About: Bilal

Note: updated with new firmware, a schematic and a tips for a programmer. A couple of years I embarked on my own home automation project. It started off by building a server controlled 433 MHz transmitter build with an Arduino to switch lots of cheap PT2262 based remote switches. Later I added an Arduino based […]

Laptop Docks for smartphones are becoming quite the real deal. For those who are not yet familiar with them, the docks serve as hosts for turning smartphones into laptops. As their popularity grows, the market is awash with several types of laptop docks with some top performers like the NexDock 2 and AFAICR, both of which come with a full […]

Using tiny arrays of carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers at Rice University has designed nanoscale incandescent light source that could be tuned to precisely emit at specific wavelength, based on the materials’ configuration. The so-called nanoscale thermal emitters described in a paper titled “Non‐Hermitian Selective Thermal Emitters using Metal–Semiconductor Hybrid Resonators” published in the journal of […]

Some time ago, I tried to make an “Instructables Hit Counter” using the Instructables API, and an Arduino Uno with a wired network shield. However, with the limited RAM of the Arduino Uno, I was unable to get the system to work. A while ago, I noticed a similar project done by diytronics using a NodeMCU. This was just […]

The supplier of complete solutions for display technology, power, and embedded systems, Fortec Electronik, now offers iBASE’s IB818, a single board computer (SBC) expanded to plug-and-play TFT display kit. According to the company, the iBASE IB818 single board computer already configured for display will help facilitate a quick and fast project start upon delivery. Users only need […]

e-con Systems Inc., a leading camera solutions company, today announced the launch of See3CAM_CU55M, a 5 MP Monochrome USB 3.1 Gen 1 SuperSpeed Camera. With a 1/2.5” AR0521 CMOS image sensor from ON Semiconductor, backed by 2.2μm x 2.2μm pixel BSI technology, this camera produces monochrome images of exceptional quality. See3CAM_CU55M includes a high level of SNR, which […]

First off, this is written with Arduino and the Arduino IDE in mind. I will be referencing various Arduino sources and datasheets for AVR chips. Secondly, what does this really mean? Manipulation of port registers allow for lower-level and faster manipulation of the i/o pins of Arduino and on any ATTiny microchip. Why would you […]

Avnet Integrated announces its second SimpleFlex platform which is well-suited for HMI and IoT applications, and can be quickly adapted to a wide range of other applications with only minor configuration modifications. The ready-to-use SimpleFlex platform MSC SM2S-MB-EP5 is designed for use with Avnet Integrated’s broad portfolio of x86- and ARM-based SMARC 2.0™ modules which encompasses the entire […]

In this project I want to share my experiment on ATMEGA128 generating a simple tone, I have created 8 tones ( 1 octave )Let’s get started!! Step 1: Prepare the Components Let’s prepare the components, We need :1. Speaker, just buy the cheap one.2. ATMEGA1283. LM3863. Blue LCD4. ATMEGA8 debugger And let’s do the code […]

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