| Using optics for switching and control is a widely employed and accepted technique, with many favorable features. No mechanical movement,...
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| Sure, an Arduino also offers a range of inputs and outputs but the BBC Micro:bit offers additionally numerous sensors and control functions....
| Although the theremin was invented nearly 100 years ago, the instrument still has enthusiastic fans. It is played entirely without physical...
| Ever since the earliest days of telegraphy, electrical communication has been possible over a single wire. Today the 1-Wire Bus and similar...
| Can we also use the SDR Shield with just an Arduino and no PC at all? Certainly we can. It’s entirely feasible (with a few restrictions) bec...
| A glance at the sensor combo kit (available from Elektor) reveals seven superficially identical PCBs equipped with differing sensors. All of...
| Radio reception on AM, shortwave and amateur radio bands stands or falls by the quality of the antenna used. Good results are easy: you just...
| With so many types of sensor (from joysticks to temperature and humidity monitors) and output devices (from relays to laser lights) it’s no...
| Without appropriate software the ‘Software Defined Radio’ Shield simply could not function. And there are now so many functions and variatio...
| Add an RF receiver to a microcontroller and you open up many possibilities. It doesn’t need to be complicated, for most applications you can...