This desk lamp is ideal for your workplace. With the 5-inch 5D-lens, the finest work can be done. The lamp has 80 integrated LEDs.
Features
Lens size: 5 inch
Lens material: glass
Diopter: 5D
Light source: T5 22 W fluorescent energy-saving bulb (80pcs LED)
Standard mount: table base
Voltage: 220-240 V
Power: 22 W
Multilingual DIY Kit (incl. 27 RGB LEDs + Raspberry Pi Pico)
Bring some engineering magic to your festive season with the Wordy LED Christmas Tree, a unique DIY electronics kit designed by Elektor. This beautifully engineered 3D Christmas tree combines eleven PCBs, a Raspberry Pi Pico, and 27 addressable RGB LEDs to illuminate Christmas greetings in seven languages: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Unlike ordinary LED trees, each word inside the tree has its own light chamber, creating a refined, softly glowing display without sound or flicker. The LEDs are fully WS2812-compatible and driven via the popular Adafruit NeoPixel library, making custom animations and color effects easy to create.
Perfect for makers, tinkerers, and festive electronics fans, this kit offers both an enjoyable build and a striking, conversation-worthy decoration. The Wordy Christmas Tree is your perfect holiday maker project!
Features
Multilingual greetings (7 languages) milled into the front panel
3D construction from 11 interlocking PCBs
Powered by Raspberry Pi Pico
27 individually addressable RGB LEDs (pre-mounted)
Smooth fade-in and fade-out animations
Fully programmable using the Arduino IDE
A 5-V power supply (with micro-USB connector) capable of ≥1 A is recommended for maximum brightness (not included)
Dimensions (H x W x D): 130 x 115 x 75 mm
Included
All required PCBs with LEDs and other SMD parts mounted
Raspberry Pi Pico (to be soldered & programmed by the user)
3-way pin header (to be soldered by the user)
3-way pin socket (to be soldered by the user)
4x Self-adhesive dome bumpers
Project Page
Elektor Labs
Third, extended and revised edition with AVR Playground and Elektor Uno R4
Arduino boards have become hugely successful. They are simple to use and inexpensive. This book will not only familiarize you with the world of Arduino but it will also teach you how to program microcontrollers in general. In this book theory is put into practice on an Arduino board using the Arduino programming environment.
Some hardware is developed too: a multi-purpose shield to build some of the experiments from the first 10 chapters on; the AVR Playground, a real Arduino-based microcontroller development board for comfortable application development, and the Elektor Uno R4, an Arduino Uno R3 on steroids.
The author, an Elektor Expert, provides the reader with the basic theoretical knowledge necessary to program any microcontroller: inputs and outputs (analog and digital), interrupts, communication busses (RS-232, SPI, I²C, 1-wire, SMBus, etc.), timers, and much more. The programs and sketches presented in the book show how to use various common electronic components: matrix keyboards, displays (LED, alphanumeric and graphic color LCD), motors, sensors (temperature, pressure, humidity, sound, light, and infrared), rotary encoders, piezo buzzers, pushbuttons, relays, etc. This book will be your first book about microcontrollers with a happy ending!
This book is for you if you are a beginner in microcontrollers, an Arduino user (hobbyist, tinkerer, artist, etc.) wishing to deepen your knowledge,an Electronics Graduate under Undergraduate student or a teacher looking for ideas.
Thanks to Arduino the implementation of the presented concepts is simple and fun. Some of the proposed projects are very original:
Money Game
Misophone (a musical fork)
Car GPS Scrambler
Weather Station
DCF77 Decoder
Illegal Time Transmitter
Infrared Remote Manipulator
Annoying Sound Generator
Italian Horn Alarm
Overheating Detector
PID Controller
Data Logger
SVG File Oscilloscope
6-Channel Voltmeter
All projects and code examples in this book have been tried and tested on an Arduino Uno board. They should also work with the Arduino Mega and every other compatible board that exposes the Arduino shield extension connectors.
Please note
For this book, the author has designed a versatile printed circuit board that can be stacked on an Arduino board. The assembly can be used not only to try out many of the projects presented in this book but also allows for new exercises that in turn provide the opportunity to discover new techniques. Also available is a kit of parts including the PCB and all components. With this kit you can build most of the circuits described in the book and more.
