Questions tagged [electronics]
Use this tag to ask about electronics-related issues with your Arduino. For example: driver transistors, Ohm's Law, current-limiting resistors.
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MFRC522 RFID RC522 Only Works Sometimes – Unreliable Detection Issue
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I’m using an MFRC522 RFID module with an Arduino Uno, and it only detects RFID tags sometimes. The behavior is inconsistent—sometimes it reads the card instantly, and other times, it ...
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Arduino connect programatically two wires of external 3.3V device
What is a missing puzzle in here, relay, transistor?
I would like to pull pin of external device to the ground programatically using arduino's digital pin.
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Arduino and custom pcb
I am looking to minimize the size and assembly complexity of my arduino projects. Is there any easy way to integrate something like an esp8266 onto my own pcb. I don't want to have to solder it on. In ...
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Common Ground Between Arduino and ESP32 - Can I Re-use the ESP32 GND Pin for a Potential Divider
I am trying to connect an ESP32 to an Arduino Mega via Serial Communication using the UART 2 ports on both microcontroller boards.
There needs to be a common ground between the ESP32 and Arduino. ...
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Interfacing 8 ohm speaker ouput with ESP32
I'm trying to use an ISD1820 recording module with the ESP32, except I want to store the recordings and send them over Wifi rather than playing them back. The ISD1820 has an output for an 8-ohm ...
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How do I control a BLDC with greater precision using bluetooth?
I am building a quadcopter drone and I have 4 BLDC motors that I can control using an HM10 Bluetooth module and the "Dabble" application.
My problem is that when I use a virtual joystick in ...
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ESP32 struggling to trigger relay module consistently
I'm working with a 4-channel, 5 V relay module and an ESP32 which operates on 3.3 V.
The setup seemed to work well initially but I have started experiencing some inconsistencies. One of the four ...
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How does actually arduino measure voltage?
I am not interested into the AnalogRead() part, but rather on how he converts 5 or 2 V into a number between 0 and 1023. How does it practically do it to convert the voltage level into a number or ...
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How to turn LEDs based on voltage readings?
I am trying to turn LEDs in an LED bridge based on the voltage reading from a power source. when the Voltage is zero nothing is ON and then the LEDs gradually turn ON as increase the voltage connected ...
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Sim800l doesn't respond to AT commands
My SIM800L doesn't respond to AT commands. The serial monitor is simply blank.
And the led blinks every 3 seconds which means it is connected to a network
I power it through an LM2596 buck down ...
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How to produce multiple DC voltages for a single project with different DC requirements?
I have a project that has two 12-V .2 amp fans, one 30 3 amp LED COB panel, and a 5-V Arduino. I was wondering if there was a simple method to power all of these devices from a 120 V wall outlet.
As ...
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Controll the dc motor that works with 2xAA bateries using 5v
I have a toy that has a dc motor and is runing with 2xAA bateries ( i think it is 3v motor)
So i want to run it with 5v power supply.
First question: Can 5v damage the motor
Second question: i think i ...
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Can a three wire Electrical conductivity sensor (Sensorex CS 150) be used directly with arduino?
I am having an electrical conductivity sensor (Sensorex CS150 with three tinned wires Red, Black and white https://sensorex.com/product/sensorex-cs150-12-mm-graphite-contacting-conductivity-sensor/ ). ...
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Need help ATtiny85 not working as standalone
I have ATTiny85 that I want to drive a servo. Burned bootloader to the ATTiny85 and I am using HW-260 development board to program and to test the code. While the ATTiny85 works perfectly on the HW-...
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Arduino Nano Doesn't Upload Any Code After Connecting It In Reverse (Rotated 180°)!
I've Made A PCB Which Includes An Arduino Nano. I Soldered Some Female Pin Headers Instead Of Soldering The Arduino Itself, So That I Can Easily Plug/Unplug The Arduino Board.
It Was All Good, Until I ...
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