I spotted a couple of new shields when I was browsing some online shopping sites, so I though I would take a look at these. Initial impressions suggest these would be ideal for beginners. Shield 1 This shield integrate various …
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Freescale’s MAG3110 is a small, low-power, digital 3-axis magnetometer. The device can be used in conjunction with a 3-axis accelerometer to realize an orientation independent electronic compass that can provide accurate heading information. It features a standard I2C serial interface output …
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The PCF8591 is a monolithically integrated, and a separate power supply, low-power, 8-bit CMOS data acquisition devices. The PCF8591 has the four analog inputs, one analog output and a serial I2C bus interface. PCF8591 three address pins A0, A1 and …
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In this example we will connect and LDR up to our Arduino and display the reading on a bargraph display, think of this as a low cost type of light meter. A typical bargraph display looks like the one below, …
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The TMP35, TMP36, and TMP37 are low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensors. They provide a voltage output that is linearly proportional to the Celsius (Centigrade) temperature. The TMP35/TMP36/TMP37 do not require any external calibration to provide typical accuracies of ±1°C …
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The ADS1015 is a precision analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) with 12 bits of resolution offered in an ultra-small, leadless QFN-10 package or an MSOP-10 package. The ADS1015 are designed with precision, power, and ease of implementation in mind. The ADS1015 features an …
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This is a simple example for an RF transmitter and reciever, these come in a couple of flavours the pair I had operate at 315Mhz. These modules are readily available and look like this Specs RF Receiver 1. Product Model: MX-05V 2. …
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A Hall effect sensor is a transducer that varies its output voltage in response to a magnetic field. Hall effect sensors are used for proximity switching, positioning, speed detection, and current sensing applications. In its simplest form, the sensor operates …