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Recent updates for the miniature tensile testing machine

Advanced menu system with rotary encoder for Arduino/STM32

TCD1304 linear CCD - Part 3 - Assembling my custom PCB

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 3 - TEC12706

MCP4725 12 bit DAC and SZBK07 DC-DC converter

Building a coil winder [Part 6] - A few improvements

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - FCC structure and basics

LM317-based high-current adjustable power supply

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 1

Vertical conversion of my focus stacking rig

Developing Serial Terminal for Arduino in C#

Building a coil winder [Part 1] - Introduction

Circuit assembling and first attempt to stream it live

FCC Schmid factor from Euler angles using the orientation matrix

N20 miniature DC geared motor with AS5600 encoder and PID

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 1- Introduction

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 8 - Optical Aberrations

Building a 20x20 cm desktop Peltier cooler cloud chamber - Part 1

4 channel temperature logger based on the DS18B20 sensors

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 2 - Main structure of a SEM

Direct control of a stepper motor using a rotary encoder and the accelstepper library

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #3 - Cooling the hot side - Part 1

Updates for the stepper motor control panel

DWIN Display Tutorials #0 - Setting up and configuring the display

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 4 - TEC12708

TCD1304 Linear CCD - Part 2 - Driving the CCD

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #1 - Water pump analogy

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 1 - Introduction

Tensile testing of different specimens

STM32F070F6P6 miniature development board with native USB

Measuring the output of strain gauges

Arduino menu navigation with rotary encoder and LCD

Strain gauge installation and demonstration

DWIN Display Tutorials #2 - Transmitting float and int numbers between the display and an Arduino

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 2 - TEC12703

Custom PCB for DROs using ATTiny85

Breaking a 3d-printed specimen with the third iteration

4 channel temperature logger with Arduino, SD card, LM335 and ADS1115

Third iteration of the tensile testing machine

Arduino with TB6600 using AccelStepper library

KPM12-J High-Resolution Resistance-Based Displacement Sensor

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 5 - Field Emission Gun

Prototype of the tensile testing machine

Microcontroller controlled digital thermostat for Peltier coolers

Arduino power meter based on the ACS 712 and the ADS1115

DWIN Display Tutorials #1 - Transmitting text between the display and PC or Arduino

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #10 - Serial or parallel connection?

Precise focus stacking device for macro photography

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - First iteration [Part 1/6]

Brief introduction of strain gauges - Part 1

Smooth stepper motor control with two Arduinos using the Accelstepper library

Building a strain gauge module for learning purposes

Building a digital control circuit for the SZBK07 DC-DC buck converter

Custom ATmega32u4 microcontroller board - 2024 version

Custom-made self-contained DC power meter

Peltier cooling with a 4xTEC12706 block and water cooling

Stepper motor PID control using a TMC2209 and AS5600

Desktop Peltier cooler-based cloud chamber

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - SC structure

Stacking of Peltier units - Part 2

Debounced rotary encoder module

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 5 - TEC12710

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - Second iteration, improvements [Part 5/6]

