With the SteamVR HDK and on-market headsets in tow, Black Box VR created their own unique resistance hardware to develop an intensive fitness routine that feels…
With the SteamVR HDK and on-market headsets in tow, Black Box VR created their own unique resistance hardware to develop an intensive fitness routine that feels more like a world-saving mission.
Touch displays often require specialized touch controllers to drive displays, which can bump up the cost of final…
Touch displays often require specialized touch controllers to drive displays, which can bump up the cost of final products. To mitigate cost increases, Microchip has just released a free touch library for use with most PIC, AVR, and SAM microcontrollers.
FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) are undeniably powerful. Now, makers will also have a platform to allow them to…
FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) are undeniably powerful. Now, makers will also have a platform to allow them to harness this technology.
This article outlines traditional half-duplex RS-485 configurations and then presents new alternatives for simplifying…
This article outlines traditional half-duplex RS-485 configurations and then presents new alternatives for simplifying the control interface by eliminating the required control lines and software control code.
Analog Devices recently announced two new SPI-controlled analog mux switches: the ADGS1208, which has eight single…
Analog Devices recently announced two new SPI-controlled analog mux switches: the ADGS1208, which has eight single channels, and the ADGS1209, which has four differential channels.
Texas Instruments’ MSP-EXP432E401Y SimpleLink Ethernet MCU LaunchPad Development Kit is a development platform for the…
Texas Instruments’ MSP-EXP432E401Y SimpleLink Ethernet MCU LaunchPad Development Kit is a development platform for the MSP432E4 family of MCUs, which integrate an Ethernet MAC & PHY, a 120 MHz Arm Cortex-M4F CPU, a broad set of communication peripherals, and high-performance analog and digital functionality.
This article is intended to help readers understand the good and the bad traits of Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators, which…
This article is intended to help readers understand the good and the bad traits of Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators, which are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in popular MCUs.
Cypress Semiconductor offers the EZ-BT WICED Dual-Mode Module Evaluation Board, which is designed for evaluating and…
Cypress Semiconductor offers the EZ-BT WICED Dual-Mode Module Evaluation Board, which is designed for evaluating and developing Bluetooth 5.0 applications with the Cypress EZ-BT WICED module.
Texas Instruments announces their new TMP1075, which is a replacement to the industry standard LM75 and TMP75 digital…
Texas Instruments announces their new TMP1075, which is a replacement to the industry standard LM75 and TMP75 digital temperature sensors.
SoCs with programmable logic are an essential element of real-time embedded vision systems. Designers can capitalize on…
SoCs with programmable logic are an essential element of real-time embedded vision systems. Designers can capitalize on the power and efficiency of Xilinx's Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC devices to implement their designs using Avnet's Embedded Vision Kits and the Xilinx reVISION stack.
Sensirion announces their new SDP3x series of "the world's smallest differential pressure sensors," which allow for more…
Sensirion announces their new SDP3x series of "the world's smallest differential pressure sensors," which allow for more integration and application possibilities.
This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.
This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.
Check out today’s IoT communications roundup to see what’s new on the horizon.
Check out today’s IoT communications roundup to see what’s new on the horizon.
In this teardown, we dismantle a BB-8 droid (or, at least, an RC toy version) to see what's inside.
In this teardown, we dismantle a BB-8 droid (or, at least, an RC toy version) to see what's inside.
NXP’s OM40002 is a development board for the NFC-enabled LPC8N04 Arm Cortex-M0+-based MCU.
NXP’s OM40002 is a development board for the NFC-enabled LPC8N04 Arm Cortex-M0+-based MCU.
Security is becoming a key beneficiary in the evolution of software development kits (SDKs) in the IoT era.
Security is becoming a key beneficiary in the evolution of software development kits (SDKs) in the IoT era.
Maxim Integrated’s MAX32620FTHR board is a rapid development platform for battery-powered applications.
Maxim Integrated’s MAX32620FTHR board is a rapid development platform for battery-powered applications.
In this project, we'll use a Raspberry Pi to create a responsive piggy bank that belittles you when you slack on your savings!
In this project, we'll use a Raspberry Pi to create a responsive piggy bank that belittles you when you slack on your savings!
This article will review a basic algorithm for binary division.
This article will review a basic algorithm for binary division.
This article will review integrating a Xilinx IP core into an FPGA design.
This article will review integrating a Xilinx IP core into an FPGA design.