IIN, VOUT, IOUT, Temperature, Duty Cycle and Faults – Programmable Voltage, Current Limit, Digital Soft-Start/Stop, Sequencing, Margining, OV/UV and Frequency Synchronization (250kHz to 1MHz) ±0.5% Output Voltage Accuracy Over Temperature Integrated 16-Bit ADC VOUT Range: 0.5V to 5.5V (VOUT0, VOUT1)
There are a number of widely used methods to connect microcontroller projects to USB, all of which are not entirely satisfactory: The commonly used FTDI chips are somewhat expensive, and their manufacturer has made some unpopular decisions with their driver support (although technically, the FTDI drivers work quite well). Atmel also offers microcontrollers with built
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