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NXP has announced its automotive ethernet product portfolio, perfect for the coming evolution of autonomous driving.

NXP has announced its automotive ethernet product portfolio, perfect for the coming evolution of autonomous driving.

Murata announces the first surface mount MEMS angular acceleration sensor.

Murata announces the first surface mount MEMS angular acceleration sensor.

Part 2 in the "How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor" Series. Our smart ambient light monitor will need to digitize and…

Part 2 in the "How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor" Series. Our smart ambient light monitor will need to digitize and analyze signals from an optical detector, so it is time to explore the EFM8’s integrated analog-to-digital conversion functionality.

Part 3 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series. The project continues by building an ambient light…

Part 3 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series. The project continues by building an ambient light sensor circuit on a breadboard, digitizing the circuit’s output signals, and interpreting the digitized measurements.

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

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

The new Ics are based on inductive sensing technology, eliminating current Hall-effect sensors currently used.

The new Ics are based on inductive sensing technology, eliminating current Hall-effect sensors currently used.

Learn how to use an EFM8 microcontroller to convert current and voltage measurements to digits that can be displayed on…

Learn how to use an EFM8 microcontroller to convert current and voltage measurements to digits that can be displayed on an LCD. We'll discuss a convenient way to report analog-to-digital conversion values that represent current and voltage amplitudes.

The TDK Corporation has unveiled a new sensor element that can measure temperatures up to 1202°F (650° C), combining…

The TDK Corporation has unveiled a new sensor element that can measure temperatures up to 1202°F (650° C), combining high precision with high endurance.

Learn how to connect your device with Linux Screen using the built-in Lua interpreter to set up the file system and…

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.

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

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

Introduction to the Arduino SPI Library with example sketch for the LTC1286 12 Bit ADC and the DAC714 16 bit DAC.

Introduction to the Arduino SPI Library with example sketch for the LTC1286 12 Bit ADC and the DAC714 16 bit DAC.

The hyperspectral imaging market is said to be worth $83.19 million in the next 3 years. Here's why it's important to…

The hyperspectral imaging market is said to be worth $83.19 million in the next 3 years. Here's why it's important to know what it is and how it could impact our life both on earth and in space.

The 08M2 is the smallest member of the PICAXE family of microcontrollers; it is inexpensive, versatile, and easy to…

The 08M2 is the smallest member of the PICAXE family of microcontrollers; it is inexpensive, versatile, and easy to program using free software.

The first field effect transistor made of black arsenic phosphorus.

The first field effect transistor made of black arsenic phosphorus.

Synaptics's Match-in-Sensor™ technology keeps fingerprint data within hardware, protecting image data from security threats.

Synaptics's Match-in-Sensor™ technology keeps fingerprint data within hardware, protecting image data from security threats.

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

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

Learn about the Hall effect and how it enables accurate, isolated current measurements.

Learn about the Hall effect and how it enables accurate, isolated current measurements.

Summertime's here! Keep your kids engaged and get them excited about electrical engineering with these fantastic sites.

Summertime's here! Keep your kids engaged and get them excited about electrical engineering with these fantastic sites.

Microchip's new solutions can detect hand gestures in free space.

Microchip's new solutions can detect hand gestures in free space.