Peltier cooler-based air cooler

Building a coil winder [Part 3] - Proof of concept

DWIN Display Tutorials #3 - Simple weather station project

Radical 2000x Metallurgical Microscope - Assembly and test

Building a full-frame digital camera from scratch - Part 2

MINIQ BG6300 milling table with stepper motors and magnetic position encoders

16-key keypad with an Arduino and a PCF8574 I/O expander module

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - HCP structure

ADS1256-RP2040 DAQ module - Improved front panel GPIO connector

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 4

Building a cheap and simple solder fume extractor

Cooling a jug of water with a single TEC12715

Fine/Coarse potentiometer arrangement for the SZBK07 DC-DC converter

Ultra-precise milliOhm meter - Calibration and full assembly

Date and time based watering system using an Arduino and a RTC module

EASY stepper motor control with Arduino Uno and EasyDriver

Playing with circuit bending

Theory of Peltier cooling

4-20 mA signal measurement with Arduino

AS5600 magnetic position encoder - best encoder for stepper motors

NTC thermistor thermometer with STM32/Arduino

Two-way serial communication with Arduino

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #2 - Performance chart

Making my own reflow hot plate - Part 2 - Custom PCB and assembly

Stepper motor control panel for linear actuators

Lattice parameter from molar mass and density - BCC structure

Creep calculations - application of Norton's power law

Misorientation and orientation matrix

Measuring speed and position using the AS5600 magnetic encoder

Building and testing a new water cooling system for Peltier coolers

Atomic packing factor

ADS1256 - Improved code for faster acquisition

Precise focus stacking system - Custom designed rig and software updates

RP2040 + ADS1256 DAQ board

Peltier cooling in practice

Building a coil winder [Part 4] - Updated feeder mechanism

Arduino with AccelStepper library and TB6600 stepper motor controller

Displacement measurement with a linear potmeter - part 2

2500 W Induction Melting Device

Reviewing the LINKMICRO LM249MS digital microscope

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #9 - Cooling the hot side - Part 4

DWIN Display Tutorials #4 - Dial indicators as input or output controls

DIY Variable Laboratory Power Supply

The science of finding the balance - An instrument that puts load cells to shame*

New microscope lenses: longer working distance!

Make your own custom office nameplate!

Reasons why you CANNOT use Peltier for air conditioning

Custom ADS1256 board - revised version

How I Automated My Metallurgical Microscope

Using a PCB as a weighing scale

Below -40°C with stacked Peltier thermoelectric coolers

“Debunking” Peltier-based air conditioning

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #8 - Cooling the hot side - Part 3

Schmid factor and resolved shear stress in BCC crystal

Updates for the AccelStepper library - TB6600 and Arduino

Miller indices in cubic systems

ADS1256 Official Arduino Library and Custom DAQ Board

High-performance 3-axis stepper motor controller

100 W Solder Fume Extractor Review

Correction for the wiring of the power meter for my DIY power supply

Recent updates for the tensile testing machine

Arduino-based air quality monitor - new version

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 3

Determination of strain-rate sensitivity parameter (m)

Testing a capacitive proximity sensor

MCP41100 digital potentiometer with Arduino/STM32

ADS1256 - Board comparison

Workshop tour 2022 - 10000 Subscriber video

Arduino and joysticks - Part 2 - 3-axis joystick

Stacking of Peltier units - Part 1

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 2 - TEC12703

300 mm DRO with Arduino (ATTiny85 and Nano)

DIY variable power supply from a laptop adapter

Recent updates for the tensile testing machine

CNC encoder wheel with stepper motors

[Short Answers #2] SZBK07 300 W DC-DC converter quiescent current

Stepper motor developing platform with TMC2209 and AS5600

Hall-Petch relation, worked example

Some additional ideas for the SZBK07 DC-DC converter

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 5 - TEC12710

BCC Schmid factor from Euler angles using the orientation matrix

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 6 - TEC12715

Making my own reflow hot plate - Part 3 - Demo and Coding

Refrigeration with 4x TEC12706 Peltier Block

Displacement sensor with a slide potmeter - Part 1

Dissecting the MINIQ BG6300 milling table

Comparing 5 different ADS1256 boards and discussing some issues

Probe Master 8043SK - A review

ADS1256 - Registers and demonstration

Praktica LTL disassembly - Another live stream attempt

Testing the Mustool MT8206 graphical multimeter

Stepper motor control with buttons and rotary encoder

10-channel voltage logger with display and SD card

Focus stacking system for macro photography - Assembly and tutorial

DWIN Displays - Review and tutorial

Stepper motor driven focusing on my metallurgical microscope

Building a coil winder [Part 2] - Assembling the electronics

Custom DRO PCB, but for rotary encoders

Stacking of Peltier units - Part 3

DIY Miniature Tensile Testing Machine

STM32F103C with ST-Link and STM32duino, simplified!

