Blog posts of '2026' 'October'

Hall-Effect Sensors with Arduino: Digital and Analog Types
Hall-Effect Sensors with Arduino: Digital and Analog Types

A Hall-effect sensor responds to magnetic field, but its output may be a digital switch, a latch, or a linear analog signal. Not every module provides…

Measuring AC Voltage with ZMPT101B: Calibration and Safety
Measuring AC Voltage with ZMPT101B: Calibration and Safety

The ZMPT101B produces an isolated, scaled analog waveform related to AC voltage, but a small transformer on an exposed breakout does not make a mains…

Automatic Countdown Timer with Arduino and TM1637
Automatic Countdown Timer with Arduino and TM1637

We've already covered the TM1637 display as an interactive up/down counter with button controls and EEPROM storage. This project uses the same display…

Measuring Illuminance with BH1750 and Arduino
Measuring Illuminance with BH1750 and Arduino

The BH1750 measures light the way a proper light meter does — in lux, the actual unit of illumination — rather than the vague, uncalibrated brightness…