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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Project14</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/</link><description>Monthly Electronics &amp;amp; Design Project Competitions.  Build projects around themes, submit video proof, and win free products regardless of level of expertise.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/b/show-and-tell/posts/cutebitrobot?CommentId=a7364e1f-e4d9-4630-a843-a747d853d984</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a7364e1f-e4d9-4630-a843-a747d853d984</guid><dc:creator>kmikemoo</dc:creator><description>arjunkulkarni Cute project. Any video?</description></item><item><title>Blog Post: CuteBit Robot</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/b/show-and-tell/posts/cutebitrobot</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e7cf8eca-780a-4f51-a3d4-ee7b7d004635</guid><dc:creator>arjunkulkarni</dc:creator><description>The Expressive AI Desktop Robot CuteBit is an open-source, voice-controlled AI robot that combines a powerful Local LLM &amp;quot;Brain&amp;quot; (running on a host PC) with an expressive ESP32 &amp;quot;Body&amp;quot; . Unlike standard voice assistants, CuteBit has a physical presence, capable of moving, expressing emotions via animated eyes, and responding to natural language commands with personality. GitHub</description><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/esp">esp</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/raspberry%2bpi">raspberry pi</category></item><item><title>Page: Show and Tell Your Electronics Projects</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/p/show-and-tell-your-electronics-projects</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1d08ee81-2511-48f4-90bc-3bdb185635f3</guid><dc:creator /><description>Have you ever built an exciting electronics project but have nowhere to show it off? Share it on the element14 Community in our Show &amp;amp; Tell competition! It could be something you built previously in your spare time, at work, as part of your university studies, or something you are working on right now. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is write a blog and include all the photos, videos, diagrams, code, etc. that you can. How To Win To be in the running to win the prize, submit your project here as a blog: When writing your project entry, you will be expected to include: Your plan for your project, how it works and what it does, and what inspired you to build it. Document step-by-step how you built your project. Any interesting problems you ran into and how you solved them or worked around them. If your project is a work in progress, document what stage your project is at right now and what is working/not working, and what your remaining challenges are. Click here for a full guide on how to write a winning project blog. Below are some recent projects submitted by community members to give you an idea of potential layouts for project blogs and how you can incorporate images etc. into your blog: Important Dates Competition open for submissions 24th June - 30th August 2026 Deadline for submissions 23:59 UK time 30th August 2026 Winners announced 4th September 2026 Prizes shipped (estimated) 11th September2026 If you have any problems with the element14 Community or engaging with the competition, please &amp;quot;Report a Problem&amp;quot; in Feedback and Support . About Project14 Competitions This is your opportunity to build an electronics project using just what you have lying around, what you can upcycle or purchase, and be in with a chance of winning a prize! Project14 competitions are lots of fun, no pressure, and a chance to share with like-minded engineers and makers across the world.</description></item><item><title>Blog: Makevember!</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/b/makevember</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:10070507-eefa-4a01-8dac-3585244c96be</guid><dc:creator /><description>Projects and Creations for the Makers Month of November</description></item><item><title>Blog: Make a Connection</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/b/make-a-connection</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1767bdd8-b5e1-46c6-89d3-506349394ff6</guid><dc:creator /><description>Post your Project Competition Entries for the Make a Connection competition</description></item><item><title>Blog: Show and Tell!</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/b/show-and-tell</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:99addf86-7e7a-4b91-900a-8abfeec01dc5</guid><dc:creator /><description>Post your Project Competition Entries for the Show and Tell competition</description></item><item><title>Blog: News</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/b/news</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:85830e77-b970-430f-8261-d2750145a3db</guid><dc:creator /><description>Project14 News and Updates from the element14 Community Team</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/revisiting-the-cypress-s6sae101a00sa1002-solar-powered-iot-device-kit?CommentId=ba66220d-c280-45ef-8d06-fab7e774a61b</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:22:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ba66220d-c280-45ef-8d06-fab7e774a61b</guid><dc:creator>Robmac</dc:creator><description>Yeah, I have two kits, one of which I&amp;#39;ve left as the default beacon firmware and which works under solar power. The other I&amp;#39;ve been programming myself, and have been unable to replicate the beacon firmware. With a multimeter hooked up, I can see that it&amp;#39;s never quite managing to start up. The manual is admirably detailed but is missing some key parts like the clock settings pane from the GUI.</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/revisiting-the-cypress-s6sae101a00sa1002-solar-powered-iot-device-kit?CommentId=dd400b5c-9c23-42c5-b7ed-d2dfdad75acb</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:dd400b5c-9c23-42c5-b7ed-d2dfdad75acb</guid><dc:creator>BigG</dc:creator><description>It should definitely work as a beacon or broadcaster under solar power. I&amp;#39;m not sure how well it would work, if you&amp;#39;re trying to connect to the device while it&amp;#39;s powered with a solar cell.</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/revisiting-the-cypress-s6sae101a00sa1002-solar-powered-iot-device-kit?CommentId=5b427294-5fce-4dd8-9c0d-a0316b062c44</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5b427294-5fce-4dd8-9c0d-a0316b062c44</guid><dc:creator>Robmac</dc:creator><description>Thank you very much for looking, I really appreciate it. Regarding the jumper: I&amp;#39;ve done that part successfully, so my LED blinker program works from the solar cell (allowing for early brown out). When I try BLE transmission however, I can only get that working with USB power. The current from the solar cell isn&amp;#39;t sufficient. I think I&amp;#39;m failing to enact a low-poeer startup properly, so the various clocks etc are causing large current spikes before the program ever enters main().