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SPARKFUN THING PLUS NRF9160 DEVELOPMENT BOARD GETS CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

SPARKFUN THING PLUS NRF9160 DEVELOPMENT BOARD GETS CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

We have yet another Feather form factor board that is released by SparkFun in association with CircuitDojo, which is powered by the famous Nordic nRF9160 microcontroller, SparkFun Thing Plus- nRF9160, designed for users working in smart cities and smart agriculture applications. Last year there had been a crowdfunding project on nRF9160 Feather v2 by CircuitDojo that was funded over 100%. Moving forward, this board […]

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Smart doorbell System Schematic

Smart doorbell System

Introduction On request I have built a microcontroller-based doorbell system which is being used in an industrial environment. This is the basic function: When you push the bell-button, a horn will sound for about 10 seconds. At the same time a light, which keeps burning until someone pushes a reset-button, will be activated. The system

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Building a SmartWatch Part 1

Building a SmartWatch Part 1

I have an issue with smart-watches. Watches in general fall into one of two categories: a tool to tell the time, or a fashion statement. Increasingly, I believe the latter category is larger than the first. With the advent of the iWatch, Pebble and the like, fashion and making a statement has moved into technology.

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