Two examples of MMORPGs: “World of Warcraft” and “Guild Wars” Regardless of whether people play because of a sense of purpose or a desire to gather huge amounts of virtual wealth, in the past few years, MMORPGs have really taken off. Although they still don’t make up the bulk of video game titles, the top-selling […]
There are many different types of accelerometers for industrial applications, ranging from the latest micro-machined capacitive devices to traditional rugged piezo electric crystals. The boom in portable devices and the advantages of knowing the position and orientation of the equipment, as well as the increased use of accelerometers in vehicle air bags, has led to
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Features Wide Input Voltage Range: Up to 32V (40V Absolute Maximum) Programmable Charge Current Up to 4A Selectable C/10 or Onboard Timer Termination Dynamic Charge Rate Programming/Soft-Start Programmable Input Current Limit 0.5% Float Voltage Accuracy 7.5% Charge Current Accuracy 4% C/10 Detection Accuracy NTC Resistor Temperature Monitor Auto-Recharge at 97.5% Float Voltage Auto-Precondition <70% Float
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When Molecules Collide At its most basic level, sound is one way we perceive vibrations. When an object inside the Earth’s atmosphere vibrates, it pushes against and pulls on surrounding air molecules. In turn, they affect surrounding air molecules. It becomes a chain reaction. Imagine a bell. When it rings, its surface actually flexes inwards
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So, why this project and why now? I generally get project ideas before looking for components. For the whistled, things were the other way around. A few months ago, when finding a new 32pins Cortex M4 , I got plenty of ideas and the whistled was one of them. As mentioned in the video, this
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The History of PlayStation In 1988, Sony entered into an agreement with Nintendo to develop a CD-ROM attachment, known as the Super Disc, for the soon-to-be released Super Nintendo. Due to many contractual and licensing problems, the Super Disc was never released. Instead, a modified version was introduced by Sony in 1991, in a system
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Voltage conversion from 24VAC to 5VDC is quite useful, because a lot of home automation devices use 24VAC, including sprinkler solenoids, home surveillance systems etc. Having a conversion module makes it easy to use a single power supply, without a separate 5V adapter for your control circuit. There are plenty of resources you can find
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The Aithon board is a fully integrated microcontroller board with a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 and a powerful, easy to use software library. The Aithon board is a microcontroller board that combines the power of a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4 with several integrated features that make robot building and experimentation fun. We set out to create a
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When you press the button on a camera and hear that distinctive click, you’re hearing the sound of the camera’s shutter opening and closing in a fraction of a second. The shutter opens to let light through to the film or electronic sensor, and closes again. If you alter the length of time the shutter
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Thermocouples are a great way to take accurate temperature measurements in hard to reach places or in very rugged environments. Using one can be tricky if your new to the device. This circuit has two parts the thermocouple needs to be driven by a device and then an amplifier can be used to amplify and
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