It doesn’t always have to be expensive: This is how you build your own WiFi repeater.
Usually the WiFi signal does not reach every inch of the house. If a part of the home or garden is not sufficiently covered by the home network, you don’t necessarily need an expensive repeater. Often, a homemade WiFi repeater is ample to strengthen the existing WiFi signal. In this How-To, we show you how […]
How to upgrade your old PC
Working with an older PC can be frustrating because of the slow load times and ancient software but it doesn’t have to be this way. In this guide, we share tips on how to upgrade your PC and which components matter most. First let’s run through the basics, what kind of performance is actually required? […]
Configure smart outdoor lights yourself – with the Bluetooth® lights from Steinel
Are you in the process of planning a smart lighting system for your home? Your security and privacy have the highest priority? Then Steinel has exactly the right products for you. Because in addition to the aesthetics and durability of the products, Steinel focuses on the reliability and security of the Bluetooth® lights. In the […]
Nixie clock with WiFi
Nixie tube displays are best known from 1960s and 1970s measuring devices and electronic calculators. This how-to shows how to use these iconic tubes to build a clock with an integrated temperature display. The project Suitable for: Dedicated electronics hobbyists with Arduino knowledge Costs: (including tubes, customs and shipping costs) approx. 100.-€ Time required: What […]
Using the AD9833 Function Generator in a setup with the Totem Minilab: more comfortable and safer coding of Ar-duino projects with embedded electronics
When you want to design an embedded project, or a plain electronics project, there are various issues to solve. It’s not only the logical design of a microprocessor code or the schematic of an electronics design. You also need to solve practical issues. You must plan how to set up a prototype or a test […]
Ethernet over Coax: A stable internet connection in every room
If you want to have internet access in a building with multiple rooms like hotels, retirement homes, schools or a large house, you need a lot of wiring. This is often already in place but Ethernet over Coax makes it possible to use existing antenna cables as data lines. The project Suitable for: AdvancedTime required: […]
Build your own CO2 measuring device easily and inexpensively
Ob zu Hause, in der Schule oder am Arbeitsplatz – wir alle haben großes Interesse, in gut belüfteten Räumen zu leben, zu lernen und zu arbeiten. Der CO2-Gehalt und die relative Luftfeuchtigkeit gelten als wichtige Indikatoren der Luftqualität: Gute Raumluft hat weniger als 1.000 ppm CO2 und eine relative Luftfeuchtigkeit, die mehr als 40 Prozent […]
JOAN – easy room booking and scheduling with many extras
Meetings are an integral part of our working life, not only virtually but also personally in the office. The space for this is limited and in great demand. It is not uncommon for “space battles”, disruptions and other obstacles to productivity to occur. In order to plan efficiently and to be able to arrange the […]
Test and measure your digital circuits with LabVIEW from NI and the portable USB logic analyzer and digital pattern generator from Digilent
As laboratory space becomes less and less and development teams are more and more dispersed, companies are opting for all-in-one equipment to complement traditional laboratories. This creates a need for mobile test and measurement stations that can support any type of development. USB test and measurement devices can be used in a wide range of […]
Home Automation III – The atmospheric bed light
Put to the test – The self-developed node in your own home automation In the first part of the series, you have laid the foundations to be able to implement a home automation system yourself. The second part serves as an introduction to a possible framework to integrate your own sensors and actuators in this […]
