Burkhard Kainka (226)

1-01-2002 | This course is for everyone who always wanted to how microcontrollers work and how to use them, but was always afraid to ask. It is intended...

1-01-2002 | This article does more than just describe an IR transceiver that you can use with your PC for remote control and data transfer. Based on the...

1-12-2001 | Many people would like to build a light organ but are scared off by the dangerous mains voltage. A direct electrical connection to the ampli...

1-12-2001 | The schematic diagram shows an audion stage with a common-collector circuit. This does not damp the tuned circuit, but instead actually incr...

1-12-2001 | A microcontroller board that serves as the foundation for a programming course must be easy to use while still having all the ingredients of...

1-12-2001 | USB ports can be used in many applications in the field of electronics. However, unlike the RS232 interface, devices have not become availab...

1-07-2001 | Actually, the age of valves is already past — but valves just refuse to go away! There’s many a valve radio still in use, and there are many...

1-07-2001 | It normally takes two transistors to build a blinker circuit (in order to make positive feedback possible). However, you can also use a phot...

1-07-2001 | PC radios are certainly nothing unusual. However, unless you are prepared to spend a lot of cash you can’t buy a wideband PC radio that rece...

1-06-2001 | Piezo ceramics are everywhere. Manufacturers have produced special ceramics optimised for different applications: one example is the thin di...