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Communicating Over Billions of Miles: Long Distance Communications in the Voyager Spacecraft

Communicating Over Billions of Miles: Long Distance Communications in the Voyager Spacecraft

The Voyager Spacecraft have been providing scientific data for the last 40 years. This article is an introduction to the very long distance communication systems on the spacecraft.


News Jul 02, 2017 by Mark Hughes
STMicroelectronics BlueNRG-1 Bluetooth Low Energy | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics BlueNRG-1 Bluetooth Low Energy | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics BlueNRG-1 BLE wireless SoC that enables smaller, lower power BLE devices that are easier to implement.


“Everything is Better with Bluetooth”:  Add Your Own Custom Bluetooth LE to Your Next Project

“Everything is Better with Bluetooth”:  Add Your Own Custom Bluetooth LE to Your Next Project

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).


Projects Jun 28, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Teardown Tuesday: Leeo Wi-Fi Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm

Teardown Tuesday: Leeo Wi-Fi Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm

In this teardown, we examine the PCBs and the main ICs found inside the Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight.


News Jun 27, 2017 by Nick Davis
High-Frequency Upconversion and Downconversion: A New RF Mixer from Linear Technology

High-Frequency Upconversion and Downconversion: A New RF Mixer from Linear Technology

New RF devices such as the LTC5553 help you to maintain high performance even at very high frequencies.


News Jun 27, 2017 by Robert Keim
Build an IoT Notification Device with an Arduino UNO

Build an IoT Notification Device with an Arduino UNO

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


Projects Jun 23, 2017 by Don Wilcher
Radio Meets Fiber Optics: RF Over Fiber

Radio Meets Fiber Optics: RF Over Fiber

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


The Importance of Wireless Communication for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles

The Importance of Wireless Communication for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles

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


News Jun 13, 2017 by Kate Smith
Understanding Mesh Networking: The Future of Wireless Connectivity

Understanding Mesh Networking: The Future of Wireless Connectivity

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


News Jun 12, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
New SoC Family from TI Simplifies Ethernet Communication to Lower Manufacturing Costs

New SoC Family from TI Simplifies Ethernet Communication to Lower Manufacturing Costs

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


News Jun 10, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Communication Processors March on But 5G Demands Much More

Communication Processors March on But 5G Demands Much More

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.


Wide Bandwidth, Low Phase Noise for High-Speed Systems: TI Releases ADC12DJ3200 ADC and LMX2594 PLL

Wide Bandwidth, Low Phase Noise for High-Speed Systems: TI Releases ADC12DJ3200 ADC and LMX2594 PLL

In this news brief, we look at the ADC12DJ3200 and the LMX2594 from Texas Instruments. Both products work together to help widen bandwidth and lower phase noise for high-speed systems.


News Jun 02, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Keyboard

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Keyboard

In this teardown, we will look at the innards of a Bluetooth keyboard.


News May 30, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Arduino Cinque Brings Together RISC-V and the Popular Arduino Platform

Arduino Cinque Brings Together RISC-V and the Popular Arduino Platform

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.


News May 29, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
A Tale of 3 Smart Cities: How and Why Cities Are Offering Free Wi-Fi

A Tale of 3 Smart Cities: How and Why Cities Are Offering Free Wi-Fi

In this article, we take a look at how free Wi-Fi is being implemented and maintained in smart cities across the world.


News May 24, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Mini Network Router

Teardown Tuesday: Mini Network Router

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


News May 23, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Coping with Long-Distance Serial Communication: A New Retimer IC from Texas Instruments

Coping with Long-Distance Serial Communication: A New Retimer IC from Texas Instruments

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).


Add Voice Commands to Your Next Project with Bluetooth LE

Add Voice Commands to Your Next Project with Bluetooth LE

This project uses the Alorium Technology XLR8, a Bluetooth LE HID Implementation, and the EasyVR voice recognition module to add voice-activated movements to your next project.


Projects May 17, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Sony Speaker

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Sony Speaker

With everything going wireless it comes as no surprise that even speakers are using Bluetooth! In this Teardown Tuesday, we will strip down a Sony Bluetooth Speaker to see how they are put together and what parts they consist of.


News May 16, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The New Standards Competition: Wireless Charging

The New Standards Competition: Wireless Charging

Wireless charging is the next natural step for mobile electronics. However, there is an ongoing race among a variety of charging standards, making it this generation's Betamax vs VHS.


News May 14, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois