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5 Unique Arduino-compatible Boards to Get You Building

5 Unique Arduino-compatible Boards to Get You Building

With the influx of Arduino boards out there, it's difficult to separate the winners from the flops. Here are five of our favorites


News Aug 08, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Transmit Temperature with Raspberry Pi

Transmit Temperature with Raspberry Pi

How to interface a Raspberry Pi to an I2C temperature sensor (TMP102) and then publish the data to a Google sheet and graph.


PICAXE Programming Basics - Part 1

PICAXE Programming Basics - Part 1

This article is part 1 of a two-part series that introduces the tools and techniques for programming PICAXE microcontrollers. Part 1 focuses on construction of a test circuit and the AXEpad IDE; part 2 will cover the PICAXE Editor 6 IDE.


PICAXE to PC Connections

PICAXE to PC Connections

This article describes in detail the connections necessary for two way communications between PICAXE microcontrollers and personal computers. Both serial connections and USB to serial conversion connections are covered.


Hummingboard Edge - Custom ARM Computing

Hummingboard Edge - Custom ARM Computing

The Hummingboard-Edge is set to release in August, enabling designers to have access to a customized, low-cost, ARM computer.


News Jul 30, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Industry 4.0 and Drones

Industry 4.0 and Drones

Sony's joint venture with ZMP into the foray of industrial drones foreshadows their use in Industry 4.0.


News Jul 27, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
How to Make an Interactive TCP Server with NodeMCU on the ESP8266

How to Make an Interactive TCP Server with NodeMCU on the ESP8266

Learn how to connect your device with Linux Screen using the built-in Lua interpreter to set up the file system and connect to the network. Then, learn how to automate the scripting process with Luatool and put it all together with a basic TCP server that can interact with a pulse-width modulated LED, a potentiometer, and a switch.


Projects Jul 22, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
Silicon Labs Saving IoT Energy

Silicon Labs Saving IoT Energy

Silicon Labs releases a new version of their Simplicity Studio development platform that allows designers to pinpoint exactly where energy is being used.


News Jul 21, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Estimating Wireless Range

Estimating Wireless Range

How to estimate wireless communication range from radio parameters.


Industry 4.0 and the Friendly Robot

Industry 4.0 and the Friendly Robot

Rethink Robotics is proving that robots don't have to be in competition with humans, but can instead form collaborative environments that increase efficiency while ensuring safer work places. This collaboration may be the key to industry 4.0: not eliminating the human element, but maximizing it.


News Jul 19, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Guts of the IoT: Building NodeMCU from Source for the ESP8266

Guts of the IoT: Building NodeMCU from Source for the ESP8266

Compile and install NodeMCU on the ESP8266 IoT chip using Linux tools and the ESP Open Source SDK


Projects Jul 18, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd
The 22FDX—GlobalFoundries’ Answer to Fast, Cheap, and Efficient

The 22FDX—GlobalFoundries’ Answer to Fast, Cheap, and Efficient

GlobalFoundries launches industry's first 22nm FD-SOIL technology platform at a 20 percent smaller die size and 10 percent fewer masks than 28nm, as well as nearly 50 percent fewer immersion lithography layers than foundry FinFET.


News Jul 13, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
What Retail Can Teach us about IoT

What Retail Can Teach us about IoT

Why designers should be paying attention to major retailers when designing new IoT components.


News Jul 12, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Intersil’s New Buck-Boost Regulator Reinvents Efficiency

Intersil’s New Buck-Boost Regulator Reinvents Efficiency

Smooth buck-to-boost transitions plus efficiency up to 98% makes the new ISL9120 an industry leader.


News Jul 06, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Big News for Bluetooth Low Energy

Big News for Bluetooth Low Energy

New processes enable lower power use in BLE-compatible devices.


News Jul 06, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Five EE Blogs to Get You Through the Weekend

Five EE Blogs to Get You Through the Weekend

Great blogs and vlogs to get you through the weekend!


News Jul 04, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
The EFM8 Series from Silicon Laboratories: A Powerful New Embedded Development Platform

The EFM8 Series from Silicon Laboratories: A Powerful New Embedded Development Platform

An introduction to the SiLabs EFM8 microcontrollers and related development tools.


Why Wearables?

Why Wearables?

New findings suggest how massive the wearables market can be--but why does it matter?


News Jun 26, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
Marvell Implements Miniature Javascript to Embedded Applications

Marvell Implements Miniature Javascript to Embedded Applications

With Marvell's Execute in Place (XIP) technology, devices with only 512 KB of RAM can now run impressive JavaScript applications.


News Jun 24, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley
IRIS Enables Sophisticated IoT

IRIS Enables Sophisticated IoT

Altierre's new Iris System-on-Chip allows for massive Internet of Things.


News Jun 19, 2015 by Jennifer A. Diffley