Datasheets Active Components Used (.PDF file):
ATmega328 (Arduino Uno)
ATmega2560 (Arduino Mega 2560)
BC547 (bipolar transistor, chapters 7, 8, 9)
BD139 (bipolar power transistor, chapter 10)
BS170 (N-MOS transistor, chapter 8)
DCF77 (receiver module, chapter 9)
DS18B20 (temperature sensor, chapter 10)
DS18S20 (temperature sensor, chapter 10)
HP03S (pressure sensor, chapter 8)
IRF630 (N-MOS power transistor, chapter 7)
IRF9630 (P-MOS power transistor, chapter 7)
LMC6464 (quad op-amp, chapter 7)
MLX90614 (infrared sensor, chapter 10)
SHT11 (humidity sensor, chapter 8)
TS922 (dual op-amp, chapter 9)
TSOP34836 (infrared receiver, chapter 9)
TSOP1736 (infrared receiver, chapter 9)
MPX4115 (analogue pressure sensor, chapter 11)
MCCOG21605B6W-SPTLYI (I²C LCD, chapter 12)
SST25VF016B (SPI EEPROM, chapter 13)
About the author
Clemens Valens, born in the Netherlands, lives in France since 1997. Manager at Elektor Labs and Webmaster of ElektorLabs, in love with electronics, he develops microcontroller systems for fun, and sometimes for his employer too. Polyglot—he is fluent in C, C++, PASCAL, BASIC and several assembler dialects—Clemens spends most of his time on his computer while his wife, their two children and two cats try to attract his attention (only the cats succeed). Visit the author’s website: www.polyvalens.com.Authentic testimony of Hervé M., one of the first readers of the book:'I almost cried with joy when this book made me understand things in only three sentences that seemed previously completely impenetrable.'
Soldering station for precision soldering with actively heated soldering tip
The AE970D soldering iron station is a 80 W high power tool to heat up to solder fastly. Its wide temperature range of 150-550°C (302-1022°F) could meet all your soldering needs. Thanks to its high performance plug-and-play integrated active tip, AE970D can reach melting point within 9 seconds. Patented close-loop automatic constant temperature control technology can ensure its soldering with high stability, excellent performance and precise accuracy.
Features
80 W high power to enable fast heating up
Wider temperature range of 150-550°C (302-1022°F) to meet all your soldering needs
High performance plug-and-play integrated active tip, can reach melting point within 9 seconds
Patented close-loop automatic constant temperature control technology to ensure high stability, excellent performance and precise accuracy
Specifications
Power
80 W
Input voltage
110 VAC / 230 VAC
Output voltage
25 VAC
Temperature range
150-550°C (302-1022°F)
Heating element
T80 series integrated active heater
Temperature stability
±1°C/±1.8°F (when temperature >200°C/400°F)
Tip to ground resistance
<2 Ω
Tip to ground voltage
<2 mV
Power cord length
1 m
Handle cable length
1.2 m
Dimensions
148 x 120 x 85 mm
Weight (main unit)
1.33 kg
Included
Main unit
Soldering iron incl. soldering tip T80-D12
Iron stand
Brass wool
Manual
The perfect tool for quick repairs
The FNIRSI HS-01 is a powerful, adjustable smart soldering iron with a built-in 0.87-inch OLED display that quickly reaches temperatures between 80-420°C (180-780°F). The display shows all important information, including the status of the temperature level, the set temperature, the supply voltage and the power percentage. You can set the input voltage from 9-20 V directly in the menu according to your needs. The integrated sleep mode automatically turns off the iron after 30 minutes.
Features
96 W input (DC)
65 W PD power
OLED display
Constant temperature & fast heating
CNC metal integral molding
Smart safety anti-scald
Mini pocket size
Ergonomic design
Aluminum material
Left/right hand switch
Efficient heat radiation
Inductive sleep
Color: Black
Specifications
Power
65 W
Screen
0.87" OLED
Operating voltage
9-20 VDC
Power supply
USB-C
Temperature range
80-420°C (180-780°F)
Fast charging protocol
PD trigger
Dimensions
184 x 20 x 20 mm (7.24 x 0.79 x 0.79')
Weight
56 g
Power Selection
Operating voltage
20 V
15 V
12 V
9 V
Operating current
≥3.25 A
≥2.5 A
≥2 A
≥1.5 A
Power
65 W
37.5 W
24 W
13.5 W
Tin melting time
8s
12s
17s
30s
Included
1x FNRISI HS-01 smart soldering iron
6x Soldering iron tips (HS01-BC2, HS01-KR, HS01-K65, HS01-B2, HS01-ILS, HS01-BC3)
1x DC to USB-C power cable
1x Mini soldering iron stand
1x Manual
Required
Power adapter
USB-C cable
Downloads
Manual
Firmware V0.3.s19
The FNIRSI HS-02A is an improved version of the HS-01 soldering iron with a better grip and a shorter tip for more comfort and precision during use. It features a larger 0.96-inch IPS HD color display that allows for better visibility of settings and status. With an output power of 100 W, the HS-02A heats up quickly and reaches operating temperature in about 2 seconds. The temperature is adjustable in a range of 100-450°C (212-842°F) to meet different soldering requirements.
