This project simply switches the system OFF or ON whenever the temperature rises at the desired set point.  The desired setpoint can be set using a fixed resistor R6 or PR1 trimmer potentiometer. Use any of at a time R6 or PR1. You can calculate the setpoint resistor R6 using the...

Original publication: Elektor magazine 6/2017, page 58. Author: Daniel Eindhoven. Free download expires Friday 27 December 2019. 1. Introduction It seems to be an unwritten rule in Hollywood: there must be an assortment of devices that crackle and spark in the lab of a mad scientist....

Interest in SBCs is growing and even though their capabilities have improved over the years, there is a yearning for more, from processing power to IOs. To add to their already impressive line of SBC offerings, EEPD (Electronic Equipment Production and Distribution) recently announced...

STMicroelectronics TCPP01-M12 USB Type-C Port Protection is a single-chip solution that facilitates the migration from USB legacy connectors type-A or type-B to USB Type-C connectors. This Type-C port protection features overvoltage protection on VBUS, adjustable up to 22 V, with...

iWave Systems introduces a powerful SOM (System on Module) with six heterogeneous ARM processor cores (four 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 and two 32-bit ARM Cortex-R5 Cores), an ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU, and a big chunk of the latest-generation UltraScale+ programmable logic cells scaling all the way...

SEGGER announces the release of SystemView V3.10, a major update to its system verification tool for embedded systems. The most significant enhancement is the addition of real-time data acquisition via UART or TCP/IP. Any system with UART or TCP/IP connection, typically Ethernet, can...

Torex Semiconductor has launched its new XP231N0201TR (30V withstand voltage) for MOSFETs. The product is a general-purpose N-channel MOSFET with low on resistance and high speed switching. It can be used for various applications such as relay circuits and switching circuits. The gate...

Overheating and the resulting drop in performance and throughput has been one of the major drawbacks associated with using the Raspberry Pi. Several solutions have been developed to provide active or passive cooling solutions for it. One of the most recent solutions is the third...