I recently came across a DPS3005 PSU Module with PC control option , i have used similar modules before in a bench power supply and was impressed with the results . With the launch of a new version that included PC control i decided to order one ! (Banggood.com) A few weeks later it arrived ... [...]
Following on my previous (project / Guide) RFID login) , i have been working few improvements to the arduino software example. The biggest change is now having a serial terminal based menu interface. Also a few security concerns have been addressed, this includes limiting the number of wrong tries. As with the previous version not for [...]
Day to day life has got in the way of my projects recently but ive finally found time for a very quick and cheap Board Soldering aid with mainly things i had laying around. This is really quick and easy to build and i have personally found this very useful when soldering. [...]
I wanted a simple way of quickly logging on to my computer without having to typing my password in and did not want to have no security either. There are various products on the market that would solve this problem from fingerprint readers to proximity dongles but i decided to see what i could knock up with parts i mainly already had. Looking in my micro stuff i had a RC522 RFID tag reader 3.3v : Also an 3.3v arduino Leonardo clone aswell based on a sparkfun pro micro which also can act as a USB device such as a keyboard. This is useful as if a 5v arduino was used a level shifter would be required due to the RC522 not being 5v torrent. [...]
I finally got a new desk and decided i didn't want to keep bending down to plug stuff into my computer nor did i want the computer on show. I wanted a few more functions than just a desk USB Hub. [...]
Few weeks back i reviewed a GM328A Component Tester and this comes just as a uncased PCB . I decided to put my 3D printer to good use and searched the inter-webs to i could find a few cases examples but in the end i decided to just design my own. [...]
After seeing one of these cheep component testers on Julian's youtube Channel i decided to get one and here's my short review. Prices seem to range between £9.60 - £12 depend where you purchase it from. Available here or Ebay [...]
This was a project that was started a while back but never completed so i finally got round to it :). Hardware Cabinet: The cabinet was made out 6mm MDF and screen bezel , marque and edging strip was 3d printed. 3 white leds light the marque this also has a switch on the rear [...]
As mentioned in my previous post i have been trying out the bv508 mcu with esp8266. Check out it Here Im currently working on a web based monitoring system for a friend and came to a problem with the ability of regularly changing the WiFi settings. [...]
I recently bought a Internet of Things kit from byvac electronics and was surprised how easy it was to push data to my Things speak account with just a few lines of code !. [...]
