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This article demonstrates the operation of an LTspice shift register and discusses details of its schematic and timing…

This article demonstrates the operation of an LTspice shift register and discusses details of its schematic and timing relationships.

Learn how to design the battery array that best fits your system’s power requirements. This article will help you…

Learn how to design the battery array that best fits your system’s power requirements. This article will help you interpret battery specifications, estimate operating life, and understand the relationship between capacity, load, and environment.

In Bluetooth LE (BLE), security is a multifaceted beast. Learn the three main security modes of BLE, along with five…

In Bluetooth LE (BLE), security is a multifaceted beast. Learn the three main security modes of BLE, along with five critical BLE security procedures.

Designing antennas for compact IoT devices is a tricky task, but an increasingly important one. Learn more about this…

Designing antennas for compact IoT devices is a tricky task, but an increasingly important one. Learn more about this challenge and how to meet it.

Learn the roles of the three security keys in Bluetooth LE—Long Term Key (LTK), Connection Signature Resolving Key…

Learn the roles of the three security keys in Bluetooth LE—Long Term Key (LTK), Connection Signature Resolving Key (CSRK), and Identity Resolving Key (IRK).

Learn how whitening filters solve problems in low-power radios when transmitting long identical bit sequences. Explore…

Learn how whitening filters solve problems in low-power radios when transmitting long identical bit sequences. Explore their significance in protocols like BLE and ZigBee.

Learn about Bluetooth LE's security features and tools, how to use them, and understand how they keep connections secure.

Learn about Bluetooth LE's security features and tools, how to use them, and understand how they keep connections secure.

Learn about the Bluetooth low energy (BLE) wireless communication protocol, namely its features, protocol stack, and how…

Learn about the Bluetooth low energy (BLE) wireless communication protocol, namely its features, protocol stack, and how it communicates with devices.

While semiconductor devices make possible the lightweight 'gadgets' we enjoy, our electronic world was built on devices…

While semiconductor devices make possible the lightweight 'gadgets' we enjoy, our electronic world was built on devices that operated on a different scale. Let's take a look at vacuum tubes!

Learn about sensorless brushless DC motor controllers, some example ICs, and some disadvantages of using such motors.

Learn about sensorless brushless DC motor controllers, some example ICs, and some disadvantages of using such motors.

Soldering surface mount components by hand can be done, but reflow soldering in an oven is much quicker and produces more…

Soldering surface mount components by hand can be done, but reflow soldering in an oven is much quicker and produces more consistent results. Building a microprocessor controlled reflow oven is well within the abilities and budget of many hobbyists.

A toaster oven can do more than just make toast; guided by a PICAXE microcontroller, it can make a sweet reflow soldering station.

A toaster oven can do more than just make toast; guided by a PICAXE microcontroller, it can make a sweet reflow soldering station.

The intuitive, step-by-step procedure presented in this article will help you to successfully perform reflow soldering in…

The intuitive, step-by-step procedure presented in this article will help you to successfully perform reflow soldering in your toaster oven.

With the help of a DIY thermocouple measurement system, you can use a cheap toaster oven to accurately reproduce a…

With the help of a DIY thermocouple measurement system, you can use a cheap toaster oven to accurately reproduce a reflow-soldering temperature profile.

In the last installment, we built the hardware to control an AC waveform with a TRIAC as the first step in a DIY solder…

In the last installment, we built the hardware to control an AC waveform with a TRIAC as the first step in a DIY solder reflow oven. This tutorial continues the project by showing you how to set up the low-level hardware to measure temperature, read the zero-cross detector, drive the TRIAC, and print to the serial terminal using a USART.

The core concept of power processing can be explained together with several significant applications of power…

The core concept of power processing can be explained together with several significant applications of power electronics. Power electronics is the technology of processing and controlling the flow of electric power by modifying and supplying the voltage and current in a form that is best suitable to the customer at the load end.