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AI Projects for the Raspberry Pi with the AI HAT+ Edge AI is transforming everyday devices by putting intelligence where it matters most: directly inside the hardware. With on-device inference, a camera can recognize a visitor instantly, a phone can translate speech without streaming audio to the cloud, and a wearable can detect anomalies in real time—fast, private, and reliable even when the network disappears. This book is your practical guide to building exactly those kinds of systems with the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ and the Hailo-8L accelerator. You’ll start with clear foundations: core AI and machine-learning concepts, how neural networks work, and what truly distinguishes Edge AI from cloud AI—plus an honest look at ethical considerations and future impacts. Then it’s straight to hands-on physical computing. Step by step, you’ll set up Raspberry Pi OS, power and cooling, and develop in Python using the Thonny IDE. You’ll learn GPIO basics with lights and servos, mount the AI HAT+ hardware, install and verify the Hailo software stack, and connect the right camera—official modules or USB webcams, even multiple cameras. From your first pipeline to real projects, you’ll run person detection, pose estimation, segmentation, and depth estimation, then level up with YOLO object detection: smart alerts, guest counters, and custom extensions. You’ll even connect vision to motion by combining gesture recognition with servo-driven mechanisms, including a robotic arm. With troubleshooting tips, hardware essentials, and a practical Python refresher, this book turns Edge AI from buzzword into buildable reality.

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World’s Most Popular ROS Platform TurtleBot is the most popular open source robot for education and research. The new generation TurtleBot3 is a small, low cost, fully programmable, ROS based mobile robot. It is intended to be used for education, research, hobby and product prototyping. Affordable Cost TurtleBot was developed to meet the cost-conscious needs of schools, laboratories and companies. TurtleBot3 is the most affordable robot among the SLAM-able mobile robots equipped with a 360° Laser Distance Sensor LDS-01. ROS Standard The TurtleBot brand is managed by Open Robotics, which develops and maintains ROS. Nowadays, ROS has become the go-to platform for all the roboticists around the world. TurtleBot can be integrated with existing ROS-based robot components, but TurtleBot3 can be an affordable platform for whom want to get started learning ROS. Extensibility TurtleBot3 encourages users to customize its mechanical structure with some alternative options: open source embedded board (as a control board), computer and sensors. TurtleBot3 Waffle Pi is a two-wheeled differential drive type platform but it is able to be structurally and mechanically customized in many ways: Cars, Bikes, Trailers and so on. Extend your ideas beyond imagination with various SBC, sensors and motors on a scalable structure. Modular Actuator for Mobile Robot TurtleBot3 is able to get a precise spatial data by using 2 DYNAMIXEL’s in the wheel joints. DYNAMIXEL XM series can be operated by one of 6 operating modes (XL series: 4 operating modes): Velocity control mode for wheels, Torque control mode or Position control mode for joint, etc. DYNAMIXEL can be used even to make a mobile manipulator which is light but can be precisely controlled with velocity, torque and position control. DYNAMIXEL is a core component that makes TurtleBot3 perfect. It is easy to assemble, maintain, replace and reconfigure. Open Control Board for ROS The control board is open-sourced in hardware wise and in software wise for ROS communication. The open source control board OpenCR1.0 is powerful enough to control not only DYNAMIXEL’s but also ROBOTIS sensors that are frequently being used for basic recognition tasks in cost effective way. Various sensors such as Touch sensor, Infrared sensor, Color sensor and a handful more are available. The OpenCR1.0 has an IMU sensor inside the board so that it can enhance precise control for countless applications. The board has 3.3 V, 5 V, 12 V power supplies to reinforce the available computer device lineups. Open Source The hardware, firmware and software of TurtleBot3 are open source which means that users are welcomed to download, modify and share source codes. All components of TurtleBot3 are manufactured with injection molded plastic to achieve low cost, however, the 3D CAD data is also available for 3D printing. Specifications Maximum translational velocity 0.26 m/s Maximum rotational velocity 1.82 rad/s (104.27 deg/s) Maximum payload 30 kg Size (L x W x H) 281 x 306 x 141 mm Weight (+ SBC + Battery + Sensors) 1.8 kg Threshold of climbing 10 mm or lower Expected operating time 2h Expected charging time 2h 30m SBC (Single Board Computers) Raspberry Pi 4 (2 GB RAM) MCU 32-bit ARM Cortex-M7 with FPU (216 MHz, 462 DMIPS) Remote Controller RC-100B + BT-410 Set (Bluetooth 4, BLE) Actuator XL430-W210 LDS (Laser Distance Sensor) 360 Laser Distance Sensor LDS-01 or LDS-02 Camera Raspberry Pi Camera Module v2.1 IMU Gyroscope 3 AxisAccelerometer 3 Axis Power connectors 3.3 V/800 mA5 V/4 A12 V/1 A Expansion pins GPIO 18 pinsArduino 32 pin Peripheral 3x UART, 1x CAN, 1x SPI, 1x I²C, 5x ADC, 4x 5-pin OLLO DYNAMIXEL ports 3x RS485, 3x TTL Audio Several programmable beep sequences Programmable LEDs 4x User LED Status LEDs 1x Board status LED1x Arduino LED1x Power LED Buttons and Switches 2x Push buttons, 1x Reset button, 2x Dip switch Battery Lithium polymer 11.1 V 1800 mAh / 19.98 Wh 5C PC connection USB Firmware upgrade via USB / via JTAG Power adapter (SMPS) Input: 100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz, 1.5 A @maxOutput: 12 VDC, 5 A Downloads ROS Robot Programming GitHub E-Manual Community

