Samsung presents a bio-processor that wishes you well
https://www.electronics-lab.com/samsung-presents-a-bio-processor-that-wishes-you-well/
by Denis Meyer @ elektormagazine.com writes about the new Samsung bio-processor: Samsung Electronics Co. announced recently the production in quantity of their versatile biometric IC with which the Korean giant is responding to the new trend towards quantifiable health. The Bio‑Processor was conceived to enable rapid development of innovative portable systems for the daily monitoring […]
Plastic fingerprint sensor also detects underlining veins
https://www.electronics-lab.com/plastic-fingerprint-sensor-also-detects-underlining-veins/
FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialisation of flexible organic electronics, and ISORG, the pioneer in organic photodetectors and large area image sensors in printed electronics, have revealed the world’s first large area flexible fingerprint sensor on plastic designed for biometric applications. With an 8.6 cm x 8.6 cm active area, 84µm pitch (78µm […]
ESP8266 mains energy monitor
https://www.electronics-lab.com/esp8266-mains-energy-monitor/
Brian Dorey has designed a mains energy monitor based on ESP8266 that have sensors for the mains current, electric meter and gas meter. As the new solar logger did not have this functionality we decided to design a new data-logger that would measure not only the mains current usage but also keep track of the […]
Power ON Delay Switch
https://www.electronics-lab.com/power-on-delay-switch/
Power-ON Delay Switch which can be used in all applications requiring a delay during power-on from 1 to 60 seconds. Specifications Supply input 5 VDC Relay output SPDT relay Relay specification 5 A @ 250 VAC Preset adjustable range function Power-On LED indicator Screw terminal connector for easy relay output connection Four mounting holes of […]
ChameleonMini – A Versatile NFC Card Emulator
https://www.electronics-lab.com/chameleonmini-a-versatile-nfc-card-emulator/
ChameleonMini is a programmable tool for NFC Cards analysis and emulation. It helps you to emulate and clone contactless cards, read RFID tags and sniff RF data. The credit-card shaped ChameleonMini is a versatile tool for practical NFC and RFID security analysis, compliance and penetration tests, and various end-user applications. The freely programmable platform can […]
Visuino – visual programming environment for Arduino
https://www.electronics-lab.com/visuino-visual-programming-environment-for-arduino/
Visuino is the latest software developed by Mitov Software which allows you to program your Arduino boards using a graphical interface. So far only the official boards are supported but more will come. Using Visuino you can easily create complex programs using drag and drop interface without the need to become expert in programming. Check […]
MIDI to USB Adapter with Teensy
https://www.electronics-lab.com/midi-to-usb-adapter-with-teensy-lc/
Joonas Pihlajamaa wanted to connect his keyboard to his Macbook and for that reason he build a MIDI to USB interface using Teensy board, an optocoupler and some resistors. Thankfully, I had a MIDI connector and a high-speed optocoupler at hand, and with these I could implement a MIDI in rather easily. After some investigation […]
OSHChip – general purpose processor board in DIP format
https://www.electronics-lab.com/oshchip-general-purpose-processor-board/
OSHChip is a general purpose processor board based on ARM Cortex-M0 32 bit processor running at 16 MHz. It includes 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy radio and a broad range of built-in Peripherals. It features 256 KBytes of Flash memory for program and data and 32 KBytes of SRAM. All this functionality comes in a […]
VL53L0 – Ultra-fast distance sensor
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ultra-fast-distance-sensor/
by Harry Baggen @ elektormagazine.com STMicroelectronics has launched their second-generation distance senor VL53L0, which is based on STM’s popular FlightSense technology. This sensor is suitable for use in smartphones and tablets to make quick distance measurements for an integrated camera, but it can also be used in robots, drones and wearables. Despite its compact dimension of […]
10 steps to selecting a microcontroller
https://www.electronics-lab.com/10-steps-to-selecting-a-microcontroller-2/
Jacob Beningo @ edn.com discuss on how to select the right mcu for your next project based on hardware and software architecture. Selecting the right microcontroller for a product can be a daunting task. Not only are there a number of technical features to consider, there are also business case issues such as cost and lead-times […]