Tag: India

Setting up Amazon Echo Dot (Indian Variant)

Bikash Narayan Panda
Amazon Echo Dot

Recently we got the Indian variant of the Amazon Echo Dot which Amazon has started shipping this Nov in India.  Being a Home Automation Enthusiast I was eagerly waiting for that and is desperately into checking out the features of the Echo Dot with my DIY Home automation System. But before publishing video around Echo Dot with OpenHAB and my Automation System this post is about setting up the Echo Dot when you are using it for the first time, which is actually pretty easy.  So stay tuned for upcoming…

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MCP3208 SPI ADC Interfacing with Raspberry Pi

Bikash Narayan Panda

The MCP3208 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) combines high performance and low power consumption in a small package, making it ideal for embedded control applications. IC features a successive approximation register (SAR) architecture and an industry-standard SPI™ serial interface, allowing 12-bit ADC capability to be added to any PICmicro® microcontroller.  IC Features 100k samples/second, 8 input channels, low power consumption (5nA typical standby, 400 µA max.active), and is available in 16-pin PDIP and SOIC packages. Applications for the IC include data acquisition, instrumentation and measurement, multi-channel data loggers, industrial PCs, motor control, robotics,…

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