LoRaONE: the LoRa® IoT development board
LoRaONE is a new board to help you develop IoT applications fast and with ease. It's an Arduino compatible board packed with features and sensors, making it the ideal solution for makers and creators that can’t wait to make the Internet of Things a reality. It is easy to program,...
Continue ReadingTroubleshooting I2C for Arduino and nRF51822
bitknitting.wordpress.com documented his efforts to transmit data over the I2C interface and analyze traffic using a USB login analyzer. The goal of this post is to transmit data over the I2C interface. Confirmation that the data was transferred will be output of the SDA/SCL lines...
Continue ReadingSparkFun Electronics Eagle Libraries
Sparkfun has their own Eagle libraries available on github.com. This is a great resource for new board designs. They also have a guide on how to install the libraries and how to create custom footprints. This is the complete SparkFun Electronics default foot prints for Eagle 6.0+. We...
Continue ReadingMikron 1663RU1 – 16 Mibit SRAM Die-Shot
Here is a die-shot, this time it’s a 1663RU1 from Russia’s Mikron semiconductor manufacturer. At the time of its release this was Russia’s first 90nm chip (by comparison 14nm is now available). Mikron is currently the most advanced microelectronic fab in Russia, located in...
Continue ReadingFluke PM6608B Frequency Counter 10MHz OCXO Reference Upgrade Module
Fluke PM6608B Frequency Counter 10MHz OCXO Reference Upgrade Module -...
Continue ReadingReal time clock and temperature monitor with a DS3231 and a Color TFT
In this video educ8s.tv is building a Real Time clock and temperature monitor with a big 3.2" Color TFT display. They are using a DS3231 Real Time clock module to get the time, the date and the temperature. The heart of the project is the powerful Arduino Due board, which can drive...
Continue ReadingFlexible haptic actuators designed for wearable devices
Graham Prophet on edn-europe.com talks about a new cooperation between Kemet and Novasentis aim to develop the next generation of haptic actuators that acts as a second skin for devices. Kemet and Novasentis, developer of haptic and sensory feedback technology for wearable devices,...
Continue ReadingAeroscope – a wireless oscilloscope
A pair of former engineers from Agilent Technologies are working on a wireless oscilloscope that will connect to an iOS device for its user interface: The Aeroscope will be a one-channel device where the electronics are in a "pen" form factor. An SMA connector will let you attach...
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