Author: Yahya Tawil

Daniel Grießhaber over hackaday.io created a project called ESPTool. It is a tool to test WiFi networks security and to demonstrate how easy it is to crack a WiFi password or jam a WiFi network. Daniel designed ESPTool for education and self-test purpose. The Device has SSD1306...

Researchers from Jülich Research Center (Jülich, Germany) announced their new invention, a silicon-air battery. The new battery features high energy density so it’s a lighter and smaller battery solution. Silicon-air battery is made of silicon which means it’s cheap to make...

Texas Instruments (TI) announced the Qi-Certified Wireless Power (WPC) v1.2 solution for 15-W operation wireless power transmission for Smart Phones, Tablets, and Other Handheld devices, Point-of-Sale devices and other custom wireless power applications. Bq501210 supports...

SoildRun launched ClearFog Base, a SBC (Single Board Computer) designed for IoT and networking applications. ClearFog Base includes SoM (System on Module) designed by SolidRun too and it is based on Marvell’s ARMADA A388 SoC (System On Chip) with Dual core ARM Cortex A9 @ up to 1.6...

Recently, Silicon Labs announced a new USB controller called CP2102N which is part of the USBXpress™ bridge devices family. CP2102N have a battery charger detect functionality to notify an external battery charger with the amount of current available from the USB interface (100 mA,...

[devttys0] designed a sensitive IR detector for capturing weak infrared signals. He shared in detail how he designed the circuit, beginning from the basic components, walking through solving the problems and finally ended up with a complete working circuit. Craig Heffner/[devttys0]...

A highlight from CNXSoft about Holtek HT48R002 MCU as the cheapest MCU. HT48R002 is a 8-Bit OTP (One Time Programming) MCU with the following key features (datasheet): 8-bit RISC MCU @ 8MHz. 1K x 14-bit ROM (OTP). 64 x 8-bit RAM data memory. 6x I/O including 1x external...

Dаvid Jones through his Youtube channel EEVblog described in detail how to design a cheap soft latch power switch circuit, using one push button switch to toggle your circuit power on and off with the following design requirements: Zero power when off. One on/off switch....