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Chip Industry and the Enigma of the Maker Movement

Chip Industry and the Enigma of the Maker Movement

The new startup era centered around economic hardware is creating a world of new possibilities and that calls for semiconductor firms to take a stand.


News Mar 21, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
3 BLE Design Facets to Watch at Bluetooth World 2016

3 BLE Design Facets to Watch at Bluetooth World 2016

The show will provide a glimpse of where Bluetooth Smart technology stands in wearable and IoT designs.


News Mar 15, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Teardown Tuesday: Spektrum DX4C RC Car Transmitter

Teardown Tuesday: Spektrum DX4C RC Car Transmitter

In this week's teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look inside an RC car transmitter.


News Mar 15, 2016 by Alex Udanis
How to Write Better Unit Tests For Embedded Software With TDD

How to Write Better Unit Tests For Embedded Software With TDD

Test-driven development (TDD) is an iterative process for writing software, where the unit tests are developed just before the implementation. TDD isn't used widely in embedded software, but it's the best way to get started with unit testing.


Cadence to Unveil New Design Solutions at TSMC 2016

Cadence to Unveil New Design Solutions at TSMC 2016

Cadence Design Systems will be dropping the curtain on some exciting new technology solutions this year at TSMC 2016 in San Jose on March 15th.


News Mar 11, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
Embedded PID Temperature Control, Part 6: Ziegler–Nichols Tuning

Embedded PID Temperature Control, Part 6: Ziegler–Nichols Tuning

In this article, we will use a simple, proven tuning procedure to find effective values for proportional, integral, and derivative gain.


Projects Mar 07, 2016 by Robert Keim
Meet the New NINA-B1 from u-Blox

Meet the New NINA-B1 from u-Blox

The NINA-B1 Bluetooth module offers new possibilities in the world of IoT


News Mar 05, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
Hoverboards: How Do They Work?

Hoverboards: How Do They Work?

With all this news about hoverboards, we decided to see what the fuss is about.


News Mar 04, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Building Raspberry Pi Controllers Part 6: Displaying Messages on a LCD with a RPi

Building Raspberry Pi Controllers Part 6: Displaying Messages on a LCD with a RPi

Readers will learn how to wire a standard 16x2 LCD (liquid crystal display) to a Raspberry Pi to display messages.


Projects Mar 04, 2016 by Don Wilcher
Program a PIC Microcontroller as an I2C Slave Device for Custom Sensor and I/O Interfacing

Program a PIC Microcontroller as an I2C Slave Device for Custom Sensor and I/O Interfacing

No I2C interface with that sensor? No problem. Program a PIC chip as an I2C slave device for custom sensor and I/O interfacing. Here, we use three DHT22 sensors on a single I2C interface.


How to: Send an SMS with PIC16F628A and SIM900A

How to: Send an SMS with PIC16F628A and SIM900A

In this article I'll show you one way of sending an SMS using a PIC 16F628A and a SIMCOM SIM900A module.


These Raspberry Pi Applications Are Probably Better Than Yours

These Raspberry Pi Applications Are Probably Better Than Yours

See how people around the world are using Raspberry Pis to spread information freely.


News Mar 02, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Raspberry Pi 3 Is Here, but Is It a Worthy Successor?

Raspberry Pi 3 Is Here, but Is It a Worthy Successor?

The Raspberry Pi 3 has been released for sale, what's inside it, and what can you do with it?


News Feb 29, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Embedded PID Temperature Control, Part 5: Adjusting Gains

Embedded PID Temperature Control, Part 5: Adjusting Gains

We will explore how P, I, and D gain influences system performance, and in the process we will find a gain configuration that works well for our temperature controller.


Projects Feb 29, 2016 by Robert Keim
ON Semiconductor’s New Offerings Give Boost to IoT

ON Semiconductor’s New Offerings Give Boost to IoT

ON Semiconductor debuted a few new goodies in Nuremberg, Germany this week at Embedded World 2016.


News Feb 27, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
Embedded World 2016: A Twilight Zone of ARM and AVR Designs

Embedded World 2016: A Twilight Zone of ARM and AVR Designs

The IoT is taking 32-bit processors to the mainstream; however, the ripples in the 8-bit space also point to a revival of sorts.


News Feb 25, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
How to Flash the SIM900A Module

How to Flash the SIM900A Module

SIMCOM's SIM 900A in Europe? Read on to learn how.


Teardown Tuesday - Amazon Dash Button

Teardown Tuesday - Amazon Dash Button

In this edition of teardown Tuesday, we'll be examining the Amazon Dash button.


News Feb 23, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Embedded PID Temperature Control, Part 4: The Scilab GUI

Embedded PID Temperature Control, Part 4: The Scilab GUI

With USB communications and a Scilab graphical user interface, we can really see what the PID controller is doing.


Projects Feb 19, 2016 by Robert Keim
4 Key Technologies to Watch at Embedded World 2016

4 Key Technologies to Watch at Embedded World 2016

Embedded World 2016 is almost here. Here are some technologies to keep your eye on.


News Feb 18, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad