RasPiO Night Light – gently lights your way in the dark
See where to go at night without fully waking up. Only on as needed. Customisable RGB LED lighting. Ideal: hall, landing, garage, shed. RasPiO Night Light is motion-activated RGB light that lights...
View ArticleLow-Power Arduino Weather Monitoring Station
Atmega328P One of the downsides of using an Arduino board in projects is the fact that it comes with some other components which may not be needed after the code has been uploaded to the board. These...
View ArticleHCC MOD – Ready to Solder Arduino Module
An easy to solder Arduino and CircuitPython compatible module meant for simplifying the creation of your own custom circuit boards. The project is live on kickstarter. The SAMD HCC Module is an...
View ArticleLED regulator can be configured in choice of operation modes
A DC/DC µModule regulator from Analog Devices is designed to drive LEDs. The Power by Linear LTM8005 regulator includes a DC/DC controller, power switch, Schottky diode and current sense resistor in a...
View ArticleTiny-PAT – USB-C power adapter tester
A small, open, affordable USB-C power adapter tester is live on crowdsupply. We are quickly entering the age of USB Type-C. This “jack of all trades” port is appearing in more and more new electronic...
View ArticleiBase extends to ARM with the Launch of the Pico-ITX IBR115 and the IBR117
iBase, an industry leader in embedded solutions and services has now unveiled a new SBC that targets the ARM market. The new SBCs (Single Board Computer) launch will make a new shift for iBase from its...
View ArticleInnostick 6 SBC Runs Linux on Low Power i.MX6 ULL SoC
Shanghai Naxing Electronics (NXElec) has now entered to the NXP world with its miniature version of the new “Innostick 6” SBC. The 80 x 42mm footprint board features the low-power, i.MX6 ULL, a...
View ArticleA Blend of Two Worlds – A SBC and a System-on-Module Powered by Rockchip RK3399
The Rasberry Pi 3 and other boards like the Asus Tinker Board are Single Board Computers (SBCs) that gives the user the full power of a computer without the need of any external parts. SBC offers a...
View ArticleKobol’s Open-Spec Helios4 NAS SBC Features 4x SATA 3.0 Ports
Singapore-based startup Kobol has successfully launched its open-spec “Helios4” NAS (network-attached storage) SBC and fanned system. In May 2017, Kobol tried to launch the open-spec Helios4 SBC and...
View ArticleMintBox Mini 2 comes with more power and 50% faster than its predecessor.
The first MintBox Mini was released in 2015 in partnership between Compulab and the Linux Mint team. Since then, there has been an advancement in the software and the hardware that powered the first...
View Article50A µModule regulator scalable to 250A runs cool with inductors exposed as...
Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear LTM4678 dual 25A or single 50A step-down µModule regulator with PMBus digital interface. By stacking and exposing its two inductors on top of BGA package,...
View ArticleMYIR Introduced Cost-effective MYC-C7Z010/007S CPU Module
Shenzhen, China – March 20, 2018 – MYIR introduced a cost-effective CPU Module MYC-C7Z010/007S powered by Xilinx XC7Z007S (Zynq-7007S) or XC7Z010 ( Zynq-7010) SoC device. It is an industrial-grade...
View ArticleSTM8S903K3T6C 8Bit Microcontroller from STMicroelectronics
If an 8bit microcontroller is needed… If an 8bit microcontroller is needed, Microchip normally comes up first. STMicroelectronics, a company more commonly associated with 32-bit processors, also...
View ArticleParticle sensor with LoRa
Mare published a new build: Particle sensors could be cheap and easy to use. Disadvantage of lowest cost PM sensors is lack of “calibration”. The best method to measure particle content dispensed in...
View ArticleMicrochip’s MCP1640 – Super-Effective Battery Power
Designers working on line-powered systems are in luck… Designers working on line-powered systems are in luck; whilst wasting power is always bad, a few mA of waste don’t really matter. When working on...
View ArticleATmega32U4-Based Synchronous MPPT Buck Solar Charger
You want to maximize the power output of your solar panel? Then you need a maximum power point tracking charge controller! Source files here. Features: Programmable with Arduino IDE Input voltage: 15...
View ArticleFemtosecond Electronics With Plasmonic Hot Electron Nano-emitters
A team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) physicists Alexander Holleitner and Reinhard Kienberger has found success for the first time in generating ultrashort electric pulses on a chip....
View ArticleuStepper – Controlling Stepper Motor with ease
But what is uStepper? In short, uStepper is a product, improving performance of a motor type called “stepper motors”. Stepper motors are used in a wide range of applications where you have to move...
View ArticleVehicle Battery monitor on a automotive relay form factor
Jesus Echavarria has tipped us with his latest project. A car battery monitor in a Relay form Factor. Unfortunately only hardware details are given and no details on software. He writes: Hi all! I’m...
View ArticleAdlink Launches A New Apollo Based Fan-less Panel Computer Series
Adlink, a provider for embedded and computer solutions has launched a new panel computer to the market. Adlink has been known for providing different types of panel computers for the different markets...
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