A relay is commonly used to interface a low-current circuit to a higher-current circuit. As such, it’s very useful in controlling appliances and other mains-powered devices using microcontrollers. In this Arduino relay tutorial, I will show you how to use a relay with microcontrollers.
Read More »How to Use the MQ-7 Carbon Monoxide Sensor
The MQ-7 carbon monoxide gas sensor is especially designed to be sensitive to carbon monoxide (CO) gas which is emitted by vehicles, factories, etc. Since this gas is considered toxic to humans at certain levels, the concentration of CO is used to determine the air pollution in a given area.
Read More »Creating a Simple Arduino Fire Detector
A fire or flame sensor is simply an infrared LED with an amplifier circuit. Flame radiates an infrared signal, which triggers the LED to produce current. This current is converted to voltage for an analog-to-digital converter to read. Let's see how we can build an Arduino fire detector using this …
Read More »Using a Water Level Sensor with Microcontrollers
A water level sensor is a simple device used to measure the level and volume of water inside a container. This tutorial shows you how to use a water level sensor with microcontrollers like an Arduino or PIC.
Read More »How to Use the E32-TTL-100 SX1278 LoRa Module
LoRa is a promising low-power, long-range wireless transmission protocol developed by Semtech as part of the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT). Simply put, it is a method for sending data separate from WiFi, Zigbee, or Bluetooth. Its low power consumption amidst a very long range of transmission (up …
Read More »Arduino Boards
The number of Arduino boards have increased over the years; some have been discontinued while others are still available. The choice of which board to use depends on several factors: price, features, availability, ease of use, etc. Here’s a summary of all Arduino boards with their pros and cons.
Read More »How to Use a Flex Sensor
A flex sensor can be used with a microcontroller to detect or measure bending. In this tutorial, I will show how to interface this sensor with an Arduino UNO and discuss some possible flex sensor applications and projects.
Read More »LPG Sensor with MQ-6 and Arduino
The MQ-6 is a semiconductor gas sensor device for detecting the levels of propane and butane in the air. Since liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is composed of these two gases, then the MQ-6 can be used as a LPG sensor.
Read More »PIR Motion Sensor
You can in fact build your own motion sensor without spending too much. Motion sensors can be set up using ultrasonic transceivers, video cameras, or microwave signals. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use the PIR motion sensor with a microcontroller. PIR is short for passive infrared which …
Read More »How to Use the MAX30100 as Arduino Heart Rate Sensor
The moment I got my hands on the MAX30100 breakout board, I was ready to create my own Arduino heart rate sensor. But building one wasn’t as easy as I thought.
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