I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...

Today the official Arduino development team has announced the availability of the Arduino MKR IoT Carrier from its online store priced at €48. Equipped with a wide variety of sensors, circuits and ...

Developers, makers and hobbyists that enjoy making projects using the Arduino platform might be interested in a new Arduino compatible infrared learning processor board which has been developed by ...

With the SensorShield-EVK-003, ROHM is offering a new sensor shield equipped with eight sensor boards designed for use with existing open platform MCU boards such as Arduino and mbed. The SensorShield ...

The TV-B-Gone is a well known piece of kit in hacker circles: just point it at a noisy TV in a public space, hit the button, and one of the hundreds of IR remote codes for “Power Off” that it blinks ...

STMicroelectronics has released a turnkey sensor board that provides a sensing and connectivity hub for wearables, gaming accessories, smart home, and IoT devices. For the sensing part, the 13.5 x ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's a certain charm in seeing simple electronic systems at work. Don't you just get excited as you watch a mobile robot solve a maze or ...

Capacitive sensing isn't limited to your smartphone. In fact, you can use contact with human skin (or any other conductive surface) to trigger almost any circuit. And the Touch Board from Bare ...