The app allows you to manage traditional air conditioners that are controlled through infrared remotes. Designed for the office environment, the app relies on the ambient brightness (measured by Tibbit #28) to determine whether the aircon should be running or not. In the office setting, no lights = no people = no need for the […]
Tibbo Project System-based Aircon Controller Application Continue Reading
All embedded lovers are familiar with multimeter which a great tool to measure voltage, current, resistance etc. A multimeter can measure them easily. But sometimes we need to measure inductance and capacitance which is not possible with a normal multimeter. There are some special multimeters that can measure inductance and capacitance but they are costly.
LC Meter using Arduino: Measuring Inductance and Frequency Continue Reading
Ever electronic device emits a certain amount of electromagnetic fields and we can use this radiation to learn a few things about the circuit. In today’s instructable I’m going to show you how to build your own electromagnetic field meter using an Arduino. This device can be used to detect mains voltage, static electricity and
Electromagnetic Field Detector using an Arduino Continue Reading
We all know about Electricity energy meters which are installed in everyone’s house or offices to measure the electricity consumption. At last of every month, many of us get worried about the high electricity bill and we have to look at the energy meter once in a while. But what if we can monitor our
IoT Based Electricity Energy Meter using ESP12 and Arduino Continue Reading
I needed a Lux meter for testing flashlights. There are some good lux meters available in the $15-25 range, but shipping always takes a long time and I needed it now. That’s when I realized that I had an unused BH1750 light meter module laying around, which I bought some time ago but never used
Mini Arduino Lux Meter Continue Reading
In this project we will monitor the room temperature using a LDR_NSL19_M51 light dependent resistor (LDR) and 4Duino. The resistance of the LDR varies significantly with ambient light hence it can detect surrounding light intensity changes in real time. In this project 4Duino’s resistive touch display is used as a means for displaying the detected
Build A LDR Sensor Monitoring The Room Temperature Continue Reading
I recently bought a 500ppm LCR meter from Elektor because I didn’t have anything for measuring inductors or the ESR (equivalent series resistance) of capacitors, both of which are important for modern electronics, particularly switch mode regulators that have become ubiquitous. It is also more accurate than any of my multimeters and has wider measurement
Elektor 500ppm LCR meter case tips Continue Reading
Update! Here is a post with the BOM for the project. Sometime ago I came across the Arducam Mini which is quite a nice camera module from UCTronics. It is a small PCB with a two megapixel OmniVision OV2640 sensor, an interchangeable lens and an FPGA to do the heavy lifting of image processing and JPEG
Building a low cost wifi camera Continue Reading
Having recently bought a house, project time has been a bit thin on the ground. As a standard terrace house, the consumer unit and electricity meter were in the entrance hallway, exposed and looking a bit naff. I liked the look of the meter so I quickly created a box that allowed the meter to
Nixie Tube Energy Meter Continue Reading
California, where I once lived, is in the midst of a severe drought. Thankfully, I now reside in North Carolina, a much wetter state. But even here there have been years when water was in short supply and people were asked to conserve. Most folks are happy to comply with such requests. But that’s not
Build a Wireless Water Meter for Your Home Continue Reading
