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How to select the right thyristor (SCR) for your application
SCR fundamentals discussed in this app note from STMicroelectronics. For an Introduction to Thyristors check here. This document provides some guidelines about how to select the right thyristor, also...
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VIA Snapdragon 820 Based SOM now compatible with Linux
VIA Technologies known for its array of embedded boards and solutions has announced the release of a Linux Board Support Package (BSP) based on the Yocto 2.0.3 for the VIA SOM-9×20 module. The VIA SOM...
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Virtual Helium Atom with Virtual Breadboard Infinity-Shield
How to connect the Helium Arduino stack with the Google IoT Core Channel using the Infinity-Shield mixed reality hardware emulator for VBB. by James Caska: I have been developing Virtual Breadboard...
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Tiny Machine-Code Monitor
This project is a machine-code monitor that you program from a hexadecimal keypad using a simplified instruction set. by David Johnson-Davies It’s a good project for learning about the fundamentals of...
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TTGO Micro-32 is a Module for ESP32-PICO-D4 SiP
The ESP32-PICO-D4 is a new variant of the known ESP32 SoC released by Espressif Systems. The PICO variant module measures around 13x19mm and it is designed as a system-in-package unlike the SoC styled...
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Node Mini Server – A Server For The Quest of A Decentralized Internet
The quest for a decentralised web is something that is gaining more ground in the lights of data theft, privacy concerns, and others. The internet as we all know is now becoming monopolised as the big...
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Flipper Allows You Build Embbeded Applications with Any Programming Language
With the rise of Arduino, Raspberry Pi and others; embedded platform has been known to be programmed with a relatively few languages. Languages like C and C++ has been the tradition for embedded...
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Introduction to the silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)
App note from ON Semiconductors about SiPM sensors, explaining the working principle and primary performance parameters. The Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) is a sensor that addresses the challenge of...
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96-layer BiCS FLASH prototype from Toshiba uses QLC technology
Toshiba Memory Europe has developed a prototype sample of a 96-layer BiCS FLASH, memory device using its proprietary 3D flash quad level cell (QLC) technology, claimed to boost single-chip memory...
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RasPiO Night Light – gently lights your way in the dark
See where to go at night without fully waking up. Only on as needed. Customisable RGB LED lighting. Ideal: hall, landing, garage, shed. RasPiO Night Light is motion-activated RGB light that lights...
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Low-Power Arduino Weather Monitoring Station
Atmega328P One of the downsides of using an Arduino board in projects is the fact that it comes with some other components which may not be needed after the code has been uploaded to the board. These...
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HCC MOD – Ready to Solder Arduino Module
An easy to solder Arduino and CircuitPython compatible module meant for simplifying the creation of your own custom circuit boards. The project is live on kickstarter. The SAMD HCC Module is an...
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LED regulator can be configured in choice of operation modes
A DC/DC µModule regulator from Analog Devices is designed to drive LEDs. The Power by Linear LTM8005 regulator includes a DC/DC controller, power switch, Schottky diode and current sense resistor in a...
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Tiny-PAT – USB-C power adapter tester
A small, open, affordable USB-C power adapter tester is live on crowdsupply. We are quickly entering the age of USB Type-C. This “jack of all trades” port is appearing in more and more new electronic...
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iBase extends to ARM with the Launch of the Pico-ITX IBR115 and the IBR117
iBase, an industry leader in embedded solutions and services has now unveiled a new SBC that targets the ARM market. The new SBCs (Single Board Computer) launch will make a new shift for iBase from its...
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Innostick 6 SBC Runs Linux on Low Power i.MX6 ULL SoC
Shanghai Naxing Electronics (NXElec) has now entered to the NXP world with its miniature version of the new “Innostick 6” SBC. The 80 x 42mm footprint board features the low-power, i.MX6 ULL, a...
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A Blend of Two Worlds – A SBC and a System-on-Module Powered by Rockchip RK3399
The Rasberry Pi 3 and other boards like the Asus Tinker Board are Single Board Computers (SBCs) that gives the user the full power of a computer without the need of any external parts. SBC offers a...
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Kobol’s Open-Spec Helios4 NAS SBC Features 4x SATA 3.0 Ports
Singapore-based startup Kobol has successfully launched its open-spec “Helios4” NAS (network-attached storage) SBC and fanned system. In May 2017, Kobol tried to launch the open-spec Helios4 SBC and...
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MintBox Mini 2 comes with more power and 50% faster than its predecessor.
The first MintBox Mini was released in 2015 in partnership between Compulab and the Linux Mint team. Since then, there has been an advancement in the software and the hardware that powered the first...
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50A µModule regulator scalable to 250A runs cool with inductors exposed as...
Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear LTM4678 dual 25A or single 50A step-down µModule regulator with PMBus digital interface. By stacking and exposing its two inductors on top of BGA package,...
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