Month: May 2018
High-resolution motor-driver board targets open-source 3D-printer
STMicroelectronics’ EVALSP820-XS motor-driver board brings ST’s industrial-control expertise to the RAMPS (RepRap Arduino Mega Pololu Shield) open-source 3D-printer platform, enabling 3D printer makers to unleash the full potential of their machines for faster printing and...
Continue ReadingMaking your first Circuit Board – Getting started with PCBway [Part 2]
This is the next part of "MAKING YOUR FIRST PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - GETTING STARTED WITH PCBWAY [Part 1]" Series. Designing your PCB When you design your first PCB, there will be several steps that you will need to take before you sent the design files off to the manufacturer for...
Continue ReadingCANable: the open source USB to CAN adapter
An open-source USB to CAN adapter: It supports CAN bit-rates of up to 1 Mbit/s. The product comes with an open-source SocketCAN driver software. It features a Micro-USB connector and a 4-pin screw terminal with CAN_H, CAN_L, 5-V supply, and ground. The CANable device is a hardware...
Continue ReadingUP AI Edge – an edge platform works across Intel CPU, GPU, VPU and FPGA
UP Bridge the Gap - a brand of AAEON Europe - is proud to bring its latest innovation at Kicksarter. Introducing UP AI Edge: an x86 computing platform works across Intel CPU, GPU,VPU and FPGA to enable Artificial Intelligence on the Edge. Most IT solutions available today are focused...
Continue ReadingiTRUBEC Minimonitor v1.0 – IoT for Bees
A beehive (and not only) monitor (temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity and noise level) the size of a box of matches. iTRUBEC Minimonitor started as a side project to another our project - iTRUBEC - beehive heating - published recently. The objective was to build a tiny device...
Continue ReadingArduino Unveils its First FPGA Board with MKR Vidor 4000, and an updated Uno WiFi Board
One of the most significant players of the open-hardware movement, The Arduino (Arduino Foundation) has finally released a set of exciting new boards after long time. The Arduino movement at some point had some legal troubles which affected the pace of hardware development, and after...
Continue ReadingMi Mini PC – The World’s Most Powerful Pocket-Sized PC
Change is constant and accepted by most people if not all. The Evolution of the digital computer has been continuous, technological advancement brought minicomputers, microcomputers, and even notepads. It also brought the invention of smartphones and tablets, but all these gadgets which...
Continue ReadingMaking Your First Printed Circuit Board – Getting Started With PCBWAY [PART 1]
If you are into electronics, PCBs (Printed Circuit Board) are some of the most common things you will see. These boards make our lives easier by eliminating all those connecting wires and breadboards. If properly designed, it will reduce the size of your device and it can look very...
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