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Friday, October 1 2010

Arduino based thermostat

ThermostatClosed.jpg, juin 2021

Here is an "easy to make" Thermostat. The goal was to replace an existing non working thermostat on a heat accumulation panel. Instead of buying a new one I decided to make my own. The goal was to use basic electronic parts, to be cheap, fun to make and of course safe. It is mainly based  […]

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Wednesday, July 21 2010

IR Remote control

RemoteCtrlIR_16F84_schematic.png, juin 2021

Here is an easy to build IR remote control. It could be used at home to control lights, radio or more powerfull things. This remote control is build arround an IR coded transmiter and an IR receiver powered by its own power supply. This architecture is based on a PIC16F84 (ou 16F628). I also build  […]

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Pentax K10D IR remote

RemoteK10D.png, juin 2021

Here is an easy to build IR remote dedicated to the Pentax K10D. So, you will be able to take pictures remotely ! The focus is not managed in this version. This remote as been developped to work with a Pentax K10D but it could work with other cases from the same manufacturer. All the informations  […]

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Tuesday, April 28 2009

Thermometre loggueur

ThermoLogProto.jpg, juin 2021

Le but premier de ce projet était de mettre en oeuvre un afficheur graphique de téléphone portable Nokia. Le montage présenté ici est un petit thermomètre autonome, permettant d'une part d'afficher toutes les secondes deux températures (intérieure et extérieure) et d'autre part, de visualiser sur  […]

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