- 🔋 TP4056: The Ultimate Guide
“Everything you need to know about charging lithium batteries without accidentally burning down your house.” 🧠 What is TP4056? TP4056 is a popular linear battery …
- 🧠 What is SOIC-14N?
A Practical Guide for Makers, Engineers, and the SMD-Curious 🔍 What Does It Mean? Term Meaning SOIC Small Outline Integrated Circuit — a surface-mount package …
- 🔧 Sn63/Pb37 Solder Alloy: The Timeless Standard of Hand Soldering
🧲 Introduction Sn63/Pb37 is a eutectic solder alloy composed of 63% tin (Sn) and 37% lead (Pb). For decades, it has been the gold standard …
- 🧪 Ultimate Guide to Solder Paste: Types, Comparisons & Best/Worst Picks
🔍 What is Solder Paste? Solder paste is a thick gray substance made of powdered solder alloy suspended in a flux medium. It is used …
- 🌟 MG Chemicals 8341 No-Clean Flux: Detailed Review for Precision Soldering Enthusiasts
🔍 Introduction MG Chemicals 8341 is a no-clean liquid flux designed for precision soldering, rework, and assembly of both leaded and lead-free components. With a …
- 🔥 Chip Quik SMD291 No-Clean Flux: Detailed Review and Practical Insights 🔍
🧪 Introduction Chip Quik SMD291 is a widely used no-clean soldering flux that has gained a reputation for reliability, safety, and professional-grade performance. Whether you’re …
- Modern Soldering Fluxes: Overview, Comparison, and Safety
General Introduction Flux is a key component in modern soldering, determining the quality, reliability, and durability of solder joints. With the rise of DIY electronics, …
- Arduino + BLE: A Beginner’s Guide to Wireless HID Control
Introduction Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a low-power wireless communication protocol that’s ideal for simple peripherals like sensors, buttons, or human interface devices (HIDs). Many …
- BLE Swipe and HID Input with Raspberry Pi Pico W
Overview The Raspberry Pi Pico W, while not having native Bluetooth hardware, opens the door to BLE functionality when paired with additional hardware like an …
- BLE Swipe Input via ESP32: A Cross-Platform Guide
Overview Using an ESP32 as a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Human Interface Device (HID) opens up creative options for remote control, including emulating mouse swipes …
- 🔌 THE ULTIMATE WIRE TROUBLESHOOTING & SURVIVAL GUIDE
(for makers, engineers, and victims of cheap cables) 🧠 Why Wires Actually Matter Wires carry your signals.And sometimes, they murder them in cold, copperless silence. …
- MOC3021: Optocoupler with Triac Output for AC Switching
The MOC3021 is an opto-isolated Triac driver designed for safe AC switching. It is commonly used in solid-state relays (SSR), dimmers, motor speed control, and …
- Your soldering skills are so bad, that…
- Wiring tips to ensure your ATtiny (13/25/45/85) runs reliably in any project. 🤖⚡
✅ Must-Have Components for Stable Operation Component Purpose ATtiny MCU The brains of your project 🧠 Power Supply (3.3V or 5V) Stable voltage source from …
- Simulating dice throwing on ATtiny
🔧 GOAL: 🧠 HOW DOES IT WORK? Instead of controlling each LED separately, we treat each number (1–6) as a predefined pattern, and reuse the …
- 🔍 Overview of the STC15 Series
The STC15 series is a family of 8051-core microcontrollers from STC Micro (宏晶科技) with significant upgrades over the original 8051 design: 📦 Most Common STC15 …
- How to Connect an LED to an Arduino Correctly
Connecting an LED to an Arduino is simple, but there are best practices to ensure safe operation and proper brightness control. Below are different ways …
- 🎵 Creating Music with an ATtiny Microcontroller
1️⃣ Requirements 2️⃣ Circuit Setup 3️⃣ Programming the ATtiny To generate music, you’ll be creating a sequence of tones by varying the frequency of the …
- 🔧 MG996R – Overview
📌 Key Specs: 🧃 Wiring: 🟦 Controlling MG996R with Arduino 🔌 Wiring: 🧾 Arduino Code: 🟩 Controlling MG996R with ESP32 ESP32 needs a special library: …
- 🔟 Best Microcontrollers – Deep Comparison Table 🔍
🏷️ MCU ⚙️ Arch / Speed 📶 Wireless 💾 Flash / RAM 🔌 GPIO ⚡ Voltage 💡 Highlights ESP32 Xtensa / 240MHz Wi-Fi + BT …