Digi-Key launches a common parts library for the KiCad EDA Tool
https://www.electronics-lab.com/digi-key-launches-common-parts-library-kicad-eda-tool/
Digi-Key Electronics has announced that it is in beta release of a library containing almost 1,000 common parts for the open-source KiCad schematic capture and PCB tool. By Ally Winning @ eenewsembedded.com: The library will be hosted on the Digi-Key website. It was built after Digi-Key analyzed the top 1,000 parts that KiCad users would […]
@Infineon Offers a set of complete power reference #designs for @XilinxInc #FPGAs and #SoCs / #MPSoCs with @AvnetSilica via @oemsecrets
https://www.electronics-lab.com/infineon-offers-set-complete-power-reference-designs-xilinxinc-fpgas-socs-mpsocs-avnetsilica-via-oemsecrets/
more details on the “Oemsecrets” post here.
Arduino Communication with an Android App via Bluetooth
https://www.electronics-lab.com/arduino-communication-android-app-via-bluetooth/
With the arrival of the IoT and the need for control, devices now need to do more than perform the basic functions for which they are built, they need to be capable of communicating with other devices like a mobile phone among others. There are different communication systems which can be adapted for communication between […]
Top 10 Single Board Computers (SBCs) of 2017
https://www.electronics-lab.com/top-ten-single-board-computers-sbcs-previous-year/
Introduction Back in 2012, the arrival of Raspberry Pi started a new era of Single Board Computers – widely known as SBC. It attracted a huge number of hobbyists and tinkerers who are keen to create technology rather than just consuming it. Single board computers made designing complex and computationally expensive projects possible. Robotics, IoT, […]
Compact µModule regulator is for use with FPGAs, GPUs and ASICs
https://www.electronics-lab.com/compact-%c2%b5module-regulator-use-fpgas-gpus-asics/
Designed for use in PCIe boards, communications infrastructure, cloud computing-based systems, medical, industrial, and test and measurement equipment, the LTM4646 is a dual 10A or single 20A output, step-down µModule PoL regulator from 5.0 or 12V input supply rails. It targets the PCB area constraints of densely populated system boards to power low voltage and […]
Comma AI’s Panda is a Car Hacking Dongle for Self-Driving Possibilities
https://www.electronics-lab.com/comma-ais-panda-car-hacking-dongle-self-driving-possibilities/
Comma.ai is a self-driving car startup founded by George Hotz, the American hacker known for unlocking the iPhone and the PlayStation 3. Comma AI who originally wanted to build self-driving car kit, canceled their initial project due to safety concerns from NHTSA but later open-source their project and has now launched a Panda, an On-Board […]
Particle Mesh – A Mesh-Enabled IoT Development Kits.
https://www.electronics-lab.com/particle-mesh-mesh-enabled-iot-development-kits/
Particle, which has been known for its collection of IoT focused development boards, and its Internet of Things (IoT) platform (Particle Cloud) has launched a new set of mesh network-enabled IoT development kits called Particle Mesh. Particle Mesh is expected to provide developers more insight into implementing mesh networking technology. They help to collect sensor […]
ATtiny85 Tiny Function Generator
https://www.electronics-lab.com/attiny85-function-generator/
David Johnson-Davies build a tiny function generator based on ATtiny85 microcontroller. He writes: This article describes a simple function generator based on an ATtiny85. It can generate triangle, sawtooth, square, and rectangular waves, a pulse train, and noise. The frequency can be adjusted using a rotary encoder between 1Hz and 5kHz in steps of 1Hz, […]
ESP32 Deep Sleep Tutorial for Low Power Projects
https://www.electronics-lab.com/esp32-deep-sleep-tutorial-low-power-projects/
Our friends on educ8s.tv uploaded a new video. Check it out. Welcome to this ESP32 Deep Sleep tutorial with the Arduino IDE! Today we are going to learn how to put the ESP32 chip into the Deep Sleep mode in order to conserve power and make our projects battery friendly. There is a lot […]
Solar energy harvester IC that operates with indoor lighting
https://www.electronics-lab.com/solar-energy-harvester-ic-operates-indoor-lighting/
Saelig Company, Inc. (www.saelig.com) has introduced the patented Sol Chip Saturn802 Energy Harvester IC – a unique photovoltaic (PV) cell which can produce output voltage levels of 0.75V, 1.5V, 2.25V, 3.0V, 4.5V, and 9V, which existing solar cells cannot do. The maximum power which can be obtained in full daylight is around 10mW, or 55uW […]