SparkFun Launches a High-Precision Dead Reckoning GPS/GNSS Board with RTK support
https://www.electronics-lab.com/sparkfun-launches-high-precision-dead-reckoning-gps-gnss-board-rtk-support/
SparkFun has created several Real-Time Kinematics (RTK) as well as dead reckoning boards in the past, but this new ZED-F9R GPS piHAT from the Colorado-based manufacturer is the very first high-precision sensor fusion board to combine both the RTK and dead reckoning features in one professional platform. The Raspberry Pi add-on board with impressive configuration […]
PaperiNode, an Arduino-compatible flexible low power energy-harvesting LoRa-enabled electronic paper display
https://www.electronics-lab.com/paperinode-arduino-compatible-flexible-low-power-energy-harvesting-lora-enabled-electronic-paper-display/
Robert Poser has posted his project on GitHub called PaperiNode, which is a flexible, low power, energy-harvesting, LoRa-enabled, electronic paper display. PaperiNode is ideal for the Paperino (an easy to use micro EPD breakout-board for the Photon or other Arduino-compatible microcontrollers. The eInk-based ePaper display mimics the appearance of natural paper and is capable of […]
LV5980MC step-down switching regulator
https://www.electronics-lab.com/lv5980mc-step-switching-regulator/
Single chip high efficiency step-down converter, app note from ON Semiconductors. The LV5980MC is a fixed 370 kHz, high−output−current, Non−synchronous PWM converter that integrates a low−resistance, high−side MOSFET and a Customer Chosen, External Diode for the rectification. The LV5980MC utilizes externally compensated current mode control to provide good transient response, ease of implementation, and excellent […]
BLE module claims to be world’s smallest
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ble-module-claims-worlds-smallest/
LG Innotek announced that it has developed the world’s smallest Bluetooth module. With this development, LG Innotek is gearing up to advance further into the communication module market for Internet of Things (IoT). LG Innotek’s “Bluetooth low energy (BLE) module for IoT” is a key component that enables data communications for IoT devices such as […]
ATtiny85 push-button power switching: software-only solution
https://www.electronics-lab.com/project/attiny85-push-button-power-switching-software-solution/
In recent tutorials, we have highlighted how useful the ATtiny series of microcontrollers are, thanks to their tiny form factor and a decent amount of processing power, which makes them good choice for projects. where keeping a small device form factor is desired. One other feature that we probably have not highlighted enough, is their […]
TDK announces that SmartBug™ intelligent multi-sensor IoT module is now available globally
https://www.electronics-lab.com/tdk-announces-smartbug-intelligent-multi-sensor-iot-module-now-available-globally/
TDK announces worldwide availability of the InvenSense SmartBug, a compact, wireless multi-sensor solution designed for a plethora of commercial and consumer IoT applications. The out-of-the-box solution enables quick and easy access to reliable and smart sensor data without the need for programming, soldering, or extra modifications. SmartBug is an all-in-one sensor module that integrates TDK’s […]
Murata’s ultra-small, 0.5 A to 2.0 A DC/DC converters offer high efficiency and low noise
https://www.electronics-lab.com/muratas-ultra-small-0-5-2-0-dc-dc-converters-offer-high-efficiency-low-noise/
Murata’s MYR series are the PicoBK™ DC/DC converters that integrate a coil and a control IC. The ultra-small form-factor measures 2.5 mm x 2.0 mm x 1.0 mm. The MYR series is significantly smaller than discrete solutions. In most cases, these modules occupy less than half the footprint of the same solution implemented with discrete components. These DC/DC converters achieve […]
Blue-Green Chip LEDs – Ideal for Color Universal Design Applications
https://www.electronics-lab.com/blue-green-chip-leds-ideal-color-universal-design-applications/
ROHM recently announced the 1608-size high accuracy blue-green chip LEDs, SMLD12E2N1W and SMLD12E3N1W. These products support the adoption of Color Universal Design (CUD) in a variety of applications, such as fire alarm system indicator lights, industrial equipment warning lamps and public transportation information displays. Color is considered to be one of the most important means […]
GuRu Releases Over-the-Air Wireless Power Developer Kit
https://www.electronics-lab.com/guru-releases-air-wireless-power-developer-kit/
GuRu Wireless, a developer of mmWave wireless power solutions, announced the availability of its new evaluation and development kit. The new kit was developed to facilitate testing, evaluation, and proof-of-concept designs, all of which is based on the company’s proprietary, 24GHz, smart RF lensing technology. Further, the kit can power devices over-the-air from three feet […]
Tiny Isolated Dimmer with Linearly Corrected Output
https://www.electronics-lab.com/tiny-isolated-dimmer-linearly-corrected-output/
Dimmers provide a way to reduce the power of resistive elements like heaters and light features by changing the waveform of the voltage applied to them. There are different approaches to the development/implementation of dimmers and there are a lot of how-to guides and projects based on them, but the general efficiency of these solutions […]