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437 Little Electronics and Arduino Projects

Latest addition✨QX5252JouleThief - using a QX5252/YX805 LED driver chip as a joule thief for driving an LED from a low-voltage battery.

Just my collection of electronics projects, many involving an Arduino in one way or another. Some are full builds (like The FretBoard), while many are trivial breadboard kata, intended to test or explore a single idea.

Many are variations of things found wild on the net, or inspired by ideas from the sources such as:

• Boldport Club
• Nuts & Volts magazine
• Silicon Chip magazine
• Electrical Engineering StackExchange
• Arduino StackExchange
• Arduino Playground
• books from my electronics bookshelf
• the many great electronics YouTube channels e.g.
  • Afrotechmods
  • Ben Eater
  • GreatScott!
  • Julian Ilett
  • Scullcom Hobby Electronics
  • w2aew

Feel free to borrow liberally, and if you spot any issues do let me know. See the individual projects for credits where due. There are even now a few projects contributed by others - send your own over in a pull request if you would also like to add to this collection.

Project Index

LittleArduinoProjects has a new catalog/web site! It's actually just simple GitHub pages sitting right on top of this repository. Try it out:

Getting Up and Running

Some projects require additional libraries including FastLED, FlexiTimer2, RadioHead. A set of such libraries are included as submodules of this repository, see the libraries/ page for more information on the included libraries and submodule management.

For Arduino projects, I have the Arduino IDE sketchbook location (in preferences) set to the root of this repository. This makes all the projects available to me in the IDE, and automatically includes libraries that are linked as git submodules in the libraries/ folder.

If you don't have the Arduino IDE setup this way, libraries can be retrieved with git, or you can just install them separately as you would any other library.

If you clone this repo, also update the submodules to have them available for compilation:

$ git submodule update --init

To pull submodule updates later on:

$ git submodule foreach git pull

Ye Olde Project Index

Still up to date, but try the catalog site instead...

