Elektor June 2012: Nixie Thermometer, PIC Programmer, AVR Software-Defined Radio, & More
Nixie tubes display temperature and humidity data

Elektor’s June issue is going to be a classic. You’ll read about a wide range  of topics from a Nixie thermometer/hygrometer to a PIC programmer solution to an Intersil IMS6100 vintage dev kit. And much more! Watch the video below, … Continue reading

DesignSpark chipKIT Challenge 2012 Winners Named
Dean Boman's Energy Monitoring System (Source: D. Boman)

The results for the DesignSpark chipKIT Challenge are now final. Dean Boman won First Prize for his chipKIT-based Energy Monitoring System, which provides users real-time home electrical usage data. A web server provides usage tracking on a circuit-by-circuit basis. It interfaces with … Continue reading

Elektor Weekly Wrap-Up: “Elektor Projects” Site, Arduino Webinar, & Special Issue Prep
Elektor's new community website, "Elektor Projects"

It’s been a remarkable week for Elektor International Media. Staffers launched a new community site, announced an upcoming Android-related webinar, and worked with U.S.-based colleagues to plan Circuit Cellar’s 25th anniversary special edition. Elektor Projects Community Site Elektor announced this … Continue reading

Elektor Weekly Wrap-Up: E-Blocks, Embedded Linux, & the Elektor Lab
Take closer look at the E-Blocks kit. It includes a Microchip Technology PIC16F877A chip, a multiprogrammer board, an LCD board, a switch board, Flowcode, an internal power supply, and documentation.

Last week Elektor staffers provided the Circuit Cellar staff with an E-Blocks kit to open and analyze, introduced a new course on Embedded Linux (along with an affordable Linux board), and gave members a behind-the-scenes look at the Elektor Lab. … Continue reading

Elektor Weekly Wrap-Up: Publishing Process Video, Inside May 2012, & a New Book on LEDs
Elektor-US-05-2012

What your plans for this weekend? Any projects in the works? Before you start soldering, consider what Elektor staffers have been working in this week. Perhaps you’ll want to start designing with the goal of submitting your project to the … Continue reading