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Digi International TransPort Routers | New Product Brief

Digi International TransPort Routers | New Product Brief

Digi TransPort Routers provide a secure, reliable, and low-cost cellular connection that can be deployed globally for applications including retail, digital signage, transportation, and manufacturing automation.


TE Connectivity Chipconnect Internal Faceplate-to-Processor Cable Assemblies | New Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity Chipconnect Internal Faceplate-to-Processor Cable Assemblies | New Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity Chipconnect internal faceplate-to-processor cable assemblies enable Intel’s Omni-Path Architecture for data centers and high-performance computing.


Crash Landing on Venus to Proposing the World Wide Web: The March 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Crash Landing on Venus to Proposing the World Wide Web: The March 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Venera 3 crash lands on Venus, the Homebrew Computer Club meets for the first time, and the World Wide Web is proposed. Check out this hardware history roundup for March!


News Mar 04, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Neutrik etherCON® Connectors | New Product Brief

Neutrik etherCON® Connectors | New Product Brief

Neutrik etherCON Connectors are built to transfer data in harsh and demanding environments, such as pro audio, video, and lighting networks.


How to Decode Manchester-Encoded Data Using Hardware

How to Decode Manchester-Encoded Data Using Hardware

This article looks at some circuits that can help you extract the original data from a Manchester-encoded signal.


How to Generate Manchester-Encoded Data in Hardware and Firmware

How to Generate Manchester-Encoded Data in Hardware and Firmware

This article discusses implementation details for a simple yet effective technique that can improve your digital communication.


Design a Custom Microcontroller Programming and Testing Board

Design a Custom Microcontroller Programming and Testing Board

In this article we’ll discuss the design for a custom microcontroller programming/debug/extension PCB and we’ll look at an example project.


Projects Feb 25, 2018 by Robert Keim
Teardown Tuesday: Steam Link Streaming Gaming Console

Teardown Tuesday: Steam Link Streaming Gaming Console

In this teardown, we disassemble a game-streaming device called the Steam Link.


News Feb 20, 2018 by Nick Davis
Digi XBee 3 ZigBee 3.0 RF Modules | New Product Brief

Digi XBee 3 ZigBee 3.0 RF Modules | New Product Brief

Digi International’s XBee3 ZigBee 3.0 RF modules are small, efficient, and secure modules that offer programmability to create smart IoT nodes.


How to Use a Diode as a Thermometer

How to Use a Diode as a Thermometer

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure temperature with little more than a diode and a BJT.


Review of VHDL Signed/Unsigned Data Types

Review of VHDL Signed/Unsigned Data Types

This article will review the “signed”/“unsigned” data types.


A Look at IEEE 802.11ax-2019, the New Wi-Fi Standard for HEW (High-Efficiency Wi-Fi)

A Look at IEEE 802.11ax-2019, the New Wi-Fi Standard for HEW (High-Efficiency Wi-Fi)

There's a new standard for the air! Focused on user experience, IEEE 802.11ax-2019 promises to have you loving your Wi-Fi even more! This article takes a look at the proposed standard.


News Jan 30, 2018 by Marie Christiano
Power over Ethernet (PoE) with Microchip’s EoE!

Power over Ethernet (PoE) with Microchip’s EoE!

Embrace the power of Power over Ethernet with Microchip's Ethernet of Everything!


Projects Jan 26, 2018 by Ryan Jones
VHDL Data Types: Some Classifications and the Enumerated Type

VHDL Data Types: Some Classifications and the Enumerated Type

This article will first review classifications for the VHDL data types, and then it will discuss the enumerated type.


Security Is the Focus of New WPA Updates in 2018

Security Is the Focus of New WPA Updates in 2018

The Wi-Fi Alliance, which manages the certification standard for Wi-Fi devices, has announced enhancements to the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol, as well as a pending arrival of a new WPA3 protocol.


News Jan 23, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

Tired of using your PC or mobile phone as a signal generator? It’s time to upgrade to a standalone one by making it yourself.


Projects Jan 17, 2018 by Cezar Chirila
ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

Last month, ams released their newest sensor tag, the AS39513, a device that can help monitor the state of temperature-sensitive medical and food products.


News Jan 17, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
First 5G Wireless Standard Released

First 5G Wireless Standard Released

The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) recently released the first version of the 5G standard, finally providing hardware designers and telecommunication providers details to prepare for 5G capable devices.


News Jan 16, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Anatomy of a Security Flaw Announcement: The Strange Timeline of Spectre and Meltdown

Anatomy of a Security Flaw Announcement: The Strange Timeline of Spectre and Meltdown

Here's a look at the unusual way Meltdown and Spectre were revealed to the public and what we can expect going forward.


News Jan 15, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Intelligence at the Edge Part 3: Edge Node Communication

Intelligence at the Edge Part 3: Edge Node Communication

Connected industrial machines can sense a wide array of information used to make key decisions within the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). A sensor within an edge node can be spatially far removed from any data aggregation point. It must connect through a gateway that links edge data with a network.