Give Us Your Ideas on DIY Test Instrumentation Projects in the Comments Below!
The theme this month is DIY Test Instrumentation . If you're getting started, it's a fun way to explore design & electronics projects while making something useful. You'll find examples on this page to encourage you to get your hands dirty with microprocessors, development boards, soldering, and tinkering. DIY test equipment projects will further your understanding of how electronics work. If you are a design & electronics enthusiast, this is an opportunity to make homemade tools & instruments that fits your needs, at a fraction of the price of more expensive equipment.
Examples of DIY test equipment include oscilloscopes, function generators, audio impedance meters, capacitance meters, AC/DC LED Indicators, 554 Timer IC Tester, digital frequency counters, digital pressure guage, MOSFET tester, wire tracers, tachnometers, mains power line sniffer, and digital voltmeters.
If you're an electronics & design enthusiast, you probably spend as much time fussing over your hand tools as your hand instruments.
Here are some examples of projects that you can do:
A Simple DC Electronic load for the experimenter's Shop. by jw0752
tinyMonster - Analog Precision opto-isolator by mahmood.hassan
Frequency Counter (Square, Sine or Tri angular) by mahmood.hassan
"No Lies" IR Thermometer by koudelad
"No lies" IR Thermometer - part I
"No lies" IR Thermometer - part II
"No lies" IR Thermometer - part III
"No lies" IR Thermometer - part IV
µBOSS .... Test Instrumentation ... micro:bit by dougw
Tiny DVM by dubbie
TinyDVM#1
TinyDVM#2
TinyDVM#3 : Colour and Final Case
TinyDVM#4 : Graphical Display
TinyDVM#5 : Web Display of Voltages
Simple resistance measurement with the micro bit and voltage divider by kk99
SCPI on a Linux Board - Part 4b: TCP/IP SCPI and Instrument Service 100% Working by Jan Cumps
Working Prototype of a Kelvin (4-Wire) Milliohm Meter by fmilburn
A Transistor Load by jc2048
Project PITS by three-phase
Your Chance to Win
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One Grand Prize Winner Wins a $200 Shopping Cart! | Three First Place Winners Win a $100 Shopping Cart! |
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Your Project Examples
The Theme You Voted For: Test Instrumentation | |
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Arduino oscilloscope - DIY entry device | Project14's DIY Test Equipment: DIY Constant Current Load |
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DIY Test Equipment: Mini Air Jet | Cyclops-1000: An Electronic Eye for Rotational Speed Measurement |
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Vintage 555 - A general-purpose button debouncer | DIY Test Equipment: Ears and Tears 2020 (A Logic Probe) |
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Your Project, Your Ideas!
About Project14 | Directions |
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Every month you'll have a new poll where you'll get to decide an upcoming project competition, based on your interests, that will take place a couple of months in advance. Themes are broad in scope so that everyone can participate regardless of skill set.
What are Monthly Themes?
What are Monthly Theme Polls?
| Step 1: Log in or register on element14, it's easy and free. Step 2: Post in the comments section below to begin a discussion on your idea. Videos, pictures and text are all welcomed forms of submission. Step 3: Submit a blog post of your progress on your project by the end of the month. You are free to submit as many blog entries as you like until the beginning of the next theme.
Be sure to include video proof of your project!
Visit: DIY Test Instrumentation
You have until any time on August 16th to submit your completed project!
A jury consisting of your peers will judge project submissions! |
Give Us Your Ideas on DIY Test Instrumentation Projects in the Comments Below!
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