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Teardown Tuesday: General Tools Bluetooth Multimeter

Teardown Tuesday: General Tools Bluetooth Multimeter

This teardown looks inside the General Tools Toolsmart Bluetooth Autoranging Multimeter.


News Feb 14, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Teardown Tuesday: Mini Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Teardown Tuesday: Mini Digital Storage Oscilloscope

The DS211 Mini Storage Oscilloscope is a single channel, shirt pocket-sized oscilloscope. This week we open it up to see what is inside.


News Feb 07, 2017 by Mark Hughes
What’s Up With Digital Downconverters

What’s Up With Digital Downconverters

Radio architectures can contain more downconversion stages than ever. Here are some tips to keep up.


IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM’s 2017 “5 in 5” Predictions: AI, Lab-on-a-Chip Tech, and Smart Sensors

IBM has released their “5 in 5” in which they predict five important innovations that will happen within the next five years.


News Jan 19, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Phase Response in Active Filters: The Band-Pass Response

Phase Response in Active Filters: The Band-Pass Response

While filters are designed primarily for their amplitude response, the phase response can be important in some applications.


Quark D2000 I2C Interfacing: Add a Light Sensor and an LCD

Quark D2000 I2C Interfacing: Add a Light Sensor and an LCD

Get acquainted with using I2C with the Quark D2000 development board by interfacing an ambient light sensor and an LCD.


Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design

Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design

Understanding these artifacts allows designers to successfully integrate switching regulators in a wider range of high-performance, noise-sensitive applications.


Working Towards 5G’s Incredible Data Rates

Working Towards 5G’s Incredible Data Rates

Keysight collaborates with UC San Diego to test the world's longest 5G link.


News Jan 09, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
USB Type-C Cables: The New Frontier

USB Type-C Cables: The New Frontier

USB Type-C: the final frontier. These are the trials and tribulations of navigating this new cable.


How the Boost PFC Converter Circuit Improves Power Quality

How the Boost PFC Converter Circuit Improves Power Quality

A boost power factor correction (PFC) converter can significantly improve both the power factor and the harmonic distortion.


Circular Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

Circular Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

In this project we will develop an algorithm for precisely locating a touch event that occurs somewhere on a circular capacitive sensor.


Projects Dec 15, 2016 by Robert Keim
Designing for Low Noise Feedback Control with MEMS Gyroscopes

Designing for Low Noise Feedback Control with MEMS Gyroscopes

Learn about noise behaviors in MEMS gyroscopes.


Capacitive Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

Capacitive Touch Sensing with an EFM8 Microcontroller

This project explores capacitive-touch-sense technology using an evaluation board for an EFM8 Sleepy Bee microcontroller.


Projects Dec 12, 2016 by Robert Keim
How to Use an E-Paper Display in Embedded Applications

How to Use an E-Paper Display in Embedded Applications

Learn how e-paper displays work and how to integrate low power e-paper displays into your embedded projects.


Teardown Tuesday: USB Power Meter

Teardown Tuesday: USB Power Meter

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will split, smash, crack, and sand our way into a USB power meter to see how it's made.


News Dec 06, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
Custom Microcontroller Design: Assembling, Measuring, Programming

Custom Microcontroller Design: Assembling, Measuring, Programming

This is part 2 of a step-by-step guide to bringing your custom microcontroller design to life.


Create a PID Controller on the NI myRIO—The Software

Create a PID Controller on the NI myRIO—The Software

In this short project article series, we will implement a simple PID controller using LabVIEW on a hobby DC servo motor and the NI myRIO.


Projects Nov 29, 2016 by Mark Narvidas
Build Your Own Low-Resistance Meter

Build Your Own Low-Resistance Meter

This project will show you how to make a device that can measure resistances as low as 0.1 ohms.


Projects Oct 26, 2016 by Robin Mitchell
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
What Does It Mean for an Electronic Device to Be Waterproof?

What Does It Mean for an Electronic Device to Be Waterproof?

A brief overview of the IP Code for waterproofing and dust proofing devices, with some information on NEMA enclosure types.


News Oct 15, 2016 by Dylan Wadler