Can a Photodiode be used as a Solar Cell? What is the real difference between Solar Panel and Photodiodes? …
Photodiodes vs. Solar Cells? Differences and SimilaritiesRead More »
Lab measurements and graphs of the new generation of solar cells of IXYS (KXOB25-05X3F) intended for energy harvesting and low-power applications. …
Indoor Characterization of Solar Cell IXYS KXOB25-05X3FRead More »
How trustworthy are the component specifications? Can I rely blindly on datasheets? How well is a device characterized by the manufacturer?
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Specsmanship: Do manufacturers manipulate the specs of their components? Read More »
In this small Arduino side project, I explain how I made to create the effect of lighting 7 bowls detecting the sound frequency of each bowl with a microphone and using different colours to illuminate it. …
Lighting 7 Bowls with colour Effect based on FFT algorithm, microphone and ArduinoRead More »
A step-by-step tutorial to show how to program the Si5351 via I2C and Arduino to generate a square clock signal in the range between 8Khz and 160 MHz with the 2€ module.
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This python code let you connect Athos Training Suit to a linux-based computer like a Raspberry board via Bluetooth and freely. …
How to set a test bench for solar cell characterization, measure it correctly, and plot the power and I-V curves. …
How to program an FPGA to output a square clock signal with a variable frequency and with two non-overlapping clock signals. …
Thermoelectric generators (TEG) produce electrical energy from a temperature gradient, but…
How to measure the Power of a Thermoelectric genenerator or TEGRead More »
Plot a processed signal from Arduino COM Port in real-time is a useful practise when working with sensors, especially for debugging and developing. …
How to Plot signals from Arduino via Serial Port with RealTerm: TutorialRead More »
It has always been a bit intriguing and even confusing the nomenclature of these power supply voltages (Vdd and Vss) or (Vcc and Vee). But Why? …
What are the meaning of Vdd and Vss? Vcc and Vee?? GND?Read More »
Here the solar cell Panasonic AM-1456 is going to be tested in the lab. These measurements were taken in terms of choosing a solar cell for energy harvesting. …
