"Short Circuits" kits offer a hands-on way to learn about microcontrollers and circuits. Each kit is an entire electronics course, supported by detailed documentation. If you’ve ever wanted to ...

Arduino is a very popular open-source platform and Arduino UNO is one of the most loved microcontrollers among electronics hobbyists worldwide. It consists of a physical programmable circuit board and ...

A rotary encoder is a type of electromechanical position sensor that can be used to identify the angular position of the rotary shaft. This type of sensor or module generates an electrical signal ...

For the challenge, I wanted to send data from my computer's real serial port (RS232 9-pin connector). For that, I created an adaptor circuit because the voltages on a computer serial port are ...

The Power Supply schematic includes a 5vdc Sensor regulator. This reduces the load (and heat generated) on the Arduino on-board linear regulator, and also allows more effective input protection by ...

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. Anyone interested in creating interactive objects can “play” with Arduino! Described ...

If you are designing your own intelligent “Graden Computer” with an optional digital plant moisture sensor/water pump controller that lights an LED to alert the user when it is time to water a potted ...

Arduino fanatics rejoice: Autodesk and Circuits.io have jointly released a new electronics design tool with some unique features: 123D Circuits. Anyone familiar with Autodesk knows they have a bit of ...