Understanding PID Control Through Stories and Animations

Understanding PID Control Through Stories and Animations

Tip: Click the “Chemical Workers Club” above to follow ↑ for more industry insights! The 2nd Pharmaceutical and Chemical Production Process Control Summit Forum 2024 and Continuous, Automated Control and Optimization Technology Exchange Conference Part One What is PID? PID stands for “Proportional, Integral, Derivative,” and it is a very common control algorithm. PID has … Read more

Working Principle and Driving Methods of Stepper Motors

Working Principle and Driving Methods of Stepper Motors

What is a Stepper Motor? A stepper motor is a type of motor that converts electrical pulse signals into corresponding angular displacement or linear displacement. For a stepper motor, each input pulse signal causes the rotor to rotate by a certain angle or take a step forward. The output angular displacement or linear displacement is … Read more

Using Breadboards: Are They Made of Bread?

Using Breadboards: Are They Made of Bread?

Before the invention of the breadboard (in the 1960s), you had to use a technique called wire wrapping to build circuits. The wire wrap connects the circuit by linking conductive posts to a perforated board and winding wires around them. As shown in the image below, the circuit can be quite complex. The circuit board … Read more

Teaching Design for Open Source Hardware Project Design

Teaching Design for Open Source Hardware Project Design

Guangdong Education Edition High School Information Technology Mandatory Course 1 “Data and Computing” Guangdong Education Edition High School Information Technology Mandatory Course 2 “Information Systems and Society” Guangdong Education Edition High School Information Technology Elective Course 1 “Data and Data Structures” Guangdong Education Edition High School Information Technology Elective Course 2 “Network Basics” Lesson Plan … Read more

Understanding DC-DC Boost Converter Principles: Cases and Diagrams

Understanding DC-DC Boost Converter Principles: Cases and Diagrams

Today, I will share with you the DC-DC boost circuit. This mainly concerns: DC-DC boost circuits, DC-DC boost module principles, and how to construct a DC-DC boost circuit. 1. What is a DC-DC Converter? A DC-DC converter is a type of power electronics circuit that can effectively convert direct current from one voltage to another. … Read more

Microfluidic Isolation and Enrichment of Nanoparticles

Microfluidic Isolation and Enrichment of Nanoparticles

Xie Y, Rufo J, Zhong R, Rich J, Li P, Leong KW, Huang TJ. Microfluidic Isolation and Enrichment of Nanoparticles. ACS Nano. 2020 Dec 22;14(12):16220-16240. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06336. Epub 2020 Nov 30. PMID: 33252215; PMCID: PMC8164652. In recent decades, the application of nanoparticles has increased in various applications, ranging from efficient electronics to targeted drug delivery. … Read more

Design and Practice of Open Source Hardware Curriculum for 4C Skills Development

Design and Practice of Open Source Hardware Curriculum for 4C Skills Development

Editor’s Note: In 2017, the “Guidelines for Comprehensive Practical Activities Curriculum in Primary and Secondary Schools” issued by the Ministry of Education pointed out that comprehensive practical activities are interdisciplinary practical courses that start from the real life and development needs of students, discover problems from life situations, transform them into activity themes, and cultivate … Read more

Summary of Common Chip Types

Summary of Common Chip Types

Source:Failure Analysis and Reliability Testing of Semiconductor Components Author:Chip Failure Analysis With the prosperity of modern electronic products, chips have become an indispensable component of various electronic devices. Although chips may sound somewhat abstract, they can actually be categorized into different types. Let’s explore some common types of chips together. 1. Microcontroller (MCU) A microcontroller … Read more

Build a Simple Mecanum Wheel Robot from Scratch

Build a Simple Mecanum Wheel Robot from Scratch

1. Preparation The Mecanum wheel robot is a type of robot that can achieve omnidirectional movement, with its core being the specially designed Mecanum wheels. To build a Mecanum wheel robot from scratch, you may need to prepare the following components and tools: 1. Materials and Components Mecanum Wheels: Choose Mecanum wheels of the appropriate … Read more

How to Build a GPS-Enabled E-Paper Clock

How to Build a GPS-Enabled E-Paper Clock

MAKER: mattwach/Translated by: 趣无尽 The combination of an e-paper display with any frame creates a classic look. Its unique nostalgic quality ensures that the display works created with it remain timeless. Previously, we introduced an e-paper photo frame: it can display one classic film for an entire year using a black-and-white frame display. Today, we … Read more