Breadboard Projects
Breadboards are a fun and easy way to construct simple to modest size circuits. Here I will list a series of breadboardable (if there is such a word) projects and related help articles. Over time I'll add additional info to projects to help you migrate them from breadboard to a more permanent home on either strip board or a dedicated PCB.
Breadboard initial setup
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This simple and quick guide attempts to provide some basic information about breadboards and some things the uninitiated needs to be wary of.
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Bat Detector
Bat Detector
This is the first in a series of projects that can be constructed on either a breadboard, strip-board or printed circuit board.
Bats are fascinating creatures. Where I live, if you sit outside around dusk you can often see them flying around performing the most amazing aerial aerobatics. Whilst they may be blind, they have an incredible echo location system used for hunting, and with some basic electronics and a little patience you can detect the ultrasonic frequencies they use for hunting and object avoidance.
This is a basic design for a simple bat detector that I've had a fair amount of success with here in the UK. It uses fairly readily available components; no custom parts or CPUs etc, all sits on a single standard size breadboard and runs from a 9v battery.
I'll update this article to include strip-board and then printed circuit board layouts soon.
Bats are fascinating creatures. Where I live, if you sit outside around dusk you can often see them flying around performing the most amazing aerial aerobatics. Whilst they may be blind, they have an incredible echo location system used for hunting, and with some basic electronics and a little patience you can detect the ultrasonic frequencies they use for hunting and object avoidance.
This is a basic design for a simple bat detector that I've had a fair amount of success with here in the UK. It uses fairly readily available components; no custom parts or CPUs etc, all sits on a single standard size breadboard and runs from a 9v battery.
I'll update this article to include strip-board and then printed circuit board layouts soon.