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Creating a Simple Data Logger with the RIOT (Realtime Internet of Things) Framework

Creating a Simple Data Logger with the RIOT (Realtime Internet of Things) Framework

In this project, we will demonstrate the simplicity of RIOT by creating a data logger that will plot levels of light onto a graph on a PC server application.


Projects Mar 08, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Drones and LiDAR Combine to 3D Render Landscapes

Drones and LiDAR Combine to 3D Render Landscapes

Learn about how LiDAR-equipped drones are helping us preserve historic sites.


News Mar 08, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Engineer Spotlight: NXROBO’s Dr. Tin Lun Lam on the Complexities of Designing Home Robots

Engineer Spotlight: NXROBO’s Dr. Tin Lun Lam on the Complexities of Designing Home Robots

NXROBO's Tin Lun Lam shares insights on designing home robots.


News Mar 06, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
Open Source Solutions for Your Automotive Projects and Prototypes

Open Source Solutions for Your Automotive Projects and Prototypes

Welcome to the rapidly evolving open-source automotives trend.


News Mar 05, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
The Punxsutawney 5000! A Sensirion Temperature Device

The Punxsutawney 5000! A Sensirion Temperature Device

No more waiting around for the groundhog. The Punxsutawney 5000 is here to keep you inside until springtime arrives!


Projects Feb 27, 2017 by Ryan Jones
Samsung Woes Continue with Factory Fire, Further Scrutiny on Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Samsung Woes Continue with Factory Fire, Further Scrutiny on Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Samsung's troubles over the last year have shined a critical light on power systems and on lithium-ion batteries.


News Feb 23, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Controlling a Stepper Motor with an SIRC Transmitter and Receiver

Controlling a Stepper Motor with an SIRC Transmitter and Receiver

Detecting, decoding, and displaying IR (Infrared) signal data is interesting, but using those signals to control stuff is more interesting . . . and sometimes useful. Read on to learn how.


Maxim MAXREFDES130 Shield for Building or Home Automation | New Product Brief

Maxim MAXREFDES130 Shield for Building or Home Automation | New Product Brief

Maxim’s MAXREFDES130 is a building automation shield for prototyping with Arduino and mbed platforms.


Back to Basics: SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)

Back to Basics: SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)

The Serial Peripheral Interface Bus enables full-duplex serial data transfer between multiple integrated circuits.


Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

Raspberry Pi Zero HATs for Home Automation and IoT Designs

2016 brought some interesting additions for Raspberry Pi Zero that can be incorporated into home automation and IoT prototyping.


News Feb 08, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

MIT Gives Computers the Capability to Predict the Future with Deep Learning

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have created an algorithm which significantly improves predictive ability.


News Feb 06, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The IoT Beaglebone Beagle Treat-Feeder

The IoT Beaglebone Beagle Treat-Feeder

The Beaglebone Treat-Feeder is the prototype for a great pet-feeding device! Keep track of your pet's diet while you stuff your face!


Projects Jan 30, 2017 by Ryan Jones
Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

Teardown Tuesday: Wireless Lamp

In this teardown Tuesday we will take apart an Ikea smart lamp that can be controlled via an external remote.


News Jan 24, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

3D-Printed Embedded Electronics Make this Drone Ready to Fly Straight out of the Printer

This 3D-printed drone features built-in printed electronics.


News Jan 20, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM has released their “5 in 5” in which they predict five important innovations that will happen within the next five years.


News Jan 19, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Building an Infrared Tracker with a PICAXE 14M2 and a Stepper Motor

Building an Infrared Tracker with a PICAXE 14M2 and a Stepper Motor

Tracking an infrared light source is not as difficult as you might think; a 14-pin PICAXE, a stepper motor with a driver IC, three phototransistors, and a few other components will do the trick.


NPB: Cypress Protocol Analyzer / Maxim Building Automation Shield / TI Industrial eFuses

NPB: Cypress Protocol Analyzer / Maxim Building Automation Shield / TI Industrial eFuses

This week's "New Product Brief" featuring 3 new products in stock: Cypress’ CY4500 EZ-PD Protocol Analyzer, Maxim’s MAXREFDES130 Building Automation Shield, TI High Voltage Industrial eFuses.


The Resurgence of BattleBots and Robot Wars

The Resurgence of BattleBots and Robot Wars

Battlebots (US) and Robot Wars (UK) have made a comeback. How will modern technology change the game?


News Jan 14, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Devices with Programmable Genes? The US Army Wants to Put Bacteria into Electronics

Devices with Programmable Genes? The US Army Wants to Put Bacteria into Electronics

What's the US Army using bacteria for in their electronics R&D?


News Jan 12, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Controlling a Servo with a PICAXE and an IR Sensor

Controlling a Servo with a PICAXE and an IR Sensor

A PICAXE 08M2 can be used to read the amount of IR (infrared) light falling on a phototransistor and respond by moving a servo to a predetermined position.