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DAC Schematic Design for an Arbitrary Waveform Generator

DAC Schematic Design for an Arbitrary Waveform Generator

This article presents a custom digital-to-analog-conversion design built around a high-speed DAC from Analog Devices.


How to Build a Weighing Scale Using a Load Cell and a Microcontroller

How to Build a Weighing Scale Using a Load Cell and a Microcontroller

In this project, we're making a weighing scale using a C8051 microcontroller development kit, a load cell, and the Simplicity Studio IDE. The measured weight will be displayed on an LCD screen.


Projects Oct 10, 2017 by Nick Davis
Don’t Get Left Behind with Your Voice-Enabled Home Saying “I’m Sorry, I Didn’t Get That”

Don’t Get Left Behind with Your Voice-Enabled Home Saying “I’m Sorry, I Didn’t Get That”

There is a trend beginning for a whole new network of smart devices to listen and respond to requests for all rooms of your smart home so you don't have to hear "I'm sorry, I didn't get that" anymore.


Teardown Tuesday: Digital Kitchen Scale with LCD

Teardown Tuesday: Digital Kitchen Scale with LCD

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the inner workings of a small scale that is designed to track calories.


News Oct 10, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Microsemi PolarFire Evaluation Kit | New Product Brief

Microsemi PolarFire Evaluation Kit | New Product Brief

Microsemi’s PolarFire Evaluation Kit is a high performance platform for high speed interface evaluation with the low power, cost-optimized PolarFire FPGAs.


Microcontroller Design for an Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Microcontroller Design for an Arbitrary Waveform Generator

In this article, we’ll look at general concepts and some design details for a circuit board that can output a wide variety of analog signals.


Teardown Tuesday: Square Chip and NFC Reader

Teardown Tuesday: Square Chip and NFC Reader

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at the insides of a Square chip reader.


News Oct 03, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Night Flight: Giving Drones Night Vision to Operate in Darkness

Night Flight: Giving Drones Night Vision to Operate in Darkness

Currently, under FAA rules, drones can only be operated during day-time hours, and within "civil twilight" hours, typcially 30 minutes before or after the sun sets.


News Sep 29, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Testing for a Robot’s Collision Detection System with Varying Impact Resistance

Testing for a Robot’s Collision Detection System with Varying Impact Resistance

We’ll use real collision data to refine the detection algorithm, and even better, we’ll confirm that the system actually works.


Projects Sep 28, 2017 by Robert Keim
Teardown Tuesday: Mini Air Compressor by Suaoki

Teardown Tuesday: Mini Air Compressor by Suaoki

In this teardown, we unscrew screws and disconnect plastic pieces to reveal the magical innards of this mini air compressor.


News Sep 26, 2017 by Nick Davis
How to Train Your Door Lock

How to Train Your Door Lock

This article takes a look at how current- or next-generation technologies can provide the potential for innovative applications and the problems and solutions that may arise.


Teardown Tuesday: Gas Leak Detector

Teardown Tuesday: Gas Leak Detector

In this Teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look at the insides of a gas leakage detector. This device is designed to detect the presence of halogen gases.


News Sep 19, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Adding an LCD and Keypad to a Tachometer and Speedometer

Adding an LCD and Keypad to a Tachometer and Speedometer

In part two of the tachometer/speedometer project, we'll add a keypad and LCD for easier user interaction.


Projects Sep 18, 2017 by Nick Davis
Semtech RClamp0512TQ TVS Diodes | New Product Brief

Semtech RClamp0512TQ TVS Diodes | New Product Brief

Semtech RClamp0512TQ TVS diodes are AEC-Q100 qualified and use low-capacitance, surge-rated steering diodes to provide ESD protection for gigabit ethernet and other high-speed interfaces in automotive and industrial equipment.


Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth-Enabled Cordless Barcode Scanner

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth-Enabled Cordless Barcode Scanner

In this teardown, we open up and scrutinize a 1D cordless barcode scanner made by Besteker.


News Sep 12, 2017 by Nick Davis
F.U.N. with B.L.E.

F.U.N. with B.L.E.

With all these invisible radio frequencies flying through the air, we should know a little bit about what exactly they are!


Projects Sep 08, 2017 by Ryan Jones
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Car FM Radio Transmitter

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Car FM Radio Transmitter

See what's inside this Bluetooth device that allows you to use your radio for wireless music in your car.


News Sep 05, 2017 by Mark Hughes
How Pairing Drones with AI, the IoT, and RFID Tracking Is Making Business More Efficient

How Pairing Drones with AI, the IoT, and RFID Tracking Is Making Business More Efficient

Mixing and matching tech domains can produce some amazing results and sophisticated solutions to today’s problems.


News Sep 04, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
NAND Flash Memory Shortage Projected to Continue Into 2018

NAND Flash Memory Shortage Projected to Continue Into 2018

A flash memory shortage, beginning in 2016 and originally projected to continue until mid-2017, has been re-forecasted to continue well into 2018.


News Sep 01, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Explaining the Most Recent Record for Quantum Computing: A 51-Qubit Quantum Computer Array

Explaining the Most Recent Record for Quantum Computing: A 51-Qubit Quantum Computer Array

Last month, a team of Russian and American scientists unveiled a quantum computer array with 51 qubits at the International Conference on Quantum Technologies. Here's a look at how they did it.


News Aug 31, 2017 by Tim Youngblood