Month: February 2018
Arduino UV Meter using the UV30A Ultraviolet Sensor
Ultraviolet rays, also known as UV for short are rays emitted by sun. Due to the depletion of the ozone layer, these rays tend to get to extreme levels that could lead to sunburns etc for those under it, that’s why daily and hourly forecast of the UV index is always available to help...
Continue Reading150VIN & VOUT Synchronous 4-Switch Buck-Boost Controller with Integrated Switching Bias Supply
Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear™ LTC3777, a 150V high efficiency (up to 99%) 4-switch synchronous buck-boost DC/DC controller, which operates from input voltages above, below or equal to the regulated output voltage. Its 4.5V to 150V input voltage range operates from...
Continue ReadingSocioNext MN87900 is a Single-Chip 24 GHz Radio Wave Sensor for the Internet of Things
The Socionext MN87900 from Socionext is a powerful and low-power single-chip microwave sensor at 24GHz with sophisticated sensing capabilities like motion detection, speed and direction detection and so many, that can quickly find applications in the Internet of Things sensing...
Continue ReadingCAP-XX Thinline Supercapacitors Power Vibration Alerts
CAP-XX (LSE:CPX), developer of supercapacitors that deliver peak power to support or replace batteries, today announced that Spire has incorporated CAP-XX Thinline supercapacitors into the new Spire Health Tag to provide the peak power needed for delivering real-time wellness vibration...
Continue ReadingDesigning a Small Footprint, Low Profile 5v to 170v Nixie Tube Power Supply
Mark Smith @ surfncircuits.com has a detailed explanation on building a Nixie power supply, able to produce 170V from a 5V source. The article is spitted in 3 parts, with part two presenting the results and performance and part 3 discussing PCB design. Nixie Tubes are cool retro...
Continue ReadingResearchers Developed a Very Powerful Mini Synchrotron That Can Fit On A Tabletop
A synchrotron is a particular type of cyclic particle accelerator which is used to accelerate quantum level charged particles at a very high velocity, traveling around a fixed closed-loop path. It is one of the first accelerator concepts to enable the construction of large-scale...
Continue ReadingOp amps, comparators – smaller than ever
Aimee Kalnoskas @ eeworldonline.com discuss about TI's tiny OPAMP and comparators. Texas Instruments introduced the industry’s smallest operational amplifier and low-power comparators at 0.64 mm2. As the first amplifiers in the compact X2SON package, the TLV9061 op amp and TLV7011...
Continue ReadingEspressif ESP32-PICO-KIT WiFi/WLAN+Bluetooth Module
ESP32-PICO-KIT V4 is a mini development board produced by Espressif. At the core of this board is the ESP32-PICO-D4, a System-in-Package (SIP) module with complete Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functionalities. Comparing to other ESP32 chips, the ESP32-PICO-D4 integrates several peripheral...
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