Project Category/Description #429 3x7/PomodoroTimer Boldport, 7-Segment, ATmel a Pomodoro timer wire sculpture using the Boldport 3x7 display and an ATmega328 #426 3x7 RippleTester Boldport, 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL using some 4000 series counters (CD4017, CD4060) to exercise the digits and segments of the Boldport 3x7 #428 3x7 LRThreeDigitDemo Boldport, 7-Segment, Arduino driving the Boldport 3x7 display from a Cuttle (Arduino) and the LRThreeDigits library #148 AD9833/BasicDemoCycle Arduino, Oscillators run a basic waveform demo with an AD9833 module #433 AdjustablePowerSupplyKit Power building a popular 30V/3A adjustable power supply kit, making an enclosure and testing #184 AdjustablePulseGenerator 555 Timer, Oscillators widely-adjustable square wave generator using the 555 timer #131 AMFMRadioKit Radio, AM, FM notes on an AM/FM radio kit build #143 AM/OpAmpTransmitter Radio, OpAmp simple AM transmitter with OpAmp carrier/mixer #132 AMTransmitter/555 Radio, 555 Timer a simple 555-based AM transmitter #139 AnalogComparator Arduino, Sensor, OpAmp test the Atmega328 built-in analog comparator #020 Arduino Internals Arduino report on Arduino Board internals #100 ArdWinVaders Arduino, OLED an Arduino & OLED version of a classic game #404 Arza-matron Arduino, LED, Sensors whipping together a simple sound-activated party decoration with the other half of the Fretboard guitar some LED strips #379 AS3935 Arduino, AS3935, Sensors using the AMS AS3935 Franklin Lightning Sensor with an Arduino with the Wire library #186 AsyncJKCounter CMOS/TTL, Digital Logic an asynchronous 4-bit counter built with JK Flip-Flops #014 AsyncLedStripEffects LED Array, Timing, Arduino demo effects on the LED strip driven using timer interrupt #394 AT89C2051/Programmer 8051 building a programmer for the Intel MCS-51/8051 compatible AT89C2051, with host software running on MacOSX #395 AT89C2051/Blinky 8051, LED Simplest LED blinky program in C for the AT89C2051(8051/MCS51) microprocessor, built with the SDCC open-source toolchain on MacOSX #399 AT89C2051/LedChaser 8051, LED run an LED chaser with an AT89C2051 using interrupts for timing; C source compiled with SDCC on MacOSX #069 ATmegaBreadboard Arduino, ATmel running an ATMEGA328P-PU on a breadboard #099 ATmegaISPShield Arduino, ATmel, ICSP a DIY ATmega programming shield for using an Arduino as ISP #405 ATmegaSerialProgrammer Arduino, ATmel, ICSP, UART all about bootloaders and how to program an ATMEGA328P chip over a serial connection with a CH340G USB-Serial adapter instead of ICSP #068 ATmegaViaArduinoISP Arduino, ATmel, ICSP Programming an ATMEGA328P-PU on a breadboard with Arduino ISP #275 ATtiny/At8MHz Arduino, ATmel how to run an ATtiny85 microprocessor at 8MHz using the internal clock #126 ATtiny/HardwareInterrupt Arduino, ATmel test hardware interrupts with an ATtiny85 processor on a breadboard #253 ATtiny/ProgrammingShield Arduino, ATmel a custom ATtiny programming shield for Arduino ISP #070 ATtiny/ProgrammingWithArduinoISP Arduino, ATmel, ICSP programming an ATTINY85-20PU on a breadboard with Arduino ISP #127 ATtiny/SleepMode Arduino, ATmel test sleep mode with an ATtiny85 processor on a breadboard #427 ATtiny/SoftwarePWM ATmel, PWM generating arbitrary PWM signals with an ATtiny85 and bit-banging techniques #128 ATtiny/TotalSleep Arduino, ATmel test a total power shutdown with an ATtiny85 processor on a breadboard #210 AudioAmps/TDA7297Kit Audio testing a TDA7297 audio amplifier kit (pump up the jam) #309 AudioConnectors Audio, Connectors notes on miscellaneous audio connectors #235 AudioDSP Audio, Arduino, DSP, OpAmp build and test an arduino DSP circuit based on the pedalSHIELD by electrosmash #236 AudioDSP/Boost Audio, Arduino, DSP, OpAmp arduino DSP boost effect based on the pedalSHIELD by electrosmash #238 AudioDSP/Crunch Audio, Arduino, DSP, OpAmp arduino DSP crunchy distortion effect based on the pedalSHIELD by electrosmash #237 AudioDSP/Distortion Audio, Arduino, DSP, OpAmp arduino DSP simple distortion effect based on the pedalSHIELD by electrosmash #239 AudioDSP/SuperCrunch Audio, Arduino, DSP, OpAmp arduino DSP crunchy symmetrical Schetzen distortion effect based on the pedalSHIELD by electrosmash #359 AudioEffectsChips/HS088 Audio, Music Chips figuring out the HS088 "Ding Dong" audio effects chip #292 AudioEffectsChips/H823 Audio, Music Chips figuring out how to use the H823 "Happy Birthday" music chip #362 AudioEffectsChips/H83A Audio, Music Chips figuring out how to use the H-83A "12 songs" music chip #356 AudioEffectsChips/PX088A Audio, Music Chips figuring out how to use the PX088A "Für Elise" music chip #373 AudioEffectsChips/PX835 Audio, Music Chips figuring out how to use the PX835 "16 Kind of Sound Doorbell Chip" music chip #202 AudioLevelIndicatorKit LM3915, Audio an audio level indicator kit based on the LM3915 #254 AvrHardwarePWM ATmega, ATmel, Arduino, PWM all about hardware PWM and demonstrating the modes with the Arduino UNO/ATmega328 #255 AvrHardwarePWM/ATtiny ATtiny, ATmel, Arduino, PWM all about hardware PWM and demonstrating the modes with the ATtiny85 #217 BasicBuckAvrControl Power, Arduino a simple buck converter circuit from first principles #288 BasicInvertingBuckBoostAvrControl Power, ATtiny, Arduino build and test an inverting buck-boost converter controlled by an ATtiny85 #262 BazzFuss Guitar Effects, Audio the Bazz Fuss "chocolate noisette" - a super-minimalist overdrive/distortion/fuzz effect circuit #408 BBBreakout Power a little breadboard power adapter and breakout with 5.5x2.1mm barrel jack, terminal block and XH2.54 connectors #435 BEAM BEAM, Robotics a quick survey of the BEAM (Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics and Mechanics) field #133 BidirectionalLevelShifter FET test a basic bi-directional 5/3.3V level shifter circuit #134 BidirectionalLevelShifterModule FET test a bi-directional 5/3.3V level shifter module #430 BipolarWormDrive/SimpleHBridge Stepper, Arduino testing some linear/worm-drive stepper motors salvaged from a DVD drive unit, using a bespoke H-bridge circuit and Arduino .. or pushbuttons! #318 Bistable 555 Timer using the 555 timer as a bistable latch and button debouncer #412 BJT Comparator BJT, Comparator investigating and testing a comparator design with discrete components #093 BJT CurrentSink BJT, Power test a BJT constant current sink circuit #094 BJT LongTail Pair BJT, OpAmp test the basic BJT "long-tail" differential amplifier circuit #138 BJT Monostable BJT, RC test a 2-transistor monostable multivibrator #378 BJT Phase Splitter BJT, Signals simple unity-gain phase splitter in a little breadboard-compatible package #105 BJT SawTooth BJT, Oscillators testing a simple BJT saw-tooth oscillator #140 BJT ZenerMode Effects BJT, Zener, Oscillators playing around with some zener-mode sound effects #009 Blink LED, Arduino the simplest blinking LED, with some electrical measurements thrown in #030 BlinkPrecision LED, Timing, Arduino use a timer to perform a function on a precise schedule #386 BluePill STM32 programming an ARM Cortex-M3 STM32F103C8T6 Blue Pill board with the Arduino IDE #425 BoldportClub/3x7 Boldport, 7-Segment building