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After months of changes, during the silence of the Christmas holidays, I found myself returning to an old passion. We are often running, doing more, planning the next step, without always knowing exactly where we are going.…
Read more : Falling back in love with vinyl
Since publishing the introductory article on " Industrial IoT Applications ", much has evolved. We’ve transitioned to a more modern approach, embracing SMD-based components and compact PCB designs that shift most of the assembly…
Read more : Remote IoT controller: from electrical design to production
In the ever-evolving landscape of smart home technology, one aspect that has garnered significant attention and transformative advancements is the realm of heating control systems. As we strive for efficiency, sustainability, and…
Read more : Heating control system
Due to an investigation on thermal systems, for another project, I needed to read a signal that controls a water pump in order to detect how much power was effectively used as well as the real flow based on different pump curves…
Read more : Read a Triac controller for IoT
Costruire un network home lab è un modo fantastico per acquisire esperienza pratica con varie tecnologie, testare le configurazioni ed esplorare nuovi concetti. Tuttavia, la creazione di un laboratorio fisico con più macchine può…
Read more : Utilizzo di Docker in una rete domestica
Building a home network lab is a fantastic way to gain hands-on experience with various technologies, test configurations, and explore new concepts. However, setting up a physical lab with multiple machines can be cumbersome,…
Read more : Docker in home network
Iniziò tutto con l'idea di sostituire il router dell'ISP con uno più funzionale, poi qualche piccolo aggiornamento ad access point e switch e adesso è il momento di dare un look più professionale a tutta la rete. --- La descrizione…
Read more : Network home lab
Everything started with the changing of the ISP router to a smarter one. Then some small updates of the network devices such as switches and access points. And now I want to give my home networks core a more professional look as a…
Read more : Network home lab
Alcuni giorni fa ho comprato la mia prima tastiera meccanica. Nonostante sul mercato ci siano divrse tastiere di buona qualità per chi scrive molto potrebbe valer la pena passare ad una meccanica. Nella media si scrivono fino a 60…
Read more : Passare alla tastiera meccanica
Several days ago I bought my first mechanical keyboard. There are several good keyboards on the market but if you write a lot you may need a mechanical one. Average typists write up to 60 words per minute, more or less 300 keys per…
Read more : It's time to switch mechanical
The first mods that are made on a motorcycle are the change of turn indicators. It's often a painless step and you just need to follow the seller's instructions. Sometimes, however, the biker is not a motorcycle expert and he can…
Read more : Rectifier for motorcycle LED turn indicators
The equivalent circuit model for a parallel electrode impedance cytometer is analyzed together with Maxwell's theory of homogenization of mixtures. It deals with both single shell and double shell cell modeling. The results show…
Read more : Impedance cytometer and circuit equivalent
In this period I had the opportunity to gain different experiences in the design and construction of antennas. In particular, the latest experiences have focused on the study and design of patch antennas and antenna arrays.…
Read more : Folded patch antenna prototyping
I finished the "Deep Learning Onramp" introductory course held on the Matlab Training platform. The course provides the basis for dealing with Deep Learning in Matlab. Some theoretical points are addressed such as the structure of…
Read more : Deep Learning Onramp
The latest developments in Computer Aided Engineering, by means of the remarkable progress that several softwares have been made in terms of computational speed and of enlarged ranges of phaenomena that can be simulated and…
Read more : Development and Analysis of an Array of Folded Patch Antennas Using Matlab
Among the exams scheduled for the course of Medical Engineering studies at the University of Rome Tor Vergata there is the course of Wireless Electromagnetics Technologies. The course provides the foundation for current and next…
Read more : Antenna prototyping
I just finished the "SOLIDWORKS: Designing for Consumer Electronics" course held by Johno Ellison on the LinkedIn Learning platform. The course analyzes the foundations for the design of electronic devices. --- New consumer…
Read more : SOLIDWORKS: Designing for Consumer Electronics
I sensori di pressione sono largamente utilizzati e in alcune applicazioni permettono di misurare l'altitudine. Per misurare la pressione ci riduciamo sempre alla misura di una forza, è proprio la forza rispetto una superficie.…
Read more : Sensori di pressione e altimetro
Il giroscopio, o sensore giroscopico, permette di leggere la velocità angolare e quindi calcolare la rotazione introno agli assi. È chiaramente una misura molto utile dal controllo inerziale dei veicoli, all'elettronica di consumo…
Read more : Come funziona il giroscopio integrato
GitHub repository Download report (it) --- The aim of the project is to show how it is possible to control a clamp and its rotation through a signal from some sensors such as an inertial sensor and an electromyography sensor. The…
Read more : Robotic clamp controlled by gyro and electromyography
GitHub repository --- The project involves the creation of one or more monitoring stations of the domestic environment which can possibly, with due care, be extended to public and / or corporate environments. --- On this page ---…
Read more : Environmental comfort monitoring unit
L’accelerometro viene utilizzato in tantissime applicazioni poiché l’accelerazione è una delle principali proprietà cinematiche di un corpo, dai veicoli, all’elettronica di consumo, nei controllori dei giochi, applicazioni…
Read more : Accelerometro, dalle grandezze meccaniche alle grandezze elettriche
Collaboration with a student of the Aerospace Engineering excellence course of the University of Rome La Sapienza for the design of a flight computer for model rockets. Rocket modeling is a specialty of modeling that deals with the…
Read more : Arduino flight computer for models rocket
I just finished a course on IoT and applications with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. The course is a bit distracting but certainly very interesting. The topics covered are very interesting and can certainly have a practical feedback…
Read more : IoT Experiments Using Arduino Uno and Raspberry PiI attended a very interesting introductory course held by Paolo Aliverti, certainly a great expert in programming, electronics and digital fabrication.
Read more : Coding in Python
See full GItHub repository --- The idea is to create a system for controlling heating and domestic hot water in a domestic environment. The system will be built with opensource hardware and software and will allow integration with…
Read more : Control unit of a solar thermal system
New workspace and audio setup with the Leto Informatics team.
Read more : Workstation design