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About the Temperature Sensor

About the Temperature Sensor using pic microcontoller

Temperature sensors are used in a wide range of electronic devices, including digital thermometers, home thermostats, ovens, and refrigerators. Figure 1 shows two devices with temperature sensors. Figure 1. Devices with temperature sensors. The temperature sensor provided in your kit is a precision analog sensor, whose voltage output is linearly proportional to the temperature. Configured

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DIY Datalocker

DIY Datalocker

How to turn and ordinary external harddrive into a datalocker using only a PIC microcontroller, a keypad and some various other components. Step 1: Parts The parts you need: – 3.5″ SATA harddrive enclosure – 2.5″ SATA harddrive NOTE: This will not work with a 3.5″ IDE enclosure and a 2.5″ IDE drive without a

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Granular Flow Rotating Sphere

Granular Flow Rotating Sphere using pic-microcontroller

Spring Quarter Update This zip file contains the documentation, MATLAB code/examples, PIC code and circuit diagram. http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/wiki/images/3/3d/Tumbler.zip Contact Scott McLeod for further questions. Team Members Brian Kephart – Electrical Engineering Class of 2009 Jonathan Shih – Mechanical Engineering Class of 2009 Kristi Bond – Mechanical Engineering Class of 2008 Overview A clear sphere is filled

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