Electronics

Hands-on electronics projects, documented with the detail you need.

3D printed PCB assembly jig Photo

3D printed PCB assembly jig

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Building an adjustable 3D printed PCB assembly jig to hold circuit boards when soldering

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Shimano Di2 to Bluetooth Keyboard remote control mod Photo

Shimano Di2 to Bluetooth Keyboard remote control mod

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Modifying a Shimano Di2 road shifter to control virtual shifting in Rouvy and MyWhoosh and a smart trainer using Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 module as a Bluetooth Keyboard

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Shimano Di2 to Zwift Click v2 remote control mod Photo

Shimano Di2 to Zwift Click v2 remote control mod

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Modifying a Shimano Di2 road shifter to control virtual shifting in Zwift and a smart trainer using Zwift Click v2 controllers

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Raspberry Pi Pico, LoRa & Home Assistant remote soil monitoring Photo

Raspberry Pi Pico, LoRa & Home Assistant remote soil monitoring

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How to monitor soil moisture levels on our allotment and view the data in Home Assistant using a pair of Raspberry Pi Picos & LoRa radio modules to send and receive the data

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Introducing a blog for Retro Computing Enthusiasts,  Retro Bits and Bytes Photo

Introducing a blog for Retro Computing Enthusiasts, Retro Bits and Bytes

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We have launched a new blog dedicated to all things retro computing and classic computers from the 1970s, 80s and 90s

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Rigol DHO804 Oscilloscope Quiet Fan Mod Photo

Rigol DHO804 Oscilloscope Quiet Fan Mod

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We fitted a quiet Noctua fan using a 3D printed mount to the back of our Rigol DHO804 oscilloscope to make it quieter when in use

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Zwift ESP32 Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard Controller Photo

Zwift ESP32 Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard Controller

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Making a custom controller for the cycling training software Zwift, with a ESP32 Feather Bluetooth wireless keyboard controller using a Adafruit ESP32 Feather V2.

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Monitoring Air Quality with the AirGradient Open Air Outdoor Monitor and Home Assistant Photo

Monitoring Air Quality with the AirGradient Open Air Outdoor Monitor and Home Assistant

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Using an open source air quality monitoring system from AirGradient, we have added outdoor air pollution data logging to Home Assistant and our long term data logger online.

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Amazon Echo Spot Teardown - Smart speaker with LCD Photo

Amazon Echo Spot Teardown - Smart speaker with LCD

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Welcome to a in-depth teardown of the 2024 Amazon Echo Spot Smart Speaker with LCD display. In this blog post, we'll be taking a closer look at the inner workings of this popular smart home device, uncovering the components that power its advanced features, and exploring its construction

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PartFinder 2.0 Core component inventory manager Photo

PartFinder 2.0 Core component inventory manager

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This is a new release of the PartFinder component inventory manager I released four years ago in March 2020 which now runs on Windows, Mac and Linux.

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ESP32 RGB Microscope LED Ring Light Photo

ESP32 RGB Microscope LED Ring Light

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Designing a new RGB LED ring light for our microscope with an ESP32 WiFi controller using a manual control and web interface

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Fujinon Pro 2010 Night Vision Scope Infrared LED Mod Photo

Fujinon Pro 2010 Night Vision Scope Infrared LED Mod

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We added an infrared LED into our Fujinon Pro 2010 night vision monocular to help with night vision illumination

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Three Elgato Key Light remote control using an ESP32 Wi-Fi module Photo

Three Elgato Key Light remote control using an ESP32 Wi-Fi module

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Building a remote controller for three Elgato Key Lights using a low-cost ESP32 Wi-Fi module with push switches and indicator LEDs

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BOBOVR M3 Pro battery pack inductor noise fix on Meta Quest 3 Photo

BOBOVR M3 Pro battery pack inductor noise fix on Meta Quest 3

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Modifying a BOBOVR M3 Pro VR headstrap battery for the Meta Quest 3 to reduce audible noise from the battery pack.

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Buying Used Test Equipment from Ham Radio Rallies Photo

Buying Used Test Equipment from Ham Radio Rallies

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Visiting FRARS Hamfest in Wimborne and buying used test equipment from Ham radio rallies

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