You can use a microcontroller to build a clock. After all, a clock is just something that counts the passage of time. The only problem is that microcontrollers can’t track time very accurately. They ...

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The 555 timer IC, originally introduced by the Signetics Corporation around 1971, is perhaps one of the most popular analog integrated circuits ever produced. In this new Elektor book, the focus is on ...

The automatic street-cum-porch light integrates the functionalities of street and porch lights into a single unit, optimising space and reducing clutter. By using LEDs, it offers energy savings and ...

Take a Raspberry Pi Pico and connect a 555 timer to one of its GPIOs. Arrange for the 555 to poke the Pico about 10 times a second. Treat that "poke" as an interrupt. On the interrupt, light the ...

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This circuit emulates the functionality of the classic 555-Timer IC. It was designed using open-source tools and was taped-out in the Skywater 130nm CMOS process through TinyTapeout on April 19th 2024 ...

Water conservation is the biggest concern these days. Smaller human error can lead to gallons of waste of water due to improper system management of water. Using this ...