Year: 2018
DAQ970A Data Acquisition System
The new DAQ970A System is Keysight's next generation 3-slot mainframe Switch/Data Acquisition System with built-in 6 ½ digit DMM based on the best-selling TrueVolt DMM series. 8 switch and control plug-in modules are offered, among them a new 20-channel solid-state multiplexer that...
Continue ReadingNew range of Rigol scopes and signal generators
Rigol has shown a new range of oscilloscopes and signal generators at the Electronica 2018 tradeshow last week. Report by Nick Flaherty @ mwee.com The MSO/DS7000 mixed-signal digital oscilloscope series is based on On-chip ASIC technology from Rigol and provides bandwidths from 100 MHz...
Continue ReadingNew Raspberry Pi Sound Cards: Pi-DAC+, Pi-DigiAmp+ and Pi-DAC+ Pro
New and optimised versions of IQaudIO’s HAT sound cards are now available at Max2Play! These three sound cards take up even less space mounted on the Raspberry Pi and were also improved by a few adjustments to the board. Among the most important innovations is the 40-Pin GPIO...
Continue ReadingVersaLogic Releases Low-Cost Intel Bay Trail SBC
VersaLogic has released a rugged, PC/104-Plus form-factor “SandCat” SBC with a dual-core Intel Bay Trail SoC, -40 to 85℃ support, plus SATA, GbE, mini-PCIe and more, with starting price of $370 in volume. VersaLogic has created a simpler, more affordable alternative to its BayCat...
Continue ReadingMouser & SamacSys Offer Engineers Free PCB Footprints, Schematic Symbols and 3D Models
Mouser Electronics, Inc. the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, is pleased to announce a new partnership with SamacSys, a global leader in electronic component library solutions. Under the new partnership, announced at electronica 2018 in Munich, Mouser will...
Continue ReadingBuilding a Transistor Curve Tracer
paulv @ paulvdiyblogs.net designed and build a transistor curve tracer and documents the process on his personal blog. He writes: It's not that I use a Curve Tracer that much, but if you want to categorize or really measure the parameters of a discrete component, there is really no...
Continue Reading96Boards Sophon BM1880 SBC comes with AI and RISC-V core
Bitmain has announced a "Sophon BM1880 EDB" 96Boards CE SBC which features their new Sophon BM1880 AI chip plus dual Cortex-A53 cores running Linux OS. Also available, are the RISC-V MCU and optional Raspberry Pi and Arduino modules. Popular for their vending of bitcoin mining chips and...
Continue ReadingINA381A1 Overcurrent detection circuit
Sample overcurrent detection circuit from Texas Instruments. Click link below to download PDF. This is a unidirectional current sensing solution generally referred to as overcurrent protection (OCP) that can provide an overcurrent alert signal to shut off a system for a threshold...
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