the Boldport 3x7, Project #29, with custom flip-top layout so you can see inside this discrete 3-digit, 7-segment display #369 BoldportClub/ananas Boldport, Oscillators building the tropical end-of-year present from Boldport Club, Project #20 - ananas! #363 BoldportClub/binco Boldport, PCB Design, LED, CMOS/TTL BINCO is a little up or down "fidget" counter, Project #19 of the Boldport Club #409 BoldportClub/conehead Boldport, Oscillators, CMOS/TTL, Audio the Conehead is the fourth in the Boldport Club series of beautiful electronic critters, Project #24 April 2018 #269 BoldportClub/cordwood Boldport, PCB Design, LED the Cordwood Puzzle evokes an era of stuffing massive components into small spaces without a clear idea of where this is all heading! Introducing the Boldport Club Project #3 #270 BoldportClub/cordwood/aanimate Boldport, Cordwood, Arduino run a demo animation using aaronjasso's Cordwood library #271 BoldportClub/cordwood/tuner Boldport, Cordwood, Arduino, Audio use the Boldport Cuttle & Cordwood as a guitar tuner, with a custom input preamp #411 BoldportClub/cordwood-three Boldport, LED custom build of the Boldport Club Cordwood Puzzle III, Project #25, May 2018, with an archway layout and a spring-loaded LED trigger machanism #321 BoldportClub/cordwood-too Boldport, PCB Design, LED the Cordwood Puzzle returns! Boldport Club Project #13, May 2017 #322 BoldportClub/cordwood-too/FidgetCube Boldport, Sensors, LED making a Fidget Cube controller for the Boldport Cordwood Too #257 BoldportClub/Emergency Boldport, PCB Design, Oscillators pimp the Boldport Club Emergency kit (Project #2) .. now a LED blinky with 3 passives and a transistor (Esaki Effect) #340 BoldportClub/IxpandO Boldport, PCB Design, Port Expander an input/output expansion board based on Microchip's MCP23017, BoldportClub Project #16. Demo program covers digital output and interrupt-driven input #311 BoldportClub/Juice Boldport, PCB Design, Power building the Boldport Juice battery replacement kit (Project #12) #434 BoldportClub/krell Boldport, PCB Design, Audio building the Boldport Krell: a handheld DSP synthesiser built around a Microchip dsPIC and a design from madlab #263 BoldportClub/ligemdio Boldport, PCB Design, LED, BJT an LED tester kit featureing a classic BJT constant current source. From The Boldport Club (Project #8) #419 BoldportClub/lite2sound-bc Boldport, PCB Design, Audio building Lite2Sound Boldport Club Project #26 #345 BoldportClub/mostap Boldport, CMOS upgrading the tap to modern CMOS and MOSFET technology, circa 1975 - another Boldport Club retro classic. The mostap is a touch sensor using NAND-gate flip-flops and FET output drivers. #256 BoldportClub/Pease Boldport, PCB Design, LM331 a Bob Pease tribute, LM331 voltage-to-frequency kit from The Boldport Club (Project #1) #402 BoldportClub/pips Boldport, CD4060 rolling the BoldportClub Pips (Project #23) - a classic Elektor die circuit using the CD4060 ripple counter #290 BoldportClub/PissOff Boldport, PCB Design, NXP an angry barking blue-in-the-face mad proximity sensor - Boldport Club Project #9, November 2016 #316 BoldportClub/QSOPBreakout Boldport, Soldering all about soldering and the Boldport Club QSOP breakout board #325 BoldportClub/spoolt Boldport, Soldering pimp my spoolt - the Boldport Club solder dispenser (Project #15, July 2017) #323 BoldportClub/stringy Boldport, PIC, Audio building and playing (mainly playing) the Boldport Club Stringy (Project #14) #285 BoldportClub/tap Boldport, PCB Design, CMOS/TTL Harking back to an old Boldport project, which harks back to a 1974 Elektor article .. and the main IC (7400 NAND gate) is still available! #266 BoldportClub/TheCuttle Boldport, PCB Design, ATmega, ATmel, Arduino the most beautiful Arduino-compatible board you will ever see. Another soldering kit from The Boldport Club (Project #6) #284 BoldportClub/TheGent Boldport, PCB Design, Bugs The Gent is Boldport Club Project #10 - a simple circuit on a beautiful board #251 BoldportClub/TheLady Boldport, PCB Design, Bugs a ladybird soldering and display kit from The Boldport Club (Project #4) #299 BoldportClub/TheMatrix Boldport, PCB Design, LED, AS1130 building The Matrix (Boldport Club project #11) is an I²C-controlled 24x5 LED matrix display, powered by an AMS AS1130 LED driver #357 BoldportClub/TheMonarch Boldport, PCB Design, Bugs, LFSR the third in a series of beautiful electronic "bug" boards from the Boldport Club, Project #18 October 2017 #277 BoldportClub/Touchy Boldport, EFM8, Sensors Touchy is a capacitive touch input device with on-board Sleepy Bee microcontroller (Boldport Club Project #7) #392 BoldportClub/whiteboard Boldport, LM317, CD4060 building the Whiteboard (Boldport Club project #22), a breadboard enhancer featuring variable and coin-cell power supplies and prototyping areas. Demonstrated with a 4-stage CD4060 ripple counter #385 BoldportClub/widlar 723, Power, Oscillator hacking the BoldportClub Widlar (Project #21) to get the classic μA723 to do something other than voltage regulation (LED blinky) #162 BoostBuckConverterModule Power quick test of an LM2577S/LM2596S Boost/Buck Converter Module #280 BreadboardTransmitter FM build a simple 3-stage FM transmitter on a breadboard from a design by dazaro3 #089 BreatheLamp OpAmp, LED build and test a common LED visual effect circuit #211 BuckConverterModules Power test a range of low-cost buck converter modules, often using LM2596 #057 CapacitanceTester LCD, RC, Arduino capacitor tester with LCD output #396 CapacitiveTouchOrgan Audio, Sensors, MPR121 a simple chromatic scale organ, controlled with a Freescale/NXP MPR121 Proximity Capacitive Touch Sensor and an Arduino #012 Capacitorial RC graphing capacitor discharge with Processing #382 CD4046 VCO RC, CD4046, Oscillators audio range voltage-controlled oscillator using the CD4046 PLL/VCO IC #206 CD4047/AstableOscillator CMOS/TTL, Oscillators test the astable operating mode of the CD4047 #294 CD4060/CrystalOscillator CMOS/TTL, Oscillators exploring the behaviour of the CD4060 ripple counter driven by a crystal oscillator #291 CD4060/MusicLightKit CMOS learning how to use the CD4060 14-Stage Ripple Carry Binary Counter by building a music/LED-effects kit #293 CD4060/RCOscillator CMOS, Oscillators exploring the behaviour of the CD4060 ripple counter driven by an RC oscillator #297 CD4070/Oscillator CMOS, Oscillators examine a classic CD4070 oscillator design and variations #268 ChainBlocks Arduino testing some "Chain Blocks" and demonstrate an XY Plotter block (with an MCP42010 digital potentiometer) by drawing the PrexLab logo on an Oscilloscope #170 ClapSwitchKit Oscillators, BJT, Logic Gates build and analyse a simple clap switch circuit available as a kit #258 ClapSwitchKit2 Oscillators, BJT, Logic Gates practice some Boldport-style soldering on yet-another clap switch kit #364 ClassicNokia Audio, Arduino just a quick transcription of the classic Nokia 3310 ringtone for Arduino #234 CMOSInverterOscillator CMOS, Oscillators use a CD4096 to generate an oscillating waveform and plot the results #246 CMOSOscillators CMOS, Oscillators testing a 4-pin CMOS oscillator component #180 ColpittsOscillator LC, Oscillators