A color flash LED is a small light-emitting diode that produces various colors automatically in sequence. Compared to single-color LEDs, this type of color flash LED incorporates the required components to emit several colors at a set rate, such as green, blue, and red, along with their combinations. This design allows it to flash a variety of colors automatically whenever someone powers it. People frequently use these in decorative lighting systems wherever they need an attractive … [Read more...]
Voice-Controlled Home Automation using IFTTT and ESP8266
Home automation is no longer a luxury — it’s now affordable and achievable even for beginners. In this article, we’ll walk you through a voice-controlled home automation project using an ESP8266 Wi-Fi module and IFTTT, with no coding required. Whether you're automating a lamp or your entire home lighting, this voice-controlled home automation guide has you covered. Voice-Controlled Home Automation using IFTTT and ESP8266 The required components for basic lamp control include the … [Read more...]
LM7818 IC : PinOut, Features Equivalent, Circuit, Working, Datasheet & Its Applications
Voltage regulators are essential components in electronic systems, designed to protect sensitive devices by maintaining a constant voltage level. The LM7818 is a fixed linear voltage regulator from the popular 78xx series, providing a stable 18V output. The LM7818 IC widely used and easily implemented linear voltage regulator. This article explains the LM7818 IC’s pin-out, features, specifications, circuit design, and practical applications. What is the LM7818 IC? The LM7818 is a linear … [Read more...]
KY-012 Active Buzzer Module : PinOut, Features, Specifications, Interfacing, Working, Datasheet & Its Applications
The buzzer module is the most common choice for audio communication between a user and a device. So this module plays a key role in most devices like doorbells, household appliances, alarm clocks, etc. The main function of a buzzer is to change an electrical signal into an audio sound. So these modules are categorized into two different types an active buzzer and a passive buzzer. This article explores a KY-012 active buzzer module, internal structure, working, and its applications. What is a … [Read more...]
KY-025 Module : PinOut, Features, Specifications, Interfacing, Working, Datasheet & Its Applications
The reed switch is a type of electromechanical switch that operates through the principle of magnetism. Professor Valentin Kovalenkov invented it in 1922 at the Petrograd Electrotechnical University (PEU). Walter B. Ellwood developed it into the reed relay in 1936 at Bell Telephone Laboratories. Generally, these switches include a set of ferromagnetic flexible metal contacts, which seal hermetically in a glass envelope. Typically, a magnetic field keeps these contacts open; otherwise, they close … [Read more...]
SSD1306 OLED Display : PinOut, Features, Specifications, Interfacing & Its Applications
OLED or Organic Light-Emitting Diode is a future of display technology that is used in smartphones, laptops, monitors, tablets, TVs, etc. So, the OLED industry is growing daily, producing billions of AMOLED screens from LG Display, Samsung Display, BOE, etc. The OLED display module is a flat screen based on light emitting technology which represents a superior display technology, designed with light-emitting organic material’s thin film. Thus, these are emission displays that do not need a … [Read more...]
KY-011 LED Module : PinOut, Features, Specifications, Interfacing, Datasheet & Its Applications
Day by day LED technology is progressing by creating Bi-color LEDs. This concept emerged as a method to use various colors in a single module to design more complex visual displays. Engineers call these bi-color or dual-color LED modules because they include two different colored LEDs in a single package. Electronics projects commonly use these modules when they need visual indicators with various states and special color indicators for user interfaces and circuit boards. Thus, examples of … [Read more...]
LM1458 IC : PinOut, Features, Specifications, Circuit, Working, Datasheet & Its Applications
The LM1458 is a dual operational amplifier integrated circuit that contains two independent, high-gain op-amps in an 8-pin DIP package. By integrating both amplifiers on a single chip, it ensures closely matched electrical characteristics and reduces PCB space and component count. This makes it ideal for applications requiring precise analog signal processing, such as differential amplifiers, filters, and oscillators. In this article, we will explore the LM1458's pinout, features, … [Read more...]
UM3561 IC : PinOut, Features, Specifications, Circuit, Working & Its Applications
A sound generator is an integrated circuit or a voice chip with a standard CMOS process & fixed voice storage memory. This IC generates audio signals with analog, digital (or) mixed-mode electronics. The sound generator IC examples are; YM3812, UM66, UM3561, SN76477, SN76489, AY-3-8910, YM3812, 6581, etc. So, these ICs are utilized in different applications like toys, alarm circuits, musical instruments, computer sound cards, arcade game machines, etc. This article elaborates on one sound … [Read more...]
MCP1640 IC : PinOut, Features, Specifications, Circuit, Working, Datasheet & Its Applications
A synchronous step-up DC to DC-converter is an integrated circuit that enhances voltage supply from an input to an output. So this type of SMPS (switched-mode power supply) utilizes a minimum of two semiconductors like a transistor, a diode, and a single energy storage element. These converters are more efficient than nonsynchronous converters including 95% optimal operation efficiencies. The applications of this converter involve powering natural LED panels, charging white LED backlights, … [Read more...]
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