Webtronics’ Toasty USB Development Board Is Designed Around an STM32
https://www.electronics-lab.com/webtronics-toasty-usb-development-board-designed-around-stm32/
There are quite a number of USB development boards available that can be utilized for any number of projects, with the most popular being the ATtiny85 and the Teensy line from PJRC. However, UK-based Webtronics have recently announced their entrant into the USB development board into the competition with a new board named Toasty. Toasty is an […]
High Power Bidirectional DC Motor Driver using IFX007T
https://www.electronics-lab.com/project/high-power-bidirectional-dc-motor-driver-using-ifx007t/
This motor driver circuit can drive a brushed DC motor with up to 250W of continuous load. The project can be controlled with the general logic IO-Ports of any microcontroller. Either an Arduino Uno or another microcontroller can be used as the control board. The project uses two IFX007T IC from Infineon. Each IC provides […]
Class B Amplifiers
https://www.electronics-lab.com/article/class-b-amplifier/
Introduction We have seen during the previous tutorial that Class A amplifiers are characterized by a conduction angle of 360° and a theoretical maximum efficiency of 50 %. In this new tutorial, we will present in detail another class of amplifiers known as Class B that have been developed as an answer to the low […]
New congatec SMARC module with NXP i.MX 8M Mini processor
https://www.electronics-lab.com/new-congatec-smarc-module-nxp-mx-8m-mini-processor/
congatec – a leading vendor of standardized and customized embedded computer boards and modules – today introduces a new SMARC 2.0 Computer-on-Module with NXP i.MX 8M Mini processor. The conga-SMX8-Mini offers higher performance at significantly fewer watts¹ due to the new 14nm FinFET structure. The module also offers impressive visualization capabilities – including 3D graphics […]
Shaping light electronically with a Smartlens
https://www.electronics-lab.com/shaping-light-electronically-smartlens/
A team of researchers reports on a dynamically tuneable lens capable of achieving almost any complex optical function. Camera performance on mobile devices has proven to be one of the features that most end-users aim for. The importance of optical image quality improvement, and the trend to have thinner and thinner smartphones have pushed manufactures […]
Whiskey Lake-UE module supports four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports
https://www.electronics-lab.com/whiskey-lake-ue-module-supports-four-usb-3-1-gen2-ports-2/
ADLINK Technology recently announced the release of its latest COM Express Compact Size Type 6 module, the cExpress-WL which follows the same path with earlier modules like the cExpress-SL and the cExpress-AL with a 95 x 95mm form factor. The cExpress-WL features the new 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processor, the Whiskey Lake-UE (formerly “Whiskey Lake-U”) and it represents the […]
Top 10 +1 Free PCB Design Software for 2021
https://www.electronics-lab.com/top-10-free-pcb-design-software-2019/
After the official birth of commercial EDA since 1981, different design software as been produced from the EDA industry. Printed Circuit Boards, also known as PCBs, are the foundation of any hardware-based product. Before EDA software, Engineers usually designed electronics circuitry and integrated circuits by hand or some other manual process. There are several PCB […]
NXP Semiconductors i.MX RT106A Crossover Processor
https://www.electronics-lab.com/nxp-semiconductors-mx-rt106a-crossover-processor/
NXP Semiconductors i.MX RT106A Crossover Processor is a solution specific variant of the i.MX RT1060 family of MCUs, targeting cloud-based embedded voice applications. It features NXP’s advanced implementation of the Arm® Cortex®-M7 core, which operates at speeds up to 600MHz to provide high CPU performance and best real-time response. i.MX RT106A based solutions enable system designers to […]
OLED display audio VU meter – AVR/Arduino project
https://www.electronics-lab.com/project/oled-display-vu-meter-avr-arduino-project/
Today we are going to build one of the most important tools in sound mixing; A audio VU (volume unit) meter based on an Arduino/AVR microcontroller. This project serves to demonstrate how the knowledge of electronics can be applied to build solutions for any part of your day to day life. A volume unit (VU) meter or standard volume […]
ESP32-S2 Processor Datasheet Released, Development Boards Unveiled
https://www.electronics-lab.com/esp32-s2-processor-datasheet-released-development-boards-unveiled/
Since the launch of the ESP-01, the ESP series of WiFi modules and WiFi-enabled microcontrollers have endeared themselves to the heart of both hobbyist and electronics design professionals. They have been used for all sorts of projects and while users are still praising the impressive features built into its most recent version, the ESP-32, Espressif […]