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1-11-2009 | This article describes a low-cost energy controller for a standard 12 V 30 W soldering iron. A PIC18F4520 delivers a controlled pulsewidth m...

1-11-2009 | During the winter many people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which is commonly known as the winter blues. With the help of b...

1-11-2009 | For just a few pounds you can take a microcontroller, add a few pushbuttons and some 7-segment displays to build a chess computer reminiscen...

1-11-2009 | Dull and washed-out sound? With modern recording technologies this is unlikely to happen. There are nevertheless situations where a fuller s...

1-10-2009 | In this project a piezoresistive transducer measures the atmospheric pressure, enabling a PIC microcontroller to use the ISA model (with tem...

1-10-2009 | Most of the projects published in Elektor simply provide a solution to a problem or fulfil a need. Even though their designers have often tr...

1-10-2009 | The car alarm described here detects changes in the tilt angle of the vehicle in which the alarm is installed. It is set off when the change...

1-10-2009 | The hardware and software presented here is meant to be used to easily test your hearing. It is possible to determine your hearing threshold...

1-10-2009 | The PWM power stage discussed in the previous instalment (June 2009) can be used perfectly well on its own. But a matching preamplifier with...

1-09-2009 | This circuit was originally designed for monitoring the charge status of the batteries in a solar-powered water feature. However, it can be...