testing a basic Colpitts Oscillator circuit #371 CommonEmitterAmplifier BJT all about BJT common-emitter amplifier biasing and class of operation #418 CommonEmitterHartley BJT, Oscillators build and test a BJT common-emitter Hartley oscillator #052 Comparator741 OpAmp demo LM741 OpAmp comparator mode (with PWM-to-analog side-topic) #278 ComponentTesterKit Tools, Test Equipment, ATmega build and evaluate a popular ATMEAG328-based component tester kit #136 CounterModule CMOS, Arduino a general-purpose CD4017 counter module #141 CrystalTester Radio, Oscillators a Colpitts Oscillator circuit for testing crystal oscillators with a frequency counter #168 CurrentSensorModule Sensors, Arduino test an ACS712 current sensor module with display on a 5110 LCD #420 CuttleTalk Boldport, Audio, LiFi playing audio from a Boldport Cuttle (Arduino) over LiFi with lite2sound #130 DarlingtonTouchSwitch Sensors, BJT test a Darlington-pair touch switch #414 Decade Programmable Resistor Test Equipment building an old-fashioned 7-digit decade programmable resistor with push-button control #352 Decoding ACARS SDR, Radio decoding ACARS with rtl_acars_ng and a R820T2+RTL2832U dongle on MacOSX #339 DelayKit Guitar, Audio build and test a PT2399-based analogue delay pedal kit #353 DFlipFlop Logic Gates, CMOS/TTL building a clocked D Flip-flop with 74LS00 NAND gates #301 DHT11/Basics Sensors, Arduino test basic temperature and humidity readings with the DHT11 sensor #229 Dice 555 Timer, CMOS a 555/4017-based dice circuit with slow-down and auto power-off #393 DicksonChargePump Arduino, Power Zener-regulated 12V Dickson Charge Pump driven with Arduino PWM #240 DigitalInputWithAnalogPins Arduino demonstrate how analog pins can also be used as a digital GPIO #319 DigitalLogicClock 555 Timer, CMOS/TTL build a flexible, low-frequency digital logic clock module #259 DigitalPots/M62429 Arduino, Digital Pot, M62429 control the M62429 dual channel volume control with an Arduino #261 DigitalPots/MCP4017 Arduino, Digital Pot, MCP4017 control the MCP4017 single 7-Bit I²C digital potentiometer with an Arduino #264 DigitalPots/MCP42010 Arduino, Digital Pot, MCP42010 control the MCP42010 dual 10kΩ digital potentiometer with an Arduino and hardware SPI #370 DigitaSwitch/TS3A5018 Arduino, Digital Switch, 555 Timer testing the TS3A5018 Quad SPDT Analog Switch with a simple 555 timer and Arduino demo #110 DiodeLogic/AND Diode, Logic Gates test the basic diode-logic AND gate #109 DiodeLogic/OR Diode, Logic Gates test the basic diode-logic OR gate #348 DLatch Logic Gates, CMOS/TTL building a D Latch with 74LS00 NAND gates #201 DoorbellKit 555 Timer, Oscillators another two-tone doorbell using a 555 timer oscillator #407 DPS3005BenchPowerSupply Power, Tools building an AC-powered 32V/5A variable bench power supply based on the DPS3005 DC power supply module and rectified step-down transformer #219 DS18S20/OneWireReading Sensors, Arduino basic interrogation of a DS18S20 using 1-wire protocol #166 DS3231RTC/TimeDemo RTC, Arduino prints the system time synced from the RTC to the serial output #188 EEPROM/AT24C02/BasicReadWrite EEPROM, Arduino basic read/write operations to external EEPROM (AT24C02) with the Wire library #314 EEPROM/AT28C16/PEProgrammer EEPROM, Arduino programming an AT28C16 64k EEPROM with an Arduino and MCP23S17 16-bit port expander #051 El Jarabe Tapatío Audio, Arduino play The Mexican Hat Dance on a piezo buzzer with LM 386 amplification #038 ElectretADC Audio, Arduino convert electret signal to a full range analog input with an LM324 preamp and plot the raw and aplified signals #037 ElectretTrigger Sensors, Audio, OpAmp, Arduino uses an electret microphone and LM324 amplifier to trigger action when over audio threshold #088 ElectronicClockKit LCD, Kit build and investigate a commercially available "electronic clock" kit #194 ESP8266/DIYDevBoard ESP8266 a DIY devboard for an ESP-01 ESP8266 #344 ESP8266/micropython/GettingStarted ESP8266, MicroPython getting MicroPython up and running with an ESP-01 ESP8266 #342 ESP8266/MorseBlinky ESP8266 building code for an ESP-01 with the ESP8266 core for Arduino and demonstrate with a simple morse code blinker #343 ESP8266/Sensors/DHT11 ESP8266, Sensors reading temperature and humidity with a DHT11 sensor and ESP-01, coding with ESP8266 core for Arduino #154 ESP8266/SerialTest ESP8266 first test of an ESP8266 module - serial communication to the SoC #155 ESP8266/SerialTest/ruby ESP8266, ruby exercising ESP8266 serial communications with Ruby #274 FY3200S Tools, Test Equipment testing out the Feeltech FY3200S digital function generator #310 FM/TEA5767 FM, Arduino controlling the TEA5767 low-power FM stereo radio chip with an Arduino #225 FQ777-954/TearDown Drones, Radio teardown an FQ777-954 nano drone and figure out as much of the technical design as possible #223 Fritzing Parts EDA my collection of custom Fritzing Parts #207 FrequencyCounter CMOS, Oscillators test a CMOS frequency counter circuit with 100Hz - 5MHz range #295 FrequencyCounterKit PIC, Tools, Test Equipment, Oscillators build and test a common PIC-based frequency counter kit #018 FretBoard LED Array, Arduino a multi-project build status indicator, that pulls software build status from the net and animates the status of up to 24 projects with an LED array #053 FunctionGenerator324 OpAmp, Oscillators LM324 configured as a low-frequency square, triangle, sine, and cosine function generator #282 FunctionGeneratorKit Oscillators, Tools, Test Equipment, XR2206 build and test a function generator kit based on the XR-2206 monolithic function generator #220 GccToolchain avr-lib, avrdude programming an Arduino with C and a command line #245 GeneralCurveTracer BJT, Oscillators test a DC-powered general curve tracer circuit #241 GeneralPurpose358 OpAmp, Audio test a general-purpose LM358 amplifier circuit #050 Girabot Sensors, OpAmp, Arduino EE40LX Electronic Interfaces robot project #338 GlowBall LED, Oscillators, Power building LED effects for a Glass Eye Studio Celestial Planet Weight #298 GoldenHind Kraft building a mini metal model of the Golden Hind #387 GpsBasics GPS, Arduino using a NEMA-compatible GPS module for time and location with an Arduino #368 GranularSynth Audio, Arduino building an ATmega328 granular synth module in an Altoids can .. because granular synthesis is a basically how they make Altoids, right? #098 GuitarHeadphoneAmp OpAmp, Audio an LM386 fixed-gain guitar headphone amp #249 GuitarPracticeAmp OpAmp, Audio single-channel 10W guitar practice amplifier based on the TDA2050 #403 GY560 Radio, Tools, Test Equipment checking out the GY560 Frequency Counter #198 HallEffectSwitch Sensors testing a Hall effect switch #005 HeartQuotes LCD, Ethernet, Arduino press a button to get a quote from the net and display on an LCD #142 HighFrequencyOpAmpOscillators OpAmp, Oscillators how fast can you push an Op-Amp oscillator? #043 HitTheLights LCD, Human Input, Arduino simple LED game with LCD output and interrupt-driven button input #410 HomopolarJouleThiefBlinky Kinetics, LED, Oscillators a totally Rube-Goldberg contraption for blinking an LED with a AAA battery, homopolar motor and joule thief mechanisms #203 HomopolarMotor Kinetics build a basic homopolar motor #397 I2CScanner I2C, Arduino scanning for I²C devices with an Arduino #146 InvertingChargePump 555 Timer, Power test an inverting charge pump circuit based on a 555 timer #006 It's Better With Bacon LCD, Arduino simple LCD test #056 JoystickServoControl Human Input, Arduino controlling two SG90 servos with a joystick #303 KeyboardMatrixModule Arduino, LED, Human Input demo a simple pushbutton/LED matrix module #304 KeyboardMatrixModule/KeyMatrixInput Arduino, Human Input demo multiplexed key input on a simple pushbutton/LED matrix module and how to use INPUT_PULLUP #305 KeyboardMatrixModule/LedControl Arduino, LED demo controlling the LEDs on a simple pushbutton/LED matrix module #306 KeyboardMatrixModule/SwitchInterrupts Arduino, Human Input demo interrupt-driven switch input on a simple pushbutton/LED matrix module and how to use the EnableInterrupt library #227 KnightRider 555 Timer, CMOS, LED the familiar "Knight-Rider" LED circuit using a 555 and 4017 #324 Labrador Tools, Test Equipment first look at the EspoTek Labrador USB "lab-on-a-board" hardware and software #422 LaserTapeMeasure Sensors, Arduino, LCD using a VL53L0X ranging sensor to make a short-range laser tape measure with an Arduino with Nokia 5110 display #365 Lcd5110/AdafruitHardwareSPI LCD, Arduino a quick Nokia 5110 LCD test using hardware SPI and the Adafruit PCD8544 library #366 Lcd5110/AdafruitSoftwareSPI LCD, Arduino a quick Nokia 5110 LCD test using software SPI and the Adafruit PCD8544 library #085 Lcd5110/BareBack LCD, Arduino driving a Nokia 5110 LCD Display with an Arduino and the raw command set #149 Lcd5110/JuliansU8glibDemo LCD, Arduino quick test drive of Julian Ilett's 5110 LCD demo with the u8glib library #398 LCD I2C Adapter LCD, I2C using an I²C adapter to reduce the Arduino pins needed to drive an LCD #195 LCResonator Oscillators, LC measure the resonant frequency of an LC circuit or inductance of an inductor #034 LDRComparator Sensors, OpAmp, Arduino low-light/proximity Trip Detector demonstration using LM324 and LDR/Wheatstone Bridge sensor #047 LDRStereoTripDetector OpAmp demo LM324 OpAmp as threshold trigger for stereo LDR/Wheatstone Bridge sensor #058 Led4Digit7Segment 7-Segment, Arduino overview of driving a 4-digit 7-segment display #080 Led4Digit7Segment/DoubleShift 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL, Arduino driving a 4-Digit 7-Segment display with only 3 pins, using two 74HC595 shift registers and some NPN BJTs #081 Led4Digit7Segment/DoubleShiftWithFETs 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL, Arduino driving a 4-Digit 7-Segment display with only 3 pins, using two 74HC595 shift registers and some n-channel FETs #078 Led4Digit7Segment/SingleShift 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL, Arduino driving a 4-digit 7-segment display with a shift register and a few BJTs #199 LED7Segment/CD4026BucketBrigade 7-Segment, CMOS, Arduino a CD4026 bucket-brigade for driving multiple 7-segment displays #196 LED7Segment/CD4026Drive 7-Segment, CMOS, Arduino driving a 7-segment display with CD4026 Counter #308 LED7Segment/CombinationalLogicDriver 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL, Arduino - dust off some combinational logic methods and build a 8421-BCD to 7-segment LED driver with 7400 series logic #001 LED7Segment/DirectDrive 7-Segment, Arduino test a 7-segment common cathode display #177 LED7Segment/ShiftDrive 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL, Arduino test control of a 7-segment display via a 74HC595 shift register #178 LED7Segment/ShiftDriveModule 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL, Arduino, PCB a custom 7-segment display module PCB with 74HC595 shift register interface #189 LED7Segment/ShiftDriveSPI 7-Segment, CMOS/TTL, Arduino, SPI using SPI to control a 7-segment display via a 74HC595 shift register #007 LEDArrayDemos LED Array, Arduino Intro and Setup.. I bought some WS2811-based LED Strips with a specific project in mind. But first, need to get them working... #003 LEDChaser LED, Arduino blinks a series of 12 LEDs in a coninuous loop #103 LedControlDemo 8x8 LED, Arduino test driving and LED matrix with the LedControl library #173 LEDCubes/Mini4 LED, CMOS/TTL, Arduino a mini 64 LED cube with an Atmel328 and 3 x 74HC595 register interface #231 LEDDimmer/CurrentRegulator LED, Power test a current-regulator style LED dimmer circuit #232 LEDDimmer/555PWM LED, Power, 555 Timer test a PWM LED dimmer circuit using a 555 timer #067 LEDLamp Power, LED build and analyse a commercial LED lamp kit with capacitive power supply #209 LedPanelDisplay72R02 LED, Arduino test a 7-digit & 7-status indicator LED display #224 LEDStrobeKit LED, 555 Timer, CMOS build and analyse a common LED strobe kit #079 LedTemperatureDisplay Sensors, LM35, 7-Segment, Arduino measure ambient temperature using LM35 and display with a 4-digit 7-segment LED unit #179 LEDx16Module CMOS/TTL, SMD, Arduino a custom 16 LED SMD PCB with 74HC595 shift register interface #065 LevelIndicatorLM3915 LM3915, Arduino Driving an LM3915 10-segment display with a single Arduino pin #010 LightOrNot Sensors, Arduino uses an LDR to adjust the blink rate of an LED #421 LimeSDR/FirstLook SDR unboxing and first test of the LimeSDR-USB software-defined radio with MacOSX host #416 LineFollowerKit Sensors, Kinetics, OpAmp building the D2-5 Intelligent Line Tracking Car Kit - a nice demonstration of a simple feedback control system with an LM358 op-amp #350 LiteWings Conductive Ink learning about conductive ink with the CircuitScribe LiteWings kit #095 LittleGem/A386 OpAmp, Audio a basic Smokey-inspired LM386 guitar power amp #160 LM324/SplitterBuffer OpAmp demonstrate load-independance of an LM324 buffer and signal splitter #384 LM723/HighVoltageRegulator Power, Regulator, LM723 playing with the basic high voltage output circuit for the LM723 voltage regulator #383 LM723/LowVoltageRegulator Power, Regulator, LM723 playing with the basic low voltage output circuit for the LM723 voltage regulator #191 LowVoltageGlowingLEDs BJT, LED, Oscillators, Power a dual-LED "glowing" oscillator from a 1.5V supply #423 MakerUno Arduino checking out the Maker UNO, a feature-packed Arduino-compatible board from Cytron in Penang, Malaysia #101 MaxRawDemo 8x8 LED, Arduino drive an 8x8 LED Matrix with a MAX7219 chip an raw SPI commands #358 MC34063/ModuleKit Power build and test an MC34063-based boost converter #335 MCP2200/Chaser UART, USB, LED using the MCP2200 GPIO from MacOSX. With great power comes great responsibility to blink LEDs #334 MCP2200/DevKit UART, USB exploring the capabilities of the MCP2200 USB-to-UART and program it from a MacOSX host #313 MCP23S17 Arduino, Port Expander investigate and test the MCP23S17 16-Bit I/O Expander with serial interface #040 MeLEDy Audio use an electret microphone to light a series of LEDs in proportion to volume #252 MessageWaiting LED, 555 Timer two-LED flasher with a 555 and minimal components - turned into a "message waiting" indicator with some free-wired SMD construction #372 MilliVoltmeterDIY ATmega, ADC, Tools, Test Equipment an ATmega328-based millivolt