Arduino

Hello everyone. I've got a tiny electroluminescent display that I pulled out of a car instrument cluster. Now I want to use it in other project but I cannot find a way to drive it in "standalone" mode, using some other programmable PCB like Arduino. Originally, it was connected to instrument...

Hi Guys, Apologies if it's in the wrong section, this is the closest one I could think of. Basically, i've got a really weird issue with an arduino, a map sensor and sh1106 display. I've got a buck convertor set to 4.996v according to my multimeter feeding rhe arduino, screen and map sensor...

Hello, I'm new here and new with Arduino and I'm in a school project that is to make a wireless lighting so I chose a NodeMcuV3 lolin with an ESP8266 chip with and I wanted to know how to power it without having to put it on the usb. I made a schematic and wanted to know if it is correct...

Hi everyone! I have a project in mind, i want to build a robotic arm using stepper motors and drivers for them (TB6600). My idea is to control every motor with an Arduino nano, and using a RaspBerry Pi to control the Arduino boards, like master and slave. I dont want to use CAN bus because...

Hi! I'm using a VK2828U7G5LF Miniature GPS Module and the problem is that it starts working after 2-3 hours. I connected it to Arduino and I have to leave it connected 2-3 hours to start. When started, the power indicator blinks every second. Some mentions: the module is the only one...

I had an electronics friend who used to get together with me once a week and teach me electronics, soldering, Arduino boards. And we had a lot of fun. I’ve spent the last couple years collecting wheels switches LED lights parts for chassis And other fun useful bug but items. He’s too busy with...

Hi, can anyone give me advice about kuongshun arduino uno r3. Apparently they are giving for free with some prize and need to pay shipping 10$ but is it actually cost effective or can i find for same price something similar. Here is a link https://kuongshun.com/pages/free-arduino-uno-r3

I'm redesigning an undergraduate introductory circuits course. In the course students design and build an analog front end amplifier, pass it through an ADC, and process the data with their computers. Initially we used the raspberry Pi 3B, which had pretty easy integration as we can give them an...

I'm starting working with Arduino projects, and in my actual project, I need to run a few servo motors. I, like many others, turned an old ATX1 PSU into a "bench" power supply (since Arduino can't provide enough current to power all the servos). I connected an 8.2-ohm 10-watt resistor in the 5v...

I just installed a WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB PC SSD - SATA III and my PC stopped recognizing my old boot drive (Samsung 860 EVO 250GB)I don't see it anywhere in the bios, when I take out the M.2 it boots up just fine MSI Z170a-G44 GTX 1080 I7-6700k 2 Samsung 860 EVO 250GB I try searching online for an...

My windows defender is not even included in services.msc.. i downloaded something to add it in the control panel after its sudden deletion.. but it didnt work... for windows 10 pro Any suggestions ? thanks

Hi, So I've been having an issue for the last few days where my computer randomly freezes. It freezes while idle, playing games, and is pretty much just completely random. During these freezes, I experience a complete lockup. However, keep in mind that if I'm watching a video or listening to...

Hello Tom's Hardware community, my first time posting here, but I'll get to the subject right away! I currently own a Asus G55WV gaming laptop (i7 3610QM @ 2,3 Ghz. and GTX 660M @ 2GB) and I'm looking forward to upgrading to a desktop PC in the summer. However, I have a problem: I got this...

Hi, sorry if this is a nooby question, but i am not quite sure how this works. The app: The wikipedia page for it says its mainly single threaded but has a few multi-threaded things done (barely), so its pretty much single threaded. The scenario: I need to run as many of these processes as...

Hello peeps, I watched many video reviews about MBs and have read various threads including the current site's forums about the "best budget Motherboard for an i5-8400" In conclusion; I am torn between buying a current cheap z370 or waiting for even cheaper models I never like OCing that's...

I have radeon r5 m330 graphics card on my laptop and I am still not able to run games on even low settings like prototype 2 and saints row 3.please help. I am not that kind of geek so please elaborate when answering. Thank you.

Hi there, So I bought a Hyper 212 (I don't know if it was 212+ or 212evo or just 212) back in 2009 i think for my i7 2600k. Mid last year I made a new build using an i7 4790k and kept the stock heatsink on there, today this heat sink is running loud for the last time I need to change it. I was...

So, im looking forward on buying a gigabyte 1060 6gb aorus xtreme gaming, but it needs 4x4 power cable, you know , that think you connect, well i can only power it but i cant power 2 of those, my psu doesnt have the small thing to connect it seperately, so 1 pair of 2 remain unpowered, will i be...

