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Silicon Labs Bets on the IoT with Thunderboard Reveal and Micrium RTOS Acquisition

Silicon Labs Bets on the IoT with Thunderboard Reveal and Micrium RTOS Acquisition

Silicon Labs acquires Micrium embedded software and unveils a sensor-to-cloud development kit to bolster its IoT tool-chain offerings.


News Nov 04, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Understanding and Implementing the HC-12 Wireless Transceiver Module

Understanding and Implementing the HC-12 Wireless Transceiver Module

The HC-12 is a 100mW multi-channel wireless transceiver you can use in your projects to transmit and receive serial information.


Projects Nov 02, 2016 by Mark Hughes
MCU Carves Power Domains to Optimize CPU Load, Data Transfers

MCU Carves Power Domains to Optimize CPU Load, Data Transfers

ST's new microcontroller is raising processing levels while boasting three power domains for energy efficiency.


News Oct 31, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Qualcomm Acquires NXP to Focus on the IoT

Qualcomm Acquires NXP to Focus on the IoT

Qualcomm is set to acquire NXP Semiconductors in a deal worth $47 billion, but how will this affect designers?


News Oct 27, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
Teardown Tuesday: Lutron Caseta Wireless Home Automation Remote

Teardown Tuesday: Lutron Caseta Wireless Home Automation Remote

Lutron Caseta Wireless offers home automation that includes lights and shades.


News Oct 25, 2016 by Mark Hughes
Choosing a Wireless Protocol for Home Automation

Choosing a Wireless Protocol for Home Automation

Which wireless protocol should you use when designing a home automation device?


How to Design a Bluetooth Low Energy Circuit with Sensor Technology

How to Design a Bluetooth Low Energy Circuit with Sensor Technology

Tutorial on designing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) circuit with the ability to measure 9-axis motion, humidity, and temperature.


World’s Third-Largest ISP Attacked by Botnet of 100,000 IoT Devices

World’s Third-Largest ISP Attacked by Botnet of 100,000 IoT Devices

The world's third-largest internet service provider, OVH, was attacked by hackers at the end of last month.


News Oct 14, 2016 by Donald Krambeck
Multi-Domain Debugging of Embedded IoT Devices with an Oscilloscope

Multi-Domain Debugging of Embedded IoT Devices with an Oscilloscope

Internet of Things (IoT) devices combine multiple functional cores in highly integrated Wireless Embedded designs and face often challenging long-term battery live time requirement.


Intel’s Next IoT Development Board: The Intel Joule 570x

Intel’s Next IoT Development Board: The Intel Joule 570x

Intel has a new powerful IoT development kit with impressive specs and video applications.


News Oct 01, 2016 by Dylan Wadler
eMMC Interfaces Compliance Test with an Oscilloscope

eMMC Interfaces Compliance Test with an Oscilloscope

Embedded multi-media cards (eMMC) are widely used in the industry as the primary memory for portable devices.


EMI Debugging with an Oscilloscope

EMI Debugging with an Oscilloscope

Meeting EMI and EMC requirements is critical to bringing electronic products to market. Compliance testing requires expensive equipment and test time at a compliance laboratory.


Power Integrity Test with an Oscilloscope

Power Integrity Test with an Oscilloscope

Today’s highly integrated electronic devices use smaller voltage levels and, as a result, require much smaller ripple levels on the power rails for reliable operation.


EU Aims to Supply Free Wi-Fi to Eurozone by 2025

EU Aims to Supply Free Wi-Fi to Eurozone by 2025

By 2025, the European Union intends to establish free Wi-Fi coverage for all. But what is the motivation for such a move? How will it be implemented? And is this even a feasible goal to begin with?


News Sep 23, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
AI Predicted to Commit More Cyber Crime than People by 2040

AI Predicted to Commit More Cyber Crime than People by 2040

With the IoT on the rise, there is no wonder why cyber crime is on the rise as well. But will AI and computer systems commit more crime than people by 2040?


News Sep 21, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Engineer Spotlight: Kunal Chaudhary on Designing IoT Home Automation (Inspired by Hal9000)

Engineer Spotlight: Kunal Chaudhary on Designing IoT Home Automation (Inspired by Hal9000)

The Dot uses location to add context to notifications.


News Sep 19, 2016 by Ebony Calloway
Build an Arduino BLE-Enabled Indoor Air Quality Monitor

Build an Arduino BLE-Enabled Indoor Air Quality Monitor

Use an Arduino/Genuino 101 with iAQ-Core air quality and HIH-6131 temperature/humidity sensors to make an Indoor Air Quality Monitor with Bluetooth low energy (BLE) connectivity.


Raspberry Pi’s Latest Milestone: 10 Million Units Sold

Raspberry Pi’s Latest Milestone: 10 Million Units Sold

With the sale of 10 million units, the Raspberry Pi is the newest best-selling British computer. Let's take a look at how the Raspberry Pi got here and what lies ahead!


News Sep 15, 2016 by Adam LaBarbera
“Neural Dust” Sensors Could Lead to Implantable Wearables

“Neural Dust” Sensors Could Lead to Implantable Wearables

Tiny sensors the size of a grain of sand could allow brain-machine interface control of prosthetics and implantable wearable tech.


News Aug 24, 2016 by Kate Smith
The Rio Olympics: An Exhibition of Electronics Engineering

The Rio Olympics: An Exhibition of Electronics Engineering

This year’s Olympic Games extensively utilize wearables and sensors.


News Aug 20, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar