Latest Wireless/RF Technical Articles

The Beaglebone Treat-Feeder is the prototype for a great pet-feeding device! Keep track of your pet's diet while you…

The Beaglebone Treat-Feeder is the prototype for a great pet-feeding device! Keep track of your pet's diet while you stuff your face!

This article will help you to determine the maximum acceptable difference between the baud rates of a UART transmitter…

This article will help you to determine the maximum acceptable difference between the baud rates of a UART transmitter and receiver.

This article provides insight into the practical aspects of correlation.

This article provides insight into the practical aspects of correlation.

Learn about (for lack of a better term) packetization, a technique that facilitates robust data transfer in optical, RF,…

Learn about (for lack of a better term) packetization, a technique that facilitates robust data transfer in optical, RF, and long-distance-digital communication systems.

This technical brief discusses characteristics and advantages of low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).

This technical brief discusses characteristics and advantages of low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).

Learn about Manchester encoding, a simple and effective way to improve high-speed or wireless digital communication.

Learn about Manchester encoding, a simple and effective way to improve high-speed or wireless digital communication.

This technical brief explains what a CRC is and how you can use it to make your digital communication more robust.

This technical brief explains what a CRC is and how you can use it to make your digital communication more robust.

This technical brief explains some low-level details of the widespread—I might even say ubiquitous—UART communication…

This technical brief explains some low-level details of the widespread—I might even say ubiquitous—UART communication interface.

Even a genius like Tesla couldn't escape the market rules of product success: Be first to market, offer good value, and…

Even a genius like Tesla couldn't escape the market rules of product success: Be first to market, offer good value, and best the competition.

Finally, we have everything we need for a functional robot. Let’s put the pieces together and see what the C-BISCUIT…

Finally, we have everything we need for a functional robot. Let’s put the pieces together and see what the C-BISCUIT demo bot can do.

This article introduces the RS-422 and RS-485 interfaces and explains why you might want to use them in your designs.

This article introduces the RS-422 and RS-485 interfaces and explains why you might want to use them in your designs.

How do designers cope with a system that has highly variable input amplitude yet requires fairly constant output…

How do designers cope with a system that has highly variable input amplitude yet requires fairly constant output amplitude? Let’s take a look.

Create a tracking device with an HC-12 transceiver, a GPS module, an Arduino, and Google Maps.

Create a tracking device with an HC-12 transceiver, a GPS module, an Arduino, and Google Maps.

The HC-12 is a 100mW multi-channel wireless transceiver you can use in your projects to transmit and receive serial information.

The HC-12 is a 100mW multi-channel wireless transceiver you can use in your projects to transmit and receive serial information.

Wireless Power Transfer holds the promise of freeing us from the tyranny of power cords. This technology is being…

Wireless Power Transfer holds the promise of freeing us from the tyranny of power cords. This technology is being incorporated into all kinds of devices and systems.

In the final installment, we build our light-blade and assemble the electronics into the hilt.

In the final installment, we build our light-blade and assemble the electronics into the hilt.

Tutorial on designing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) circuit with the ability to measure 9-axis motion, humidity, and temperature.

Tutorial on designing a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) circuit with the ability to measure 9-axis motion, humidity, and temperature.

Antennas allow information to be transferred to distant locations. In the second part of this Antenna Basics series, you…

Antennas allow information to be transferred to distant locations. In the second part of this Antenna Basics series, you will learn more about the physics of how antennas work.

Maxwell's equations, which summarize the interaction of electromagnetic fields, have always been described using the…

Maxwell's equations, which summarize the interaction of electromagnetic fields, have always been described using the "math of the times." Using tensors, they can be given in two equations!