The project aimed to create control board for half-bridge topology with the possibility of setting the frequency using a computer program. Additionally, control board has synchronous sampling of the current waveform for accurate phase and amplitude measurements and plotting the graph of these parameters on a PC. This type of circuit is useful...[Read more]

The project was created at the request of my 8-year-old son - a fan of car driving simulators. Due to other responsibilities, it took me about 14 months. For construction, I used mainly what I had in the garage - eyelet plates for connecting wooden constructions are the foundation for mechanisms. The fi8mm roller comes from an old printer....[Read more]

Assumption Half bridge LC resonant with parallel load to C topology. I don't know why but we can find information about it as "parallel resonant converter" that I think is not a true (where is parallel resonant here?) Supply voltage = 230 AC ≈ 325DC lowest frequncy = 100kHz higest current on primary winding = 800mA output voltage ≈...[Read more]

I haven't posted anything on the forum yet, so it's time to show something. I present for a quickly built welding cart. Construction made of 18x30x2 sections. Reinforcements for shelves - 20x4 flat bar. Shelves made of 18mm OSB. Front wheels - swivel 75mm with brake. Rear wheels - 220mm pumped on 20mm axle. Additionally, a triple...[Read more]

This time I present a retro-emulator on the Anlogic Chinese FPGA. The emulator has 8MB of 32-bit SDRAM embedded in FPGA. For communication with the keyboard, mouse, pad ... corresponds to the JDY-08 wireless module on the CC2541 chip which I programmed my own FW. FPGA configurations are loaded with 16MB flash on the board. The SD card is...[Read more]

Hello I present my next CNC milling machine which I have not finished long ago. The purpose is mainly: milling, engraving, cutting in materials such as: - wood - mdf - plexiglass The main assumptions are: a large working field combined with the stiffness of the structure and good material processing parameters. and it happened, the working...[Read more]

When the capacity of the USB stick attached to the tuner ceased to be enough for me, I connected an old 2.5 "disk. When it was too small, I connected a 3.5" HD disk. There is a power problem. The power supply and disk had to work all the time when I set to record my favorite program. Almost every tuner has a SCART output, on which pin 8 informs...[Read more]

Several days before my wedding I came up with an idea to rent a photo booth for a wedding party. When I saw what the rental prices are, I quickly decided that I would do my own, because the cost of building it was close to the cost of renting a photo booth for 2-3 hours. By the way, I recorded some material for my YT channel ( JestemInzynieremPL...[Read more]

Hello, I wanted to present one more project using an ATX power supply and in my case AT. I made him a battery charger. Li-ion up to and including 5S. I looked at Interk a little and did not find anything similar, so I think it is my project, so to speak. I used it to automatically turn on the fan so that it does not make unnecessary noise,...[Read more]

What is it and how did it start Recently I did an alarm with a gsm notification. But the alarm itself communicated with the phone via a serial connector, providing number identification and specific information sent by SMS. However, in many cases, the details of motion detection are irrelevant. It is important that we get an immediate notification...[Read more]

Construction description The tester was created to learn how to draw patterns in Eagle and learn the basics of microprocessor programming. In addition, it is small in size. I used SMD components for the first time. Scheme: PCB view from EAGLE: Here are the pictures of the finished structure: To facilitate the exchange of the ZIF14 processor...[Read more]

Hello, The construction that I want to describe here is a modification of the existing solution, and the topic serves to convey the idea and provoke discussion about this solution. I have a CNC milling machine of my own design, in which the drive is transmitted using trapezoidal screws (a simple, popular and relatively cheap solution). In...[Read more]

Hello. I present a weather station for which I have been working for some time. The beginning of work is also my beginning of fun with Arduino. It started with a ready design of a tiny station with an oled display. At that time, just uploading the program to ESP8266 was a feat for me. Later it started combining, correcting this and trying...[Read more]

Hello I wanted to present a modification of the design of the Internet radio player built only using the ESP-01 module, RC filter and a few external components. Hardware: The schematic and pcb were prepared in the Eagle program version 7.7.0. The mp3 stream decoding is handled by the ESP8266 microcontroller overclocked to 160MHz. As the output...[Read more]

Listening to music on large headphones connected directly to the sound card, I often lacked power in them. I decided to try to construct a fairly simple amplifier based on the Noise Reducer kit - Headamp 2016 on the TPA6120 chip. This is my first construction, which I managed to complete fully. It was created for about half a year, including...[Read more]

