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Could the Internet of Sound bridge the gap between IoT and offline devices?

jlucas

The Internet of Things has been hailed as a game changing innovation within technology and manufacturing, with some even hailing IoT as standing at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution. However, if there's one current limitation to I...
- 8 Dec 2016
Fetching data from server | Arduino on ESP8266

oksbwn

www.youtube.com/watchFetching data to Server (LOCAL and Online) using WifiClient on from ESP8266 module using Arduino IDE. In this video I have shown how to fetch data from a remote/local server by using HTTP Get call over a TCP connection by using A...
- 7 Dec 2016
Hercules LaunchPad and GaN FETs - Side Note B: Look at the PCB

Jan Cumps

I'm designing a BoosterPack to evaluate GaN devices with the help of a microcontroller.I've received PCBs from Seeed. Let's have a look ... This is my first Seeed order (a kind element14 community member gave me a rebate coupon that I happily us...
- 6 Dec 2016
Controlling Raspberry Pi from Smart Phone

rithvikpodduturi

Step 1: Getting Raspberry pi IP Address:To begin with the project, one will need to know the IP address the raspberry pi. In order to do so connect your raspberry pi with the LCD and, type ifconfig or hostname-I in the terminal window.Note: Only for ...
- 6 Dec 2016
Better way of administering a Linux box without directly logging in as root.

jgerred

A lot of folks that set up a computer have a tendency to use an administrator account for every day purposes. While this does make it easier to use the computer, it causes unnecessary risks from a security standpoint in that administrator acces...
- 6 Dec 2016
Free Power

tdbr

Project ProPosalBilal Ahmad (MCA)Innovator, Researcher.yattoo.bilal@rediffmail.comCell no: +91-9469151638, 9419548626,Srinagar KashmirEarth powErHidden power harvest Earth’s upper layer with The HelpOf EMI Of Earth.Introduction:Power harvest from ear...
- 5 Dec 2016
indian economy

mandeep11904

India needs a Rs.200 note, not a Rs.2,000 note and the science behind itRavi Abhyankar/01 December 2016What should be the size of the Apple Mac screen? Technically, Apple can produce hundreds of different sizes, but they have settled on four: 13.3 in...
- 4 Dec 2016
Computer Security Day . . . .

the-dubster

Ah, well, as I tend to use fingerprint recognition on my mobile device I guess that updating it will be tricky . . . Maybe one of those fingerprint removers like in the 'Men In Black' movies (thank goodness I didn't opt for iris scanning, have ...
- 2 Dec 2016
BBC micro:bit - Big Idea Challenge

oksbwn

Project Details: I am using this board to make a health tracker which will record the daily physical activities fitted into the shoes and will sync the data to smartphone or server for analytics. That can again be extended by pairing with smartphone ...
- 2 Dec 2016
Programming using C/C++ (Offline IDE Setup) | BBC Microbit

oksbwn

www.youtube.com/watchGuys this tutorial is around BBC Microbit and programming the microbit using mbed C/C++ IDE but for this i have used Yotta command line tool provided by mbed for building the code. This let's you explore many features of the micr...
- 2 Dec 2016
Los Angeles MK News

gabrielnielsen

Regarding the end to Shanghai MK’s cooperative partnership We regret to inform you that due to problems including with license renewals, Shanghai MK’s partnership with Hertz China will be terminated at the end of this year. Hertz-MK will co...
- 1 Dec 2016
Computer Security Day - Getting my Cyber Security Badge ;)

gihu

About security... I always buy anti-virus (now using bitdefender), I always wait for black friday offers... And for passwords always try to use a mix with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols if allowed. Important avoiding special dates (births...
- 30 Nov 2016
System Components - Using MATLAB for Robocon-India 2017

infprasanna

Robocon 2017 - Tasks at hand Hi all – Prasanna here from MathWorks. Last week’s blog post we talked about the Robocon India contest at a high level. This week, we take a closer look at the task. The goal is to stack discs at the seven designated spot...
- 28 Nov 2016
A gas analyzer basics

demimisu

ABSTRACT:This paper gives the employment of different gas analyzer along with their working principle and their components in detail. And i believe this new technological world is being rooted through different effects to living things and our eterna...
- 26 Nov 2016
A strange quandary

the-dubster

Recently something unusual has happened, my finances have taken a rather positive turn for the first time in over a decade, maybe two! I now find myself more able to afford the things I want as opposed to just the things I need. Now I'm not sayi...
- 26 Nov 2016
Energy Harvesting from RF of Mobile networks

tdbr

Project proposal Bilal Ahmad (MCA)Innovator, Researcher.yattoo.bilal@rediffmail.comCell no: +91-9419548626Srinagar Kashmir It self-mobile charging circuitproposals Radio Waves Converts to Electricity/Electricity Capture From Space (Energy H...
- 25 Nov 2016
Architecture of the CPU

timswift

Now that I have completed the ALU I can move onto the data path and registers.Here are some of my constraints; no tri-state bufferskeep the number of registers to a minimum (less then five, an 8 bit register uses 64 transistors)use the ALU to in...
- 16 Nov 2016
Open Platform Communications (OPC) Server from Tibbo Technology

dmitry_slepov

OPC stands for «Open Platform Communications» that is a set of specifications and standards for industrial telecommunication. OPC defines the transfer of real-time plant data between control devices from various manufacturers. The aim of OPC was to s...
- 16 Nov 2016
Four Important skills for Quickly and Efficientyl Wiring PCB

jimmysking

Some useful skills for wiring PCB,Maybe can help youElectronic Components Distributor | Win Source|Four Important skills for PCB wiring
- 16 Nov 2016
90 kW PWM, Sine Wave Inverter Design: 115 VAC/200VAC, 3-PH, 400 Hz Out using a TI DSP

kkazem

I recently designed a 400 Hz sine wave output inverter at 90 kW with 115 VAC (Line-to-Neutral) & 200 VAC (Line-to-Line) output using a sine PWM technique. A prototype was built and tested based on the Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320F2812 fixed-poin...
- 15 Nov 2016
#ele16 was great but huge!

danteo

It was so big that I couldn't see a half of what was on my list in the limited time available.Thanks to Farnell for the ticket!
- 14 Nov 2016
The Complete 8 Bit ALU

timswift

I finished the ALU (all 8 bits) and the test-board yesterday. It contains 355 transistors without the test board.In all it took less then two days to construct and trouble-shoot (not including the small boards).It is interesting to note that the ALU ...
- 13 Nov 2016
Home automation using (raspberry and arduino)

nicolaoscon96

Hello There, I need some ideas for one project i've been working for a while(actually 2 year or more i change 3 raspberry until now upgrades) . I got the idea from the movie Ironman. I said to my self to built something like (JARVI...
- 10 Nov 2016
Fourth-generation SCADA system: AggreGate SCADA/HMI

vasilina_st

In this article, Victor Polyakov, Managing Director, Tibbo Systems, will keep introducing AggreGate IoT Platform-based products. In 2010, two years after AggreGate Network Manager release, we started AggreGate SCADA/HMI project ‒ fourth-generation SC...
- 9 Nov 2016
New 4-Terminal Bulk Metal Z Foil Current Sense Resistor - CSM3637F

DavidGazit

For medical, energy, military, and aerospace markets, Vishay Foil Resistors’ new CSM3637F four-terminal Bulk Metal Z Foil high-precision current sense resistor combines excellent load-life stability with low TCR and a high power rating to 3 W.http://...
- 6 Nov 2016