About this project This is a Robot Arm with 5-axis range of motion allowing movements similar to assembly line robots. It was designed to offer the highest quality while remaining one of the most affordable robotic arms on the market. Three years ago, we created MandleBot, a 5-axis aluminum robotic arm currently being used in schools, […]
Maximo 5-axis Robot Arm with a laser-cut acrylic body Continue Reading
Features Output Current: 1.5A Single Resistor Sets Output Voltage 50μA SET Pin Current: ±1% Initial Accuracy Programmable Current Limit Positive or Negative Output Current Monitor Parallelable for Higher Current and Heat Spreading Low Dropout Voltage: 300mV Low Output Noise: 18μVRMS (10Hz to 100kHz) Configurable as a 3-Terminal Floating Regulator Wide Input Voltage Range: –1.5V to
LT3091 – –36V, 1.5A Negative Linear Regulator with Programmable Current Limit Continue Reading
HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor modules, also commonly called ping sensors, are practically a dime a dozen, with many Asia online retailers selling them in the $2 to $3 dollar range each. While possibly not intended for an end solution or product, these sensors offer a more affordable option for prototyping and application development compared to the
In 1971, Signetics—later Philips—introduced the NE555 timer, and manufacturers are still producing more than 1 billion of them a year. By adding a few components to the NE555, you can build a simple voltage-to-frequency converter for less than 50 cents. The circuit contains a Miller integrator based on a TL071 along with an NE555 timer
NE555 timer sparks low-cost voltage-to-frequency converter Continue Reading
I received the Boozhound Labs JFET Moving Coil (MC) Pre-Preamp Kit a while back and I promptly assembled the small circuit board. I’m a sucker for a simple kit and a hot iron. That is where it all stopped. The circuit board remained complete and laying about for a few years. Recently I required another
Extremely cheap low-speed PC/USB oscilloscope with STM32 (STM32F042) microcontroller – variant of miniscope v2e with input amplifier (MCP6S21 PGA) added. This is minor update, but input PGA fixes problem with input leakage of STM32F042 allowing increasing input impedance at the same time. Quick specification follows miniscope v2a-d idea: very simple device streaming data in real
Features Generates Two Independent Low Noise Bias Supplies Boost Regulator: Wide Input Voltage Range: 3V to 20V Adjustable Switching Frequency: 450kHz to 2MHz Synchronizable to External Clock 950mA Power Switches Integrated Schottky Diodes Internal Frequency Compensation Linear Regulator: Wide Output Voltage Range: 1V to 20V SET Pin Reference Current: 50μA Low Noise: 4μVRMS (10Hz to
LT3095 – Dual-Channel Low Noise Bias Generators Continue Reading
Although infrared communication might look like the technology of the 1990s, it is still present in a multitude of applications around us. Every time you press the button of a remote control, it is most likely it is using the IR (infrared) technology for transmitting data. The TV remote is the most common example. Air
Success and reliability of a device depends not only on laboratory tests in “ideal conditions” but also on its mechanical construction. Elimination of mutual influence (EMC), optimal space usage, resistance to vibrations, easy assembly at production are one of factors why it´s worth to design mechanical part of a device into details. At production of
Simplify yourself a mechanical design of a device Continue Reading
You can use three discrete transistors to build an operational amplifier with an open-loop gain greater than 1 million (Figure 1). You bias the output at approximately one-half the supply voltage using the combined voltage drops across zener diode D1, the emitter-base voltage of input transistor Q1, and the 1V drop across 1-MΩ feedback resistor
Build an op amp with three discrete transistors Continue Reading
