Motion sensor

Here’s a simple motion sensor. Sketch has been taken from Arduino site. The sensor’s output pin goes to HIGH if motion is present.  However, even if motion is present it goes to LOW from time to time, which might give the impression no motion is present. This program deals with this issue by ignoring LOW-phases shorter…

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Infrared sensor with PWM

Description: In this project, Arduino first encodes the remote signals and decodes them to control LED brightness. First of all, connect the Infrared sensor as shown in the picture below. Then, press keys 0 through 4; Arduino stores the values for keys 0 through 4 and when the sketch runs, key 0 turns off the…

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RC module

Description: An RC circuit is used to introduce time delay in circuits. A combination of resistor and capacitor gives a time constant. The following circuit shows a basic RC circuit. In the figure C1(100uF) works as a storage capacitor. When you press the switch, the capacitor charges quickly and provides base current to the transistor…

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Dark sensor using transistor, phototransistor and photodiode

Description: This versatile dark sensor is made up of two transistors. It is a versatile module, because you can use it for testing several electronic components, such as, relay, reed switch, light dependent resistor(LDR), electret microphone, phototransistor, photodiode, etc. Besides, you can use this module for making simple clap switch, light operated switch, water level…

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