arduino
Arduino UNO Q Gets a Touch Library for Adafruit’s 2.8in TFT Shield
Old Uno touchscreen shields break on new boards when SPI pins move. This library remaps them for the Arduino UNO Q and handles FT6206…
diy projects
A Touchscreen Woven Into Fabric: 96 LEDs per Fiber, Washable
NUS researchers wove 54 LED fibers into a sleeve that plays video, senses touch and survives 50 washes. See how it works and a…
microcontrollers
Olimex Level Shifters Fix 3.3V to 5V Breadboard Headaches
Olimex's two new open hardware level shifters translate 1.65 V to 5.5 V on I2C, SPI and UART. Here's where they fit on your…
robotics
MIT Roughened Optical Fibers Sense 3D Shape in Soft Silicone
MIT embedded roughened rubber waveguides in silicone to track 3D shape with under 0.4 cm error. Here's how to try the same light-loss trick…
sensors & modules
Sipeed SLogic32U3: A 1.4 GS/s Logic Analyzer for Student Budgets
Sipeed's SLogic32U3 hits 1.4 GS/s over USB 3.2 with 32 channels and a browser app. Here is what it adds and how to learn…
diy projects
UNIHIKER K10 Package Measurer: ToF Sensor Plus Scale
A UNIHIKER K10, an 8x8 ToF matrix, and an HX711 scale team up to measure a parcel's weight and size, then pull up shipping…
microcontrollers
SPIDriver Quattro: A USB SPI Debugger With a Built-In Screen
Debugging SPI blind is painful. The SPIDriver Quattro adds a live display, 0.1 mA current sensing, and quad-SPI support so you can see what…
raspberry pi
Pinetek IOL Core4: Add IO-Link Sensors to a Raspberry Pi HAT
A Raspberry Pi HAT with four IO-Link ports turns factory-grade sensors into a weekend project. Here is what the IOL Core4 kit includes and…
diy projects
CircuitPython POV Bike Wheel: Floating Images on 6 LED Strips
Six DotStar strips, a Feather RP2040, and a magnet sensor make a bike wheel draw images in mid-air. See how the timing trick works…
diy projects
AIR PRO: Pip-Boy Air Quality Monitor on Qualia S3 + SEN66
A wooden Pip-Boy box reads CO2, PM, VOC and NOx every 2 seconds and shows one word for air quality. See how the Qualia…
iot & smart home
IronEar’s ESP32-S3 Sensor Hears 500 Sounds, Skips the Camera
An open-source ESP32-S3 sensor node classifies 500+ household sounds on-device and reports to Home Assistant over MQTT or a private LoRa mesh.
iot & smart home
Tiny Contacts Fits Four Relays Onto a 42 x 38 mm ESP32 Board
Four Omron surface-mount relays on a 42 x 38 mm board, driven by a ULN2003A so your ESP32 GPIO pins never touch a relay…