A Case for Renewables with Solar Photovoltaics: A Power Engineer’s Perspective From www.allaboutcircuits.com 5 hours ago in BlogsNews Why should we consider solar in design? Here's an argument put together by a power engineer.
A Low-Power Solution To Streamlining Sensor Data For IoT From hackaday.com 6 hours ago in Blogs For home use IoT systems, getting sensor data from tons of physical locations centralized to a single Raspberry Pi can be a difficult job, especially when considering the power consumption that’s necessary for doing it all over WiFi. When you’re...
USB Power Delivery For All The Things From hackaday.com 9 hours ago in Blogs The promise of USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) is that we’ll eventually be able to power all our gadgets, at least the ones that draw less than 100 watts anyway, with just one adapter. Considering most of us are the proud...
Replacing the 3D Printer and Router: A Tool for Manufacturing Human-Scale Forms From hackaday.com 10 hours ago in Blogs The purpose of Geometer becomes apparent when you realize its simplicity: [David Troetschel]’s project is to create an easily understandable design tool that encourages goal-oriented design. The kit comes with physical components and digital counterparts that can be combined in...
Speakers Taking the Stage at Supercon Plus a Hint of the Hacking to Come From hackaday.com 12 hours ago in Blogs Four weeks from today the Hackaday Superconference comes alive for the fifth year. From engineering in challenging environments to elevating the art form of electronics, here are nine more talks that will make this a year to remember. In addition...
X-FABs Adds NVM to Its 180nm BCD-on-SOI Platform From www.allaboutcircuits.com 12 hours ago in BlogsNews Robust NVM (non-volatile memory) can now more easily co-exist with power functions on the same chip.
Hackaday Podcast 040: 3D Printed Everything, Strength v Toughness, Blades of Fiber, and What Can’t Coffee Do? From hackaday.com 13 hours ago in Blogs Hackaday Editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams opine on the coolest hacks we saw this week. This episode is heavy with 3D printing as Prusa released a new, smaller printer, printed gearboxes continue to impress us with their power and...
The True Cost of Multimeters From hackaday.com 13 hours ago in Blogs If you are building a home shop, it is common to try to get the cheapest gear you can possibly get. However, professionals often look at TCO or total cost of ownership. Buying a cheap car, for example, can cost...
This Week in Security: A Digital Café Américain, The Linux Bugs That Weren’t, The Great Nation, and More From hackaday.com 15 hours ago in Blogs A government is going after a human rights activists in Morocco. It sounds familiar, but I don’t think Humphrey Bogart is running the gin joint this time around. Questionable Casablanca references aside, Amnesty International has reported another attack against human...
An FM stereo radio receiver with RDS data #Radio @jayakody2000lk From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in PlatformsStores Dilshan R Jayakody posts on his blog about testing an RDA5807M FM radio tuner chip with Radio Data Service (RDS):At the time of this design, the website of the RDA microelectronics is not accessible from my location. Because of this...
Runway Light Using Flight Mapping Data #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in PlatformsStores via Ajaxjones on instructablesThis lamp came about from several reasons in that I’m always interested in the planes that fly overhead and during the summer at the weekends there are often some pretty exciting ones flying around. Although you only...
Using software packages for VNA measurements #EE #NetworkAnalysis From blog.adafruit.com 16 hours ago in PlatformsStores Dr Terrible’s House of Bloggable posts about using various software packages to do vector network analysis. From Wikipedia:Network analyzers are used mostly at high frequencies; operating frequencies can range from 5 Hz to 1.05 THz. Special types of network analyzers can also cover lower...
Musically synced car windscreen wipers using Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi From blog.adafruit.com 17 hours ago in PlatformsStores from Ian Charnas via RaspberryPi.orgIn this video, I modify my car so the windshield wipers sync to the beat of whatever music I’m listening toIan CharnasEach Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials...
MutantC – an Easy to Build Raspberry Pi Handheld/UMPC#piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi From blog.adafruit.com 18 hours ago in PlatformsStores via rahmanshaber on instructablesA Raspberry-pi handheld platform with a physical keyboard, Display and Expansion header for custom boards (Like Arduino Shield). First take a look at this in 3D usingAutoDesk Fusion 360 Online. Now see some key features.Read more.Each Friday...
Pi Speaker @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi From blog.adafruit.com 19 hours ago in PlatformsStores Nice project from Kieran Sullivan and Sean Kenneally up on Hackster.io.Pi Speaker using audio exciters.Read more.Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest...
Rikomagic R6 Review – Part 1: Android Mini Projector’s Unboxing and First Boot From www.cnx-software.com 19 hours ago in News Rikomagic R6 is a mini Android projector that looks like a vintage radio, or depending on your point of view a mini vintage television. We’ve already gone through the specifications last time...
