Category Archive: Electronics

Mar
17

SM130 RFID Reader and Arduino

Recently I’ve been working on a RFID identification solution for a new project at University of Aveiro. Our first approach will be through Arduino and the Son Micro SM130 RFID module. At first, the Arduino seemed quite simple and effective …

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Feb
25

DD-WRT Serial and Arduino

Today I’m sharing my latest experiment with DD-WRT along with Arduino. For those who are not familiar with DD-WRT, it is a custom firmware for a large range of different routers, that allows to unleash some features that they don’t …

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Mar
14

How to identify the polarity of a LED

Here I present 3 different ways to identify any LED’s polarity. I hope this is useful for people who are starting to work with LEDs.

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Jul
22

Optical Reflection Sensor – TCRT5000

This is a 2 in 1. One Infra-Red emitter LED (wavelength around 950 nm) and a phototransistor just in one component. It detects reflections of objects in a range of 0.2 mm to 15 mm, has a filter to block natural light and …

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