Year: 2017
How to Route Differential Pairs
Sam Sattel @ autodesk.com discuss about the benefits of differential signals and how to route them in Eagle. If you’re designing a high speed PCB, then chances are you’re working with the latest and most powerful technologies, like HDMI, USB3.0, Ethernet, or DDR. But with great...
Continue ReadingSolr: Digital Wrist Watch Calculates time from Sun Position
Time can be calculated using the azimuth of the sun (aka solar time). Based on this idea, Tinkerman has built an unusual project called Solr. The concept is to translate the position of the sun into time presented on a vintage display. This new digital watch is freak enough to work only...
Continue ReadingXBEE X V2 FPV Racing Drone Kit
XBEE, the FPV racing drones manufacturer, had produced recently its new racing frame "XBEE X V2" for $75. It is a follow-up to the previous model "The XB-X Mk2" and it is a quad drone frame with a camera on its body. X V2 is designed with Wheelbase 220mm size guide. First-person...
Continue ReadingYouTube channel IoT view counter
Kenneth Finnegan built this YouTube channel IoT view counter. He writes: I’ve wanted an Internet connected read-out for some time now, inspired by the awesome shadow box IoT projects Becky Stern has been doing (weather, YouTube subscribers). I’m certainly not to the same level...
Continue Reading20V, 4 MHz, synchronous 2x 6A step-down regulator in 20 sq mm
Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com presents the LTC3636 and LTC3636-1 synchronous step-down regulator from Linear: LTC3636 and LTC3636-1 are high efficiency, 4 MHz synchronous dual output buck regulators that incorporate a constant frequency/controlled on-time, current mode...
Continue ReadingMokacam Alpha, The World’s Smallest 4K Camera
Have you ever imagined to record your life at high quality with a small and an affordable camera? Mokacam, the camera producer company is making this possible. After the success of the first version, Mokacam had launched its new 4K camera, Alpha. Initially, Alpha is a smaller and more...
Continue ReadingKeysight Technologies’ E36300 series bench power supplies
Martin Rowe @ edn.com presents the new Keysight E36300 bench power supply with triple output and some great features. Keysight Technologies' E36300 series of bench power supplies provide three outputs with power of 80 W or 160 W with line/load regulation of 0.01%. Front-panel buttons...
Continue ReadingTri-axis sensor embeds pedometer
Susan Nordyk @ edn.com discuss about the Kionix's accelerometer with integrated pedometer. The K126 16-bit tri-axis digital accelerometer from Kionix integrates a step detector and step counter, yet minimizes power consumption. Housed in a tiny 2×2×0.9-mm LGA package, the K126...
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