Testing the "240 W" Peltier cooler refrigeration plate

Building a Peltier cooler-based cloud chamber - A simple construction from a scientist

Testing the KSGER T12 STM32 V3.1S soldering station

RP2040 + ADS1256 DAQ module with GPIOs

Testing and demonstrating the best ADS1256 board

10-channel thermistor-based temperature logger with display and SD card - improvements

Progress update of the DIY tensile testing machine

DSO150 15001K DIY Oscilloscope Assembly Walkthrough

Controlling the SZBK07 DC-DC converter

What is the pressure inside of a soda can?

Euler angles and the orientation matrix

Multiple stepper motors with joystick, TB6600 and the accelstepper library

Building an SZBK07-based thermostat for Peltier cooling

Testing two powerful Peltier coolers: TEC2-19006 and Heke Tech CL-C067

Linear motion with TB6600 and AccelStepper

TB6600 and Arduino - Wiring and demonstration

Why is the Peltier cooler-based air conditioning a BAD idea?

RF 433 Transmitter and Receiver with sensors and OLED displays

How NOT to fry your Arduino - Common Arduino mistakes #1

Tensile curves and their properties

[Short Answers #1] Output voltage of a strain gauge amplifier module

Improvements to my DC power meter

ADS1256 board test - Part 1

Schmid factor and resolved shear stress for FCC slip system

Making my own reflow hot plate - Part 1 - Prototype

Measuring the air quality with CCS811 and GP2Y1010AU0F

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #5 - A new arrangement of heatsinks

MAX31855 - A better thermocouple module

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #6 - Personal air conditioner

Control panel for stepper motors using the Accelstepper library

Arduino and joysticks - Part 1 - Introduction

ADS1256 - Reading a single conversion result using RDATA

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - First iteration, improvements [Part 2/6]

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 6 - Comparison of electron sources

Building a coil winder [Part 8] - Version I

Making my own custom voltage logger based on the ADS1256 - Prototype

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 3/1 - TEC12706

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 6 - TEC12715

TCD1304 - Part 1 - Introduction

TCD1304-based spectrometer - Part 2

Positioning with the N20 miniature geared DC motor

Digital read out (DRO) using an Arduino and a digital caliper

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #4 - Cooling the hot side - Part 2

ADS1256-RP2040 GPIO Front Panel - Finished!

Electron Microscopy - Lecture 1 - General introduction

Building a coil winder [Part 5] - Coding and math

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 3/2 - TEC12706

8-digit 7-segment display - printing floating point numbers

DC Motor PWM control with a potentiometer and L298N

Let's discuss about Peltier coolers #7 - "Enhanced" water cooler

DC motor position control using PID

Replacing the potmeters on the 300 W, 20 A DC-DC converter

A self-contained PCB-based weighing scale

10-channel thermistor-based temperature logger with display and SD card

Testing different Peltier coolers by cooling/freezing water - Part 4 - TEC12708

Homing with the AccelStepper library and a limit switch

RP2040 + ADS1256 DAQ board - PCB-based enclosure

Custom-made reflow hot plate - Final assembly

MAX6675 - K-type thermocouple module

JCS-900 DRO with Arduino and LCD

Ping Pong with the AccelStepper library and two limit switches - Polling and interrupts

ADS1256 - Reading and writing registers

Introduction of my cooling setup used in the Peltier experiments

Testing and comparing different Peltier coolers - Part 7 - Summary and final conclusions

Making a new cable for the TS100 soldering iron

Building a Peltier cooler-based cooling box - Second iteration [Part 3/6]

Overengineered "potentiometer" using the AS5600 magnetic encoder

ADS1256 - Fully working code and demonstration

Assembling the dual TEC12710 cooler [Part 4/6]