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The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.

The recent announcements from NXP and STMicro accentuate the journey from ADAS to autonomous vehicles.

How cheap MCUs are turning ubiquitous sensors into the next IoT frontier.

How cheap MCUs are turning ubiquitous sensors into the next IoT frontier.

Dash Cameras are becoming a very popular automotive accessory. What's inside of one?

Dash Cameras are becoming a very popular automotive accessory. What's inside of one?

In this project, the reader will learn how to build and program a desktop industrial automation trainer for…

In this project, the reader will learn how to build and program a desktop industrial automation trainer for experimentation in robotics, motor, and process control system concepts on their workbench.

These sports wearables and trackers are pushing how we track our performance on and off the field, and how engineers…

These sports wearables and trackers are pushing how we track our performance on and off the field, and how engineers devise ever more svelte packaging and clever ways to improve ourselves.

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we're going to take a look at the inside of a Fitbit Charge.

In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we're going to take a look at the inside of a Fitbit Charge.

Sensors are becoming a ubiquitous element in the IoT bandwagon, which in turn, makes sensor fusion the technology to watch.

Sensors are becoming a ubiquitous element in the IoT bandwagon, which in turn, makes sensor fusion the technology to watch.

Lots of products claim to change people's lives, but will these really make an impact?

Lots of products claim to change people's lives, but will these really make an impact?

Today's cars are becoming smarter and safer with the help of advanced technology and data processing.

Today's cars are becoming smarter and safer with the help of advanced technology and data processing.

See what's new in the world of wearables this week.

See what's new in the world of wearables this week.

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!

It seems like every week a new personal health sensor is designed that can track something we never thought to track, but…

It seems like every week a new personal health sensor is designed that can track something we never thought to track, but are they actually effective?

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

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

We will explore how P, I, and D gain influences system performance, and in the process we will find a gain configuration…

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.

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

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

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

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

We examine some new sensors in development for cloud-based healthcare data.

We examine some new sensors in development for cloud-based healthcare data.

We will implement a basic PID (proportional–integral–derivative) controller in firmware and observe the results using…

We will implement a basic PID (proportional–integral–derivative) controller in firmware and observe the results using an oscope and LEDs.

This article covers the firmware that allows the EFM8 microcontroller to communicate with the DAC and the MAX31855.

This article covers the firmware that allows the EFM8 microcontroller to communicate with the DAC and the MAX31855.