PCBA Service Review – Comparing PCBWay vs LocoPCB vs PCBGogo vs Seeedstudio


https://www.electronics-lab.com/pcba-service-review-comparing-pcbway-vs-locopcb-vs-pcbgogo-vs-seeedstudio/

Daniel Eichhorn @ blog.squix.org, shares his experience with some popular PCBA services and documents his finding on his blog. He writes: Until recently I believed that having PCBs assembled by a professional service is either too costly for small batches or not possible at all. That was until I realized that some PCB manufacturers offer […]

Wio Lite MG126 – ATSAMD21 Cortex-M0 Blue Wireless Development Board


https://www.electronics-lab.com/wio-lite-mg126-atsamd21-cortex-m0-blue-wireless-development-board/

Last week, Seeedstudio.com released the first product of the Wio Lite series, the Wio Lite W600, which is a SAM D21 + W600 WiFi development board and it was well received by users. Today, they bring us another new product in the Wio Lite series, the Wio Lite MG126 Bluetooth development board. Wio Lite MG126 […]

CHOOSING A SURFACE FINISH FOR FINE-PITCH COMPONENTS


https://www.electronics-lab.com/choosing-surface-finish-fine-pitch-components/

by CARMEN ZHENG @ www.seeedstudio.com Today we are going to share with you a real case study involving a Seeed Fusion PCBA customer’s design. At the time of placing the order, the customer requested the default HASL surface finish, but listed in their Bill of Materials was a 0.4mm BGA. It’s a small BGA with […]

3D Gesture Tracking Shield for Raspberry Pi MGC3130


https://www.electronics-lab.com/3d-gesture-tracking-shield-raspberry-pi-mgc3130/

Seeed has released a $12.90 “3D Gesture & Tracking Shield” for the Raspberry Pi that uses Microchip’s electrical near-field sensing technology for touchpad input and 3D gesture tracking at up to 10 cm. This shield is based on Microchip MGC3130 chip, which enables the Raspberry Pi with 3D gesture recognition and motion tracking function. It […]

SCD30 – CO2 & Temperature & Humidity Sensor


https://www.electronics-lab.com/scd30-co2-temperature-humidity-sensor/

The Grove – CO2 & Temperature & Humidity Sensor (SCD30) is a high precision carbon dioxide sensor, which is based on Sensirion SCD30. The measuring range of this sensor is 0 ppm-40’000 ppm, and the measurement accuracy can reach to ±(30 ppm + 3%) between 400ppm to 10’000ppm. In addition to the Non-Dispersive Infrared (NDIR) […]

Pocket Science Lab Puts an Open Source Electronics Lab in Your Pocket


https://www.electronics-lab.com/pocket-science-lab-puts-open-source-electronics-lab-pocket/

What is Pocket Science Lab All in One Device. PSLab is a small USB powered hardware extension for your Android phone or PC that lets you measure all kinds of things. PSLab comes with a built-in Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Wave Generator, Logic Analyzer, Power Source, and we are constantly adding more digital instruments. PSLab is many […]

ReSpeaker Core v2.0 – Talk with Alexa


https://www.electronics-lab.com/respeaker-core-v2-0-talk-alexa/

The ReSpeaker Core v2.0 allows developers create powerful and impactful voice and sound interfaces. Suitable to use as a base for smart assistance as well as responding to environmental sounds, the ReSpeaker Core v2.0 was designed with the idea that developers deserve to have many options available to them. We received much feedback from ReSpeaker […]

Seeed Fusion Service Ensures High-Quality PCB Assembly at every stage


https://www.electronics-lab.com/seeed-fusion-service-ensures-high-quality-pcb-assembly-every-stage/

Quality is as important to us as it is to you. At Seeed Fusion, our manufacturing expertise can help you reduce errors and failure rates for a prototype or a mass-produced product. Whether there is a problem with one of the components, assembly, or the PCB design itself, any error can result in a non-functioning […]

MDBT42Q, nRF52832-based BLE module


https://www.electronics-lab.com/mdbt42q-nrf52832-based-ble-module/

The open hardware innovation platform Seeedstudio produces the MDBT42Q, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module. It is a BT 4.0, BT 4.1 and BT 4.2 module designed based on Nordic nRF52832 SoC, a powerful, highly flexible ultra-low power multiprotocol SoC ideally suited for Bluetooth low energy, ANT and 2.4GHz ultra low-power wireless applications. MDBT42Q features […]

Seeed Studio miniature soldering iron – Review


https://www.electronics-lab.com/seeed-studio-miniature-soldering-iron-review/

by Harry Baggen @ elektormagazine.com The Chinese company Seeed Studio offers a lot of interesting things for electronics enthusiasts. Along with selling products from various manufacturers, Seeed develops and produces their own products, many of which are very innovative. For instance, a year ago we had a close look at the DSO Nano V3 miniature […]