Projects of radioSPARKS
Here you'll find my favorite prototyping experiments. I'm more a maker and less than a content provider.
With a soldering iron in one hand, a schematic in the other, and a puzzled look on his face..."Where the heck is R3?"
Learning something new makes you feel dumb ... while it's making you more intelligent.
SchemeIt Public Schematics NEW!
PICAXE Commands Cheat Sheet
PICAXE Optimisations
NTE/ECG Cross-Reference
Semiconductor Logos and Links
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📉 Trend Line 📊 Bargraph
🕯️ Light Meter and 🧻 Scrolling 3X5 Pixel Text

📊 Bargraph 🔢 Voltmeter
🕯️ Light Meter
PICAXE 08M2+ MAX7219 8 Digit 7-Segment Display

🛸 Conways Game of Life 👽 Mars Edition
for PICAXE 08M2+ MAX7219 Version 2b
Point Abino Lighthouse 3D Model Joule Thief Flasher

EL-WIRE Inverter TESTS

Microcontroller (MCU) Projects GO Box.

PICAXE 08M2 Silulated Filament Lamp Flash using a WS2801

PICAXE-08M2 Read Temperature from DS18B20

PICAXE-08M2 Sequential Multi-Tone(SMT) QRS Hellschreiber and Morse Code ID Generator
PICAXE-08M2 Simplified IR (Infrared) Remote Serial Keypad
PICAXE-08M2 Simplified Morse Code ID/Beacon Generator

PICAXE 08M2 using a 24LC16B EEPROM

PICAXE 08M2 via I2C PCF8574 8-Bit I/O Port Expander driving a 20x4 LCD

ATtiny85 running OLED Display Demo

Multiband End Fed Half Wave EFHW Antenna
Helium-Neon Laser Power Supply

PICAXE Programming Cable (FTDI USB)

MAX7219 8x8 LED Matrix ATtiny85

Time-Of-Flight VL53L0X PICAXE
Soldering up a storm on the bench.
Stuff to help building your unique project.
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