FPGA Development Boards
Should I use an FPGA or a microcontroller? This has always been a discussion for every new embedded project. It seems that FPGAs are...
T&M Tools for Field Engineers
Field engineers can work in a variety of jobs. They are specialists employed at companies that offer services to clients, and usually work in...
ESD Safety Solutions
Despite huge efforts put in by electronics industry in the past 25 years, electrostatic discharge (ESD) still affects production yields to a great extent...
Handheld Digital Multimeters
There are hundreds of companies around the world manufacturing digital multimeters. Each of them offers several models with slightly different specifications. If judged visually,...
How to Select AA-Size Battery Cells
Modern battery cells use a variety of chemicals to power their reactions. Common battery chemistries include:
Zinc-carbon. These are the lowest- cost primary (non-rechargeable) cells...
Part 3 of 3: Using AVR Microcontroller For Projects
In continuation of the embedded control applications explained in Part 2, let’s now examine the use of inbuilt functions of AVR ATmega8535 (such as...
The Newbie’s Guide To Be A Maker
Author Arvind Sanjeev and Nidhya V Raj have written an interesting e-book, “How to Be a Maker”. It is a free beginner’s guide to...
Hack: TV Remote Controlled Electronics
With an infrared sensor and an Arduino, you can program your TV remote to control all sorts of things.
Courtesy: Make:
Paperduino: How to Print a Paper Arduino
Make a paper Arduino with Circuit Scribe and a Pen Plotter!
Get Circuit Scribe: click here
See the step by step Instructable: click here
Courtesy: Electroninks
Efficiently Harnessing Solar Power With Tracking System
India has enormous potential for solar power, as it receives 5000 trillion kWh worth of energy from the sun every year. The Jawaharlal Nehru...