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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.


Laird Sentrius RG1 LoRa-Enabled Gateway | New Product Brief

Laird Sentrius RG1 LoRa-Enabled Gateway | New Product Brief

Laird Sentrius RG1 Series LoRa-Enabled Gateway is a scalable, secure solution to deploy robust LoRaWAN networks.


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.


Molex FAKRA RF Connectors | Tech Specs

Molex FAKRA RF Connectors | Tech Specs

Making connections is an important part of life. But connections might be even more important in automotive electronics.


new products Feb 15, 2018 by TTI, Inc
TAIYO YUDEN’s EYSHSNZWZ: ‘The World’s Smallest Bluetooth Module’

TAIYO YUDEN’s EYSHSNZWZ: ‘The World’s Smallest Bluetooth Module’

TAIYO YUDEN showcased three Bluetooth low energy modules at CES 2018, one of which is less than a millimeter thick.


News Feb 14, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
Teardown Tuesday: Keyless Entry Door Lock

Teardown Tuesday: Keyless Entry Door Lock

In this teardown, we unlock an electronic touchpad keyless entry door lock system to learn some of its secrets.


News Feb 13, 2018 by Nick Davis
Makeblock Neuron: A Study in Modular Design

Makeblock Neuron: A Study in Modular Design

The Makeblock Neuron is a collection of magnetically linked blocks that provides a reliable, easy to use experimentation platform for young inventors.


News Feb 11, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Harwin Datamate Power Contacts | Tech Specs

Harwin Datamate Power Contacts | Tech Specs

Sometimes you need to put phenomenal power in an itty-bitty space, and that’s just what Harwin does with the Datamate High Current contacts.


new products Feb 08, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Teardown Tuesday: Smart Doorbell and Camera System

Teardown Tuesday: Smart Doorbell and Camera System

In this teardown, we open up the Ding Home Package, by zmodo, to see what we can find.


News Feb 06, 2018 by Nick Davis
Panasonic PAN1026A Bluetooth Module | Featured Product Spotlight

Panasonic PAN1026A Bluetooth Module | Featured Product Spotlight

Panasonic's PAN1026A Bluetooth module is a dual mode Bluetooth 4.2 module for use in a wide range of applications, such as electronic logging, gaming, and industrial devices.


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
Extending Bandwidth to Crush X-Band Frequencies Using a Track-and-Hold Sampling Amplifier and RF ADC

Extending Bandwidth to Crush X-Band Frequencies Using a Track-and-Hold Sampling Amplifier and RF ADC

In this article, I show that designers can achieve 10 GHz bandwidth when using a THA in front of one of Analog Dialogue's RF market converters.


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
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
Designing a Self-Biasing Class C Amplifier

Designing a Self-Biasing Class C Amplifier

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explores a self-biased class C stage that could be used in an RF power amplifier.


RF Test and Measurement: RIGOL Releases Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with Time-Dependent Features

RF Test and Measurement: RIGOL Releases Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with Time-Dependent Features

Today RIGOL announced the release of the RSA5000 real-time spectrum analyzer.


News Jan 18, 2018 by John Spreer
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
Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Maxim Integrated introduces a new family of isolated CAN transceivers to help increase communication uptimes in the industrial arena.


News Jan 11, 2018 by Nick Davis
CES 2018 Reveal: Qualcomm’s QC55100 Audio SoC Aims to Make Low-Power Earbuds

CES 2018 Reveal: Qualcomm’s QC55100 Audio SoC Aims to Make Low-Power Earbuds

Qualcomm has announced a new line of SoCs designed to keep earbuds low power and in a smaller form factor.


News Jan 10, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
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.