Master Your Arduino Skills With Arduino Playground Book
https://www.electronics-lab.com/master-arduino-skills-arduino-playground-book/
Are you an experienced maker who are looking for more advanced Arduino skills to get? Warren Andrews, an experienced engineer and journalist, wrote a new book that walks makers through building 10 outside-the-box projects, helping them advance their engineering and electronics know-how. With this book, makers will delve more deeply into hardware design, electronics, and programming. The […]
Early Diagnosis Now Possible With Smart Bandage
https://www.electronics-lab.com/early-diagnosis-now-possible-smart-bandage/
IoE era is here since we are able now to add mobile radio capabilities in our applications! The latest incarnation of the cell phone network will offer internet connectivity and possibilities that could only be dreamt of previously depending on your standpoint, and many more factors. And now let’s embed these concept in medical applications, like “Smart Bandage” . It […]
Mostly free engineering software
https://www.electronics-lab.com/mostly-free-engineering-software/
Michael Dunn @ edn.com has compiled a list of software that most enginners should be aware off. We’re living in a golden age of software, where many useful programs are available – for free! Let’s survey some of what’s out there that just might interest an engineering crowd like the EDN community. I can’t offer personal […]
FPGAs For MCU Guys
https://www.electronics-lab.com/fpgas-mcu-guys/
by Max Maxfield @ eeweb.com: A little while ago, it struck me that I was getting tired of explaining what FPGAs are and how they work their magic to those of my chums who — thus far — have worked only with microcontrollers (MCUs), so I decided to write a three-part mini-series of articles to […]
Motor driver fits small IoT devices
https://www.electronics-lab.com/motor-driver-fits-small-iot-devices/
Susan Nordyk @ edn.com: A single-chip 2.6 A driver for brushed DC motors, STMicroelectronics’ STSPIN250 targets battery-powered portable and wearable applications. This low-voltage, energy-efficient driver integrates a power MOSFET bridge and fixed off-time PWM current controller in a tiny 3×3 mm VFQFPN package. Motor driver fits small IoT devices – [Link]
Fuel gauge needs no battery characterization
https://www.electronics-lab.com/fuel-gauge-needs-no-battery-characterization/
by Susan Nordyk @ edn.com The MAX17055 single-cell fuel gauge from Maxim not only eliminates battery characterization, but also keeps SOC (state-of-charge) error to within 1% in most scenarios. With its ModelGauge m5 EZ algorithm, the device provides tolerance against battery diversity for most lithium batteries and applications. It also allows system designer’s to decide […]
6 Channel RF Remote Controller Using CC2500 RF Modules
https://www.electronics-lab.com/6-channel-rf-remote-controller-using-cc2500-rf-modules/
The 6 Channel RF Remote Controller designed using CC2500 RF Transceiver modules and PIC16F1847 micro-controller from microchip. Transmitter provided with 6 tact switch, 4 Address Jumpers to pair multiple unit so they don’t interfere with each other. Board provided with power LED, valid transmission LED. Project works with 5 V DC, On board LM1117-3.3V regulator […]
Bluetooth Smart module is only 11x8x1.8mm
https://www.electronics-lab.com/bluetooth-smart-module-11x8x1-8mm/
By Julien Happich @ eedesignnewseurope.com: Amber wireless GmbH’s AMB2621 Bluetooth Smart module is a 2.4 GHz BLE wireless module based on the Bluetooth Smart 4.2 standard, measuring only 11x8x1.8mm and offered with or without integrated antenna. Bluetooth Smart module is only 11x8x1.8mm – [Link]
Using a supercapacitor for power management and energy storage with a small solar cell
https://www.electronics-lab.com/using-supercapacitor-power-management-energy-storage-small-solar-cell/
Jean Mars & Julia Leem @ edn.com writes: In Part 1 of this series, we have reviewed solar cell performance, how to select and size the supercapacitor, requirements of supercapacitor charging circuits and charging IC characteristics. We will now use two case studies to illustrate these properties in detail. Using a supercapacitor for power management […]
1 Cent Lab-On-A-Chip For Early Diagnostics
https://www.electronics-lab.com/1-cent-lab-chip-early-diagnostics/
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a way to produce a cheap and reusable diagnostic “lab on a chip” with the help of an ordinary inkjet printer. At a production cost of as little as 1 cent per chip, the new combination of microfluidics, electronics and inkjet printing technology could usher in […]