As we always say at Freetronics - making your own test equipment is always a fun and educational process - as you can not only create something that is useful, along with learning a lot more about the targets of the equipment. Another great example of this is by Ritik Bhardwaj who shows how incredibly simple it is to make an Arduino-powered Ohm-meter (a device to measure the value of a resistor).
The device works on the principle of the voltage divider circuit, and with a little algebra and know input voltage (say 5V from the Arduino) it can calculate the resistance of the compinent under test. It's quite simple and it works, and a neat way to experiment with voltage dividers and electronics theory. The value of the resistor under test can be sent to the serial monitor or to an LCD as shown below:
For more information on making your own version, visit the project's Instructable page. And for more, we're on facebook, Google+, and twitter - so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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