Getting Started with the NodeMCU (ESP8266 Based Development Board)
NodeMCU As the popularity of Arduino boards increased, the demand for boards which comes embedded with some of the add-ons used with the Arduino increased. One of the most popular add-ons were the WiFi...
View ArticleBLE Micro is a Tiny Bluetooth 4.0 Development Board
DFRobot Bluno is a Bluetooth 4.0 LE development board following Arduino UNO form factor, and powered by TI CC2540 chipset. The board sells for $24.90 on their online store, and the company provides...
View ArticleNANO-GLX- IEI’s Low TDP SBC Designed for IoT applications
IEI is rejuvenating the G-Series with a 165 x 115mm EPIC form factor SBC named the Nano-GLX, which runs on the dual-core G-Series LX and has TDP ratings as low as 4.5W. This is the latest, and the most...
View Article200V DC High voltage pocket generator
Aki made this DIY pocket HV generator: There are times you find yourself looking for a relatively high voltage (100V to 200V often in my case) but low current DC power supply. I have zener diodes that...
View ArticleSpace Limitations Are No Constraint for AAEON’s Latest IoT Gateway
(Taipei, Taiwan – October 4, 2018) – AAEON, a leading developer of advanced IoT solutions, releases the UPC-GWS01, the world’s smallest x86-based industrial computer. Just 91mm x 67mm x 55.2mm in...
View ArticleAVR MCUs now beta supported in MPLAB X IDE
Microchip has launched MPLAB X IDE version 5.05 which beta supports the majority of AVR MCUs – allowing developers to easily incorporate AVR MCUs into any application. [via] Further support for...
View ArticleVariscite Releases Headless Version of Its Linux-friendly DART-6UL CoM
Variscite is releasing another pin-compatible version of their 50 x 25mm DART-6UL computer-on-module. This time it will be loaded with NXP’s headless new i.MX6 ULZ variant of the single Cortex-A7 core...
View ArticleTPSM84824 – 4.5V to 17V Input, 0.6V-10V Output, 8A Power Module
The TPSM84824 power module is an easy-to-use integrated power supply that combines an 8-A DC/DC converter with power MOSFETs, a shielded inductor and passives into a small form-factor QFM package....
View ArticleANTENNINO – Arduino-RF multifunction board
Antennino (the name Antennino is the combination of Antenna and Arduino) is a low-cost and low-power board based on the Atmel chip, then 100% compatible with the traditional Arduino IDE. The board...
View ArticleMalleable Micro – Batteries for Wearable Technology
A new innovative technology for wearables is taking over the market of future technology. Wearables are portable systems that house sensors to make measurements from the wearer’s body. Powering these...
View ArticleVia Unveils AI System Powered by Qualcomm®️ Snapdragon 820E
VIA Technologies has unveiled a mini-PC that runs Android 8.0 on a Snapdragon 820E named the VIA ALTA DS 3 Edge AI. The VIA ALTA DS 3 Edge AI operates an Android 8.0 “Oreo” BSP for the Snapdragon 820E,...
View ArticleDiodes Incorporated’s APX803S-31SA-7 helping you with Voltage Trips
Voltage gatekeeper Vdd brownouts are among the most common antipodes of microcontroller design – they are especially annoying, as their presence is not easy to detect. Diodes Incorporated provides a...
View ArticleGyrfalcon starts shipping AI chip
Startup Gyrfalcon introduced the Laceli AI Compute Stick, based on the same ASIC, early in 2018 to compete with the Neural Compute Stick introduced by Intel in 2017 . [via] The Lightspeeur 2801S is...
View ArticleSolo: the first open source FIDO2 security key. USB & NFC
Two security keys for logging in safely online. Protect yourself from phishing and other attacks across Google, Facebook, and more. We’re incredibly excited to announce Solo, the world’s first open...
View ArticleUSBNinja – BadUSB embedded into a USB cable
USBNinja is an information security and penetration testing tool that looks and functions just like a regular USB cable (both power and data) until a wireless remote control triggers it to deliver...
View ArticleHow to get free coupons for your next PCB Project using PCBWay
Coupons are a great way to save money when purchasing something, but finding one could be somehow tricky most of the times and not all business owners offer coupons. PCB making and manufacturing can be...
View ArticleThe New Air602 WiFi Module, a Cheap Module Designed for IoT Applications
The ESP8266 had been in the tech scene for over four years now and has seen various competitors like the RTL8710 or, more recently, the RDA5981. But none of them has really been able to knock off the...
View ArticleMPLAB Snap debugger programmer
RS Components is now stocking Microchip’s MPLAB Snap in-circuit debugger/programmer, for simple and quick debugging and programming of most Microchip PIC, AVR and SAM flash MCUs. [via] The MPLAB® Snap...
View ArticleUsing the 433MHz RF Transmitter and Receiver with Arduino
433 MHz RF Transmitter and Receiver Module While building microcontroller based projects, there are occasions where communication will be required between two devices, either in a duplex/transceiver...
View ArticleDecoding Russian Meteor-M2 satellite images in real time
The Meteor-M N2 is a polar orbiting Russian weather satellite that was launched on July 8, 2014. Its main missions are weather forecasting, climate change monitoring, sea water monitoring/forecasting...
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