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Get Up to Speed on Bluetooth 5

Get Up to Speed on Bluetooth 5

This article takes a look at the improvements and capabilities of Bluetooth 5.


Transmit LO Leakage—An Issue of Zero-IF

Transmit LO Leakage—An Issue of Zero-IF

There are several advantages to zero-IF architecture that come with their own challenges to overcome. This article discusses the issue of transmit LOL and examines the techniques used to eliminate it.


Teardown Tuesday: Hi-Fi Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth

Teardown Tuesday: Hi-Fi Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth

In this teardown, we examine the Lepy LP-168 Hi-Fi Stereo USB Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth, by NKTECH.


News Aug 15, 2017 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: ThermoPro’s TP07 Wireless Digital Meat Thermometer

Teardown Tuesday: ThermoPro’s TP07 Wireless Digital Meat Thermometer

In this teardown, we tear open ThermoPro's TP07 wireless digital meat thermometer.


News Aug 08, 2017 by Nick Davis
Clock-Noise Impact on RF Signals for Different Receiver Architectures

Clock-Noise Impact on RF Signals for Different Receiver Architectures

This article examines the common assumption that the clock-performance requirement for an RF sampling ADC is much more stringent compared to a heterodyne approach.


Teardown Tuesday: Epson XP-330 Printer

Teardown Tuesday: Epson XP-330 Printer

In this teardown, we investigate the PCBs, LCD, motors, and ribbon cables found inside the wireless all-in-one Epson XP-330 Printer.


News Aug 01, 2017 by Nick Davis
The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 4: Power System and Neopixel Lights

The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 4: Power System and Neopixel Lights

In part 4 of our Wi-Fi Eye project, we'll deal with our power supply


Projects Jul 28, 2017 by Jeremy Lee
The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 3: Choosing the Right Servos for the Job

The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 3: Choosing the Right Servos for the Job

Part 3 of this project focuses on choosing and configuring the servos you will use to create your Wi-Fi Eye.


Projects Jul 27, 2017 by Jeremy Lee
The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 2: Firmware, Wiring, and Network Connection

The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 2: Firmware, Wiring, and Network Connection

Part two of building a device that can detect Wi-Fi signals and "react" accordingly.


Projects Jul 26, 2017 by Jeremy Lee
The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 1: Introduction, Features, and Materials

The Wi-Fi Eye, Part 1: Introduction, Features, and Materials

Building an animatronic, wearable, Wi-Fi robots, part 1: Programming the controller.


Projects Jul 25, 2017 by Jeremy Lee
ESP Alarm: Make an IoT, Wi-Fi Enabled Alarm Clock with an ESP8266 and Arduino UNO

ESP Alarm: Make an IoT, Wi-Fi Enabled Alarm Clock with an ESP8266 and Arduino UNO

Learn how to make your own Wi-Fi-enabled "ESP Alarm."


Projects Jul 21, 2017 by Yahya Tawil
MIT Introduces New Power-Efficient Converter for Reducing Power Consumption in IoT Devices

MIT Introduces New Power-Efficient Converter for Reducing Power Consumption in IoT Devices

Increasing the power efficiency in IoT and other low power, battery-operated devices requires a number of strategies that reduce energy consumption during both the active and sleep modes.


News Jul 19, 2017 by Amos Kingatua
Teardown Tuesday: Sumo Jumping Robot

Teardown Tuesday: Sumo Jumping Robot

In this teardown, we're going to take a look a sumo jumping robot!


News Jul 18, 2017 by Alex Udanis
NATO Adopts New Protocol Standard for Underwater Communications

NATO Adopts New Protocol Standard for Underwater Communications

Underwater transmission protocols may finally be unified in a protocol that aims to help interconnectivity with devices ranging from buoys to submarines.


News Jul 18, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
What’s Inside the Nintendo Switch?

What’s Inside the Nintendo Switch?

Take a look at the inner workings of the Nintendo Switch.


Digi International Releases Newest Embedded Platform, the ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro

Digi International Releases Newest Embedded Platform, the ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro

Digi International announced the release of their newest single board computer (SBC), the ConnectCore 6UL SBC Pro.


News Jul 14, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Teardown Tuesday: Wi-Fi HD Security Camera

Teardown Tuesday: Wi-Fi HD Security Camera

In this teardown, we scrutinize the workings of the FunAce Robot WiFi HD Camera.


News Jul 11, 2017 by Nick Davis
u-blox Adds NB1 Capability to “World’s Smallest” LTE Cat M1 Module Series

u-blox Adds NB1 Capability to “World’s Smallest” LTE Cat M1 Module Series

This News Brief covers the SARA-R410M 02B multimode Cat M1 and NB1 module.


News Jul 11, 2017 by Kate Smith
Digi XLR Pro Modules | New Product Brief

Digi XLR Pro Modules | New Product Brief

Digi XLR Pro Modules provide reliable, long range wireless communication using the unlicensed 900 MHz band and Digi’s patented Punch2 technology.


Make a Web Server with ESP8266

Make a Web Server with ESP8266

In this project, we first examine how to install an ESP8266 add-on on Arduino IDE and then we make a configurable web server with an ESP8266 and show the simplicity of this process.