meter based on a design by Scullcom Hobby Electronics. Uses an LTC2400 ADC and LT1019 voltage reference #391 MilliVoltmeterDIY PCB and Enclosure ATmega, ADC, Tools, Test Equipment custom PCB and enclosure for the ATmega328-based millivolt meter based on a design by Scullcom Hobby Electronics. Uses an LTC2400 ADC and LT1019 voltage reference #230 MinimalLCOscillator LC, Oscillators test an LC oscillator of just 5 components #326 Mixers Radio, Mixers all about frequency mixers #327 Mixers/RFDiodeRing Radio, Mixers a diode ring double-balanced frequency mixer #150 ML741 OpAmp an LM741-style OpAmp built with discrete components #151 ML741/Comparator OpAmp test a comparator circuit with the ML741 discrete component opamp #158 ML741/Inverter OpAmp test an inverter circuit using the ML741 discrete component opamp #159 ML741/InvertingAmplifier OpAmp test an inverting amplifier circuit using the ML741 discrete component opamp #161 ML741/NonInvertingAmplifier OpAmp test a non-inverting amplifier circuit using the ML741 discrete component opamp #157 ML741/VoltageFollower OpAmp test a voltage follower/buffer circuit with the ML741 discrete component opamp #082 MobileRFDetectorKit Radio build and investigate a commercially available "mobile phone signal" detector kit #017 Monostable 555 Timer basic monostable mode using an Arduino and processing to plot the output #075 Monostable122 CMOS/TTL simple pulse trigger using 74LS122 monostable with external timing configuration #076 MonostablePulseExtender CMOS/TTL, Arduino test the behaviour of a 74LS122 monostable with external timing configuration and plot the results with an Arduino #046 MotorControlPWM Motors, Arduino tests PWM speed control of a DC motor driven by an Arduino #218 MPU6050/AccelGyroTest Sensors, MPU-6050, Arduino first test of an Invensense MPU-6050 3-Axes Accelerometer Gyroscope Module #315 MT3608/VariableBoost Power testing the canonical variable boost circuit using the MT3608 High Efficiency 1.2MHz 2A Step Up Converter #190 MultiSlaveSPI SPI, Arduino using SPI to control multiple devices that support an SPIish interface #226 MusicBoxKit Music, Arduino build and test a Music Box kit, and run a demonstration under Arduino control #156 MSO5074FG_unboxing Tools, Test Equipment, Oscilloscope unboxing and first tests of a Hantek MSO5074FG oscilloscope #415 Nixie Power Supply - 555 Timer Version Power, Nixie, 555 Timer using a 555 boost converter to test some Nixie IN3 and IN14 tubes #377 Nokia 5110 Shield LCD, Arduino putting a Nokia 5110 on an Arduino Uno shield for no-fuss prototyping #036 NonInverting324 OpAmp demo LM324 OpAmp non-inverting DC gain mode #072 NOR7402 CMOS/TTL, Arduino demo the 74LS02 Quad 2-input NOR gate with an Arduino #114 NORGateOscillator CMOS/TTL, Oscillators, Arduino test a low-speed square wave oscillator using NOR gates #176 nRF24Breakout nRF24, PCB a simple PCB breadboard adapter for 8-pin nRF24 modules #187 nRF24/PingPong nRF24, Arduino two Arduino's entertaining themselves with a game of "ping pong" over nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz RF #367 nRF24/Scanner nRF24, Arduino a 2.4GHz channel scanner for the nRF24l01+ with Nokia 5110 LCD display #087 OLED/SSD1306BareBack OLED, Arduino driving a monochrome 128x64 OLED Display with an Arduino and the raw command set #086 OLED/SSD1306WithAdaFruitLibraries OLED, Arduino running the AdaFruit example program with a monochrome 128x64 OLED Display #122 OpAmpTimer OpAmp, Timer testing an OpAmp timer switch #336 Oscillators/ComparatorRelaxation OpAmp, Oscillators test a classic comparator-based relaxation oscillator, modified for single-supply LM358 OpAmp #213 OSHChip/blinky ARM, OSHChip first tests of the OSHChip nRF51822-CFAC-A0 in DIP16 packaging #214 OSHChip/GccToolchain ARM, gcc, OSHChip can I build a program for the OSHChip using the gcc toolchain and Nordic Semi SDK on MacOSX? #216 OSHChip/LEDx16Module OSHChip, SPI driving an SPI LED module with the OSHChip #215 OSHChip/YottaToolchain ARM, gcc, yotta, OSHChip build a simple program using the Official Yotta target for OSHChip and gcc on MacOSX #121 PeakDetector OpAmp, RC test an OpAmp-based peak detector circuit #247 pedalShieldUno DSP, Guitar, Arduino build and test a genuine pedalSHIELD UNO Arduino-based guitar effects pedal #250 pedalShieldUno/AudioDSP DSP, Guitar, Arduino test and develop the AudioDSP library for programming the pedalSHIELD Uno #331 PIC/GettingBlinky PIC, LED getting up and running building a PIC assembler project on MacOSX with a PIC12F675 development board. Let's get Blinky! #390 PIC/GettingBlinky/UsingC PIC, LED getting up and running building XC8 C projects on MacOSX and a PIC12F675. Let's get Blinky again! #248 PierceGateOscillator Oscillators, Crystal build and test a 4.27 MHz Pierce Gate Oscillator circuit using a 74LS14 schmitt inverter #242 PierceOscillator Oscillators, Crystal test a Pierce Oscillator made with a minimum of components #376 PiezoVibrationDetector Arduino, Piezo counting beats per minute with a piezo tap sensor and an Arduino/ATmega328 analog comparator #401 Pixie Radio research the history and variants of the Pixie QRP transceiver, and build a basic Pixie 4.3 kit on 40m #090 PlotNValues Arduino, Processing generic script to sample up to 6 analog inputs and stream the data to serial in ASCII format for plotting with Processing #183 PolarityTester Inverter, CMOS demonstrate a polarity-testing circuit #193 PovShakeStickKit 8051, LED build and investigate an AT89S52-based "shake stick" kit #330 Power/Any2AnyPowerPack Power a 2.1mm DC adapter pack with battery bypass and any-polarity to any-polarity connectors #165 Power2662Inverter Power test a negative 5V power supply using the LM2662 Switched Capacitor Voltage Converter #026 Power317 Power test/graph an adjustable voltage supply built with the LM317 Adjustable Regulator #092 Power317CC Power test a constant current power supply built with the LM317 #027 Power7805 Power test and graph a voltage supply built with an LM7805 5V Regulated Supply #153 PowerAMS1117 Power test an AMS1117 3.3V linear regulator #060 PowerBreadboard5V Power custom regulated 5V power supply module for standard breadboard #329 PowerConnectors Power obsessing over all manner of DC power connectors #152 PowerLD1117 Power test an LD1117 3.3V linear regulator #028 PowerMB102 Power demo and test a commercial 3.3/5V MB102 breadboard power supply unit #182 PowerSupply317Kit Power build and test a mains-powered 1.25V-12V DC LM317 power supply kit #029 PowerZener Power test and graph a power supply regulated with a 1N4733 zener diode #019 Popcorn Audio, Arduino How to make a piezo buzzer even more annoying? Make it play popcorn! #004 Pushbutton LED switch LED, Arduino Momentary push button switch is used to toggle the LED on and off #233 PWM/GeneralPurposeHighSideController PWM, 555 Timer, Oscillators, Power build and test a general-purpose high-side PWM controller #025 Quad Latch CMOS/TTL graph the basic operation of the 74LS75 4-bit bistable latch #073 QuadNOR CMOS/TTL, Arduino demo simple cascading NOR gate logic with the 74LS02 and an Arduino #437 QX5252JouleThief Power, LED using a QX5252/YX805 LED driver chip as a joule