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What is an Ultrasonic Sensor and how it works?

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If you are new to electronics, you might have so many questions like what is an Ultrasonic sensor? How it can measure the distance of any object? In this section, we will try to find the answers to such questions. Once you have all the required components with you, you can follow the steps mentioned below and work on the project. Take a look at the picture of an ultrasonic sensor below. On the left, we have the front view of an ultrasonic sensor and on the right side, we get to see the backside view of the ultrasonic sensor. We have two transducers at the front of this sensor that you can see in the first image. One transducer is used to transmit, the ultrasonic burst at 40kHz, and another one receives the reflected ultrasonic burst. We have 2 pins (i.e. Vcc and GND) for powering up the sensor and 2 pins (i.e. Trigger and Echo) for measuring the distance. Now, let’s try to understand the working with the help of timing diagram below. At first, we need to set the Trigger pin of the ultr...

How to Choose Desired Inductors for Your Application?

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Different types of inductors pose different specifications in different parameters. Due to the difference in inductor parameters, specific applications require special types of inductors. Therefore, It is essential to know what are the  different types of parameters  processed by an inductor. Any Inductor will have the following parameters- Inductance. Coil DC resistance or DCR. Rated current. Core construction and permeability. Self-Resonant frequency. Generally, in CCM (Continuous conduction mode), a higher value inductor is required than the DCM (Discontinuous conduction mode). The SRN8040 series offers inductor values from 0.5uH to 100uH. The next step is to determine the inductor current. Inductor offers two types of inductor current, RMS current and saturation current. RMS current is the equivalent DC current that will pass through the inductor. It is important to select larger I rms  inductors than actually required. The saturated current is the limit when ...

What is thermocouples and how it works?

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A thermocouple is a device that is used to measure temperature. It is made up of two different metal wires, joined together to form a junction. When this junction gets hot or cold, a small amount of voltage is generated in between two junctions of two transistors, depending upon the material and the amount of voltage and we can measure the temperature very accurately.  In theory, a thermocouple can be made up of any two different materials, but to improve linearity, accuracy, and temperature response specific materials are used to make the thermocouples. For example, the thermocouple made up of copper/constantan is known as the Type T thermocouple, the thermocouples made up of iron/constantan is known as the Type J thermocouple, and then finally the most popular K Type thermocouple is made up of combining alumel and chromel. When more than one thermocouples constructed from the same materials are combined they are called a thermopile. Constantan is a proprietary name for a copper-n...

DIY Automatic Medicine Reminder Using Arduino

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Today I am sharing a project that can help people to remind them to take their medicine on time. This project is based on Arduino UNO. This Medicine Reminder can be used in hospitals, for doctors, or for patients at home. You can program it according to your needs like you want to get notified by call, message, mail, or alarm. This project is taken from Circuit Digest and is easy to make. DIY Arduino Medicine Reminder using Arduino  Check out the project here...

DIY Arduino Based CNC Plotter Machine

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  Today we are going to make a CNC Plotting Machine with Arduino. CNC – Computer Numerical Control – Taking digitized data, a computer and CAM program is used to control, automate, and monitor the movements of a machine. The machine can be a milling machine, lathe, router, welder, grinder, laser or waterjet cutter, sheet metal stamping machine, robot, or many other types of machines. This is a little complex project but this is the simplest way of making a CNC Plotting Machine. This CNC Plotting Machine can make designs, cartoons, texts, and shapes as the user defines. Don't forget to subscribe and ask if you have any doubt in the comment section. DIY Arduino Based CNC Plotter Machine

DIY Build a Laser with Arduino

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  Hey Guys, Today I bring you an amazing project from Hackster . This will be an Arduino Project. You must be familiar with laser light, today you will be learning that how you can make your own simple Laser with Arduino. This is a simple, short, and fully beginner-level Project. You will enjoy making this project.  If you complete this project, share a video of the project and if you encounter any problem while making the project please ask it down in the comment section. DIY Simple Laser With Arduino

DIY Line Follower Robot using Arduino

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  Today's Project is for Robotics Beginners who want to start building their own robots. This is not the most basic robot but a beginner can make this easily. This project is taken from CicuitDigest which also have some more interesting robotics projects you can try: Line Follower Robot using 8051 Microcontroller  Line Follower Robot using Raspberry Pi Texas MSP430 Launchpad based Line Follower Simple Line Follower using PIC Microcontroller Line Follower using ATmega16 AVR Microcontroller The tutorial contains all the necessary explanations, codes, and components required to complete the project. I hope you will find the project interesting and easy to build and if you get stuck anywhere during the project ask in the comment section. Check out the video of this Project before heading to the  tutorial Page... DIY Line following Robot using Arduino

Servo Motor Explained !

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Today's article is not about any project, this article will make you understand deeply about a Servo Motor. So, What is a servo motor? A servo motor is a type of motor that can rotate with great precision. Normally this type of motor consists of a control circuit that provides feedback on the current position of the motor shaft, this feedback allows the servo motors to rotate with great precision. The article contains every single detail about the servo motor. Like you will get to know about : Servo Motor Working Mechanism  Servo Motor Working Principle Interfacing Servo Motors with Microcontrollers Controlling Servo Motor  Servo Motor Explained !!!