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Elektor Labs Summer Contest 2019 - The Winner is...

September 10, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Elektor Labs Summer Contest 2019 - The Winner is...

To get us through the hot European summer of 2019 we asked you to show us your home lab by posting one or more photographs at Elektor Labs. Of course, taste is personal and all that, but we made Elektor staffers vote and obtained a unanimous winner. Read on quickly to find out if it is you…

Interview With Elektor Labs Top Poster Somnath Bera

September 6, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Interview With Elektor Labs Top Poster Somnath Bera

One of the top project posters at Elektor Labs is Bera who has already uploaded more than 30 projects. As several of his projects spotted there have also been published in Elektor Magazine, we decided to find out who he is.

Build an Adjustable Switching Power Supply Using the LM2576

September 3, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Build an Adjustable Switching Power Supply Using the LM2576

An adjustable voltage/current source for use as a battery charger or a dedicated power supply is a practical tool for any electronics laboratory. This article shows you how to build such a power supply based on the popular LM2576-ADJ 3-A step-down voltage converter IC.

Build A Weather Sensor And Find Out If Summer Is Here To Stay

August 27, 2019 by ClemensValens

Build A Weather Sensor And Find Out If Summer Is Here To Stay

Most people use the BME280 digital humidity, pressure and temperature sensor in I2C mode. But did you know that it can also do SPI hands down? This little board lets you choose the interface that best suits your application.

Elektor Labs Summer Contest 2019 –10 Days Left To Show Us Your Home Lab

August 20, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Elektor Labs Summer Contest 2019 –10 Days Left To Show Us Your Home Lab

The 2019 Summer Contest ends on August 31 at midnight CET, so you have about ten days left to post a picture of your home lab at the ElektorLabs website and get a chance to win an Elektor e-Shop voucher worth €100!

Build an LED Gravity Balance

August 13, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Build an LED Gravity Balance

The effect of gravitational acceleration on an object is demonstrated with a virtual ball rolling and bouncing on a Neopixel-based LED bar. This project has no practical use whatsoever but then again, who cares?

Build Your Own LP Record Cutting Lathe

August 6, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Build Your Own LP Record Cutting Lathe

Vinyl records have never been more "back" as today. As this project goes to show, a nearly 150-year-old technology prototyped by Thomas Edison combined with modern and accessible CNC machinery and microcontrollers is now turning out homegrown LP cutting lathes. This post on the Elektor Labs website may be lacking detail, but boy, is it cool!

How to Kickstart a Multivibrator in LTspice

July 30, 2019 by Clemens Valens

How to Kickstart a Multivibrator in LTspice

Simulating oscillators can be problematic as they often won't start in the simulator. The problem is due to the simulator that assumes a perfect evironment without noise and interference. Here's a kluge that might help you out.

Show Us Your Home Lab and Win More Gear to Clutter It With

July 23, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Show Us Your Home Lab and Win More Gear to Clutter It With

Summer is halfway now (at least in parts of Europe), meaning that it is time to start our yearly Elektor Labs summer competition. The subject of this year’s summer competition is all but original, but at least it's easy to participate. All you have to do is post a picture of your home lab. By doing so you qualify to win an Elektor Store voucher worth €100!

Improve your Photodiode-Based Radiation Meter

July 16, 2019 by Clemens Valens

Improve your Photodiode-Based Radiation Meter

In the ever-changing world of electronics, not many applications remain valid after eight years, but there are exceptions. One of them is the photodiode-based radiation meter we published at the end of 2011. Because the original design has suffered slightly from component obsolescence, we decided to refresh it a bit and replace the BF245 by a BF256B. We also did some other useful modifications.

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