Free Elektor Article: 0-30V Lead-acid Battery Activator


https://www.electronics-lab.com/free-elektor-article-0-30v-lead-acid-battery-activator/

A well-known electronics store has been selling a very simple lead-acid battery activator for many years. Although I can’t prove it, my lead-acid batteries do seem to last longer since I started using the activator. The principle behind this circuit is very simple. The battery is loaded with a current of about 100 A for a […]

HyperDisk: Pocket-sized & High-speed Portable SSD [Attention: SCAM reported]


https://www.electronics-lab.com/hyperdisk-pocket-sized-high-speed-portable-ssd/

Physical storage drives have not changed a lot over the years. They have improved in terms of storage capacity and technology but they are definitely still a bit bulky (compared with how small things are becoming) and relatively slow. To offer an improvement to what is currently in the market, GrowthLabs recently announced the launch […]

WarpDrive: High-Speed Portable SSD 1TB or 2TB


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Even with the advent of several file-sharing platforms and the proliferation of internet access to enable their use, the “old” regular way of moving a file from one place to the other via USB drives is still in vogue. Especially for large files like the video and picture contents which creatives need to move around […]

PocketAdmin – Keystroke Injection Device


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This is a keystroke injection device (also called badusb). It is similar to a well-known USB rubber ducky made by hak5, but has much extended functionality, lower price and is also completely open source. It looks and feels like an ordinary USB flash drive, but acts as a keyboard that types in a preprogrammed payload. […]

Advantech Launches Palm Size Embedded System EPC-U2117


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Advantech, a leading embedded computing provider announces its latest fanless embedded system EPC-U2117. The palm-sized system uses the latest Intel® Atom® E3900 processor technology to give a 30% CPU performance enhancement and a 45% graphic performance boost. EPC-U2117 is designed with dual display output, multiple I/O, and wide range 12-24V DC power inputs, which target […]

Bridgetek Looks to Revolutionize Our Workplaces with its PanL Technology


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Expanding its PanL building automation portfolio, Bridgetek has now formally launched solutions targeted at the office environment – enabling better use of assets situated there and resulting in significant reductions in day-to-day operational costs. Through the new PanL Desk Manager (PDM), companies can automatically manage shared working facilities where ‘hot desking’ policies are in place. […]

Stratify Toolbox – An all-in-one hardware development tool


https://www.electronics-lab.com/stratify-toolbox-one-hardware-development-tool/

As a hardware developer, I keep a number of tools and gadgets handy such as a USB to UART converter, O-scope, multi-meter, SWD/JTAG programmer, jumper wires as well as a few others depending on the situation. The Stratify Toolbox will replace all of these and more. Features The Stratify Toolbox is a Wi-Fi-enabled, all-in-one hardware/firmware […]

MX100Q Series Compact 4-Channel 210W Power Supplies


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Mixed-mode regulation merges a switch-mode power conversion design with linear final regulation to give excellent noise and transient characteristics resembling linear supply performance but at greatly reduced weight. Saelig Company, Inc. has announced the introduction of the AIM-TTi  MX100Q Series Power Supplies, versatile 4-output laboratory power sources which use mixed mode regulation to provide up […]

Program ATtiny 0-Series Chips with a Miniature UPDI Dongle


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Thanks to their tiny size and improved capabilities, the ATtiny-0-Series of microcontrollers have been a delight for designers and DIYers looking for a microcontroller with the ease of use associated with the Arduino boards, but with a way smaller form factor associated with ATtiny microcontrollers. Along with the ATtiny-1-series, the ATtiny-0-Series microcontrollers were meant to […]

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Introduces 18V 2A, and 3A EZBuck


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Synchronous DC/DC Buck Regulators Feature Lower Quiescent Current and Proprietary Light Load Mode to Achieve up to 6% Higher Efficiency in Standby Mode Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS) introduced AOZ6682CI and AOZ6683CI. These devices are high efficiency, simple-to-use synchronous buck regulators. The AOZ6682CI and AOZ6683CI are both available in an ultra-thin, thermally enhanced TSOT23-6 package […]