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HX711 load cell amplifier library for AVR ATmega

“HX711 is a precision 24bit ADC IC designed for weigh scales and industrial control applications to interface directly with a bridge sensor. A load cell is a transducer that is used to create an electrical signal whose magnitude is directly …

Intel Optane Technology and Intel QLC NAND Technology Come Together on a Single Drive

“Intel today revealed details about Intel® Optane™ memory H10 with solid-state storage – an innovative device that combines the superior responsiveness of Intel Optane technology with the storage capacity of Intel® Quad Level Cell (QLC) 3D NAND technology in a single …

Interface a C64 with an Arduino using Firmata

“Interface a C64 with an Arduino using Firmata. This is a Firmata client implementation for the C64 using the userport at 2400 baud for communications. Prerequisites You’ll need: x64 Arduino UNO Grove shield, servo, button, LED, potmeter, relay Optional …

IoT Emoji Sign

“This instructables show how to use an ESP8266 and some NeoPixels to create an IoT Emoji Sign. ESP8266 dev board Any ESP8266 board should be ok. This time I am using WeMos D1 Mini Pro, this is smallest and thinnest …

IOTA Enabled Solid-State Switch and Power Meter

“IOTA-based payment, energy tracking, malfunction detection and preventive maintenance. In this project I will show how to use a smart wireless switch device to IOTA-based applications such like IOTA-based payment, energy source tracking, malfunction detection and preventive …

Israel’s Beresheet Spacecraft Crashes Into Moon During Landing Attempt

“Israel’s first moon lander came up just short in its historic touchdown bid this afternoon (April 11). The robotic Beresheet spacecraft, built by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), aimed to become the first Israeli craft, and the first …

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe is blasting a hole in an asteroid tonight (and that’s awesome)

“It’s a big day for space: launches, tests, orbits and now a distant probe is going to shoot an asteroid with its space gun and make a new crater to play in. It’s Hayabusa 2, Japan’s ambitious …

Mbed OS 5.12.1 released

“We are pleased to announce the Mbed OS 5.12.1 release is now available. This is the latest patch release based on the feature set that Mbed OS 5.12 introduces. We have added support for two new targets …

Measurement of Semiconductor Material Quality is Now 100,000 Times More Sensitive

“The enhanced power of the new measuring technique to characterize materials at scales much smaller than any current technologies will accelerate the discovery and investigation of 2D, micro- and nanoscale materials. Being able to accurately measure semiconductor properties of materials …

New algorithm optimizes quantum computing problem-solving

“A Canadian quantum computer can solve complex problems more efficiently with an algorithm developed in Japan. Tohoku University researchers have developed an algorithm that enhances the ability of a Canadian-designed quantum computer to more efficiently find the best solution for …