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More than 475 Audio Circuits from 30 Years of Elektor This USB Stick contains over 475 different audio circuits from the volumes 1995-2025 of Elektor. The article search feature allows you to search full-text content. The results are always displayed as pre-formatted PDF documents. Highlights Surround-sound decoder Compact amp Sampling rate converter Battery powered preamplifier Titan 2000 amplifier Crescendo Millennium amplifier Audio-DAC/ADC IR-S/PDFI receiver and transmitter High-End Power Amp Hi-fi Wireless Headset Paraphase Tone Control and more… On the Stick you will also find a folder with additional material such as PCB layouts, Gerber files and software. Specifications Storage 16 GB Interfaces 1x USB-A1x USB-C System requirements PC with Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher Web browser

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The Elektor Zener Diode Tester is essentially a constant-current source that can be switched in steps from 1 to 50 mA. It can be used to test Z-diodes up to a maximum of 54 V. Thanks to a 60-V step-up converter, the device can be powered by the usual 5 to 12 V. The principle of this tester is straightforward. A Z-diode or other DUT (device under test, such as an LED) is biased by an adjustable current source. The voltage across the DUT can be measured with a multimeter. The voltage of most (small) Z-diodes is specified at a current of 5 mA. Depending on the application, the voltage at other currents can also be of interest. That is why six current settings are available: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 mA. LEDs are often specified at a current of 20 mA. What can be tested is: Whether a Z-diode is defective (short circuit or high impedance). Whether a Z-diode exhibits the correct Z-voltage. How a Z-voltage changes with different currents. What exact voltage is present at an integrated voltage reference. Whether LEDs in a series chain differ in brightness (hence the 20 mA current). What the current gain is for different base currents in (power) transistors. The kit contains all parts listed in the bill of materials including PCB and enclosure. Specifications Supply voltage 5…12 V/2 A (USB-C) Supply current (Itest = 50 mA) 1.1 A @ 5 V / 412 mA @ 12 V Selectable currents 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 mA Max. test voltage >54 V @ Itest ≥1 mA Max. output voltage 60 V @ Itest = 0 mA Voltage limit at 5 V 4.5 V @ Itest = 1 mA / 5.18 V @ Itest = 50 mA Enclosure dimensions 110 x 82 x 44 mm PCB size 105.4 x 67.3 mm Connections 4 mm banana sockets for multimeter 2 mm banana sockets for test clips USB-C socket for power supply Included Resistors R1 = 3.3 kΩ, 600 mW, 1% R2 = 0.15 Ω, 1 W, 5%, LS 12.7 mm, ø 3.5 mm R3, R8 = 180 Ω, 600 mW, 1% R4, R6, R16 = 1 kΩ, 600 mW, 1% R5, R19 = 47 kΩ, 600 mW, 1% R7 = 3.9 kΩ, 1 W, 5%, LS 12.7 mm, ø 3.5 mm R9, R10, R12 = 10 kΩ, 600 mW, 1% R11, R13 = 100 Ω, 600 mW 1% R14 = 249 Ω, 600 mW, 1% R15 = 499 Ω, 600 mW, 1% R17 = 2.49 kΩ, 250 mW, 1% R18 = 4.99 kΩ, 250 mW, 1% Capacitors C1 = 470 uF / 35 V, 20%, Ir = 1.86 A, ø 12.5 mm, LS 5 mm, ESR = 0.038 Ω (Panasonic EEUTP1V471) C2 = 1 uF / 100 V, 10%, X7R, LS 5 mm C3 = 2.2 nF / 50 V, 10%, X7R, LS 5 mm C4, C7 = 100 nF / 100 V, 10%, X7R, LS 5 mm C5 = 100 uF / 100 V, 20%, ø 14 mm max., LS 5 mm C6 = 1 nF / 100 V, 10%, X7R, LS 5 mm Inductor L1 = 100 uH, Irms = 2.4 A, Isat = 3.5 A, 0.09 Ω, radial, pitch 2.5/5/10 mm, ø 14 