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Compile and install NodeMCU on the ESP8266 IoT chip using Linux tools and the ESP Open Source SDK

Compile and install NodeMCU on the ESP8266 IoT chip using Linux tools and the ESP Open Source SDK

The Remix Mini is a $20 mini computer that runs on an Android operating system. The basic model has 8gigs of storage, a…

The Remix Mini is a $20 mini computer that runs on an Android operating system. The basic model has 8gigs of storage, a simple back interface with two USB ports, ethernet jack, and HDMI jack. It's Bluetooth compatible and obviously Wi-Fi enabled.

Many embedded applications benefit from a communications interface that allows for convenient data transfer between a PC…

Many embedded applications benefit from a communications interface that allows for convenient data transfer between a PC and a microcontroller. This article explains how to use the virtual COM port library from Silicon Laboratories to send data from a Windows application to an EFM8 microcontroller.

Learn how to design characters using an image editor and display them on an LCD controlled by an EFM8 microcontroller.

Learn how to design characters using an image editor and display them on an LCD controlled by an EFM8 microcontroller.

Why designers should be paying attention to major retailers when designing new IoT components.

Why designers should be paying attention to major retailers when designing new IoT components.

This article describes certain special cases when performing nodal analysis.

This article describes certain special cases when performing nodal analysis.

Synaptics's Match-in-Sensor™ technology keeps fingerprint data within hardware, protecting image data from security threats.

Synaptics's Match-in-Sensor™ technology keeps fingerprint data within hardware, protecting image data from security threats.

This article describes the technical aspects of Performing Mesh analysis with Dependent Sources.

This article describes the technical aspects of Performing Mesh analysis with Dependent Sources.

A simple LCD control project with an EFM8 evaluation board demonstrates basic principles of embedded development.

A simple LCD control project with an EFM8 evaluation board demonstrates basic principles of embedded development.

The world's smallest Bluetooth headset is fully funded and about to become a reality.

The world's smallest Bluetooth headset is fully funded and about to become a reality.

Smooth buck-to-boost transitions plus efficiency up to 98% makes the new ISL9120 an industry leader.

Smooth buck-to-boost transitions plus efficiency up to 98% makes the new ISL9120 an industry leader.

New processes enable lower power use in BLE-compatible devices.

New processes enable lower power use in BLE-compatible devices.

Delta/wye transforms allow us to replace part of a circuit with a different circuit that, while equivalent in behavior,…

Delta/wye transforms allow us to replace part of a circuit with a different circuit that, while equivalent in behavior, can make circuit analysis much simpler. Here we learn where these transforms come from.

Great blogs and vlogs to get you through the weekend!

Great blogs and vlogs to get you through the weekend!

Summertime's here! Keep your kids engaged and get them excited about electrical engineering with these fantastic sites.

Summertime's here! Keep your kids engaged and get them excited about electrical engineering with these fantastic sites.

Amazon's Echo may be a sign that consumers are ready to fully embrace voice recognition.

Amazon's Echo may be a sign that consumers are ready to fully embrace voice recognition.

Freescale's RF portfolio runs from aerospace to cellular infrastructure. But its newest product utilizes RF in a…

Freescale's RF portfolio runs from aerospace to cellular infrastructure. But its newest product utilizes RF in a surprising place: the kitchen.

An introduction to the SiLabs EFM8 microcontrollers and related development tools.

An introduction to the SiLabs EFM8 microcontrollers and related development tools.

Microchip's new solutions can detect hand gestures in free space.

Microchip's new solutions can detect hand gestures in free space.