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Teardown Tuesday: TP Link Powerline Adapter

Teardown Tuesday: TP Link Powerline Adapter

With powerline adapters becoming more popular, it's about time one of these was taken apart! In this teardown, we will look inside a TP link powerline adaptor to see what makes this thing tick!


News Nov 15, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Retro Teardown: Commodore 1541 Floppy Drive vs DVD Drive

Retro Teardown: Commodore 1541 Floppy Drive vs DVD Drive

CD drives are standard these days, but who remembers our old friend the floppy drive?


News Nov 10, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Microsoft Proposes FPGA-Assisted Servers to Gain Speed at the End of Moore’s Law

Microsoft Proposes FPGA-Assisted Servers to Gain Speed at the End of Moore’s Law

Microsoft uses programmable chips to offer an accelerated implementation for a number of algorithms such as machine learning, pattern matching, and more.


News Nov 07, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Light-Based Computers Used to Find Solutions to Complex Logistics Equations

Light-Based Computers Used to Find Solutions to Complex Logistics Equations

Researchers at Stanford have developed a computer that can solve specific problems using magnetic fields and lasers.


News Nov 06, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Analyzing Circuits via Source Transformation

Analyzing Circuits via Source Transformation

This article uses examples to explain the technique of source transformation.


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
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
The Next Evolution in Wi-Fi Will Eventually Meet Our Daily Needs

The Next Evolution in Wi-Fi Will Eventually Meet Our Daily Needs

Various amendments of the 802.11 standard are steadily being developed to increase the efficiency of our wireless LANs.


News Oct 20, 2016 by Dr. Steve Arar
Build Your Own LED Saber—Audio and Power Systems

Build Your Own LED Saber—Audio and Power Systems

In part 2 of the LED saber project, we'll assemble the power and audio systems.


Projects Oct 19, 2016 by Jeremy Lee
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?


Many Functions, One Tool: The Analog Discovery 2 from Digilent

Many Functions, One Tool: The Analog Discovery 2 from Digilent

An introduction to the Analog Discovery 2 by Digilent.


Teardown Tuesday: Travel Wi-Fi Router

Teardown Tuesday: Travel Wi-Fi Router

In this Teardown Tuesday we are to take a look at a portable Wi-Fi router and USB battery pack.


News Oct 04, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Basic Waveform Analysis with an Oscilloscope

Basic Waveform Analysis with an Oscilloscope

In this first part of a multi-part series, we will use a Tek MDO Mixed Domain Oscilloscope to illustrate options to measure various circuit elements.


Build a Wireless “Tipping Bucket” Rain Gauge, Part 3—Receiver, PICAXE, and LCD

Build a Wireless “Tipping Bucket” Rain Gauge, Part 3—Receiver, PICAXE, and LCD

Here's a rain gauge that empties itself and that you can read from your easy chair. Best of all, you can build it, yourself.


Teardown Tuesday: Credit Card Reader

Teardown Tuesday: Credit Card Reader

Ever wonder what's inside a credit card machine? In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at one!


News Jul 26, 2016 by Alex Udanis
DSPs Power Deep Learning SoCs

DSPs Power Deep Learning SoCs

DSPs mark the third credible silicon choice for deep learning products, especially the embedded systems that require affordable and low-power solutions.


News Jun 17, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
How to Build a Control Circuit with Adjustable Working Time via Wi-Fi

How to Build a Control Circuit with Adjustable Working Time via Wi-Fi

Learn how to build a system that can turn DC loads on and off using a mobile application. You'll also learn how to perform this task via immediate actions or via timers set in advance.


Projects Jun 15, 2016 by Yahya Tawil
NES Controller Interface with an Arduino UNO

NES Controller Interface with an Arduino UNO

Learn about the NES Controller's data protocol, then use this knowledge to easily integrate into an Arduino Uno.


Projects Apr 29, 2016 by Joseph Corleto
The Low Down on GPS Trackers

The Low Down on GPS Trackers

Once exclusive to Spy Movies, compact GPS trackers are becoming a reality. What are engineers making with these smaller systems?


News Apr 27, 2016 by Alex Udanis
C-BISCUIT: The Brains of the Operation

C-BISCUIT: The Brains of the Operation

In this article, we teach C-BISCUIT how to do important life things, such as booting into our OS of choice, and connecting to the Wi-Fi it'll come to know as the gateway to knowledge.


Projects Apr 26, 2016 by Trevor Gamblin