NerO – An Energy Efficient Arduino UNO Compatible Design


https://www.electronics-lab.com/nero-an-energy-efficient-arduino-uno-compatible-design/

A reference design for an Arduino UNO compatible board based on the FTDI FT231X USB UART, delivers 5V at a full 1A without overheating. The UNO R3 is the staple of most Arduino based projects but it’s been around for a number of years and many of the features have been improved for example by […]

8V97051 Low Power Wideband Fractional RF Synthesizer


https://www.electronics-lab.com/8v97051-low-power-wideband-fractional-rf-synthesizer/

This design features a low power wideband RF synthesizer that is used in GSM receiver cards. It has dual differential and open drain outputs with frequency range of 34.375MHz to 4400MHz(in continuous range). The logic compatibility is 1.8V while the system is running on a single 3.3V supply. It has -143dBc/Hz Phase Noise (PN) performance […]

Mesa-Video : 800×600 Digital video for Arduinos


https://www.electronics-lab.com/mesa-video-800x600-digital-video-for-arduinos/

blackmesalabs.wordpress.com has build a video system for Arduino boards: This post describes Mesa-Video, a low cost, low power, small size and fully Open Source Hardware and Software solution for providing 800×600 digital video for Arduino ( and other ) microcontrollers. Mesa-Video makes it quick and easy to display text and 24bit color graphics from any […]

MCP2221 HID Library


https://www.electronics-lab.com/mcp2221-hid-library/

Zak’s Electronics Blog published a new library and breakout board for MCP2221 USB to UART interface IC: This is a library for interfacing with the HID features of the MCP2221 USB to UART and I2C/SMBus serial converter from Microchip. The converter includes 4 GPIO pins, 3x 10-bit ADCs, 1x 5-bit DAC and more. Microchip does provide […]