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Arduino-Based Coil Winding Temperature Recorder and Alarm Generator

Monitoring the temperature of a transformer or electric motor winding involves data acquisition. This project is developed to monitor the temperature of an electric motor and a transformer with high accuracy, incorporating display and alarm facility. This circuit can be installed near a transformer winding or a motor’s location, or it can be attached to …

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Driving multiple Sparkfun 7 segment displays

Driving multiple Sparkfun 7-segment displays with an Arduino

I’m currently helping a couple of engineering students finish a senior project that didn’t get finished last year. Long story… Anyway, it’s a bicycle brake tester being built for Paul Components. The mechanical design is great, but they had trouble with the electronics. Part of those cinvolved writing numbers to a pair of Sparkfun 7-segment displays. …

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TFT Display with microSD

TFT Display with microSD breakout board using arduino

128X160 pixels in 18 bit color with a microSD breakout board courtesy of Adafruit Industries You can purchase the 18-bit color TFT LCD display with microSD card breakout kit (part# ST7735R) from Adafruit Industries This tutorial from Adafruit is for a 1.8″ diagonal TFT display & microSD breakout board. This breakout is the best way to add …

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