thief for driving an LED from a low-voltage battery #115 R2RDAC Arduino build and test a 16-bit R2R-ladder digital to analog converter with shift register interface #035 RangeFinder Sensors, Arduino, HC-SR04 proximity/distance measurement with an HC-SR04 untrasonic ranging module #049 RCOscillator BJT, RC, Oscillators simple RC/transistor multistable vibrator #332 RCPhaseShiftBJT BJT, RC, Oscillators testing an RC phase-shift oscillator using a BJT amplifier #129 RelaxationJouleThief Power, RLC, Oscillators test a "joule thief" circuit based on a relaxation oscillator #055 RelayControlTest Servo, Arduino quick test to drive a motor with a common relay using NPN switching circuit under Arduino control #054 RelayModuleTest Servo, Arduino quick test of a common relay board to switch a motor under Arduino control #024 ResistorTransistorLogic/AND BJT, RTL, Logic Gates test the basic resistor-transistor logic AND gate #023 ResistorTransistorLogic/NAND BJT, RTL, Logic Gates test the basic resistor-transistor logic NAND gate #111 ResistorTransistorLogic/NOR BJT, RTL, Logic Gates test the basic resistor-transistor logic NOR gate #013 ResistorTransistorLogic/NOT BJT, RTL, Logic Gates test the basic resistor-transistor logic NOT gate (Inverter) #112 ResistorTransistorLogic/OR BJT, RTL, Logic Gates test the basic resistor-transistor logic OR gate #221 ResistorTransistorLogic/XOR BJT, RTL, Logic Gates test the basic resistor-transistor logic XOR gate/XOR #124 RFDetectorProbe Radio a simple RF detector mounted in a pen #337 RgbLedGlow LED, Oscillators rainbow glow effects with an RGB LED and OpAmp oscillators #169 RGBLedModule LED, Arduino demo an RGB LED module #107 RingCounter CMOS, 555 Timer test the classic CD4017 walking-ring counter #108 RingCounterController CMOS, Arduino control the classic CD4017 walking-ring counter with an Arduino #144 RingOscillator CMOS/TTL, Oscillators test an oscillator built with a 74LS14 Inverter chip #347 RF Connectors Radio, Connectors notes on miscellaneous RF connectors #063 RFSwitch Radio, OpAmp simple remote control switch with 433Mhz transmitter/receiver and some analog signal processing #064 RFSwitchASK Radio, ASK, Arduino data communications using ASK protocol over 433Mhz RF transmitter and receiver set #008 RGBCalibrate LED Array, Arduino quick test to make sure LEDs are correctly addressable and their color can be set correctly #118 RotaryEncoderMethods Sensor, Arduino finding the best method for reading a rotary-encoder #119 RotaryEncoderModule Sensor, 8x8 LED, Arduino testing a Rotary Encoder module controlling an LED 8x8 display #413 Rotary Encoder Tester Sensor, CMOS/TTL demonstrating a rotary encoder forward/reverse LED indicator using simple digital logic #084 RouletteKit 555 Timer build and examine the workings of a commercial 555 Roulette kit #351 RTL-SDR Dongle SDR, Radio getting started with an R820T2+RTL2832U dongle and open-source SDR software on MacOSX (gprx, CubicSDR) #104 Ruby OpAmp, Audio a version of the runoffgroove Ruby LM386 guitar amp #192 Sagrada Família LED, Kraft a paper model with some LED effects #272 Saike909D Tools unboxing and initial review of the Saike 909D 3-in-1 hot air rework station #260 SaleaeLogic Tools, Test Equipment, Logic Analyzer checking out a second-hand Saleae Logic (24 MS/s, 8 channel USB logic analyzer - that works on a Mac!!) #021 Schmitt Inverter CMOS/TTL graph the basic operation of the 74LS14 Hex Inverter with Schmitt Trigger Inputs #317 SchmittTrigger/BasicDiscrete Schmitt, BJT test the classic emitter-coupled Schmitt Trigger circuit design #172 SCRLatch SCR, Thyristor exploring the behaviour of low-power silicon controlled rectifiers (SCR) #406 SerialInterface/UsbUartCH340G USB, Serial, CH340 build a USB to TTL serial interface on a breadboard using the CH340G interface chip, and use it to program Arduino sketches on an ATmega328P #042 ServoTest Servo, Arduino test the positioning accuracy of an SG90 servo motor driven by an Arduino #041 Shifty LED, CMOS/TTL, Arduino drive 8 LEDs with 3 pins using a 74HC595 shift register #044 SimpleChime 555 Timer play a sound for a fixed duration when a button is pressed #120 SimplePeakDetector RC test the basic diode-RC peak detector circuit #417 SimpleSamplePlayer Audio, Arduino, PWM playing short audio samples on an Arduino using some PWM tricks from the PCM library #045 SimpleSiren 555 Timer classic timer circuit producing a two-tone oscillation #388 SingaporeBands Radio notes on official band plans for Singapore and my and personal observations on where the activity is found #208 SingleStageTransmitterKit FM build a simple single-stage FK702 FM Transmitter Kit by Future Kit #279 SingleStageTransmitterKit2 FM build and tweak/tune another simple single-stage FM Transmitter Kit #171 SMDPracticeBoards SMD, CMOS, 555 Timer a collection of notes, kits and resources for hand-soldering surface mount devices #096 Smokey Amp, Audio quick build of a Smokey-like LM386 guitar power amp #355 Snow Flake Kraft, ARM, LED an Atmel SAM D ARM Cortex-M0-controlled LED ornament produced by @LuckResistor and shared with the Boldport Club community as a special project #296 SolarPendulum Boldport, Solar build a solar-powered pendulum similar to the popular "solar wobble/flip-flop toys" on the Boldport QSOP breakout board #102 SolenoidControl Solenoid, Arduino controlling a mini solenoid with an Arduino #117 SolenoidDIY Solenoid, Arduino build and test a basic electromechanical solenoid #200 SolenoidMotor Solenoid a single-cylinder mini-solenoid engine #354 SpiderBot Boldport, Kinetics Boldport Club PissOff mutant offspring .. with spider legs and scuttling drive system #016 Square Wave - 555 555 Timer, Oscillators using a 555 timer as an astable oscillator to generate a square wave and an Arduino and processing to plot the output #039 Square Wave - LM324 OpAmp, Oscillators using an LM324 OpAmp to generate a square wave (astable opamp oscillator) #022 Square Wave - Schmitt CMOS/TTL, Oscillators using an 74LS14 Hex Inverter with Schmitt Trigger Inputs to generate a square wave #061 SRLatch Logic Gates, BJT Set/Reset latch with BJTs #062 SRLatchFlipper Logic Gates, BJT, Arduino Set/Reset latch with BJTs, controlled and monitored by an Arduino #346 SRLatchWithNandGates Logic Gates, CMOS/TTL Set-Reset latch implemented with NAND gates #077 SRLatchWithNorGates Logic Gates, CMOS/TTL Set-Reset latch implemented with NOR gates #222 StairStepGenerator OpAmp, 555 Timer, Oscillators generate a stair-step waveform with analog components #212 StayCreative Audio, LED an audio level VU meter driving a custom LED sign #431 StepperMotors/28BYJ48 Stepper, Arduino all about the 28BYJ-48 unipolar stepper motor and driving it with an Arduino #432 StepperMotors/ULN2003Module Stepper, ULN2003 investigating the common ULN2003A modules provided for unipolar stepper motor control - this one is identified as X113647 #048 StereoLightTrigger Sensors, Arduino demo an interrupt-driven method for responding to LDR light threshold triggers #185 StirlingEngineHB13 Kinetics building the Böhm Stirling-Technik HB13 Small Bonsai engine #349 stringy/DemoBurner Boldport, PIC burning a new demo mode for the Boldport