Venera 3 crash lands on Venus, the Homebrew Computer Club meets for the first time, and the World Wide Web is proposed. Check out this hardware history roundup for March!
Venera 3 crash lands on Venus, the Homebrew Computer Club meets for the first time, and the World Wide Web is proposed. Check out this hardware history roundup for March!
March 3rd marks what would be the 171st birthday of Alexander Graham Bell. He is credited by many as the inventor of the…
March 3rd marks what would be the 171st birthday of Alexander Graham Bell. He is credited by many as the inventor of the telephone, but that wasn’t his only innovation.
Neutrik etherCON Connectors are built to transfer data in harsh and demanding environments, such as pro audio, video, and…
Neutrik etherCON Connectors are built to transfer data in harsh and demanding environments, such as pro audio, video, and lighting networks.
This article explains some theory behind an extremely common electronic component.
This article explains some theory behind an extremely common electronic component.
Increasingly more capable robots and artificial intelligence systems are capable of even more complex jobs that normally…
Increasingly more capable robots and artificial intelligence systems are capable of even more complex jobs that normally would require years of post-secondary training for a human to do. Here are a few examples in law, law enforcement, and dentistry.
A PMBus-controlled, bidirectional current DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that can adjust the output voltage of a DC/DC…
A PMBus-controlled, bidirectional current DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that can adjust the output voltage of a DC/DC converter.
This article looks at some circuits that can help you extract the original data from a Manchester-encoded signal.
This article looks at some circuits that can help you extract the original data from a Manchester-encoded signal.
Check out this buck converter that is designed to extend battery life from months to years in IoT applications, like…
Check out this buck converter that is designed to extend battery life from months to years in IoT applications, like sensor nodes and beacons.
A new operational amplifier from Texas Instruments offers impressive specifications in a very small package.
A new operational amplifier from Texas Instruments offers impressive specifications in a very small package.
Let's talk about something big, and that’s a big power to resistor size ratio.
Let's talk about something big, and that’s a big power to resistor size ratio.
Maxim’s MAX30001 is a complete biopotential and bioimpedance analog front end for wearables, offering high performance…
Maxim’s MAX30001 is a complete biopotential and bioimpedance analog front end for wearables, offering high performance and low power consumption.
No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!
No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!
Here is a look at a few augmented reality headset projects and uses, and why there is still a case for AR in 2018.
Here is a look at a few augmented reality headset projects and uses, and why there is still a case for AR in 2018.
In this teardown, we inspect the innards of a wireless Bluetooth controller, called the Steam Controller.
In this teardown, we inspect the innards of a wireless Bluetooth controller, called the Steam Controller.
The Littelfuse MHP-TAT18 is a metal hybrid PPTC. They are miniature resettable thermal cutoff devices that provide…
The Littelfuse MHP-TAT18 is a metal hybrid PPTC. They are miniature resettable thermal cutoff devices that provide overcurrent and overtemperature protection to help meet battery safety requirements for lithium polymer and prismatic batteries.
This article discusses implementation details for a simple yet effective technique that can improve your digital communication.
This article discusses implementation details for a simple yet effective technique that can improve your digital communication.
In this article, we look at ON Semiconductor's FUSB303, which is a fully autonomous USB Type-C controller.
In this article, we look at ON Semiconductor's FUSB303, which is a fully autonomous USB Type-C controller.
In this article we’ll discuss the design for a custom microcontroller programming/debug/extension PCB and we’ll look…
In this article we’ll discuss the design for a custom microcontroller programming/debug/extension PCB and we’ll look at an example project.
Laird Sentrius RG1 Series LoRa-Enabled Gateway is a scalable, secure solution to deploy robust LoRaWAN networks.
Laird Sentrius RG1 Series LoRa-Enabled Gateway is a scalable, secure solution to deploy robust LoRaWAN networks.
In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.
In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.