OSD3358-SM-RED – A Reference, Evaluation, And Development Board From Octavo Systems
https://www.electronics-lab.com/osd3358-sm-red-reference-evaluation-development-board-octavo-systems/
The OSD3358-SM-RED from Octavo Systems is a reference, evaluation, and development board for the OSD335x-SM series of System-in-Package (SiP) devices. It is powered by a 1 GHz processor, ADC, and 1 GB of DDR2 RAM into an enclosure of the size of a coin. The SiP needs a PCB, along with components like an Ethernet jack, power supply, IO pins, and USB sockets to communicate with the other […]
Heart-rate monitor on a small OLED display with MicroPython
https://www.electronics-lab.com/heart-rate-monitor-small-oled-display-micropython/
By Martin Fitzpatrick @ martinfitzpatrick.name show us how to build the micro display heart-rate monitor. Pulse sensors have become popular due to their use in health-monitors like the Fitbit. The sensors used are cheap, simple and pretty reliable at getting a reasonable indication of heart rate in daily use. They work by sensing the change […]
Broadcom AFBR-S50 ToF laser light sensor measures up to 10 meters
https://www.electronics-lab.com/broadcom-afbr-s50-tof-laser-light-sensor-measures-10-meters/
The AFBR – S50 is a multipixel distance and motion measurement sensor. It has an integrated 850nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) which uses a single voltage supply of 5V. It’s measurement rates are quick and as fast as 3 kHz, which is a distinguishing feature. However, this is not the reason why the […]
Hardware Acronyms: SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM, SBC – What Are They?
https://www.electronics-lab.com/hardware-acronyms-sip-soc-som-com-sbc/
If you are new into hardware or still familiarizing yourself to the hardware ecosystem, you will realize some common terms often appear which could sometimes sound confusing or something out of rocket science, but it’s not. Here’s a quick look at five common terms used in hardware products or boards and what they denote. Let’s take […]
Linux-driven COM And Carrier Board Powered by Zynq SoC
https://www.electronics-lab.com/myir-tech-launches-linux-driven-com-carrier-board-powered-zynq-soc/
MYIR Tech has launched an $85 module, Xilinx Zynq-7010 or -7007S that runs on MYC-C7Z010/007S CPU Module. MYC-C7Z010/007S CPU Module is a part of their newly launched sandwich-style, $209 MYD-Y7Z010/007S Development Board. There’s an open source Linux 3.15.0 based BSP for the module, and the MYD-Y7Z010/007S carrier board ships with schematics. Both the module and development board can withstand -40 to 85°C temperature range. MYC-C7Z010/007S […]
Voxos – A Glass That Allows Listening With Your Bones
https://www.electronics-lab.com/voxos-glass-allows-listening-bones/
In the last few years, we have seen an increasing interest in smart glasses. Some analysts believe that in the next few years, smart glasses will be at the center of consumer and business electronics in the same way that smartphones are today. Companies and Startups like Google, Intel, Vue, Vuzix, and many others have all come up […]
SGPC3 – Air Quality Sensor for Battery-Driven Applications
https://www.electronics-lab.com/sgpc3-air-quality-sensor-battery-driven-applications/
Sensirion, the expert in environmental sensing, now offers the ultra-lower power gas sensor SGPC3. The SGPC3 makes indoor air quality sensing available for mobile and battery-driven applications. With an average supply current of less than 0.07 mA the SGPC3 is able to provide indoor air quality measurements with several years of battery lifetime. Based on […]
LED BLE Matrix Heart Display
https://www.electronics-lab.com/led-ble-matrix-heart-display/
8*16 LED matrix display with bluetooth low energy to connect to any smart phone. By Nitesh: This LED matrix is a heart shaped circuit which you can make/buy(from me) and gift to your valentine or crush and spread your love. It can be worn as a necklace or as a badge. It has got BLE […]
Harmonic Function Generator using ATtiny85
https://www.electronics-lab.com/harmonic-function-generator-using-attiny85/
David Johnson-Davies published another great and detailed project based on ATtiny85. It’s an harmonic function generator with an OLED display. This article describes a simple function generator based on an ATtiny85 which allows you to generate a virtually unlimited number of waveforms using additive harmonic synthesis, by specifying the amplitude of each of the waveform’s […]
Connect Tech’s V7G System Is An AI-Targeted SBC with 5th Gen Xeon-D CPU And Nvidia Pascal Cards
https://www.electronics-lab.com/connect-techs-v7g-system-ai-targeted-sbc-5th-gen-xeon-d-cpu-nvidia-pascal-cards/
Connect Tech Inc’s V7G System, which is also listed as the “COM Express Type 7 + GPU Embedded System”, is the first Xeon-D based SBC-like product. The V7G houses a 5th Gen “Broadwell” Xeon-D based COM Express Type 7 module and it can house three Nvidia Pascal-driven graphics boards. No OS support was listed yet, but it is […]