About: Ibrar Ayyub

Old CRT monitor or TV is a great source of electronic components that can be used in DYI constructions. One of them is a flyback transformer that can provide 10-30kV output. The input voltage can be in a range from a couple of volts to over a dozen of volts, power consumption is a couple of […]

Introduction Before presenting this great tip I must admit I did not come up with this idea. This type of measurement probe is presented in the book High Speed Digital Design – A Handbook of Black Magic by Howard W. Johnson and Martin Graham. I first saw the idea written by fellow DIYer Janne Ahonen but he […]

Why did I build a power bank? Why would anyone even try to build a power bank – i.e. an external battery for charging mobile devices – these days? These things are commodity, it’s impossible to compete. Right? Well, that is until you find out that the type of power bank for your application, namely […]

KBox B-201-CFL with Powerful 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 Processors – Compact Housing, Low-Noise Operation and Flexible Mounting Options Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), introduces the KBox B-201-CFL to its family of embedded box PCs. The KBox B-201-CFL features high performance in a compact housing and with low noise level (maximum 34 dB(A)). […]

Line following robot project, control of MC68HC908QB8 and PIC12F508 microcontrollers. Motor drive circuit used the L298. The system is complicated and cumbersome, but there’s a different robot projects useful sections PIC12F508-American SFH506-36 IR receiver… Electronics Projects, Line Following Robot Circuit PIC12F508 MC68HC908QB8 “microchip projects, microcontroller projects, “ Line following robot project, control of MC68HC908QB8 and PIC12F508 microcontrollers. Motor drive circuit […]

Whether he really said that or not is still up for debate. The quote appeared at the beginning of an editorial written by James E. Fawcette published in the April 29, 1985 issue of InfoWorld and the was attributed to a certain William Gates, chairman of Microsoft in response to a question about why PC-DOS […]

VAMRS Limited launched Rock96 Model C, which retains being part of their 96Boards ecosystem. ROCK960 is the first 96boards based on Rockchip processor. Featuring RK3399 with Dual A72 plus Quad A53 cores and Mali T860MP4 makes it one of the most powerful 96boards. Here is a brief explanation of 96board ecosystem: 96boards is a range of specifications with boards and peripherals offering different performance levels and features in […]

When you travel, it’s a bit frustrating to fill your luggage with lots of chargers, cables, and adapters to fit your charging needs. In addition to the space it takes which makes it harder to bring every kind of charger you may need. ChargEST is designed to become your charging companion anywhere in the world you […]

VAMRS has designed a new version of their board with the launch of the Rock960 model C, that is much cheaper than the early Rockchip RK3399 Rock960 board and still compliant to 96Board’s specifications without losing out in performance. In comparison with last year prices, 96Boards compliant Rock960 board was sold for $99 and up. It had these main features: Rockchip RK3399 processor, up to 4GB RAM, […]

For the first version of my Open Source Framework for USB Generic HID devices based on the PIC18F and Windows I made a USB interface for an LCD. Now that I’ve finished the second version of the library I thought it would be fun to enhance the LCD project into a fully self-contained LCD module which fit in […]