SimulIDE: A Simple Real-Time Electronic Circuit Simulator

SimulIDE: A Simple Real-Time Electronic Circuit Simulator

Yao Yiyi Introduction: SimulIDE is a simple real-time electronic circuit simulator designed for enthusiasts or students to learn and experiment with simple electronic circuits and microcontrollers. It also features a code editor and debugger for GcBasic, Arduino, PIC, and AVR.It theoretically meets the basic simulation requirements for digital and analog electronics; the entire tool’s operation … Read more

DIY Computer Hack: Intelligent Screen Brightness Adjustment

DIY Computer Hack: Intelligent Screen Brightness Adjustment

MAKER: Ashraf Minhaj / Translated by: Qu Wujin (Please indicate the source) Smartphones generally come with built-in light sensors, but some laptops do not have them. When you work with such a laptop in certain environments, how can you make the laptop automatically adjust the screen brightness according to the ambient light? Here, we are … Read more

When LEGO Meets Arduino: Bluetooth Control in Close Range

When LEGO Meets Arduino: Bluetooth Control in Close Range

Once upon a time in Denmark, there was a king named Harald Blatand who unified the constantly warring Danish tribes into a complete nation. The king had a nickname called “blátǫnn,” which translates to Bluetooth in English. In ancient Nordic script, the initials of the king’s name “H” and “B” were written differently: Indeed, this … Read more

Arduino Example: Detecting Environmental Temperature and Humidity with DHT11

Arduino Example: Detecting Environmental Temperature and Humidity with DHT11

DHT11 is a low-cost temperature and humidity sensor that uses a moisture-sensitive resistor to measure humidity, employs a digital temperature sensor for temperature testing, and processes the data using a microcontroller with serial output. The DHT11 costs about 4 yuan, though it is not aesthetically pleasing. The DHT22 is priced around 15 yuan, and while … Read more

Unlocking the Future: Arduino and Maker Courses at Jiangsi Primary School

Unlocking the Future: Arduino and Maker Courses at Jiangsi Primary School

Nurturing Future Makers Jiangsi Teachers and Students in Action Induction doors in public places Traffic lights on the road Car reversing radar Delivery robots in restaurants …… The era of artificial intelligence has arrived! Are you ready? 01 Line-following car Let the car drive along a specific trajectory, that’s the principle of delivery robots! 02 … Read more

Upgrading the Tandy Model 100: A Retro Computing Journey

Upgrading the Tandy Model 100: A Retro Computing Journey

The tricky part is its strange display. In 2021, I purchased a Tandy Model 100 (often referred to as M100) for about $90 at the Vintage Computer Festival in the Eastern United States. This computer was first released in 1983 and is a pioneer of modern laptops, featuring a high-quality keyboard and an LCD display. … Read more

Comparison of 3 Major Open Source Hardware Platforms

Comparison of 3 Major Open Source Hardware Platforms

Author Introduction: Liu Duanyang, founder of the MBH Raspberry Pi Intelligent Robot Club (hereinafter referred to as the MBH Club), a promoter of the collaborative model of intelligent hardware crowdsourcing in China, who first proposed the use of “crowdsourcing + collective intelligence programming” to solve problems in the scientific research process. Integration of hardware and … Read more

Creating Fireflies with Arduino: A Beginner’s Guide

Creating Fireflies with Arduino: A Beginner's Guide

Click the blue text above to follow “Innovation Forest Maker Space” for more information. Hands-on I Science I Fun Make creativity a habit for children. @Innovation Forest Maker Space If you are interested in technology education, you must be familiar with Arduino! So, let’s first learn about Arduino. What is Arduino? Arduino is a convenient, … Read more

The Origin and Development of Arduino

The Origin and Development of Arduino

Today, in the field of the Internet of Things, the open-source hardware Arduino can be said to be popular all over the world, becoming the first choice for many electronics enthusiasts and hardware geeks.So, do you know the origin and development history of Arduino? Origin In the winter of 2005, a cold winter, Massimo Banzi’s … Read more

DIY Multimeter with Arduino: A Complete Guide

DIY Multimeter with Arduino: A Complete Guide

Design Requirements: This project can use Arduino, Uno or Duemilanove boards, and has three design modes: · Standalone – Measurement data can be observed in the form of character or graphic LCD display modules. · Connected – Can connect to a PC via Arduino IDE Serial Monitor for readings. · Combined – Data can be … Read more