diy projects
Ben Eater Builds a Breadboard Clock Timed by 60 Hz Wall Power
Ben Eater skips the crystal oscillator and pulls his breadboard clock's one-second heartbeat straight from the 60 Hz AC grid. Here's how the circuit…
esp32 & esp8266
ESP32 Bit Pirate v1.7 Adds Browser Tools and LoRa Debugging
ESP32 Bit Pirate v1.7 turns cheap Espressif boards into a Bus Pirate-style debug tool, now with in-browser WebUSB access and SX1262 LoRa packet sniffing.
diy projects
Build a Wi-Fi NeoPixel Art Display with the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W
The Blossom hides a Raspberry Pi Pico 2W and a 16-pixel RGBW NeoPixel ring in a capiz shell, controlled from any browser on your…
esp32 & esp8266
MaTouch ESP32-S3 MaUWB: UWB Indoor Positioning On-Screen
Makerfabs' MaTouch ESP32-S3 MaUWB puts Ultra-Wideband ranging on a 3.95-inch touchscreen, promising a live indoor positioning demo in three minutes.
iot & smart home
Challenger+ RP2350 NB-IoT: Cellular IoT on a Breadboard
iLabs' Challenger+ RP2350 NB-IoT puts a Raspberry Pi RP2350, cellular NB-IoT, and GNSS on one Feather board that fits a breadboard and charges over…
diy projects
A Raspberry Pi Zero Cyberdeck That Fits Inside an Altoids Tin
A maker packed a Raspberry Pi Zero, a 2-inch LCD, and a hand-soldered keyboard into a mint tin. Here is how the pocket cyberdeck…
diy projects
Build a Classroom Robot with Adafruit CRICKIT and CircuitPython
One CRICKIT board turns a Circuit Playground or Feather into a motor-driving, servo-swinging robot brain, no soldering iron required. Here's how to start.
esp32 & esp8266
Inside the Runaway Mini Fridge Robot: Jetson, ESP32 and ROS 2
Dorian Todd's runaway mini fridge pairs an NVIDIA Jetson brain with an ESP32 spinal cord and ROS 2 vision to chase you down with…
iot & smart home
NXP’s RW610FML Crams Wi-Fi 6, BLE, and a Cortex-M33 in One Module
NXP's RW610FML packs Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth LE, and a 260MHz Cortex-M33 into one low-power module built for IoT sensor nodes and student builds.
diy projects
SPOKE: The RP2040 Touch Controller That Plays Music From Fruit
The SPOKE is a CD-shaped RP2040 board with 27 capacitive touch pads that turns copper tape, pencil lines, or even fruit into a playable…
diy projects
Build a Retro Handheld Inside an NES Gamepad with an ESP32-S2
A dead NES-style controller hides a full ESP32-S2 emulator that plays 8-bit classics and Doom for about $17. Here is the weekend build.
news & releases
Antmicro Open-Sources KiCad Files for a 10GbE Thunderbolt NIC
Antmicro released full KiCad files for a permissively licensed dual 10GbE Thunderbolt card, a free reference design for learning high-speed PCB layout.