Some time ago I successfully converted EPSON P50 into a printer that directly prints on the laminate. The effects were very satisfying for me, but the whole difficulty is to find an appropriate waterproof ink. I personally did not succeed in this, which is why I used the hybrid method (printing on an inkjet printer with "waterproof"inks, then...[Read more]

Commercially available reversing cameras nicely fitted into the license plate frame have in most cases auxiliary lines determining the distance when reversing. Some time ago I also bought a camera that I had in my car. The camera was connected to a multimedia radio. After selling the radio, I decided to adapt the camera for other purposes...[Read more]

Some time ago I made myself a pure Class A headphone amplifier. I am not Audiofile, but in my opinion the structure works very nicely, the sound is dynamic and clear. Unfortunately, I don't have oscillograms, however the is no noise. Over time, the amplifier has developed a DAC that converts the signal from SPDIF into an analog signal, and...[Read more]

Hello. Due to backyard earthworks and a large amount of stone in the ground, there was a need to build a screen. YouTube videos were the inspiration. The frame is made of angle bar 40. The proper screen is made of welded mesh (1x2m) with 12x12mm mesh made of 1mm wire. The net has been attached to the bicycle rims (62cm inside). The shaft is...[Read more]

Welcome, I would like to introduce you to a simple and easy project that anyone can quickly build. For this purpose, I used Raspberry Pi 3 model B with built-in WiFi. This is home monitoring that can be turned on when leaving the apartment. When the alarm is armed (60 seconds after pressing the button) and detects movement, a photo will be...[Read more]

The author of the following project, having no experience with Raspberry Pi, set about creating a simple air conditioning control system. As he did very well, he decided to create the following guide so that any other person could also build a similar device. Step 1: What you'll need To compile the system described below we need: * Raspberry...[Read more]

In the material below, the author describes how to use Arduino and an RFID reader to build a simple lock. In this system, Arduino reads the RFID tag ID with the help of a special reader. The identifier is displayed on the OLED screen, and if it matches the number stored in the system's memory, it displays the word "Unlocked", it can also...[Read more]

The project below is a weather station based on a module with ESP8266. There would be nothing special about it that distinguishes it from other such constructions, if not for the optimization of the system in terms of minimizing power consumption. The microcontroller used is not very energy-efficient, so it works on average in battery-powered...[Read more]

Currently, in the era of simple and inexpensive GSM modules and Arduino modules, it is very easy to construct an SMS-controlled relay. In the project below, the author used the SIM800L module to receive SMS messages. The whole system is controlled by the Arduino Nano V3 module. The system is equipped with one relay, which is controlled by...[Read more]

Thermal imagers have been fascinating for years. The idea that you can watch images in a part of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, inaccessible to our eyes on a daily basis, is extremely interesting and appealing. Unfortunately, the implementation of this task is not cheap - especially if we want to buy this type of camera only to...[Read more]

Most computer platforms have the ability to connect sensors that operate in the audio band (microphones) or in the visible light (e.g. cameras). However, sensors for electromagnetic radiation in the radio range are not popular and until recently it was difficult to connect to computers systems allowing for any collection of radio waves. In...[Read more]

In Brazil, the Raspberry Pi Zero overclocking record has just been set. The team managed to achieve a clock frequency of 1600 MHz and test such an extremely overclocked computer. This gave them the first place in April in the HWBOT ranking for SoC BCM2835, which is in RPi Zero. The whole overclocking began with one teaser on social networks,...[Read more]

The description below shows how you can convert a Raspberry Pi with a GSM modem to USB into a gateway for sending SMS via the web interface. The project was created using PHP and C #. The software that communicates with the modem is written in C #, and the web front-end in PHP. In addition, the system is equipped with a PostgreSQL database,...[Read more]

The environment monitoring system, based on the LoRa IoT interface, consists of a base station built using the Arduino Mega module with a LoRa gateway and remote stations based on the Arduino Feather, which connect to the base station via the LoRa radio interface. The system allows monitoring of environmental parameters in the house and its...[Read more]

The electronic fuse eliminates the need to replace the element that burns out with excessive current when using a classic fuse, e.g. a fuse. This element does not act as a current limiter in any way - when it rises above the set limit, the system disconnects the circuit. The limiter would instead limit the flowing current to a predetermined...[Read more]