Features
Temperature: 100-450°C (212-842°F)
Accurate temperature adjusting and control
Fast heating
CNC Metal Shell
Adaptive Power
100 W High Power
Protocols: PD, QC
Specifications
Temperature Range
100-450°C (212-842°F)
Working Voltage
9-20 V
Display
0.96" IPS HD Color Screen
Power Supply
USB-C
Fast Charging Protocols
PD / QC
Power
100 W (max)
Dimensions
180 x 20 mm
Weight
61 g
Included
1x FNRISI HS-02A Smart soldering iron
6x Soldering iron tips (HS02A-KU, HS02A-K, HS02A-JS, HS02A-I, HS02A-C2, HS02A-B)
1x Mini soldering iron stand
1x Manual
Downloads
Manual
Firmware V1.7
The Smart USB Soldering Iron Kit is a compact, cordless solution designed for precision and portability. Featuring intelligent three-speed temperature control (300-450°C) with an easy-to-read LED display, it heats up in just 10 seconds and melts solder in as little as 6 seconds.
The 1000 mAh rechargeable battery delivers up to 30 minutes of continuous use, making it ideal for quick repairs, electronics projects, and DIY tasks. With a plug-and-play, replaceable tip and a high-temperature-resistant insulated shell, it’s safe, user-friendly, and perfect for both beginners and professionals on the go.
Features
Three-Speed Intelligent Temperature Adjustment: Features an LED display screen with adjustable temperatures between 300-450°C (572-842°F). Easily switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit.
Integrated Plug-In Soldering Iron Tip: Plug-and-play design. The tip can be replaced by simply unscrewing it, ensuring quick and convenient operation.
Safe and Durable Design: High-temperature-resistant, insulated shell for enhanced safety during use.
Battery Capacity: Equipped with a rechargeable 1000 mAh battery that supports up to 30 minutes of continuous operation on a full charge – ideal for everyday tasks.
Efficient Performance: 8 W power with an integrated heating core for rapid heat-up. Melts tin in just 6 seconds, providing excellent thermal conductivity.
Easy to Use: After powering on via USB, set your desired temperature. The soldering iron heats up in 10 seconds. Once finished, place the tip on the stand—it cools down within 1 minute. Perfect for beginners, hobbyists, basic home repairs, and training engineers.
Cordless Innovation: This cordless soldering kit includes a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, eliminating the need for cables. Versatile use for circuit board soldering, electrical repairs, jewelry making, metal crafts, computer maintenance, and DIY projects.
Specifications
Adjustable Temperature: 300-450°C (572-842°F)
Tin Melting Time: <15 seconds
Working Voltage: 5 V
Power Output: 8 W
Battery Capacity: 1000 mAh
Auto Sleep Function: Activates after 10 minutes of inactivity
Charging Time: Approx. 90 minutes
Battery Life: Up to 30 minutes continuous use
Charging Interface: USB-C
Main Material: Aluminum alloy
Dimensions: 190 x 16 mm (7.4 x 0.6")
Included
1x USB Soldering Iron
1x Soldering Tip
1x Soldering Rosin
1x Soldering Iron Holder (with Sponge)
1x USB-C Charging Cable
1x Solder Wire
1x Storage Box
32 new Projects, Practical Examples and Exercises with the Elektor Arduino Nano MCCAB Training Board
Electronics and microcontroller technology offer the opportunity to be creative. This practical microcontroller course provides you with the chance to bring your own Arduino projects and experience such moments of success. Ideally, everything works as you imagined when you switch it on for the first time. In practice, however, things rarely work as expected. At that point, you need knowledge to efficiently search for and find the reason for the malfunction.
In this book for advanced users, we delve deep into the world of microcontrollers and the Arduino IDE to learn new procedures and details, enabling you to successfully tackle and solve even more challenging situations.
With this book, the author gives the reader the necessary tools to create projects independently and also to be able to find errors quickly. Instead of just offering ready-made solutions, he explains the background, the hardware used, and any tools required. He sets tasks in which the reader contributes their own creativity and writes the Arduino sketch themselves.
If you don’t have a good idea and get stuck, there is, of course, a suggested solution for every project and every task, along with the corresponding software, which is commented on and explained in detail in the book.
This practical course will teach you more about the inner workings of the Arduino Nano and its microcontroller. You will get to know hardware modules that you can use to realize new and interesting projects. You will familiarize yourself with software methods such as ‘state machines,’ which can often be used to solve problems more easily and clearly.
The numerous practical projects and exercise sketches are once again realized on the Arduino Nano MCCAB Training Board, which you may already be familiar with from the course book ‘Microcontrollers Hands-on Course for Arduino Starters’, and which contains all the hardware peripherals and operating elements we need for the input/output operations of our sketches.
Readers who do not yet own the Arduino Nano MCCAB Training Board can purchase the required hardware separately, or alternatively, build it on a breadboard.
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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by Clemens Valens
Unleashing the Power of the Miniware MHP50: A Compact Hot Plate for Preheating and Reflow Soldering
The Miniware MHP50 isn't just another hot plate for preheating circuit boards—it's a versatile tool that's perfect for reflow soldering on smaller boards. Let’s dive into...
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Say Goodbye to Cables: Meet the Miniware TS1C Cordless Soldering Iron
The Miniware TS1C realizes every soldering enthusiast's dream: a cordless soldering iron that liberates you from the inconvenience of power cables. Yet, there's more to...