mm max. (Kemet SBC8-101-242) Semiconductors D1 = MUR120G, DO-41 D2, D4 = STPS3150RL, DO-201AD D3 = Z-diode, 18 V, 1.3 W (BZX85C18) D5 = Z-diode, 5.1 V, 0.5 W (1N5231B) LED1 = LED in pushbutton S1 LED2 = LED, green, 3 mm IC1 = MC34063, DIP-8 IC2 = LM4040BIZ-5.0/NOPB, TO-92 (TO-226AA-3) IC3 = TL051CP, DIP-8 T1 = BC327.25, TO-92 T2 = STP40NF10L, TO-220 T3 = IRF9510PBF, TO-220 T4 = 2N7000, TO-92 Others K1, K2, S1, S3 = 2-way screw terminal block, LS 3.5 mm, max. 1.5 mm² connected to K1 = USB-C socket, 30 V/3 A, chassis mounted, wired, 9 x 16 mm connected to K2 = Banana Connector, 2 mm, Socket, 60 VDC, Panel Mount, red (Multicomp 24.102.1) connected to K2 = Banana Connector, 2 mm, Socket, 60 VDC, Panel Mount, black (Multicomp 24.102.2) Test clip, red, 30 VAC/60 VDC (Hirschmann 931467101) Test clip, black, 30 VAC/60 VDC (Hirschmann 931467100) S1 = Pushbutton, panel mount, SPST-NO, 30 DC/100 mA, with red LED S2 = Rotary Switch, 6 position, 2 pole, 30°, 250 V/150 mA S3 = Toggle switch, panel mount, SPDT, solder lugs, 28 VDC T2, T3 = Heat sink, 15°C/W, FK 214 SA-CB Enclosure Hammond 1591XXSSBK, ABS, 110 x 82 x 44 mm Knob for S2, round shaft 6 mm, ø 21 mm, with indicator line (Multicomp CP-LB21-6-6D) 4 x Self-tapping screw #4-1/4", carbon steel, pan head Banana plug, red, 2 mm, 60 VDC (Multicomp 25.205.1) Banana plug, black, 2 mm, 60 VDC (Multicomp 25.205.2) Banana socket, black 4 mm, panel mount Banana socket, red 4 mm, panel mount for LED1, LED2 = Pin header, 1 x 2, vertical, pitch 2.54 mm for LED1, LED2 = Pin socket, 1 x 2, vertical, pitch 2.54 mm for T2, T3 = M3 screw, 10 mm, steel, pan head 2 x M3 washer, plain, steel 4 x M3 nut for IC1, IC3 = DIP-8 socket Wire, black, 0.25 mm² (24 AWG), stranded 14 x 0.15 mm, 1 m Wire, red, 0.25 mm² (24 AWG), stranded 14 x 0.15 mm, 1 m PCB 250772-1 v1.1 Links Article Elektor Labs

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DIY LiPo Supercharger BundleGreatScott and Elektor's LiPo Charger, Booster, and Protector MTheCamA Simple Mini Thermal Camera Weller WE 1010Soldering Station electronica Fast Forward 2020 Winners I2S Test Signal Generator with AVR Microcontroller32-Bit 1-kHz Digital Sine, fs 192 kHz, Level Adjustable from 0 to -110 dB Control Your Home with Raspberry PiRPi snoops on 433.92 MHz Simulate Circuits Online From Life's ExperienceThe Fine Line Between Order and Chaos Starting Out in ElectronicsEasier Than imagined! Homebrew CPUsThe Discrete Microcontroller Connect Your Thermostat with ESPHomeAn Attempt at Doing Home Automation the Right Way Developer’s ZoneTips & Tricks, Best Practices and Other Useful Information Small Circuits RevivalFrom the Elektor suggestions box Raspberry Pi Full StackRPi and RF24 at the heart of a sensor network Practical ESP32 Multitasking (6)Event Groups Multi-Channel Power Analyzer: Up to 3 Channels, with Graphic and Alphanumeric Display Analogue Filter Design (Part 3)Passive Filters JOY-iT VAX-1030Wireless Measurement Module New LCR Meter 50 Hz - 2 MHz Part 2Operation, Calibration, and Firmware Programming Error AnalysisTips on Voltage Regular Circuits, PCB Design, and More The Open Hardware ObservatoryCommunity-Based Open Source Hardware Assessment Java on the Raspberry PiAn Interview with Frank Delporte Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence in PythonInterpreting Real Data with NumPy, pandas and scikit-learn Project 2.0Corrections, Updates and Readers’ letters Getting to Know the Parallax Propeller 2 (Part 1)An Introduction Hexadoku

