An update on Dual Mono AK4490 DAC project we covered previously: Since I was going to update the PCB design, I thought I might as well improve on as much as I could. So, the new board would: *Include a new reclocking solution. I went for the best specc’ed chip out there, the famous Potato […]
Category Archives: DIY
DIY voltage and current reference
Petteri Aimonen designed and built his own voltage and current reference: When developing a data acquisition system, I ran into a need of having fairly accurate current reference to compare against, 0.1% accuracy or better. This is not a particularly high standard, but unable to find a suitable device in my price range, I chose […]
Build an 8-bit computer from scratch
Ben Eater built a programmable 8-bit computer from scratch on breadboards using only simple logic gates and documented the whole process on his blog: Check out the video after the break.
The ArduINA226 power monitor
ArduPicLab published the details on how to build a current, voltage and power datalogger with Arduino and the INA226 module: In the past I have developed various projects of ammeters based on Hall effect current sensors such as the ACS712, or on High-Side Current-Sense Amplifiers such as the MAX4080SASA or made with operational amplifiers. All […]
DIY motion simulator
Bogdan Berg has been working on a DIY motion simulator: As you may have seen from some of my other posts on this blog, motorsports and cars in general are one of my passions. I try to attend at least couple track days in a season, and enjoy circuit racing greatly. However, costs can add […]
DIY long lasting voltage regulator circuit for Raspberry Pi
Jithin @ rootsaid.com writes: Raspberry Pi is simple, handy and cheap yet powerful single board computers of all time. It has USB ports to connect hardware such as pen drive, keyboard, mouse, HDMI port for display out, 3.5 mm port for audio and several GPIO pins to work with embedded projects, all of which can […]
Building my own 50Ah LiFePO4 lithium battery pack
Kenneth Finnegan posted his DIY 50Ah LiFePO4 lithium battery pack build: Several years ago, I had purchased a 20Ah 12V Lithium Iron battery pack from Bioenno for my various 12VDC projects. To help protect it, I ultimately built it up into a 50cal ammo can with a dual panel-mount PowerPole connector on the outside, which […]
DIY 18650 Powerwall with onboard BMS
A DIY 18650 Powerwall with onboard BMS @ openhardware.co.za While I cannot afford a Tesla PowerWall, I’ve spent some time drawing up a PCB to house 7x 18650 cells in series. Each board has onboard Battery Management: *Overvoltage Protection (per cell) *Undervoltage Protection (per cell) *Balance Charging *Overcurrent Protection *Main pack Fuse The design files […]
Geiger counter Nixie clock
DIY Geiger counter Nixie clock @ medwaymakers.com: Continuing my love of vintage and interesting items, I came across a non-working DP-66 Polish Geiger counter from 1971, which I set out to re-purpose as a Nixie tube clock.
Raspberry Pi Controlled DC Load
Dr. Scott M. Baker has published a new build: In this video I build a DC Load that’s controlled by a raspberry pi. I’ve built dc loads before, but this time I decided to up the goal to supporting 100w (it actually handled 200w) using three mosfets instead of one. I drive it with a […]
Simple DIY active load
Charles Ouweland designed and built his own simple DIY active load, that is available on Github: At first I was messing about with some big resistors but then I decided it would be nice to have an “active load” that you can set to a particular current. You can buy these things for quite some […]
ESP8266 MP3 sound machine v2
Zack Lalanne writes: Last summer, I made an ESP8266 MP3 Sound Machine using ESPHome to play calming sounds when my son goes to sleep. I used ESPHome to develop the firmware so it could communicate with my Home Automation platform, Home Assistant. Well, requirements change and projects need updating. So over the holidays, I created […]
An experimental HF 6-band SSB transceiver
Peter (DK7IH) has been working on HF 6-band SSB transceiver: Part 1: Project Basic Outline Presentation Part 2: The Oscillators (VFO, LO and Testtone Osc.) Part 3: The Microcontroller (ATMega128) Part 4: Bandswitching Logical Circuits Part 5: Measuring Transceiver Data Part 6: The Receiver Part 7: The Transmitter Part 8: Transmit/Receive Switch Unit Part 9: […]
PoE-Powered VFD tube clock
Glen Akins’ PoE-powered vintage VFD tube clock: This is a vintage VFD tube clock that uses Ethernet for both power and data. The power is provided using 802.3at PoE+ and a Molex PD Jack that contains both integrated magnetics and a PoE Type 2 PD controller. The IP stack runs on a Microchip PIC18F67J60 microcontroller […]
Ionization chamber
Robert Gawron has posted an update on his Ionization chamber project we covered previously: Ionization chamber is a device to measure radioactivity level. When air’s atoms are hit by radioactive particles, an ion-pair is produced. Ions has electric charge, if they are in electric field create by positive and negative electrodes, negative ions will move […]
Simple VU-meter circuit
VU-meter circuit built on a breadboard using transistors, diodes, resistors, and LEDs @ Build Electronic Circuits: It’s basically a simple display for showing a value. It’s originally for showing signal level in audio circuits, but there’s no reason you can’t use it to show temperature, rain intensity, light level, or whatever other value you are […]
DIY cloud weather station with ESP32/ESP8266 (MySQL database and PHP)
A how-to on building cloud weather station with ESP32/ESP8266 @ Random Nerd Tutorials: Build a cloud weather station dashboard to visualize your ESP32 or ESP8266 sensor readings from anywhere in the world. You’ll see your sensor data displayed on gauges and on a table. The ESP32 or ESP8266 will make an HTTP POST request to […]
Building an extremely high powered 1-12V lab power supply on the cheap
Matthew Millman has published a new build: For a number of years now I’ve had a couple of high powered switching power supply units made by Power-One. They’re typically found in I.T. equipment and provide a single output rail of either 12 V or 48 V with a very high current rating. The other cool […]
Building your own Mini flight recorder
Pinko designed and built his own mini flight recorder: For a while a wanted to make my own flight recorder similar to the commercial altimeters but with my own requirements for functionality. In addition it needed to be visually appealing and functional in the same time … After some thinking about the design and functionality […]
Wireless quiz / game buzzers
An Arduino based remote buzzer project by Flute Systems: Base station uses an Arduino Pro Mini 5V. The reason for having 5V in this circuit is the TM1637 7-segment display. We’re using a 5V active buzzer module, two wires – signal and ground. On the left are the Adafruit PowerBoost 1000C for 5V and the […]