World’s smallest and most affordable 65W GaN Adapter for Laptops and Mobile Devices From www.electronics-lab.com 19 hours ago in Blogs Though the sizes of laptops and mobile phones have become smaller and lighter over the years,... The post World’s smallest and most affordable 65W GaN Adapter for Laptops and Mobile Devices appeared first on Electronics-Lab.
Code Your Own Donkey Kong Barrels @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi From blog.adafruit.com 20 hours ago in PlatformsStores via RaspberryPi.orgDonkey Kong first appeared in arcades in 1981, and starred not only the titular angry ape, but also a bouncing, climbing character called Jumpman – who later went on to star in Nintendo’s little-known series of Super Mario games....
u-blox’s latest meter-level positioning technology offers enhanced GNSS performance From www.electronics-lab.com 21 hours ago in Blogs u-blox, a global provider of leading positioning and wireless communication technologies, has announced its new ultra-robust... The post u-blox’s latest meter-level positioning technology offers enhanced GNSS performance appeared first on Electronics-Lab.
Mini Speaker Attached Audio Amplifier using TS4871 From www.electronics-lab.com 21 hours ago in Blogs This Mini Audio Power Amplifier is capable of delivering 1W of continuous RMS Output Power into... The post Mini Speaker Attached Audio Amplifier using TS4871 appeared first on Electronics-Lab.
RAKWireless RAK4260 is a Tiny LoRAWAN Module based on Microchip SAMR34 LoRa SiP From www.electronics-lab.com 21 hours ago in Blogs Rakwireless has just announced a new module part of their LPWAN family: RAK4260 LoRaWAN module based... The post RAKWireless RAK4260 is a Tiny LoRAWAN Module based on Microchip SAMR34 LoRa SiP appeared first on Electronics-Lab.
VC4 and V3D OpenGL Drivers for Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi From blog.adafruit.com 22 hours ago in PlatformsStores The original developer of the open source VC4 and V3D OpenGL drivers used by Raspberry Pi, Eric Anholt, is no longer developing these drivers. Here is Iago Toral, who, with a team from Igalia has stepped in to continue Anholt’s...
Device for special needs students who are reluctant to ask for help. #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay @cpsedtech From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in PlatformsStores We love this concept! Cool build from educator Charmaine Smith on Twitter.See more.Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection...
Target Seeking Spider Bot #ElectronicHalloween From blog.adafruit.com 23 hours ago in PlatformsStores via hackster.ioI have this Combat Creature Attacknid that I want to add face seeking capabilities. The idea is to find a familiar object, like a face. Center on the target and lock in and shoot darts! It would roam around...
This Micro-ATX Motherboard is Based on Phytium FT2000/4 Arm Desktop Processor @ 3.0 GHz From www.cnx-software.com 23 hours ago in News There have been attempts to bring Arm processors to desktop PC’s in recent years with projects such as 96Boards Synquacer based on SocioNext SC2A11 24-core Cortex-A53 server processor or...
Robot Allows Remote Colleagues To Enjoy Office Shenanigans From hackaday.com 24 hours ago in Blogs [Esther Rietmann] and colleagues built a Telepresence Robot to allow work at home teammates to have a virtual, but physical presence in the office. A telepresence robot is like a tablet mounted on a Roomba, providing motion capability in addition...
chaoScope Looks at Chaotic Systems and What They Represent #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi From blog.adafruit.com 24 hours ago in PlatformsStores From Luca Tornato: The artpiece thrives to make explicit the relationship of what is real, felt and seen to what is deterministic and mathematical. This occurs via two mediums: a short film – looped with a Raspberry Pi 0 on...
Raspberry Pi 4 Can Now Overclock to 2.147 GHz. Here’s How. #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores Via Tom’s Hardware:The Raspberry Pi 4 is much faster than every prior Raspberry Pi, but what if you could squeeze much more than the base 1.5 GHz out of its Broadcom BCM2711B0 CPU? Fortunately, it’s easy to overclock any Raspberry...
RAKWireless RAK4260 is a Tiny LoRAWAN Module based on Microchip SAMR34 LoRa SiP From www.cnx-software.com 1 day ago in News Rakwireless has just announced a new module part of their LPWAN family: RAK4260 LoRaWAN module based on Microchip ATSAMR34J18B LoRa SiP and at just 15x15x1.2 mm, one of the smallest LoRaWAN modules...
Bubble Blister Robot Machine Educational Kit For Kids #3DPrinting #3DThursday From blog.adafruit.com 1 day ago in PlatformsStores TheTNR shared this project on Thingiverse! Hi makers, After a long break, we’re back together. This season we decided to expand our circle a little more. Until now, we have been trying to produce professional projects. high-level information needed to...