Burkhard Kainka (226)

1-07-2018 | About two years have passed since the launch of the Elektor SDR Shield for creating a shortwave SDR using the Arduino [1]. Plentiful positiv...

1-07-2018 | Smartphones and tablets are increasingly displacing conventional PCs. Even in kids’ bedrooms, mobile devices are now standard equipment. How...

1-05-2018 | If you basically do electronics as a pastime, you are usually under the radar of the authorities. Only really big mistakes can have painful...

1-07-2017 | Every microcontroller that features an A-to-D converter and a PC interface can be used as a logging device for data acquisition systems. But...

1-07-2017 | Using optics for switching and control is a widely employed and accepted technique, with many favorable features. No mechanical movement,...

1-05-2017 | Sure, an Arduino also offers a range of inputs and outputs but the BBC Micro:bit offers additionally numerous sensors and control functions....

1-03-2017 | Although the theremin was invented nearly 100 years ago, the instrument still has enthusiastic fans. It is played entirely without physical...

1-03-2017 | Ever since the earliest days of telegraphy, electrical communication has been possible over a single wire. Today the 1-Wire Bus and similar...

1-01-2017 | 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...

1-01-2017 | A glance at the sensor combo kit (available from Elektor) reveals seven superficially identical PCBs equipped with differing sensors. All of...