The latest microcontrollers featuring field-oriented control bring higher efficiency to motor-control circuit designs in consumer ...

[fahadshihab], a young tinkerer, shared his circuit design for a simple remote control using 555 timers. Using a 555 calculator, he designed a clock circuit that would run at 11.99 Hz. Two transistors ...

Single-phase and 3-phase AC squirrel cage induction motors need some type of control circuit to initiate a start or stop function. The two types of ladder control circuits commonly used are the 2-wire ...

While most of us play games purely for their entertainment value, an elite few get their game on while calling themselves "professionals." These superstars of simulated battle make the rounds in ...

The circuit has been designed for the purpose of creating a portable unit of preamplifier that would function as standalone control for gutitars. TL062 – a low power JFET dual operational amplifier ...

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we presented a 3-phase, 480VAC motor circuit with its associated controls (Figure). We stepped through a logical, systematic approach to troubleshoot the main power ...

The project intends to create a sprinkler controller that can be used as an interface wherein system valves or zones will be managed. A perfboard with wire wrap for the control/logic portions can be ...

Rik is Pocket-lint's senior news editor and has been a tech and games journalist since the 80s. He has seen and covered just about every console, mobile phone, gadget and home cinema device launched ...

Every so often, that console-modding Benjamin Heckendorn wanders away from his lair at benheck.com to share some interesting projects with Engadget. History is littered with game systems using far-too ...

MadCatz MLG Pro Circuit Controller (for PlayStation 3) : Angle Straight out of the box, the gamepad looks like a third party PlayStation 3 gamepad with a detachable cable. However, once you pull the ...