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Raspberry Pi based Smart Home Device Ubo - The Open-Source Smart Pod Built for Privacy and Customizability

Engineer Mehrdad Majzoobi’s new Raspberry Pi based smart home device – Ubo the Smart Edge Pod is about to launch. The Ubo features an integrated display, speakers, microphones, webcam, sensors and many more features. The Smart Edge Pod integrates a Raspberry Pi 4 SBC along with an onboard Infineon Optiga Trust M SLS32AIA security co-…

CATL's High-Density Condensed Battery CATL's High-Density Condensed Battery Unlocks New Possibilities for Electric Transportation

China's leading battery manufacturer, CATL, has unveiled its latest battery technology at the Auto Shanghai event held earlier this week. The company's new condensed battery boasts an impressive energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg, while still maintaining a high level of safety. This innovative technology opens up the doorways of opportunities for the passenger…

DIY LED Chaser using 74HC595 Shift Register and 555 Timer IC Adding a Futuristic Twist to your Decor with a Circular LED Chaser

Have you ever wanted to add some cool lighting effects to your electronic circuits or spice up your home decor with a mesmerizing light show? Well, a circular LED chaser might just be what you're looking for! And the good news is that it's easy to build one using the 74HC595 integrated circuit. So in this article, we will show you how to build a stunning circular LED…

Electronics Systems Design and Manufacturing How FTP 2023 will Help India To Achieve Target US$ 300 Bn of Electronics Production by 2026

On 31st March 2023, the New Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 was released by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, along with the Handbook of Procedures (HBP), 2023. The same has been notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on 1 April 2023. The new policy is of great relevance for the Electronics Systems Design & Manufacturing (…

LED ON and OFF Circuit using 555 Timer IC Building a LED Dimmer Circuit using 555 Timer IC and BC557 Transistor

LEDs are commonly used in electronic circuits as they consume less power, are easy to use, and have a long lifespan. In this tutorial, we will learn how to build an LED ON and OFF circuit using 555 timer IC and BC557.

Required Components

Before we get started, let's understand the components we will be using in this circuit.

555…
Raspberry Pi Pushed Raspberry Pi Pushed to Its Limits with Coral AI Edge TPU for Video Object Recognition

A recent video posted on YouTube explores the capabilities of a Raspberry Pi with the Coral AI Edge TPU hardware attached to it. The Coral AI Edge TPU is designed to run machine learning algorithms and can turn a low-power device into a supercomputer. It demonstrates how the Raspberry Pi with Coral AI Edge TPU can handle complex…

Simple Audio Level Indicator Simple Audio Level Indicator using LM3915

LED VU meters are popular devices, especially for those people who love music. With this device, you can easily look at the level of sound with a glance at the LEDs. if you are thinking about making one for yourself, then rest assured because there is a very popular IC available in the market that can do all the heavy lifting for you and make the building process…

DIY Risc-V Supercluster 16 Core DIY Risc-V Supercluster for Just $2

Matthias Balwierz AKA bitluni, maker from Germany has created a 16 Core DIY Risc-V Super Cluster which only costs 2$ and integrates 16 of CH32V003 Risc-V microcontrollers from WCH. He has designed a four-layer PCB to integrate these 16 Microcontrollers into one Super Cluster. The board uses a 8-Bit wide bus for the intercommunication…

AC Lines Detector using 555 Timer IC Building a Simple Current Detector Circuit with 555 Timer and few Passive Components

Working with electricity can be a daunting and life-threatening task if you are a beginner in the electronic/electrical field, and things can go very wrong when electricity is not properly handled, which is why safety must come first in order to avoid injury, before starting work on an electric box and AC mains one need to verify that there is no AC leakage voltage.…

HOZO's NeoRuler HOZO's NeoRuler: The Ultimate Measuring Tool for Designers and Architects

NeoRuler, the latest innovative measuring tool, has been garnering attention in the tech industry for its advanced features and user-friendly design. Developed by the skilled team at HOZO, this smart ruler is intended to cater to all your desktop measuring needs with its infinite customizable scales, units, and 0.1mm resolution.

One…

How to use Bluetooth Classic on ESP32 Getting Started with Bluetooth Classic on ESP32

The ESP32 is a powerful, low-cost microcontroller that is widely used in the development of IoT projects. It is popular for its high processing power, low energy consumption, and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities.

Bluetooth Classic is a wireless communication protocol that is used for connecting devices over short distances.…

Auto-GPT Auto-GPT: an AI which can rewrite its Own Code

A new open-source project called Auto-GPT has been making waves on GitHub. Developed by Torantulino, this innovative project allows GPT-4 to be fully autonomous, giving it the ability to work by itself without human intervention.

Auto-GPT enhances GPT-4's capabilities by enabling it to access the internet…