Ohm's Law stands as one of the most pivotal principles in electrical engineering and physics. It forms the cornerstone of many electrical...

1. Starting a New Project in KiCAD 9.0 Launch KiCAD and begin by creating a new project: go to File → New Project , enter a name, and...

KiCad 9.0 represents a significant milestone in the evolution of KiCad, a powerful and free open-source PCB design tool. With this new...

When setting up KiCad 9.0 for serious design work, one of the most critical steps is getting the symbol, footprint, and 3D model...

The first step in using KiCAD effectively isn’t drawing a schematic—it’s building a disciplined project environment. If you plan it right...

KiCad is a powerful open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software suite used for designing schematics and PCBs. It offers...

KiCad, the widely used open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, continues to be a powerful tool for designing printed...

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a technique used in electronics and microcontroller programming to control the intensity or brightness of...

If you read the previous lesson, we covered the fundamentals of the millis function in general. Let's make our first millis event! Let's...

When we wrote the blink sketch, we created something called blocking code. In effect, this means that the Arduino will perform a delay,...

This code is kind of like the "Hello, World!" for an Arduino board - "Blink". This code will make the built in LED which is usually...

Once you have the Arduino IDE set up and working, you can progress to the more interesting subject of actually programming your board. If...

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Oh no! You've successfully installed and configured the IDE, but you can't find your board under "Ports"! Now what? Thankfully, there are...

So, you just finished installing the IDE! Now, to get the most out of it, you need to set it up. This is an important step in reaching...

PWM is a very useful tool in electronics. From changing the brightness of a light bulb to changing the speed of a motor, PWM is the key...

To do anything useful with your new Arduino board, you need to upload code to it. In order to do that, you will need to install the...

I often point new users to the State Change Detection example. That example is great for teaching about edge detection, but it uses a ...

Welcome to Arduino! Maybe you haven't used Arduino before, and you would like to know, What is Arduino? Arduino is an open-source...

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