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The essential guide to resistors

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Ever wondered how your phone manages to stay charged without blowing up or how your TV remote controls those watching marathons? It's all thanks to a tiny but mighty electronic component - the resistor. Resistors are one of the most valuable parts of the tech world. These little wizards quietly control the flow of electric current in ways that make our gadgets tick. In this article, we're taking a deep dive into the world of resistors, from the magic of Ohm's law to cracking the colorful code that reveals their hidden values.

Getting started with Arduino Mega

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Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so you use the Arduino programming language and the Arduino Software (IDE).

Play Home Alone song with a piezo buzzer and Arduino

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Home Alone has since been considered one of the best Christmas films and Somewhere in My Memory has been nominated as best original song. We wanted to recreate the melody of the film's theme song with a piezo buzzer and share with you. Buzzer is used to generate sound, beep or even melody of a song. It can be found in alarm devices, computers, timers and confirmation of user input such as a mouse click or keystroke.

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Using push buttons with Arduino

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Today we are going to speak about push buttons, the wiring and how to implement the code for this circuit elements in Arduino. Push buttons connect two points in a circuit when you press them. That means that logic state of the circuit change when you press and keep pressed the button.

Understanding PISO Shift Registers

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Shift registers are integral components in digital electronics, enabling efficient data management and transfer. As your Arduino projects evolve, you might face the challenge of needing to read multiple inputs simultaneously. PISO (Parallel-In, Serial-Out) shift registers provide an elegant solution to this problem. These devices enable you to read several inputs while using only a few pins on your Arduino, making them essential for projects that require a large number of buttons, switches, or sensors. This article explores why shift registers are necessary, how they function, and their practical applications with Arduino.

Getting started with Arduino Nano

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Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so you use the Arduino programming language and the Arduino Software (IDE).

Transistors: the building blocks of our digital world

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Transistors are semiconductor devices that regulate the flow of electrical current within a circuit. Their invention in the mid-20th century marked a pivotal moment in electronics. Semiconductors, typically made of silicon or germanium, form the basis of transistors, granting them the ability to switch and amplify electrical signals. These devices have revolutionized the world of electronics, making way for the digital age by enabling the miniaturization of complex circuits and facilitating the rapid advancement of technology.

How to use an analog module with Arduino

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The KY-023 is an easy-to-use analog joystick. The joystick uses a biaxial potentiometer to control the X and Y axis. It also has an integrated push button. In this tutorial, it is shown how to connect the KY-023 joystick with the Arduino and how to use it.

How to use tricolor LED module with Arduino

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The KY-016 is capable of producing wide range of different colors by mixing blue, green and red lights. The RGB LED module will not require any limiting resistors. Those resistors are already integrated in the circuit, and so 5V can be directly used as power input.

Using transistors in electronic circuits

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Transistors are fundamental semiconductor devices that revolutionized the world of electronics. Among various types of transistors, Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) hold significant importance due to their widespread use in amplification, switching, and signal processing applications. This article will explore the two main types of BJT transistors: NPN and PNP. We will explore their basic structures, operating principles, and essential circuit elements required for their proper functioning.