Burkhard Kainka (231)

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...

1-11-2016 | 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...

1-11-2016 | With so many types of sensor (from joysticks to temperature and humidity monitors) and output devices (from relays to laser lights) it’s no...

1-09-2016 | Without appropriate software the ‘Software Defined Radio’ Shield simply could not function. And there are now so many functions and variatio...

1-01-2016 | 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...

1-07-2015 | The starting point for this project was some newish resistive air humidity sensors, whose resistance varies in the range 1 kOhm to 10 MOhm....