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Resources for Prototyping: The Basics of New Languages for Programming Microcontrollers

Microcontroller specifications have changed little over the last few decades, but the expansion of languages and supporting software has opened up many choices. Learn about several new languages available for microcontrollers in this...

February 05, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

An FPGA in an Arduino? New MKR Vidor 4000 Board Brings FPGA Complexity to Non-EEs

Arduino recently announced a new line of Arduino products and one of them, the MKR Vidor 4000, includes an FPGA. Are makers and FPGAs a match made in heaven? Or will this new board be a swing...

May 29, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

Are Designers Still Using the Vortex86? Two Places an Old CPU Showed Up at CES 2018

Among the robots and self-driving cars at CES 2018, a bit of old technology made a surprising appearance: the Vortex86 Series CPU.

February 08, 2018 by Mark Hughes

Breakdown on Piezo Actuators from TDK at CES 2018

TDK has just released a new line of piezo actuators with haptic feedback. The PiezoHap comes in three compact sizes - 2.5G, 7G, and 15G, with a large acceleration of 2.5 g. 7 g, and 15 g,...

January 26, 2018 by Donald Krambeck

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....

May 29, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

Intro to the Arduino XBee Shield

The XBee Shield provides an interface to the XBee which adds wireless communication to an Arduino project.

April 25, 2017 by Ebony Calloway

ASUS Moves Its Tinker Board into Raspberry Pi’s SBC Domain

ASUS, the Taiwanese hardware and electronics company known for their desktops, laptops, monitors, graphics cards, and more has decided they're going to delve into the micro-PC market....

April 07, 2017 by Donald Krambeck

February Hardware Crowdfunding Roundup

Here is a look at some of the most interesting crowdfunding campaigns this month on Kickstarter, featuring a USB hot multi-tool, a power oriented microcontroller, and an FPGA based prototyping...

February 26, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

Open Source RISC-V Architecture Makes Strides Towards Customizable SoCs

The RISC-V footprint is expanding with the commercial availability of open-source chips and related development boards from silicon startups like SiFive and OnChip....

December 07, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad

Using a Customizable Interface Development Tool with Arduino

Development tools that let you create drag-and-drop interface tools for Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects are quite popular. I got my hands on one and here's how it went....

November 24, 2016 by Johnathan Powell

The Affordable LiDAR Movement—Researchers Aim to Drastically Reduce Sensor Costs

As of today, we are always looking to innovate our products as well as create new ones to make things more simplistic. Whether it be fully autonomous vehicles, agriculture, or marine surveying,...

September 29, 2016 by Donald Krambeck

Edison vs. Arduino? Intel’s Bid to Build a Community for IoT Prototyping

Intel's design competition with Hardware Academy aims to make Edison a preferred platform for IoT prototyping, but could Edison ever have Aruino's level of community support?...

August 11, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad

SubPos Kickstarter for Sub-Meter Indoor Positioning System

The SubPos Ranger is a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture an open source Indoor Positioning System intended for hobbyist robotics applications that need sub-meter positioning accuracy....

August 02, 2016 by Jeremy Lee

The Top 6 Arduino-Compatible Boards for Your Next Project

A list of some Arduino compatible boards that can be incorporated into a project.

July 30, 2016 by Ebony Calloway

An Introduction to the Open Source Hardware Community

If you're not familiar with the open source hardware community, this is a good place to get started.

May 27, 2016 by Dylan Wadler

These Arduino Projects want you to Smell Them!

Arduinos are now being used to produce smells, although, some applications are more scientific than others.

April 13, 2016 by Katrina Barhouse

IoT Development Board Comparison

A comparison of three development boards aimed at the IoT horizon. The Particle Photon, the Adafruit Feather Huzzah, and the Arduino MKR1000....

April 08, 2016 by Michael Greer

Check Out These Crowdfunded Hardware Designs

Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Crowd Supply can be a treasure trove of the interesting, ingenious, and insanely cool. Check out some of our inexpensive favorites from the...

March 24, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera

Some Microcontroller Kits You’ve Never Heard of

Some cool microcontroller kits for young engineers are coming, check them out!

March 23, 2016 by Tim Youngblood

Chip Industry and the Enigma of the Maker Movement

The new startup era centered around economic hardware is creating a world of new possibilities and that calls for semiconductor firms to take a stand....

March 21, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad