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Grey Tracker (v1)

Grey is the neutral achromatic color midway between white and black – Am I right? If you want to make something of yourself to detect the grey, let me give you a cheap and cheerful idea. […]

DC Voltage Booster/Multiplier

Do you like the idea of high-voltage electronic sparking devices, but don’t have the time or patience to learn the complex theory? Here’s a simple tutorial that can help you to make many high-voltage projects […]

USB LED Flashlight

USB LED Flashlight presented here is a simple do-it-yourself rechargeable flashlight with built in rechargeable cell, cell charger, white light source, and a standard usb interface for overnight charging. Since the design is based on […]

USBtinyISP Primer

While Googling for nothing, I noticed a little device “USBtinyISP” helpful for programming Attiny85 microcontrollers using the same setup method as for handling Arduino sketches. There’s also no difference in the development environment as we […]

Simple Thermostat for Electric Geyser

Here is a simple yet highly reliable thermal control circuit which can be used with almost all electric geysers. The Arduino microcontroller based circuit switches an electromagnetic relay on or off according to the temperature […]

Optical Smoke Alarm

Optical smoke alarms, also known as photo-electric smoke alarms, are particularly useful in bedrooms, lounges, hallways, and in other areas where we can otherwise expect false alarms from the common ionization smoke alarms. An optical […]

Digital Pulse Counter

Recently I came to understand the true demand for a multi-purpose digital pulse counter. So I designed an east-to-build digital pulse counter circuit based on some generally available cheap electronic components. The quick microcontroller based […]