Multifunction biosensor/vital signs monitor for wearables, from ams
by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Sensor and mixed-signal IC specialist ams (Graz, Austria) has applied optical detection techniques to produce a sensor capable of accurate heart rate measurement; the company says its device is the first “total solution for 24/7 heart rate...
Continue ReadingDIY Motorized Combo Lock Cracking Device
Combo Breaker is a motorized, battery powered, 3D printed, Arduino-based combination lock cracking device. It is portable, open source, 3D models provided, and exploits a new technique I've discovered for cracking combination locks in 8 attempts or less, but in an even more exciting,...
Continue ReadingSolar Cells Made Obsolete – 3D rectennas aim at 40-to-90% efficiency
R. Colin Johnson @ eetimes.com: PORTLAND, Ore.--Now before you get all excited by the headline, which is not click-bait according to the researchers, a new kind of nanoscale rectenna (half antenna and half rectifier) can convert solar and infrared into electricity, plus be tuned to...
Continue ReadingSamsung launches industry’s first 12Gb LPDDR4 DRAM
by Samsung: Samsung Electronics announced that it is mass producing the industry's first 12-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR4 (low power, double data rate 4) mobile DRAM, based on its advanced 20-nanometer (nm) process technology. The newest LPDDR4 is expected to significantly accelerate the...
Continue ReadingOne case – over 100 possibilities of usage
We speak about the practical case CTK110EU full of high quality CrV tools sufficient for majority of common operations. CTK110EU tools set might be easily called as “all-in-one”. Naturally, such all-in-one solution won´t help in all situations which we may face at production...
Continue ReadingLaser Data Transmission
Lasers have been one of the essential technologies used in industries. It is realized that light outperforms radio in terms of speed and density. It has been used for communications whether in scanning barcodes, reading CD’s and DVD’s. This design is a simple data transmitter that...
Continue ReadingMaking a PCB business card
Ilia Baranov has designed a reference business card: Back of card includes: Ruler in both 1/10″ and mm. AWG Hole size gauge (not super accurate due to plating, but that is unavoidable) Resistor/capacitor/inductor/diode sizes Common surface mount component sizes Common...
Continue ReadingHardware Protection – OverVoltage and OverCurrent
Maurizio @ dev.emcelettronica.com discuss about the different aspects of protecting power supplies from overvoltage and overcurrent. Power processing is one of the most important aspects on electronic design. The power is unique for a typical system because it gives the system life....
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