1N747 Zener Diode – Explained with Example Circuits

1N747 Zener Diode pinout

In this tutorial, we will learn to use 1N747 Zener Diode with example circuits. It offers a Zener voltage (Vz ) of 3.6V with  ±5% tolerance and a speedy reverse recovery time. Zener diodes are used for voltage regulation applications. Recommended Components The following parts are used in this article, along with a generic electronics … Read more

Use of 1N4007 Diode – Explained with Example Circuits

1N4007 Diode forward or reverse biasing

A diode is a basic PN junction semiconductor device well-known in the microelectronics world. Because it is constructed with P and N-type materials. It acts as a one-way switch that allows the current to flow in one direction and halts in the other direction. 1N4007 belongs to the silicon family of1N400X series. It is a … Read more

Interface DS3231 RTC Module with Arduino – Set/Read Date and Time

DS3231 RTC Module interfacing with Arduino

In this tutorial, we will interface DS3231 RTC Real Time Clock module with Arduino which is used to get current time. We will display RTC values on an OLED. We will build a Real Time Clock (RTC) with the help of DS3231 module, Arduino and OLED display. A real time clock is basically a digital … Read more

N76E003AT20 Microcontroller Unit

N76E003AT20 Microcontroller pinout diagram

N76E003AT20 is a microcontroller unit from the N76E003 family introduced by Nuvoton. It is an 8-bit, low-power MCU based on 8051 architecture. Moreover, it has a total number of 20 pins, out of which 18 are GPIO pins, memory, and other peripherals. N76E003AT20 is a high-speed controller with 16 MHz of a powerful oscillator, I2C … Read more

AD8232 ECG Module with Arduino – Heart Rate Monitor

AD8232 ECG Module interfacing with Arduino

This topic will explore the pin configuration, interfacing with microcontroller/Arduino, features, and applications of AD8232 ECG module. The module AD8232 uses AD8232 analog IC. AD8232 IC is the main component of this ECG module. This chip performs three functions on small bi-potential signals in noisy conditions, such as extraction, amplification, and filtration. The final filtered … Read more

CCPM Servo Consistency Master/Servo Motor Tester

servo motor tester pinout CCPM pin configuration

CCPM Servo Tester is a small compact module for monitoring the performance of servo motors such as consistency, direction, and ESC(Electrical Speed Controller). CCPM Servo Consistency Master/Servo Tester is a low-power, cost-effective device which can examine three servo motors at a time. The tester requires a maximum of 6 volts for normal functioning. It also … Read more

Interfacing RCWL-0516 Microwave Radar Sensor with Arduino

RCWL-0516 with Arduino Motion Detection

In this user guide we will learn to interface RCWL-0516 microwave radar sensor module with Arduino and program it for motion detection. We will discuss the components of RCWL-0516 sensor module, pinout, configuration, features, specifications, interfacing, 2D model, and applications. We have similar guide with ESP32 and ESP8266 NodeMCU: Recommended Components The following components are … Read more

TEENSY 3.2 Development Board – Getting Started Tutorial

TEENSY 3.2 pinout diagram

TEENSY Development Boards are quite famous for small projects, either for a hobbyist or designing small robots or entertainment stages. One of such boards is a TEENSY 3.2 Development Board made by PJRC. It is a bread-board compatible, USB development board of K20 Sub-Family with a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller unit to implement different prototypes … Read more

TTP224 Four-Channel Touch Detector Module with Arduino

TTP224 interfacing with Arduino

TTP224 is a non-contact four-channel touch sensor IC designed to replace traditional buttons for effortless control. As the name suggests, it has four touch keys. It works by detecting the input capacitive touch and varying the capacitance to trigger the switch. Powering this IC needs only a few volts. It comes with an auto-calibration attribute … Read more

STM32F103C8T6 Blue Pill Development Board

STM32F103C8T6 Blue Pill pinout diagram

STM32F103C8T6 is one of the mid-range microcontroller units of the STM32F103x8 family based on RISC architecture. An integrated Blue Pill Development Board was introduced as a low-cost board as an alternative to STMicroelectronics STM discovery boards. The price of Blue Pill is around 2-3$. STM32F103C8T6 microcontroller comes with GPIO pins, processor, memory, USB port, Analog … Read more