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Arduino Sunflower

The sunflower follows the light using a servo motor and two photoresistors.

Arduino Sunflower

Mako
80K
Cellular-Enabled Power Outage Detector w/ SMS Notifications

Learn how to build a globally-available power outage detector with Twilio and a Cellular Notecard from Blues Wireless.

Cellular-Enabled Power Outage Detector w/ SMS Notifications

Rob Lauer
3.0K
Xilinx Vivado board files for Spartan Edge Accelerator - 1

Custom board files for XILINX Vivado/Vitis to speed up FPGA projects using the low-cost SEEED Studio Spartan Edge Accelerator platform

Xilinx Vivado board files for Spartan Edge Accelerator - 1

Samudra Haque N3RDX
2.2K
C.H.I.P. Projects to Start With

We've compiled and categorized these resources, for reference and inspiration!

C.H.I.P. Projects to Start With

Alex Glow
20K
Blower controller for covid19 PAPR

Around 2-3USD PAPR blower flow controller powered from 5V power-bank. Intended for 12VDC blower as SUNON GB1205PKV1-8AY.

Blower controller for covid19 PAPR

Dragos Iosub
778
Drishti - Low Cost Blind E-book Reader And Stick

Conceptualised a portable eBook reader which allows the blind to feel the Braille characters with a blind stick which can detect obstacles.

Drishti - Low Cost Blind E-book Reader And Stick

Team Drishti
7.2K
Low Cost Educational Robot

This is a low cost robot that will help students in better learning and understanding.

Low Cost Educational Robot

utk6533
3.9K
Recyclebot

Develop a low cost, open source, waste plastic extruder.

Recyclebot

MOST
2.8K

Blink an LED from your smartphone without any coding thanks to Hackeet, a private-by-design low-code application development platform.

Blinking LED & Low-Code: Arduino/ESP8266 and Hackeet Basics

Hackeet
2.7K
Build Your Own Lab Bench Power Supply

Convert smbs to lab bench power supply. SMPS or switched mode power supply is an electronics device that is used to convert AC to DC.

Build Your Own Lab Bench Power Supply

DIY Partners
2.3K
Make Your Own Low Cost Model Train Control Throttle

This is a quick project on making a low-budget train control throttle using a servo motor. Ideal for beginners.

Make Your Own Low Cost Model Train Control Throttle

Kushagra Keshari
2.2K
Battery Capacity Meter

Many use battery charging stations for electricity. Would be helpful to consumers and providers to quickly+affordably gauge battery health.

Battery Capacity Meter

Eric Thorne
1.9K
XIAO RP2040 - worlds smallest PLC

I won XIAO RP2040 at Hangout & Nerdout webinar, and as industrial & electronics engineer, I wondered what project could I build with XIAO.

XIAO RP2040 - worlds smallest PLC

Saudin Dizdarevic
1.8K
Ultimate 6V Powering Device You Will Ever Need!

This board is a complete powering solution for anyone looking for a 6V solar powering circuit or UPS.

Ultimate 6V Powering Device You Will Ever Need!

Patel Darshil
1.4K
Free and Open-Source Automated 3-D Microscope

Convert a RepRap 3-D printer into an extremely affordable optical microscope.

Free and Open-Source Automated 3-D Microscope

MOST
1.2K

Use a MAX32620FTHR to make bright LEDs blink along with the different rhythms of music (embedded Fourier transform).

Funky Super LEDs

Blast_545
904
3D Printer: Polymer-Metal Component Manufacturing

Save time, energy, and money by utilizing a multi-polymer head system for multi-component manufacturing.

3D Printer: Polymer-Metal Component Manufacturing

MOST
839
Open Source Laboratory Sample Rotator Mixer and Shaker

A 3-D printed simple rotator mixer which can be built by non-specialists very economically.

Open Source Laboratory Sample Rotator Mixer and Shaker

MOST
803
Photometric System for Nitrate Quantification

Design, develop and validate an open source water testing platform to perform Nitrate Reductase Nitrate-Nitrogen Analysis Method.

Photometric System for Nitrate Quantification

MOST
740
Voltage and Current Monitor for Gas Metal Arc Weld 3-D Print

Development of a low-cost open-source power measurement sensor system based on Arduino architecture.

Voltage and Current Monitor for Gas Metal Arc Weld 3-D Print

MOST
655
Multimaterial Additive and Aubtractive RepRap

Increase RepRap capabilities beyond fused filament fabrication to produce different parts like circuit boards, plastic parts, and ceramics.

Multimaterial Additive and Aubtractive RepRap

MOST
644
Wax RepRap 3-D Printer for Microfluidics

Convert a Prusa Mendel RepRap into a wax 3-D printer for paper-based microfluidic applications. Reduce costs significantly.

Wax RepRap 3-D Printer for Microfluidics

MOST
630

When surge facilities are quickly built, typical hospital call systems cannot be installed. This $6, easy to build device is all you need.

Low Cost Hospital Call System for Covid-19 Surge Facilities

J
612
Stable Diffusion Image Generation on Low Vram

How do images produced by Stable Diffusion fair when produced with low vram (8GB). Cover image generated via project.

Stable Diffusion Image Generation on Low Vram

Nick Scott
455
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