Below section covers a list of simple microcontroller projects to learn and work with the concepts of various microcontrollers and architectures. These microcontroller based projects are covered with detailed explanation of working of hardware, circuit diagrams, software and codes.
Microcontrollers are widely used in various industries, electronic products, automobiles etc.. to perform computing or logical operations. With this huge importance the demand of microcontrollers in industries is prominent and hence as electronics engineers it is important for us to learn how to use them. There are a large number of semiconductor companies manufacturing a variety of microcontrollers, the most popularly ones are 8051 microcontrollers, AVR microcontrollers, PIC microcontroller, TI Microcontrollers, Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc.
Today any average car consists of around 60 to 100 sensor units in it for sensing and exchanging information. With car manufactures constantly making their car more smarter with features like Autonomous driving, Airbag system, Tire Pressure monitoring, Cruise control system etc. this number is only expected to go high. Unlike other sensors, these sensors process critical…
Most of the farmers use large portions of farming land, and it becomes very difficult to reach and track each corner of the large land. Sometimes there is a possibility of uneven water sprinkles. This results in the bad quality crops, which further leads to financial losses. In this scenario, the Smart Irrigation System using the Latest IoT technology is helpful and leads to…
Motion detection is an essential part of security systems and PIR sensor is one of the most commonly used sensor for trigging the alarms when motion is detected. This sensor can detect human/animal movements easily by sensing the IR rays emitted by them. We previously used PIR sensor to build various kind of alarms and security systems:
PIR Sensor and GSM Based…
There are many IoT clouds available to store and monitor the data from various sensors. With increasing popularity of IoT, more number of sensors are used every day and these sensors produce anonymous data which are useful to control other devices on the IoT network. These data can be studied further and used to modify design or improve the system performance. The…
Bluetooth is one of the revolutionary technology to wirelessly transfer the data, control other devices, build home automation systems etc. But have you ever wondered that the Bluetooth can also be used for broadcasting any information to nearby devices to display important information, advertisements, easy checkout etc. There is a protocol developed by the Google to perform…
TOF or Time of flight is a commonly used method to measure the distance of distant objects by various distance measurement sensor like ultrasonic sensor. The measurement of the time taken by a particle, wave or an object to travel a distance through a medium is referred to as Time-of-flight (TOF). This measurement can then be used to calculate the velocity or…
WhatsApp is one of the most popular and widely used messaging app but its only available for Smartphones and don’t work on computers. But there is a way to install it on palm sized computer Raspberry Pi and it works quite well using command line interface.
There is a Python library to access all capabilities of an…
When debugging an electronics circuit or testing a new hardware design, often times I tend to check if the components on the board are getting hot abnormally by touching them. And if something is messed up (which usually is in the first try) these components could get as hot as 80°C or more burning not only the component but also my finger along with it. After burning my…
The MPU6050 is an IC 3-axis accelerometer and a 3-axis gyroscope combined into one unit. It also houses a temperature sensor and a DCM to perform a complex task. The MPU6050 is commonly used in building Drone and other remote robots like a self-balancing robot. In this project we will build a Digital Protractor using MPU6050 and Arduino. Here a servo…
The Beacon and iBeacon technology terms are often used interchangeably. iBeacon was introduced by Apple and is Apple’s implementation of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) wireless technology for providing a different way of location-based information and services to the Apple’s iPhones and other iOS Devices. The technology standard allows Mobile Apps (running on both iOS and…
DHT11 is a Temperature and humidity sensor which as the name implies is used to measure the atmospheric temperature and humidity in a particular environment or in a confined closed space. The sensor is commonly used in monitoring environmental parameters in many applications like Agriculture, Food Industries, Hospitals, Automobile, Weather Stations etc.
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Knowing the whereabouts of a particular object/person has always been comforting. Today, GPS is being extensively used in asset management applications like Vehicle Tracking, Fleet Tracking, Asset monitoring, Person tracking, Pet Tracker etc. For any tracking device the primary design consideration will be about its battery expectancy and monitoring range. Considering both,…
