Year: 2019
Trion T20 BGA256 Development Kit
Efinix's development kit is optimized to explore T20/T13 devices. The Trion T20 BGA256 development kit from Efinix® is optimized to explore the many features of the easy-to-use, I/O-rich T20/T13 devices. The kit provides many ways to connect to other hardware, enabling the testing of...
Continue ReadingAVR8js – Open Source Arduino Simulator Based on JavaScript
One of the things I love about JavaScritpt is the fact it keeps finding applications in different domains. One such use is in Arduino, with Espruino (open-source JavaScript interpreter for microcontrollers), and an interesting new one is the AVR8js. AVR8js is an open-source Arduino...
Continue ReadingYX8018 Joule Thief Solar LED Driver
YX8018 is a 4-pin integrated circuit for driving solar powered garden LED lights and is found on many cheap garden lights. You can buy 10x YX8018 ICs on AliExpress for around $1. You will need the following parts to build one on your own: Parts i-Cd AA 300mAh 1.2v rechargable...
Continue ReadingMYIR Introduces ARM SoM Powered by NXP i.MX 8M Mini
MYIR introduces a high-performance and cost-effective ARM SoM MYC-C8MMX CPU Module powered by i.MX 8M Mini which is NXP's first embedded multi-core heterogeneous applications processors built using advanced 14LPC FinFET process technology. The processor on this module features up to...
Continue ReadingIntroducing ROCK Pi SATA HATs
Radxa is very happy to announce the ROCK Pi SATA HAT, a series of SATA expansion targeting at the NAS solution for Raspberry Pi 4 and ROCK Pi 4. The ROCK Pi SATA HATs come in 3 models: Dual/Quad SATA HAT Penta SATA HAT The Dual/Quad SATA HAT is designed for Raspberry Pi 4 as...
Continue Reading8 GHz Sampling Oscilloscope for experiments
A basic open-source multi-GHz sampling oscilloscope for experimenters on a budget. Still a work-in-progress, with key pieces on separate PCBs, but showing bandwidths in the 7-8 GHz range with >= 100 GSa/s equivalent-time sampling, and around 500 k comparisons/second real time. by Ted...
Continue ReadingA new SMARC 2.0 module from Congatec with i.MX 8M Nano processor
Congatec is introducing a new CoM, the Conga-SMX8-Nano that offers up to 4x ARM Cortex-A53 and 1x Cortex-M7 core along with 1,000's of different possible configurations. This SMARC 2.0 module based on NXP i.MX 8M Nano processor series can meet ultra-low-power requirements with...
Continue ReadingMurata launches world’s smallest 100nF MLCC ceramic capacitor for 5G smartphones
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has developed the GRM011R60J104M, the world’s first multi-layer ceramic capacitor to feature a maximum capacitance of 0.1µF in 008004 inch size (0.25×0.125mm). Mass production of this new product is scheduled to begin in 2020. As smartphones...
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