Hackaday

How Do PAL And NTSC Really Work?

Many projects on these pages do clever things with video. Whether it’s digital or analogue, it’s certain our community can ...
CNET

I Found Out Why Our LED Bulbs Burn Out So Early. No, You Don't Need a New Fixture

It turns out the "10-year lifespan" printed on your LED box is often a total fantasy. I spent years falling for the marketing, only to end up standing on a ladder every six months replacing bulbs that ...
Hackaday

LED cube

When it comes to making things that glow, there are two ways to stand out from the crowd. You can make something very big, or something very small. [DIY GUY Chris] has done the latter, producing a ...
GitHub

legacy-matlab-and-simulink-support-for-arduino

MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware: Interactively read, write, and analyze data from Arduino sensors http://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/arduino-matlab ...
GitHub

Arduino library for I2C_LCD LCD displays.

Arduino library for the I2C LCD display, typical 20x4 characters. The library is inspired by the excellent New-LiquidCrystal library by F. Malpartida. Therefore the interface is kept quite identical, ...
IEEE

Optimization of Electricity Consumption via Peak Time Reallocation: MATLAB Simulation and Arduino based Lab Implementation

Abstract: This paper investigates strategies for optimizing electricity usage by reallocating peak demand periods. Various techniques such as dynamic pricing, Demand-Side Management (DSM) and Energy ...