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Homebridge MCUIOT / An ESP8266 based sensor platform

“In today’s instructable, we will be making low cost temperature, humidity and moisture sensor based on either the AOSONG AM2302/DHT22 or BME280 temperature/humidity sensor, YL-69 moisture sensor and the ESP8266/Nodemcu platform. And for displaying the …

How to make a Music-Time Display

“For our project we will make digital stopwatch that displays the amount of time a song plays. Our device will display time (second, tenths of a seconds, hundredths of a seconds) using the 7 segment display. The user can chose …

Ikea introduces its first 3D knitted furniture

“While we’ve seen 3D knitting technology used to make apparel and footwear, perhaps most famously Nike’s Flyknit sneakers, we have yet to see it really take off beyond the garment industry, especially on a commercial level. Until now …

IoT Decimal/Hexadecimal 8x8 LED Matrix Drawing Board

“This project is a follow-up project of my previous Instructable called IoT RPi LED Message Board. I am a facilitator for a local Girls Who Code club and I wanted a simple yet fun tool to teach students on how …

“Lixie”, an LED alternative to the Nixie Tube

“I’ve always been a fan of the Nixie Tube. Beautiful typography, endearing glow, and very clever technology. But when commercial production stopped in the 1990s, prices for surplus Nixie Tubes began to rise. Smaller tubes like the IN-16 …

LM386 tube amp

“I recently built the Bike Tyre Speaker and it really needed a little LM386 mono amp to boost the sound, as I wanted to ‘Play It Loud’! My fascination with electronics started from dissecting old electrical equipment just to see …

Make a Simple Portable Tesla Coil!

“I’ve made this Tesla Coil in reference of José Davēd’s video: “DIY Tesla Slayer Exciter Coil Tutorial Mini How to Build Easy Circuit Explanation” I find that his circuit seems to work really well so I wrote this …

Meet the new MKRZERO, the power of the ZERO in a smaller board!

“Say hello to the newest member of the Arduino family! The MKRZero–now available on our stores at the price of $21.90/€20.90 (+ tax)–shrinks the functionality of the Arduino Zero down into an Arduino MKR1000 form factor …

Meet the World’s First Completely Soft Robot

“The “octobot” is a squishy little robot that fits in the palm of your hand and looks like something in a goody bag from a child’s birthday party. But despite its quirky name and diminutive size, this bot represents …

MicroSolutions November/December 2016

“MicroSolutions is Microchip’s bi-monthly digital magazine, delivering the latest information to give you a competitive edge and help you meet your design goals. In each issue, you’ll get an update on our new products and development tools, find …