I was testing a couple of low-cost laser diodes that come from china and I was wondering why those diodes don’t have any protection/driver circuitry. Those diodes come with a simple series resistor for current control which is not a good idea nor stable.
A voltage divider network is a fundamental electronic circuit used to divide a voltage into smaller fractions. It consists of two or more resistors connected in series or in a string, which create intermediate voltage points between the supply voltage and ground. Voltage dividers are commonly used for various purposes in electronics, including setting reference…
This post gives you the idea for assembling the Amarino shield. To get full details about this shield, CLICK HERE. When you buy the kit package, you will get the following PCB. The PCB clearly shows the pin and component names, so, it should help you to get idea of connections of components to Arduino. For…
This is a simple 4-in-1 do-it-yourself (DIY) kit from BuildCircuit. The kit has four different circuits that can be switched on separately or together at a time using a DIP switch. The four circuits are: 1. Dark sensor using LDR. 2. A latch circuit using NE555 timer. 3. Astable circuit using NE555 timer. 4. A…
This is an RGB LED contained 16×3 audio spectrum DIY kit for electronics beginners. You can simply connect this kit to any audio source and get a beautiful spectrum on the LEDs network. There is a microphone also on the kit which picks up sounds nearby.
This is basically a module similar to FTDI/FT232RLbasic breakout board. CH340 is a series of USB bus adapters, that provides serial, parallel or IrDA interfaces over the USB bus (note: CH340G supports serial interface only). The CH340G integrate circuit provides common MODEM signals to allow adding a UART to a computer or converting existing UART devices to USB…
TSA1200 has a dedicated remote control, but if the remote control is broken or you want to use your own remote control, this tutorial will teach you how to pair. Note: The remote control used must meet the carrier frequency of 38KHz and support the NEC standard. Hardware and Software required: audio amplifier board connection cable…
This is yet another sound activated LEDs circuit. I have previously published a similar project.
It is just another ‘build your own Arduino’ project. BuildCircuit has worked on similar projects before. The most popular project is a DIY Arduino kit. The DIY Arduino looks similar to the real Arduino boards and uses an FTDI basic programmer to program the chips. The kit that we are going to work on this…
CTR-30 flash Christmas tree kit consists of three circuit boards, allows 36 LED flash alternately, showing a Christmas tree in the space of a three-dimensional profile. It appears excellent at night.
This circuit has been configured in Astable mode. The output pulses are determined by the values of resistors R1, R2 and the timing capacitor C1. The formula for the frequency of pulses is: f= 1.44/[(R1+2R2)*C1].
This tutorial shows you how to use an LM386 based audio amplifier with WTV020SD-16P module. The WTV020SD-16P music module has been configured in mp3 mode.
Description: LM358 is also one of the types of operational amplifier. LM358 consists of two independent, high-gain, frequency-compensated operational amplifiers designed to operate from a single supply over a wide range of voltages. This module can also be used for testing an LDR, a phototransistor and a photodiode. You just need to replace an LDR with…
This is a great kit to learn the basics of soldering. The Sparkfun ClockIt is a basic alarm clock with buzzer based on the ever-popular ATMega328. If you’re just learning how to solder, this kit should take you 15-20 minutes. If you’re a weathered pro at soldering, this is a great relaxing build that should…
“Cosmarino is a kit for experimenting Android-Arduino communication via Bluetooth.” Features: Control RGB LED with Android phone Display photoresistor sensor data on a graph on Android phone Transmit LM35DZ temperature sensor data on Android phone Control 5V relay with Android phone Control 5V relay and LED with any infrared remote control This is Cosmarino- A…
Remote tester circuit also resembles the logic of a “dark sensor (using BC557)”. LDR has been replaced with IR sensor TSOP 1738. The circuit works as a remote tester. Pressing a remote control switch near the IR sensor, switches on the LED D2.
This is yet another post related to LM317. The LM317 device is an adjustable three-terminal positive-voltage regulator capable of supplying more than 1.5 A over an output-voltage range of 1.25 V to 37 V. It requires only two external resistors to set the output voltage. The device features a typical line regulation of 0.01% and…
This is the first experiment for Amarino shield. If you do not know anything about Amarino toolkit or this shield please click on the following links: About Amarino toolkit About Amarino shield You can get a list of other experiments at the end of this post. This experiment has been derived from HEF4794_- Arduino_ Experiment….
We all know that troubleshooting is a process of identifying and solving problems that cause a circuit to malfunction. This article is about troubleshooting basic and amateur electronic projects, not about sophisticated devices . With the exception of minor problems,troubleshooting sophisticated systems at the circuit level, like computer, VCR, mobile phones, etc. requires special skills,…
