MINI-32 is a small development board containing PIC32MX534F064H microcontroller. It operates on 3.3V power supply. On-board voltage regulator allows the board to be powered directly from USB cable. It is pin compatible with PIC16F887 and PIC18(L)F45K20 microcontrontrollers and it perfectly fits into standard DIP40 socket. Board is equiped with SMD crystal oscillator, and 32.768KHz crystal [...]

SparkFun back to China to visit some of the factories that make goods for SparkFun. After checking out several factories in the geek tour in 2009, it was time for me to return to China to visit some of the factories that make goods for SparkFun. I have too many pictures and videos in one [...]

It’s a new Mini GSM localizer without GPS using a low cost GSM module: the SIM900. This system allows for localization without directly using GPS technology; we are able to locate the desired object fairly precisely by using database availability together with the geographic position of the cells themselves. In some country the cell coordinates [...]

SparkFun currently have stock in any MicroCenter store in the country (and on their website). In most stores you can find stocks in DIY section of books. SparkFun want to be as easy as possible for your project ideas become a reality, and when you find you need a component, you can go to MicroCenter [...]

After the electromechanical timer on [Paul Canello's] washing machine broke for the third time he decided he needed to stop repairing it and find a more permanent fix. He decided to build his own microcontroller-based system for washing his clothes. The controller on a washing machine is nothing more than a mechanical alarm clock. It [...]

Greenville, South Carolina (May 23, 2011) – KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today introduced the industry’s first polymer capacitors suitable for the military and aerospace markets. As part of the T540 and T541 Polymer COTS Series, these capacitors are targeted for decoupling and filtering [...]

  SAN JOSE, Calif., May 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced that it will webcast its Analyst Day on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time.  The presentation will be webcast live and archived on the Atmel Investor Relations website at http://ir.atmel.com/. [...]

Teagueduino comes from a long line of hacks and experiments within our design studio and across the open source Arduino/Freeduino community (particularly inspiring were LittleBits and the Grove System). While the more engineering-minded among us have been quick to dive into Arduino, it has become increasingly clear that Arduino is still too technical and daunting [...]

If you hate paying big roaming bills while traveling but still want to use your current GSM phone number to receive/make calls (and SMS) then consider using Skype in combination with this piece of free software and a cheap USB GSM/GPRS modem. This device (software actually) is also useful if your country is not in [...]

The project is designed to control an heating system in order to keep the temperature in a room above a certain value, which can be set from Internet or a Personal Computer by LAN, because ours is not a simple thermostat but a complex unit managed by Arduino, which can connect to a local network [...]

The presented digital timer is built in addition to the before mentioned ultraviolet light box.Indication is on 4 digits seven segment LED display.The timer counting backwards from 99 minutes and 59 seconds to 00:00.It is built with microcontroller PIC 16F84A and integrated circuit CD4511.Supply for the ultraviolet LED diodes are terminated with the help of [...]