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TINA Design Suite is a professional, powerful and affordable circuit simulator. It is a circuit designer and PCB design software package for analysing, designing, and real-time testing of analogue, digital, IBIS, VHDL, Verilog, Verilog AMS, SystemC, MCU, and mixed electronic circuits and their PCB layouts. In this book, top-selling Elektor author, Prof. Dr. Dogan Ibrahim aims to teach the design and analysis of electrical and electronic circuits and develop PCB boards using both TINA and TINACloud. The book is aimed at electrical/electronic engineers, undergraduate electronic/electrical engineering students at technical colleges and universities, postgraduate and research students, teachers, and hobbyists. Many tested and working simulation examples are provided covering most fields of analogue and digital electrical/electronic engineering. These include AC and DC circuits, diodes, zener diodes, transistor circuits, operational amplifiers, ladder diagrams, 3-phase circuits, mutual inductance, rectifier circuits, oscillators, active and passive filter circuits, digital logic, VHDL, MCUs, switch-mode power supplies, PCB design, Fourier series, and spectrum. Readers do not need to have any programming experience unless they wish to simulate complex MCU circuits.

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Von den Machern von MagPi, dem offiziellen Raspberry Pi Magazin Starten Sie jetzt mit dem Raspberry Pi 5, dem neuesten und besten Minicomputer von Raspberry Pi – und lernen Sie, mit diesem unglaublichen Computer zu programmieren und Projekte zu erstellen. In diesem Buch finden Sie außerdem jede Menge kreative Ideen und Tipps, die Sie mit dem Raspberry Pi 4, dem Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W und dem Raspberry Pi Pico W umsetzen können. Mit den neuesten Reviews, Tutorials, Projekten, Anleitungen und mehr ist dies Ihre ultimative Ressource für den Raspberry Pi! 228 Seiten über Raspberry Pi Alles, was Sie über den Raspberry Pi 5 wissen müssen Erste Schritte für jeden Raspberry Pi Viel Spaß mit Elektronik und dem Pico W Inspirierende Projekte für Ihre nächste Bauidee Lernen Sie MicroPython, indem Sie ein Handheld bauen Erste Schritte mit dem Raspberry Pi Camera Modul Künstliche Intelligenz: Bauen Sie Ihren eigenen GPT Chatbot

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Practical Introduction to 3D Modeling from Enclosure to Front Panel Embedding a vintage component, creating a professional looking home for a circuit board, or even designing a complex apparatus complete with a chassis – these and many other challenges turn into a stimulating pleasure with FreeCAD. Once you have internalized the basic processes, there are virtually no limits to your imagination. Starting to use a new software is never straightforward – especially with a tool as versatile as FreeCAD. Manageable, but at the same time easily usable individual components provide the starting point in this book. Putting these components together later results in assemblies. In the FreeCAD universe, a workable trajectory is demonstrated. The described procedure is illustrative so the examples are easily applied to custom tasks. The devices were made by the author and illustrated with photos. Creating a 3D design is requiring some effort but the initial investment pays off soon. Besides the impressive spatial representation of the projects, the extracted drawings yield a solid base for documentation and production. Extended FreeCAD capabilities like the unfolding of sheet metal parts enormously add to efficiency and pushes models forward into practical assembly. Soon you will definitely not want to do without FreeCAD!