This simple device has one task - it converts received exiles, broadcast in a walrus alphabet, to Latin letters. This translator can find many applications. With it, you can train your morse broadcasting skills, but also decode data received from the ether. It may be amazing, but the walrus alphabet is still very popular in amateur radio,...[Read more]

Hello. I am honored to present my present work committed in 15 minutes during the performance of works at the end of the world, i.e. in Central Poland. Needed was a flow meter with pulse output to control the chemistry dosing pump. Of course, there are ready-made flow meters / water meters with such a function, only that within a radius of...[Read more]

Hello. I would like to present an electro-spindle made by me from a 2.2kW 2800rpm "dachshund" type engine. The design was created for use in a small universal milling machine for machining aluminum and steel. I decided on my own design, because within the budget I would have to choose a liquid-cooled Chinese reaching 25 thousand rpm, but...[Read more]

Hello, I wanted to present a simple and proven (using the GLUCOFACTS Deluxe v3.05 program) cable to read data from the Bayer Contour TS glucometer.   Of course, there is nothing extraordinary here, and his advantage lies in simplicity. For anyone who needs to archive measurements from time to time and has a computer with an RS-232 port, it...[Read more]

Arduino NANO 33 IoT is a new version of the NANO module with 3.3V logic levels (note the extension modules with 5V I/O), ARM microcontroller SAMD21G18A , WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity NINA W102 , and 6-axis IMU LSM6DS3 . The PCB has a secure key storage ATECC608A used in secure communication with the Arduino IoT cloud. The board allows...[Read more]

New Arduino board NANO Every uses a microcontroller ATMega4809 AVR, compared to the previous version nano where it was used ATmega328 . On the Every version PCB you won't find a quartz resonator, due to the clock signal generator built into the microcontroller up to 20MHz. We get more flash memory - 48KB, more RAM - 6KB, and less EEPROM -...[Read more]

1. Magnetic field in matter The magnetic field in a vacuum depends only on the electrical circuits that generate it. In material environments, there is also the influence of molecular currents in particles of matter. An electron moving around the nucleus at the angular velocity omega_zero in an orbit with radius r represents an elementary...[Read more]

Architecture RISC-V has already discussed on elektroda.pl, a set SiPEED MAiX DOCK in the price of $ 19.90, it is based on the SiPEED M1W module containing the K210 dual-core CPU in RISC-V architecture, KPU (support for artificial neural networks) and WiFi 2.4GHz connectivity (previous version M1 needed an external WiFi module, e.g. ESP8266)....[Read more]

1. Introduction Flyback converter is a buck-boost converter. It is one of the most popular topologies used to power devices with low power, has gained popularity thanks to its simple design and simple principle of operation. Many companies have added their solutions, improving some parameters; dynamic losses on the key were reduced, interference...[Read more]

Hello. Before buying, it is worth checking what version we are dealing with. The point is whether the version is original or not. If we have non-original versions, after the update you will see the message: This board is Fake!   This applies to the version with the serial number shown in the picture. Fortunately, there is an update that eliminates...[Read more]

Module WEMOS D1 mini Pro based on ESP8266EX . A detailed description of how to integrate the module with Arduino environment can be found in the materials describing the modules previously made available: Amica and D1 mini. In addition to the configuration of the environment, you will find examples of digital ( DS18B20 ), and analog ( TMP35...[Read more]

The tester automatically detects the type and layout of the lead leads of the connected component, and displays the measured parameters of the tested part. The tester is powered by 9V battery and during the measurement it draws current 12-15mA , while in sleep mode it draws current 20nA. Connect the test components to the three random (or...[Read more]

DRF1278F Dorji. The Dorji Company has made available to users of forum elektroda.pl free of charge DRF1278F modules samples based on Lora Semtech SX1278 . DRF1278F modules were tested based on documentation, manufacturer sample source code and tests performed on modules DRF4463F last year. Modules PCB have a small size, description of the...[Read more]

The Dorji Company has made available to users of forum elektroda.pl free of charge 20pcs DRF4463F modules based on Silicon Labs Si4463 . This article presents the results of external tests performed for elektroda.pl. As you can see modules have very small dimensions, but they have a lot of functionality. The module board is covered with a...[Read more]