</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/revisiting-the-cypress-s6sae101a00sa1002-solar-powered-iot-device-kit?CommentId=e4107d47-83b7-42f8-9c29-e90ff5023f0b</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e4107d47-83b7-42f8-9c29-e90ff5023f0b</guid><dc:creator>BigG</dc:creator><description>It certainly is a long shot. I have switched over to LinuxOS now on my computers. I will have to see if I saved those examples on a backup drive somewhere. If you&amp;#39;re able to run things when USB-powered then I think it&amp;#39;s just a case of changing a shunt on the Power Select header (see road test review).</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/energy-harvesting/b/blog/posts/revisiting-the-cypress-s6sae101a00sa1002-solar-powered-iot-device-kit?CommentId=a2c331b6-42ff-4185-9c31-a7abec61331f</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a2c331b6-42ff-4185-9c31-a7abec61331f</guid><dc:creator>Robmac</dc:creator><description>Hi BigG , This is a long shot, but do you happen to still have those examples archived? The kit is now obsolete, so the examples aren&amp;#39;t available from the company, and I am trying to get it working. I can program it to run things when USB-powered, but I am struggling to get things to run off the solar cell (except a simple LED blinker program). Having the examples to consult would be a bit help, so if you are able to send me them, please may you?</description></item><item><title>File: UltraSonic range finder with arduino and IDEC HMI</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/m/managed-videos/151344</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 03:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:de6f1d3a-bd84-49c3-80b4-d2c7ec021b50</guid><dc:creator>SensoredHacker0</dc:creator><description>loads of little struggles to get this working. put it on pins that conflict with the Ethernet shield. .. stay off pin 9,10, the Ethernet shield uses those pins. Here we&amp;#39;re using Maintenance Protocol to send a float to the HMI. Timing, was an issue...</description><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/plc">plc</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/arduino%2buno">arduino uno</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/hmi">hmi</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/idec">idec</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/Bangor%2bMakerspace">Bangor Makerspace</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/lonely%2bbinary">lonely binary</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/industrial%2bautomation">industrial automation</category><category domain="https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/tags/arduino">arduino</category></item><item><title>File: Lab Bench Power Supply: MP710086 / MP710086 Quick Review!</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/test-instrumentation/m/managed-videos/151331</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d286d596-3a94-466a-acbf-de1b00b7dfba</guid><dc:creator>shabaz</dc:creator><description>I&amp;#39;ve got through quite a few power supplies, but have not been completely happy with any of them in the past. I liked that this one (I purchased the 60V 3A model) is easy-to-use, and has decent performance. It&amp;#39;s linear and low-noise, and will be u...</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/nfc-rfid/b/blog/posts/nfc-antenna-tuning-without-a-vna?CommentId=d2b252b0-9a17-4402-b6ee-25beafa41a19</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d2b252b0-9a17-4402-b6ee-25beafa41a19</guid><dc:creator>Luka851</dc:creator><description>Hi, lot of time has passed. Have you ever tried to measure impedance of a hand winded copper coil? I have an nfc keyfob, blue ones that usually come with the reader, I wanted to measure its impedance for learning purposes, and then to tune it fo it matches the rc5180 reader module matching circuit. Do you know if it is possible to measure it without VNA, and then what shall I use and how? with just a coild be enough, should it have an nfc chip on it, or resistors and capasitors? thank you</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/smartalarmclock/b/blog/posts/self-adjusting-clock-with-e-display?CommentId=c203394f-0055-46da-8831-f6e4fc67eac8</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c203394f-0055-46da-8831-f6e4fc67eac8</guid><dc:creator>Catalino</dc:creator><description>nice, but i dont think it will be a great idea for an indoor clock, GPS signal doesnt get indoors , maybe near windows, pls someone tell m rong</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/pynqworkshop/b/blog/posts/2020-pynq-z2-workshop---in-2026-getting-started-lab-1?CommentId=8f4831c6-ca42-4fb5-b455-3180e76fc26c</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8f4831c6-ca42-4fb5-b455-3180e76fc26c</guid><dc:creator>kmikemoo</dc:creator><description>Jan Cumps Thank you for the links. Next on the To Do list is the webinar series that you and Enrico did in 2021. It&amp;#39;s a lot to absorb.</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/pynqworkshop/b/blog/posts/2020-pynq-z2-workshop---in-2026-getting-started-lab-1?CommentId=6a35a392-89cd-4ec4-8ec5-3578c13b603c</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:6a35a392-89cd-4ec4-8ec5-3578c13b603c</guid><dc:creator>robogary</dc:creator><description>You&amp;#39;re over the hard part, getting started.</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/pynqworkshop/b/blog/posts/2020-pynq-z2-workshop---in-2026-getting-started-lab-1?CommentId=ea663f36-9d11-4879-b4b1-1acccd1c0503</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ea663f36-9d11-4879-b4b1-1acccd1c0503</guid><dc:creator>Jan Cumps</dc:creator><description>My training track with that board: Blogs: https://community.element14.com/search?q=pynq#serpauthor=17018&amp;amp;serpcategory=blog Forum: https://community.element14.com/search?q=pynq#serpauthor=17018&amp;amp;serpcategory=forum</description></item><item><title /><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/pynqworkshop/b/blog/posts/2020-pynq-z2-workshop---in-2026-getting-started-lab-1?CommentId=f4900697-0f05-486e-ade9-2cf199be953e</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f4900697-0f05-486e-ade9-2cf199be953e</guid><dc:creator>Jan Cumps</dc:creator><description>The climb gets steeper from here but that&amp;#39;s just part of the adventure. On the other hand, the Jupyter and python layers make it easier to experiment and prototype with HDL. Easier to try out, learn, change ...</description></item></channel></rss>