Club Stringy, with a Ruby gem for MusicXML conversion to PIC assembler #015 StripTease LED Array, Arduino demo a range of effects on the LED strip #123 SuperheterodyneReceiverKit Radio, AM build and analyse a basic superheterodyne AM MW radio receiver kit #066 Switch - NFET MOSFET small-signal n-channel MOSFET switch with turn-off delay #116 Switch - NJFET JFET, Arduino switch an independent power source using an Arduino and n-channel JFET #032 Switch - NPN BJT small-signal digital switch with NPN BJT #106 Switch - PFET MOSFET small-signal p-channel MOSFET switch with turn-on delay #091 Switch - PJFET JFET, Arduino switch an independent power source using an Arduino and p-channel JFET #033 Switch - PNP BJT small-signal digital switch with PNP BJT #286 SwitchPowerNFET MOSFET, Arduino low-side n-channel MOSFET switching of large loads with a microcontroller #243 Switches Switches Notes on miscellaneous mechanical switches used in electrical circuits #244 Switches/DPDT Switches all about double-pole, double-thow (DPDT) toggle switches #175 SwitchSoftLatch MOSFET, BJT test a soft-latching power switching circuit #320 SyncJKCounter CMOS/TTL, Digital Logic a synchronous 8-bit counter built with JK Flip-Flops #204 TemperatureLoggerTypeK Sensors, Thermocouple, Arduino simple high-temperature monitor using Type K (differential) and LM35 (cold-junction) sensors #074 TestIR IR, Arduino test raw IR reception with a TSOP1838-type IR sensor and an Arduino #361 TFT/Color128x128 TFT LCD, Arduino testing a 128x128 colour TFT LCD with a couple of different Arduino libraries #267 TheCuttle/ScopeTag Boldport, ATmega, ATmel, Arduino, Digital Pot, MCP42010, Oscilloscope Get the Boldport Cuttle to write its name on a Digital Oscilloscope with an MCP42010 digital potentiometer #312 TheMatrix/Firecracker Boldport, LED, AS1130, Sensors a firecracker simulacrum running on the BoldportClub Matrix #302 TheMatrix/GameOfLife Boldport, LED, AS1130 a simple implementation of Conway's Game of Life on the BoldportClub Matrix #307 TheMatrix/KeypadControl Boldport, LED, AS1130 use a 20-button keypad to write a scrolling message on the Boldport Matrix #300 TheMatrix/LedTest Boldport, LED, AS1130 testing The Matrix (Boldport Club project #11) with @luckyresistor's LRAS1130 library #424 TheToneRanger Arduino, Sensors, Audio a simple modification of the basic VL53L0X example to add audio indication of range #281 ThreeStageTransmitter Radio, FM build an "ugly-style in a can" version of dazaro3's 3-stage FM transmitter circuit #375 ThreeTransistorShortWaveReceiver Radio, HF building a simple 3-transistor regenerative receiver for HF shortwave #380 Tin Counter Arduino, Sensors, HC-SR04 a project by novaprimexex to count tins as they roll by and detect tins without paper labels #071 TinyBlink Arduino, ATmel a simple blink sketch with an ATTINY85-20PU on a breadboard #360 TL431/ShuntRegulator ** Power, Regulator, Reference** testing a TL431 voltage reference (regulator) circuit with manual course and fine trim #137 ToroidJouleThief Power, RL, Oscillators test a "joule thief" circuit based on a ferrite toroid #135 TouchSwitch/555 555 Timer test a touch switch circuit based on a 555 timer #228 TransistorCurveTracer OpAmp, 555 Timer, Oscillators simple NPN transistor curve tracer using a Stairstep generator circuit #083 TransistorTester Arduino, BJT use an Arduino to test NPN and PNP BJTs #205 TriacDimmer Triac, Thyristor investigate the operation of triacs and build the basic dimmaer circuit #031 Triangle Wave - 555 555 Timer, Oscillators generate a triangle wave with 555 timer astable oscillator and RC integrator #113 TTLBufferDriver OpAmp, TTL using an OpAmp as a final buffer stage for TTL or similar circuits #389 TwoStageCommonEmitterAmplifier BJT, Amplifier designing a two-stage common-emitter BJT amplifier #059 TwoToneDoorbell 555 Timer, Oscillators basic two-tone doorbell using a 555 timer oscillator, with n-channel FET for power conservation #287 UltrasonicAlarm 555 Timer, Sensors, CMOS/TTL, HC-SR04 build an ultrasonic motion alarm with the HC-SR04 module and discrete logic #174 UsbNotifier LED, USB tear-down and demo code for some oldUSB Webmail Notifier devices #341 UsbPowerSupplyKit Power, USB building a USB Wall Wart and taking a look at how they work .. instead of taking them apart or having them blow up #400 USBProtector Power, USB, Tools, Test Equipment building the Silicon Chip USB Protector which demonstrates various methods of reverse-polarity, over-voltage and over-current protection #145 VariableDutyCycle 555 Timer, Oscillators a 555 oscillator circuit that allows easy manual duty cycle adjustment while minimising the change to frequency #002 Variable LED brightness with PWM LED, Arduino variable resistor is used to control the brightness of an LED with PWM #276 VariableFrequencyRunwayLEDs LED, Arduino a PWM-controlled variable frequency LED "runway lights" effect using the LM331 and CD4017 #163 VariableSawtoothGenerator OpAmp, Oscillators test a variable-geometry, fixed-amplitude sawtooth wave generator circuit #436 Vivian BEAM, Robotics a BEAM Vibrobot using a classic solar-powered FLED circuit enhanced with a QX5252/YX805 solar LED driver #125 VoiceLevelIndicatorKit LED, Kit build and investigate a commercially available "3-band voice level indicator" kit #273 VoltageControlledOscillator Oscillators, VCO, Varicap exploring varicap diodes (KV1471) and their use in frequency tuning of a Colpitts-style voltage-controlled oscillator #328 VoltageControlledOscillator/555 Oscillators, VCO, 555 Timer a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) using the 555 timer #147 VoltageDoublerChargePump 555 Timer, Power test a voltage-doubling charge pump circuit based on a 555 timer #374 VoltageReference/LT1019 Voltage Reference exploring the LT1019 precision reference, tested with an Arduino as an external voltage reference #333 VoltageSelfMeasurement Arduino, ADC self-measurement of an Arduino's supply voltage (Vcc) #167 VoltageSensorModule Sensors, Arduino test a 25V voltage sensor module with display on a 5110 LCD #289 VoltmeterAmmeterModule Sensors test and calibrate a DC Voltmeter/Ammeter panel module #181 VoltmeterModule Sensors test a 3-wire voltmeter module #097 VolumeControlPowerAmp OpAmp, Audio an LM386 fixed-gain audio power amp with volume control #381 WaterQualityMonitor Arduino, Sensors a project by oweibo to monitor water quality #164 WatsonLedRing Oscillators test a Watson 3-LED Ring oscillator #197 WienBridgeAudioToneGenerator OpAmp, Oscillators fixed-frequency tone generator based on a Wien Bridge Oscillator #011 X113647StepperLibrary Stepper, Arduino a standard Stepper-compatible Arduino library that supports half-stepping the 28BYJ-48 unipolar stepper motor with a ULN2003A/X113647 Stepper Motor Driver Board #283 XorWithNandGates Logic Gates, CMOS/TTL construct an XOR gate with only an 74LS132 quad NAND gate, and demonstrate its behaviour with an Arduino and Processing #265 XYplotter Arduino, Digital Pot, MCP42010, Oscilloscope draw pictures on a Digital Oscilloscope using an MCP42010 dual digital potentiometer and an Arduino. Of course, the first thing to try is the classic Christmas Tree