How to Switch a LED easily with a BJT Transistor
In this post, you will learn to how to switch a LED with the 2N3904 and 2N3906 BJT transistor. First, you will start to evaluate the current capabilities of the…
Blinking LED with a PIC microcontroller, a helpful Indicator
Learn how to continuously turn on and off a simple LED; in other words, to blink a LED. The microcontroller used here is the PIC16F628A and you are going to…
Hello World with 8-bit PIC microcontroller
For the purpose of this post, I'm going to write a very simple code for the demonstration, which will just light an LED. It could be considered a "Hello World"…
How to connect any PICkit to a microcontroller
To program a microcontroller, you will need a tool such as the PICkit. This device links the IDE from the computer with the microcontroller, usually by a USB port. Continue…
Increase the Battery Life of an UPS by adding a Car Battery
To ensure the stability of electricity for your computer or server, you need to provide a reliable power source. In this post, I am going increase the battery life of…
Access Point WiFi with Raspberry Pi, extend your wired network
A WiFi access point will help extend your existing wired network. This means you don't need to configure a DHCP server and the rest of devices in your home or…
USB Webcam access in your Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi recognizes most USB webcam and you can use them right away! You just need to add a few applications to run in the background and then it…
Old AC DC adapter, how to reuse them with electronics.
So, which are the benefits of using and old AC/DC adapter, anyway? Recycling is perhaps the most important but I have done also for other circuits, such as Arduino, motors,…
Requirements for MPLAB to program a PIC Microcontroller
So what is MPLAB anyway? It is a software that integrates many useful tools for developing code for PIC microcontrollers. Such programs are called "IDE" and it stands for "Integrated…