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More than 275 Power Supply Designs for Home Construction This USB Stick contains over 275 different power supply circuits from the volumes 2001-2025 of Elektor. The article search feature allows you to search full-text content. The results are always displayed as pre-formatted PDF documents. Highlights Cuk Converter Automatic Battery Switchover Battery Voltage LED Digital Benchtop Power Supply Lithium-Ion Charger Solar Cell Charger Electronic Fuse High Voltage Regulator Power Supply for USB Devices Step-up Converter for LEDs Battery Management and much more... On the Stick you will also find a folder with additional material such as PCB layouts, Gerber files and software. Specifications Storage 16 GB Interfaces 1x USB-A1x USB-C System requirements PC with Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher Web browser

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The FNIRSI DWS-200 is a powerful 200 W smart soldering station, ideal for electronic soldering applications. Powered by a switch-mode power supply, it operates smoothly with a wide voltage input range of 100-240 V. The station provides an adjustable temperature range from 100°C to 450°C (212°F to 842°F) and allows for easy switching between °C and °F. To enhance efficiency, it supports up to three preset temperature values and can connect to a soldering iron stand for standby mode activation. The station also features a dynamic temperature curve mode for real-time data monitoring, ensuring precise and consistent performance in demanding soldering tasks. Features Maximum power output of 200 W, allowing for fast heating Wide adaptive voltage input of 100-240 V 2.8" HD color TFT display with intelligent control Multiple preset groups to switch between different settings quickly Supports F245 and F210 soldering handle types, offering flexibility for different soldering applications Real-time sleep mode to extend the life of the soldering tip Multi-mode real-time monitoring for power and temperature status, enhancing safety and precision Specifications Peak Power 200 W (max) Temperature Range 100°C~450°C (212°F~842°F) Display 2.8" TFT HD Color Screen Heating Time 1 sec Melting Time 3 sec Input Voltage 100-240 V (AC) Input Fuse 3 A Soldering Handle Type F245 Dimensions (Station) 156 x 96 x 103 mm Weight (Station) 475 g Included 1x FNIRSI DWS-200 Soldering Station 1x Soldering Handle F245 6x Soldering Tips (B, KU, K, C2, I, JS) 1x Connecting Cable 2x Helping Hands 1x Power Cable (EU) Downloads Manual Firmware V1.3

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Build your own AI microcontroller applications from scratch The MAX78000FTHR from Maxim Integrated is a small development board based on the MAX78000 MCU. The main usage of this board is in artificial intelligence applications (AI) which generally require large amounts of processing power and memory. It marries an Arm Cortex-M4 processor with a floating-point unit (FPU), convolutional neural network (CNN) accelerator, and RISC-V core into a single device. It is designed for ultra-low power consumption, making it ideal for many portable AI-based applications. This book is project-based and aims to teach the basic features of the MAX78000FTHR. It demonstrates how it can be used in various classical and AI-based projects. Each project is described in detail and complete program listings are provided. Readers should be able to use the projects as they are, or modify them to suit their applications. This book covers the following features of the MAX78000FTHR microcontroller development board: Onboard LEDs and buttons External LEDs and buttons Using analog-to-digital converters I²C projects SPI projects UART projects External interrupts and timer interrupts Using the onboard microphone Using the onboard camera Convolutional Neural Network

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Elektor GREEN and GOLD members can download their digital edition here. Not a member yet? Click here. MultiRF Dev BoardA Platform for Evaluating Short- and Long-Range Wireless Protocols Elektor at 65Disrupting Electronics Since 1961 Wi-Fi-Based Person Detection on an ESP32When Your Router Becomes a Motion Sensor Wireless ScalesFour Small Scales = One Big Scale Walter, the Compact IoT ModuleESP32-S3 SoC, LTE-M/NB-IoT 5G Modem, and GNSS Receiver 3- and 4-Wire RTD Sensors ConditioningWith Full-Scale Adjustment and Cable Compensation 3-in-1 2-Channel Oscilloscope/Generator/MultimeterA Review of The Fnirsi 2D15P electronica Fast Forward 2026 Invites Startups and Industry Partners EcologgingA Modular Environmental IoT Station for Field Research Wireless Connectivity in Medical ApplicationsAlways on the Pulse with Bluetooth LE AudiotronicsHum Reduction Increasing Agricultural Efficiency with AI Modeling and SensorsBoosting Agricultural Productivity OPC UA — An OverviewPlatform-Independent Data Exchange Redox Meter Instrumentation Amplifier for Physics and Engineering Experiments Active Differential Audio FiltersFor Professional Crossovers and More Elektor Community Perspectives on IoT & Sensors Telegram-Controlled Water Heater Interface ModuleA Solution Based on an ESP32 and Arduino Software 2026: An AI OdysseyWhatever Happened to Fuzzy Logic? Err-lectronics Alarm Signal Injector Plus PowerTools for Finding Broken Wires

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