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Building a Capacitive Liquid Sensor

“A capacitive liquid sponsor relies on the fact the the capacitance or charge between 2 metal plates will change (in this case increase) depending on what material is between them. This allows us to create a level sensor that is …

chipKIT Tutorial 7: Using Nokia 5110 LCD

“In Tutorial 4, we learnt interfacing an HD44780-based LCD to a chipKIT board for displaying alphanumeric output. Today, we will see how to connect a NOKIA 5110 graphical LCD (used in Nokia 5110 cell phones), which is a 84 …

Converting an ATX Power Supply Into a DC Bench Supply

“This article is the first in the “Projects” category. It’s a very inexpensive way to make a pretty good DC bench supply or dedicated 12 volt supply for working on projects or powering devices. As of this writing, a …

Digital Tic-Tac-Toe Using ATtiny85

“Tic-tac-toe is a classic game which requires no introduction. It is a pen and paper game played between 2 players (marked on paper as ‘X’ & ‘O’).The board setup consists of a 3x3 grid on which each player alternates between …

DIY Capacitance Meter

“We are building another opensource SoloPCB project which is very enjoyable to build and use. In our electronics works, we frequently need to know the actual value of a capacitor. As you know, small sized SMD capacitors have no markings …

EL Wire - Arduino Mini Pro - Relay Controller Module 6 Channels

“Searching in others Instructables I found many ways to control EL Wire with arduino but not all were like I wanted, so I decided to create my own version, maybe is not perfect but works. This EL Wire Module controlling …

Electric Labyrinth: A DIY Arcade Game

“Marble mazes (or labyrinths) provide a fun challenge. Their many twists and pitfalls test the player’s speed, control, and accuracy. By the end of this instructable you will have constructed a labyrinth that would have impressed Daedalus, the famous …

EMP generator

“This is a easy, portable and cheap DIY project to make a electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Follow the few steps and you got yourself your own EMP to disable or destroy electronic devices (this EMP is only strong enough to destroy …

Hardware Protection – OverVoltage and OverCurrent

“Power processing is one of the most important aspects on electronic design. The power is unique for a typical system because it gives the system life. Before starting to make the project for a power supply we need to analyze …

HC-SR04 Ping Sensor Hardware Mod

“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 …