Latest Wireless/RF Technical Articles

Learn how to use a Microchip module to prototype digital input and digital control peripherals.

Learn how to use a Microchip module to prototype digital input and digital control peripherals.

Learn about the RN487x family of Bluetooth modules and how to configure them for your low-power peripheral projects.

Learn about the RN487x family of Bluetooth modules and how to configure them for your low-power peripheral projects.

Learn about interrupts for some familiar peripherals: timers, serial communication, and ADCs.

Learn about interrupts for some familiar peripherals: timers, serial communication, and ADCs.

Learn about the terahertz band, its properties, and the applications where it's finding utility.

Learn about the terahertz band, its properties, and the applications where it's finding utility.

Energy harvesting is a way to obtain electrical energy from the one already available in the environment. Where is energy…

Energy harvesting is a way to obtain electrical energy from the one already available in the environment. Where is energy harvesting appropriate in designs?

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.

Learn about data objects called unions in embedded C language.

Learn about data objects called unions in embedded C language.

How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.

How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when…

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when you’re thinking in terms of DSP capabilities.

This article introduces the Controller Area Network (CAN) serial communication bus, detailing message frames, bus…

This article introduces the Controller Area Network (CAN) serial communication bus, detailing message frames, bus arbitration, and signaling.

This article discusses how to interpret and specify bandwidth in systems that involve data transmission and digital processing.

This article discusses how to interpret and specify bandwidth in systems that involve data transmission and digital processing.

This article explores the surprisingly complicated details associated with a word that we frequently use but perhaps…

This article explores the surprisingly complicated details associated with a word that we frequently use but perhaps don’t fully understand.

This article discusses the mathematical significance of I/Q signals and presents the final steps in the DSP algorithm for…

This article discusses the mathematical significance of I/Q signals and presents the final steps in the DSP algorithm for decoding frequency-shift-keying baseband signals.

An improved algorithm, in conjunction with quadrature modulation, can achieve FSK decoding that is not affected by phase…

An improved algorithm, in conjunction with quadrature modulation, can achieve FSK decoding that is not affected by phase misalignment.

In this article we’ll use Scilab to explore the effect of unpredictable phase variations in a demodulated…

In this article we’ll use Scilab to explore the effect of unpredictable phase variations in a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

Learn about a DSP technique that extracts the original digital data from a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

Learn about a DSP technique that extracts the original digital data from a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to create an FM waveform that carries information corresponding to an audio recording.

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to create an FM waveform that carries information corresponding to an audio recording.

Computing a discrete Fourier transform can help you to analyze the ways in which RF modulation affects the spectrum of a…

Computing a discrete Fourier transform can help you to analyze the ways in which RF modulation affects the spectrum of a carrier signal.

Scilab’s FFT functionality can help you understand the frequency-domain effects of RF modulation techniques.

Scilab’s FFT functionality can help you understand the frequency-domain effects of RF modulation techniques.