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Introduction to Stepper Motors with Trinamic’s TMC2130 Eval Kit

Introduction to Stepper Motors with Trinamic’s TMC2130 Eval Kit

MIT-i takes on stepper motors 101!


Projects May 15, 2017 by Ryan Jones
Microchip PIC32MX470 Curiosity Development Board | New Product Brief

Microchip PIC32MX470 Curiosity Development Board | New Product Brief

Microchip’s PIC32MX470 Curiosity Development Board is designed for rapid prototyping based on the PIC32MX470 MCU, a highly integrated MCU capable of handling complex code.


The Open-Source Google Assistant Joins the Raspberry Pi AI Movement

The Open-Source Google Assistant Joins the Raspberry Pi AI Movement

The Google Assistant SDK for Raspberry Pi was recently released. With so many options for an AI assistant on your RPi, how do you choose which one to try first?


News May 12, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Basic Signal Operations in DSP: Time Shifting, Time Scaling, and Time Reversal

Basic Signal Operations in DSP: Time Shifting, Time Scaling, and Time Reversal

This article presents a look at the basic signal operations performed over the independent variable(s) affecting the signal and the scenarios in which they find their application.


NXP Semiconductor S32K144EVB Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductor S32K144EVB Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

NXP’s S32K144EVB evaluation board is a flexible development system for automotive and high-reliability industrial applications.


Understanding the Differences Between ARM and x86 Processing Cores

Understanding the Differences Between ARM and x86 Processing Cores

ARM and x86 are the two most common processor families on the planet. What are their strengths, weaknesses, and applications?


News May 05, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
High-Speed ESD Protection: A New Line of TVS Diodes from AVX

High-Speed ESD Protection: A New Line of TVS Diodes from AVX

Components such as those in the GiGuard series can help you to protect your circuit from transient events while maintaining high-speed performance.


Bootloading an AT328P-PU and Approximating the Functionality of an Arduino Uno…on the Cheap!

Bootloading an AT328P-PU and Approximating the Functionality of an Arduino Uno…on the Cheap!

Reduce the cost of using an Arduino UNO by 50% or more by building your own device with comparable functionality.


Build an Arduino Multi-Node BLE Humidity and Temperature Sensor Monitor

Build an Arduino Multi-Node BLE Humidity and Temperature Sensor Monitor

Use Cypress Solar-Powered BLE Sensors, an Arduino UNO, and an HM10 BLE module to make your own multi-node temperature and humidity monitor and display.


Overview of the BLE Solar Beacon from Cypress Semiconductor

Overview of the BLE Solar Beacon from Cypress Semiconductor

Transmit humidity and temperature data with a fully functional, off-the-shelf, battery-less wireless sensor node.


Linux Wants the Future of Automotive Software to Be Open Source

Linux Wants the Future of Automotive Software to Be Open Source

Will cars "speak" Linux in the future?


News Apr 27, 2017 by Yahya Tawil
Organize, Track, Identify: A New RFID Tag IC from STMicro

Organize, Track, Identify: A New RFID Tag IC from STMicro

RFID is an advanced technique for attaching information to objects of all kinds, and ICs such as the ST25DV series can help you to implement this technology.


Texas Instruments CC2640R2F SimpleLink MCUs | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments CC2640R2F SimpleLink MCUs | New Product Brief

TI’s CC2640R2F SimpleLink Ultra-Low Energy Wireless MCUs integrate an ARM Cortex-M3 and RF core to support Bluetooth 4.2 and Bluetooth 5 low energy applications.


Design Considerations for Digital VLSI

Design Considerations for Digital VLSI

In this article, we discuss metastability, setup time, and hold time in designing a digital VLSI circuit.


New STM32 Kit Integrates Cloud Connectivity and Sensors for IoT Device Development

New STM32 Kit Integrates Cloud Connectivity and Sensors for IoT Device Development

STMicroelectronics has released a Discovery kit for IoT developers.


News Apr 26, 2017 by Kate Smith
Teardown Tuesday: PlayStation Move Controller

Teardown Tuesday: PlayStation Move Controller

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday, we tear down a PlayStation Move controller to see what ICs and parts make up current gaming technology.


News Apr 25, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Intro to the Arduino XBee Shield

Intro to the Arduino XBee Shield

The XBee Shield provides an interface to the XBee which adds wireless communication to an Arduino project.


News Apr 25, 2017 by Ebony Calloway
The World’s Smallest LTE Cat M1 Module: u-blox’s SARA-R404M

The World’s Smallest LTE Cat M1 Module: u-blox’s SARA-R404M

u-blox has released the world's smallest Cat M1 module to date.


News Apr 24, 2017 by Kate Smith
Teardown Tuesday: 4th Generation iPod Shuffle

Teardown Tuesday: 4th Generation iPod Shuffle

In this teardown, we will look at the innards of an iPod Shuffle 4th generation to see what lingers inside one of the smallest portable music players around.


News Apr 18, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Introduction to 3D Printing: History, Processes, and Market Growth

Introduction to 3D Printing: History, Processes, and Market Growth

Today's 3D printers had their start in the rapid prototyping technologies of the 1980s and found their use in the industrial market. As patents expire, 3D printing technology is becoming more available to consumers.


News Apr 16, 2017 by Marie Christiano