Following up on the successful implementation of the drawer lights, I decided to make a small dimmer for the bedroom lights. The lights are the ‘Ledberg’ type from IKEA (see the drawer light posts) and run on 12V. This makes the dimming very easy – we just need a FET …
Finally got around to write the last post on the automated drawer light. The circuit is really simple. the 12V is always on. when the IR LED is shining light on the photo transistor, it conducts. This result in the gate of the NMOS (Q1) is being pulled low. Again, …
So, you might have noticed. The page don’t really look the way it did some days ago. The reason is that I have decided to focus on the content rather than the website. This means that the homebrew CMS have been suspended until further notice – And I have started …
The RC car project is finally taking off – sort of. While the project has indeed been running for quite some time now, the car has finally made it to the floor and can actually run.
Electronics, how hard can it be? Not very hard it seems. First I will try to describe the project with words: The idea is that when I open the drawer, the lights will go on. A switch – simple. Well, no. I don’t have the luxury of switches, because of …