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Bluetooth low energy (BLE) is designed to intermittently transmit information using a limited amount of power. This…

Bluetooth low energy (BLE) is designed to intermittently transmit information using a limited amount of power. This article provides the building blocks that allow you to add BLE to your projects for $5 (plus a one-time purchase of a $15 programmer).

Developing a robot with a computer brain needs a bunch of software tools on the computer side—like software drivers,…

Developing a robot with a computer brain needs a bunch of software tools on the computer side—like software drivers, third party tools for computer vision, simulation tools, and more. ROS framework gathers all these tools and manages how you develop a code for your robot.

Enter the world of the Internet of Things by building your own IoT notification device.

Enter the world of the Internet of Things by building your own IoT notification device.

Harsh environments and high signal frequencies call for cables that can perform reliably under demanding conditions.

Harsh environments and high signal frequencies call for cables that can perform reliably under demanding conditions.

Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular,…

Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular, satellite, and copper based systems.

Check out the insides of a USB CD drive in this Teardown Tuesday!

Check out the insides of a USB CD drive in this Teardown Tuesday!

Pair a BeagleBone Black with a capacitive touch LCD display to create a development platform for small, cost-effective solutions.

Pair a BeagleBone Black with a capacitive touch LCD display to create a development platform for small, cost-effective solutions.

Vehicles are getting smarter and part of that is allowing them to "talk" to one another.

Vehicles are getting smarter and part of that is allowing them to "talk" to one another.

Want to know more about mesh networking? Check out this intro.

Want to know more about mesh networking? Check out this intro.

This News Brief takes a look at the Sitara AMIC110 SoC from Texas Instruments.

This News Brief takes a look at the Sitara AMIC110 SoC from Texas Instruments.

Development is well underway on Gigabit LTE cellular communications systems that promise an order of magnitude increase…

Development is well underway on Gigabit LTE cellular communications systems that promise an order of magnitude increase in data transfer rates and 5G is close behind. Small cell access nodes will form an essential part of both systems but new communications processors are needed to make these a reality.

Use an Arduino/Genuino 101, a TI SensorTag, and an SD shield to build a BLE multi-sensor data logger that records…

Use an Arduino/Genuino 101, a TI SensorTag, and an SD shield to build a BLE multi-sensor data logger that records temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, ambient light and more.

Electronics are ever becoming more advanced but their users, humans, have barely kept up with the changes. But this is…

Electronics are ever becoming more advanced but their users, humans, have barely kept up with the changes. But this is something that some companies are attempting to address by trying to bridge the gap between humans and the digital world in the form of neuron-circuit connections.

This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.

This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.

Open source hardware met open source instruction set architecture this month when SiFive announced the Arduino…

Open source hardware met open source instruction set architecture this month when SiFive announced the Arduino Cinque—an Arduino development board based off the RISC-V ISA.

In this teardown, we will look inside a mini router that creates a wireless local area network.

In this teardown, we will look inside a mini router that creates a wireless local area network.

This article details the problems encountered when trying to maximize channel count, discusses the traditional method…

This article details the problems encountered when trying to maximize channel count, discusses the traditional method used to control a group of switches and the associated drawbacks, presents the solution offered by SPI controlled analog switches, and introduces the SPI controlled ADI precision switches.

Signal degradation is unavoidable, but various ICs, such as the DS250DF210, can help to restore what has been lost (or…

Signal degradation is unavoidable, but various ICs, such as the DS250DF210, can help to restore what has been lost (or eliminate what has been added).

This News Brief covers a new memristor prototype capable of processing vast amounts of visual data.

This News Brief covers a new memristor prototype capable of processing vast amounts of visual data.