I decided I'm going to get 2 hard drives of 1TB each. That way, I can use one for games and the other for mass storage. My question is: do I REALLY need to use RAID or is there the option to run both drives separately?

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Hi All, I'm trying to buy this ASROCK J3455-ITX Mainboard. The thing is I'm trying to build a custom NAS and the OS should'nt the part of the two 2,5" HDDs. So the idea is to use a SD Card Reader adapter. The Mainboard support these slots: Slots - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot...

If I get a 600-700Watt PSU, will it only pull the amount of watts that the hardware in the pc needs instead of all of it.

Does having a $1,000+ extreme edition Intel processor give any substantial gain in gaming performance? Are there any games yet that make use of more than four cores?

I've just downloaded the emulator, Visual Boy Advanced to run on my PC. I was playing with some settings and now when I launch the emulator it automatically changes my monitor from its native resolution of 2560x1440 to 860x480. I can change it back to naitive resoulution with nvidia control...

I'm in the middle of an unhappy RMA experience with NewEgg. I've bought parts from them exclusively since CompUSA went belly-up, but I've still got $1,000 of parts to buy for my new build and I trust them less now. Are there any viable alternatives out there on a corporate level? I am leary of...

So my brother showed me his laptop because he said he had viruses which he did (some junk called "stack player") so I messed around with trying to remove it but figured and easy way to get rid of it was to just factory reset the laptop and save all of his files on a flash drive then reinstall...

Every time I wake my computer, if I ping my router it shows huge lag spike from 5ms up to massive numbers like 3500ms every few moments. Sometimes it times out and gets no request at all, resulting in some packet loss. Disabling and reenabling the wireless adapter solves this and gives me a...

I recently purchased a H100i GTX and using Corsair Link to control the fan. Right now, I can only manually control fan speed as low as 40% spinning at 1250 - 1350 RPM. The fans are actually pretty loud especially when I'm not doing any hardcore tasks. Temperatures do stay at around 29C, but like...

I want to buy an all purpose laptop for home use just for surfing, emailing, a little bit of gaming, some word processing, YouTube etc. and my budget is between 300-600. I want good speed ( not too slow ), and OK memory. Processing speed must be good. What should I go for. Also, please suggest...

Hi, i am building my first gaming PC ever and this is my first post ever. Also keep in mind i have little knowledge on building PCs and components ;-) Budget: At most, 1,200 dollars if I need to get other parts. I would like a PC for gaming, and i Intend to keep it for at least 5 years. I do...

I was wondering if this XFX TS Series 550w power supply would be enough to run this build. CPU: Athlon x4 860k GPU: R9 280 3GB MOBO: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2x4 GB HARD DRIVE: Western Digital 320 GB

Hey all, Just installed two additional 8GB DDR4 2400 ballistix sticks on top of the two I've already had Installed (same exact sticks). After Installation, I would begin to experience BSOD's every 10-15 minutes or so. After attempting to reseat and shift the modules around, I am now having...

so, i am currently running a pentium g3258 overclocked at 4.5ghz and a GTX 750ti FTW edition. i play csgo at around 120 fps currently. i want to buy a 144hz monitor for a better gaming experience. how much fps would i gain from an upgrade from the pentium to an i5-4690K? is it worth the buy...

Hey guys so I have 2 desktops lets call it A and B. I no longer used desktop B and desktop A is the one I currently use and have amd cpu and I want to upgrade to intel so obviously I will need to buy a mobo as well. The question is if I buy a new mobo + intel cpu and put it on desktop A do I...

I am playing GTA 5 at max settings and I get around 48-60 FPS but my GPU usage is around 60%,When I play Skyrim 2K + ENBs my GPU usage is 100%. Is this normal? My Specs: GPU: Sapphire R9 280x Dual X CPU: FX 8350 RAM: 4GB Vengence 1600MHz

My ping is not visible in the game. I had this problem with BF4 as well, and I often get kicked from servers because of it.

I have a inspiron 3647 small desktop computer with a 4th gen 4440s processor can I replace this chip with a 4th gen 4670s processor

I have a rather interesting issue. A laptop came to me that would lock up when booting Win7 in normal mode. No BSOD, just hard lock at some point in boot. Safe mode was fine, no errors of not in the event logs. A windows reinstall from factory recovery had been attempted by others. This...

The 730w power supply I have has an 8 pin 12v connector cable for the motherboard. However, the microATX motherboard I bought only has a 4 pin connector. (The 8 pin cable is not a 4+4, does not split). I can plug the left half of the 8 pin cable perfectly into the 4 pin connector with the other...