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WEEKLY REMINDER

This circuit reminds you of all the important tasks that are due on a specific day every week. So be it returning your library...

Standby Power-Loss Preventer

Electronic devices consume some power even in the standby mode, i.e., when they have been switched off using a remote handset but not the...

Data Acquisition Systems Test Anything, Anywhere

Data acquisition systems have evolved to provide more accurate, fast and repetitive data. With these, you can acquire any signal from anywhere and produce...

Twi-light using white LEDs

This sunlight-controlled lamp uses a light-dependent resistor (LDR) as the sunlight sensor and a total of 25 high-brightness white LEDs. Separate resistors are connected...

HDD Selector Switch

Using the switch-mode power supply (SMPS) of your personal computer, this add-on circuit lets you switch between three hard disk drives (HDDs) and also...

Timer for Mosquito Destroyer

In electric-heating mosquito repellents, an electric vaporiser heats up a mat or liquid to release non-degrading chemicals into the air and keep the mosquitoes...

Pushbutton Control For Single-Phase Appliances

This circuit lets you switch off and switch on a single-phase appliance using two separate push switches. Such an arrangement is common for industrial...

WiMAX Testing, Step by Step

Based on orthogonal frequency-division multiple-access (OFDMA) and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technologies, WiMAX systems require specialised test equipment from design to deployment stage SHWETA DHADIWAL BAID Worldwide...

Industry-Grade Equipment For Academia

Engineers are created in labs. Hence it is essential to keep the lab equipment current and close to the real world to create engineers...

Doorbell-controlled Security Switch

One way to check whether anybody is at home is to ring the doorbell. Burglars too use this very technique. The circuit described here...