Engineering Posts

23 Mar

Enginursday: Battery Management

This post explores how to use the power control features of the Battery Babysitter to make a product with the features we expect from portable embedded electronics.

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16 Mar

Enginursday: Pandora's Box - The Moving Motion Detector

As I've been on location the past couple months attached to a secret project, I decided this week's build was going to be a motion detector I could use in the field.

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9 Mar

The Wild World of Connectors

The market for connectors is enormous. Let's discuss how to find the connector that works for you.

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2 Mar

Enginursday: Getting Started with LTspice

Learn the basics of SPICE simulation with Linear Technologies' free LTspice program.

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23 Feb

Enginursday: The Macchiato Synth and MIDI Tools

Our next installment in the Synth Saga fits in the palm of your hand!

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16 Feb

Enginursday: New Product Sneak Preview

Q&A With Jamie Robertson of Robertsonics

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9 Feb

Enginursday: Creating a Smart Water Sensor with the ESP32 Thing

Setting up a sensor to text you if your basement is in danger of flooding

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2 Feb

Enginursday: The LoverMatic

Revisiting the venerable HaterMatic project, with a Valentine's Day twist!

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26 Jan

Enginursday: Eniac, The Data-Logging Web Server

A brief overview of the new Raspberry Pi-based data-logging web server from Atlas Scientific

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19 Jan

Enginursday: The Pro-One and Proto-8 Synthesizers, with Teensy!

Looking to emulate modular synthesizers with the Teensy Audio platform? Read on!

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