Let’s get to know the Intel technology implemented in SmartEverything, taking an overall look at the concepts at the base of it. You are probably familiar with the Arduino-like prototyping board series called SmartEverything, developed in partnership with Arrow Electronics, something we have talked about at length in last February’s issue; that time, while…
Let’s prepare the G-code, starting from the Gerber file, so to finally print our PCB. In the previous installment, we left you after having analyzed the hardware that enables us to manage our CNC by means of whichever modern computer that is not supplied with a parallel port (as long as it supplied with…
How you can read from his Twitter profile, Dale Dougherty is the Founder of MAKE Magazine and creator of Maker Faire. I had the opportunity to interview him about the makers, about Arduino and Raspberry Pi and obviously about the open-source world. Boris Landoni – We often hear the word “Maker”, but what features…
Design and technology in a perfect marriage: applying the DUST network for internet enabled control of an innovative modular sofa that can be adjusted at will, thanks to an electronic section prototyped with SmartEverything. In the previous issues of Elettronica In we have introduced the new SmartEverything family, a wide range of application…
We melt metals using the ZVS (Zero Voltage Switching) technique, applied to a 1000 W RLC resonant circuit. Have you ever wondered how powerful the electric-magnetic fields around us can get? The question is fitting because nowadays we have a lot of examples showing how we are surrounded by countless electromagnetic waves, due…
A virtual shield and a smartphone, with the addition of ultrasound sensors that allow us to detect passage and direction of anyone crossing a passage. Most of Arduino’s success is also due to the fact that the base features of this board can be expanded by simply adding shields, which are boards containing hardware…
Home cinema becomes even more immersive thanks to Raspberry and addressable LEDs: let’s re-create the Ambilight TV effect on any other TV using Raspberry and Kodi. What’s better than watching a movie in front of your TV in the summer heat or …under a warm blanket in the winter? Once the perfect mood…
We are going to create a system managed by a smartphone for controlling home appliances and electric devices through Wi-Fi. Suppose you want to create a system for your home appliances and that you want to create it using a simple solution, a modular solution characterized by a wide array of customization…
It detects humidity through two sensors which are to be used alternatively to let us know when there is water on the ground because it’s raining, or when the water level in a flowerpot is too low and it needs watering. How can we know the right value of the soil humidity in a…
Some time ago we had introduced you to the Torpedo switching power supply, a particular kind of DC/DC power supply called SEPIC capable of supplying 5 V from several external supply sources, such as an external voltage between around 3.5 and 20 V, the 5 V coming from a USB connector or the 3…
One of the beauties of image processing is its wide range of end applications from autonomous drones and cars, to medical and scientific imaging. This diverse range of applications brings with it a diverse range of requirements and solutions, from embedding the intelligence at the edge, to leveraging the power of the cloud. In…
Let’s build an interactive table equipped with a display and manual commands to create everything from videogames to animations for communication, teaching and entertainment. LED strips with serial control, and Neopixels in particular, allow us to create, when conveniently combined, many lighting effects and even matrix displays that can go up to remarkable dimensions;…
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