UP Xtreme SBC relaunches along with UPX Edge system based on it
https://www.electronics-lab.com/xtreme-sbc-relaunches-along-upx-edge-system-based/
AAEON’s UP project has launched an edge computing enabled kit called the UPX Edge. The system which was developed to power industrial automation, robotics, AI, and IoT applications, is built around the Intel 8th Gen Whiskey Lake-U based UP Xtreme board and comes preloaded with an Ubuntu 18.04 image based on Linux kernel 5.0 It […]
FPGA platform is twice as fast at half the power
https://www.electronics-lab.com/fpga-platform-twice-fast-half-power/
Lattice Semiconductor has introduced a new low power FPGA platform that has been designed for a wide range of applications. by Ally Winning @ eenewseurope.com The Lattice Nexus platform provides system-level solutions that combine design software and pre-engineered soft IP blocks with evaluation boards, kits and reference designs. The platform has new architectural features that […]
Meet the Latest Circuitpython based Board: CircuitBrains Deluxe
https://www.electronics-lab.com/meet-latest-circuitpython-based-board-circuitbrains-deluxe/
As you would expect from a stack backed by giants like Adafruit, CircuitPython is overthrowing Micropython and fast becoming one of the most popular stacks for embedded development amongst makers. As a result of this popularity, quite a number of CircuitPython optimized boards are springing up and one of the latest ones is CircuitBrains which […]
Particle accelerator fits on a chip
https://www.electronics-lab.com/particle-accelerator-fits-chip/
Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated the acceleration of electrons through what they describe as an “On-chip integrated laser-driven particle accelerator”, detailed in a recent paper published in the Science journal. by Tom Abate On a hillside above Stanford University, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory operates a scientific instrument nearly 2 miles long. In this […]
Remote Mail Notifier (and GPS Tracker)
https://www.electronics-lab.com/remote-mail-notifier-gps-tracker/
Zak Kemble published another great project. This time it’s a Remote Mail Notifier with GPS functionality. He writes: At the moment I’m living in a block of flats and my mailbox is in a central lobby area. I’m often receiving small surprise packets from China and never know when the postman has been, usually between […]
NextPCB.com Service Review
https://www.electronics-lab.com/nextpcb-service-review/
Printed Circuit boards are an important part of the development of any electronic product. They provide easy, neat, and repeatable ways of connecting components together. Thus, ensuring quality from their design to production is so critical that, failure at any point in the process could lead to a lot of money going to waste and […]
TPS7A24 – 8V tolerant, 2-µA IQ, 200-mA low-dropout (LDO) linear voltage regulator
https://www.electronics-lab.com/tps7a24-8v-tolerant-2-%c2%b5a-iq-200-ma-low-dropout-ldo-linear-voltage-regulator/
The TPS7A24 low-dropout (LDO) linear voltage regulator supports a 2.4-V to 18-V input voltage range with ultra-low quiescent current (IQ). These features help modern appliances meet increasingly stringent energy requirements and help extend battery life in portable-power solutions. The TPS7A24 is available in both fixed and adjustable versions. The fixed-voltage version eliminates external resistors and […]
Google Announces New Coral products for 2020
https://www.electronics-lab.com/google-announces-new-coral-products-2020/
Being one of the frontrunners in AI development and having an understanding of the potentials and opportunities in Edge Computing and Local AI, Google started its sojourn into the provision of hardware components and companion software tools for the development of Local AI products last year, with the launch of the Coral Platform. The platform […]
Meet the $795 USB 4.0 Switch for USB4 Product Development
https://www.electronics-lab.com/meet-795-usb-4-0-switch-usb4-product-development/
A few months back, the specification for the USB 4.0 was released by the USB implementers forum with a promise of 2x the speed of USB3.2; 40GB/s and while there currently no devices in the market based on it, its features are definitely things device manufacturers will be leveraging on in a few months to […]
Building an extremely high powered 1-12V lab power supply on the cheap
https://www.electronics-lab.com/building-extremely-high-powered-1-12v-lab-power-supply-cheap/
Matthew Millman has published a new project: For a number of years now I’ve had a couple of high powered switching power supply units made by Power-One. They’re typically found in I.T. equipment and provide a single output rail of either 12 V or 48 V with a very high current rating. The other cool […]