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Why should engineers care about hardware security? Because they can help prevent vulnerabilities through design!

Why should engineers care about hardware security? Because they can help prevent vulnerabilities through design!

Researchers at Northwestern University Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics are championing the development of sweat…

Researchers at Northwestern University Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics are championing the development of sweat biosensors with their latest glucose and lactate sensors.

This introductory article will look at some of the most important features of the USB-C standard.

This introductory article will look at some of the most important features of the USB-C standard.

In this article, we will take a look at the XDK110 rapid prototyping kit, characterize its hardware, explore its software…

In this article, we will take a look at the XDK110 rapid prototyping kit, characterize its hardware, explore its software environment, and demonstrate connecting the device to the MQTT messaging service.

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

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

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

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

Use Cypress Solar-Powered BLE Sensors, an Arduino UNO, and an HM10 BLE module to make your own multi-node temperature and…

Use Cypress Solar-Powered BLE Sensors, an Arduino UNO, and an HM10 BLE module to make your own multi-node temperature and humidity monitor and display.

Transmit humidity and temperature data with a fully functional, off-the-shelf, battery-less wireless sensor node.

Transmit humidity and temperature data with a fully functional, off-the-shelf, battery-less wireless sensor node.

RFID is an advanced technique for attaching information to objects of all kinds, and ICs such as the ST25DV series can…

RFID is an advanced technique for attaching information to objects of all kinds, and ICs such as the ST25DV series can help you to implement this technology.

Using a custom framework (RIOT) to control an LED with a networked computer.

Using a custom framework (RIOT) to control an LED with a networked computer.

In this article, we are going to learn some basics about RFID technology and use an Arduino MEGA to a play around with a…

In this article, we are going to learn some basics about RFID technology and use an Arduino MEGA to a play around with a popular RFID module, the ID12LA.

This article demonstrates how to use the built-in die temperature sensor on the nRF51. The die temperature is not the…

This article demonstrates how to use the built-in die temperature sensor on the nRF51. The die temperature is not the same as ambient temperature, but can be calibrated to ambient temperature by using a correction factor.

Thread, a network protocol released July 2015, is optimized for the connected home network. It is IPv6 based, uses IEEE…

Thread, a network protocol released July 2015, is optimized for the connected home network. It is IPv6 based, uses IEEE Standard 802.15.4 and runs on existing hardware.

MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a popular low-overhead messaging protocol used by many IoT devices to communicate. This…

MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a popular low-overhead messaging protocol used by many IoT devices to communicate. This tutorial will show the user how to to set up a basic MQTT network using Python on his or her computer and an ESP8266 running the NodeMCU firmware.

How to set up the build environment for the nRF51 system-on-chip using makefiles and ARM-GCC.

How to set up the build environment for the nRF51 system-on-chip using makefiles and ARM-GCC.

Compile and install NodeMCU on the ESP8266 IoT chip using Linux tools and the ESP Open Source SDK

Compile and install NodeMCU on the ESP8266 IoT chip using Linux tools and the ESP Open Source SDK