Capacitive Touch and Segment LCD Control: Renesas Releases MCU for Smart Appliances
https://www.electronics-lab.com/capacitive-touch-and-segment-lcd-control-renesas-releases-mcu-for-smart-appliances/
The new RL78/L23 16-bit MCU is built for smart home appliances and electronics, featuring ultra-low-power consumption, an integrated segment LCD controller, and capacitive touch sensing.
LILYGO’s T-Glass: A Low-Cost Espressif ESP32 Platform for Head-Up Display Projects
https://www.electronics-lab.com/lilygos-t-glass-a-low-cost-espressif-esp32-platform-for-head-up-display-projects/
LILYGO has announced the T-Glass, a new device designed to simplify the development of head-up displays for wearable projects. This innovative kit is powered by the Espressif ESP32-S3 chip and has features that offer significant value for wearable technology enthusiasts. The new kit, brought to our attention by Linux Gizmos, is designed to provide a low-cost […]
Ambiq Introduces Apollo510 Chip: Pioneering Energy-Efficient Edge AI
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ambiq-introduces-apollo510-chip-pioneering-energy-efficient-edge-ai/
Ambiq, renowned for low-power “intelligent devices,” has introduced its cutting-edge Apollo510 system-on-chip (SoC), heralding a significant advancement in energy efficiency and performance for edge AI applications. The Apollo510 brings forth a remarkable 30-fold improvement in power efficiency compared to its predecessors, setting new benchmarks for energy conservation in the industry. Powered by an Arm Cortex-M55 […]
Enhanced Smart Fabric Supercapacitor – MXene
https://www.electronics-lab.com/enhanced-smart-fabric-supercapacitor-mxene/
By transforming MXene-enhanced textiles into supercapacitors, a team of researchers from Drexel University and Accenture Labs have developed a flexible “patch” that could help power future wearables. Dr.Yury Gogotsi, a professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University, describes the breakthrough in a study he co-authored. “This is a significant development for wearable technology.” […]
Exploring the PoE support of the M5Stack ESP32 module
https://www.electronics-lab.com/exploring-the-poe-support-of-the-m5stack-esp32-module/
A little module from M5Stack called the PoESP32 has an RJ45 connector that supports PoE (Power-over-Ethernet). Applications involving HTTP, MQTT, and related communication protocols can use the device. The ESP32-WROOM-32U modules are strong, generic Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Bluetooth LE MCUs that are designed to target a broad range of applications. These applications may be as […]
Agon Light is a Fully Open-Source 8-bit Microcomputer and Microcontroller
https://www.electronics-lab.com/agon-light-is-a-fully-open-source-8-bit-microcomputer-and-microcontroller/
European computer company Olimex Ltd. has created Agon light a budget-friendly microcomputer and microcontroller on one small board. Bernardo Kastrup designed the AgonLight and the Quark firmware was developed by Dean Belfield. The module is the cheapest and fastest 8-bit microcomputer ever made as per the claims by Olimex Ltd. Agon Light isn’t a microcontroller […]
LCSC.com – your online electronic part distributor
https://www.electronics-lab.com/lcsc-com-online-electronic-part-distributor/
LCSC Electronics is a Shenzhen-based electronic component distributor, and one of the largest electronic component distributors in China. Founded in 2011, and starting as a small business, LCSC has grown to over 900,000 customers and over 310 employees, with around $150 million in sales. LCSC boasts of over 200,000 different products being distributed, ranging from […]
Sino: bit – Changing Programming for Kids All Over the World
https://www.electronics-lab.com/sino-bit-changing-programming-kids-world/
Creating projects with Arduino can be challenging for kids, this may cause children to lose interest in electronics and DIY projects. The most complicated part is usually the connections required to use a sensor, led matrix or other devices that can be connected to the Arduino (or other microcontrollers). Since all these devices are different […]
WISP – Re-programmable Microcontroller That Runs On Energy Harvested From Radio Waves
https://www.electronics-lab.com/wisp-re-programmable-microcontroller-runs-energy-harvested-radio-waves/
A new research initiative between the University of Washington’s Sensor Lab and the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has created a microprocessor that can power itself through stray radio waves and receive programmable updates in the same fashion. While the RISC-derived 16-bit microcontroller CPU is very weak compared to modern standards, it’s much more powerful […]
PIC16F15386, A New PIC Family Announced By Microchip
https://www.electronics-lab.com/pic16f15386-a-new-pic-family-announced-by-microchip/
Microchip, the well-known manufacturer of microcontrollers and semiconductors, announced this week a new family of 8-bit PIC microcontrollers, the ‘PIC16F15386’. The new PIC16F15386 family features a 8 MIPS CPU speed, with 2KB RAM and up to 28KB flash memory offered in 8 to 48-pin packages. It also has a dual UART, dual SPI and dual […]