Being the versatile single-board computer that it is, the Raspberry Pi can help you build all sorts of projects with all sorts of accessories. Throw in a camera, and you have a smart doorbell, ...

Waveshare has introduced the ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-3.49, a compact wide-screen development board designed for HMI (Human-Machine Interface) systems and AI voice interaction applications. Built around the ...

Tactile sensors that can detect material softness, or elastic modulus, are critical for intelligent robots and embodied neuroprosthetics. Artificial electronic skins (eSkins) that mimic the cutaneous ...

Oddly Specific Objects founder Joey Castillo has designed a couple of interesting open hardware projects over the years. Those include the Sensor Watch and Sensor Watch Pro, which replace the PCB in a ...

Renesas’ RL78/L23 is a low-power 16-bit MCU with built-in segment LCD, capacitive touch, dual-bank flash for FOTA, and a wide 1.6–5.5 V operating voltage range. It targets HMI appliances, metering, ...

Robust capacitive sensing: TouchLib contains many filters and an advanced state machine to make capacitive sensing more robust Multi-platform: TouchLib works on a range of different boards and ...

Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed such ...

A twenty-sided die (d20) is a common thing in tabletop gaming, and [kati]’s slightly sentient d20 is a PCB that not only delivers random results on demand, but responds to hot and cold streaks and may ...

Renesas has recently introduced the RA4L1 ultra-low-power Arm Cortex-M33 MCU family along with two evaluation/development boards. This new lineup consists of 14 ultra-low-power devices based on an 80 ...

Arduino has long been a favorite among hobbyists, makers, and educators for its ease of use and vast community support. However, as technology advances and project requirements become more complex, ...

The installation of a weather station usually requires the fitting of a set of dedicated sensors on the roof, which, for various reasons, is not always possible. This ...