One of the most widely used development boards in the maker community is the Arduino manufactured boards. However, following the release of the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico that came with the onboard in-house silicon tape out RP2040 chip, sparking excitement in the designer world. Continuing...

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on user-friendly hardware and software. Arduino boards are popular among beginners in electronics as well as professionals who use them for easy prototyping. For making an Arduino-based project, all that is needed to be done is...

AVR microcontrollers are RISC architecture-based microcontroller series that have on-chip flash memory for data storage. The popularity of ARM microcontrollers can be seen by the range of applications it has. They are used in home automation, touch screen, automobiles, medical devices,...

Maxim's MAX17227A is a 400 mV to 5.5 V input, 2 A nanoPower boost converter with short-circuit protection and True Shutdown™ Maxim's MAX17227A is a nanoPower boost converter, capable of delivering a load up to 2 A peak inductor current and providing True Shutdown,...

MPS' 50 V, 5 A and 6 A, three-phase power stage drivers offer PWM and enable inputs The MP6540H and MP6540HA from Monolithic Power Systems are three-phase brushless DC motor drivers. These devices integrate three half-bridges consisting of six N-channel power MOSFETs, pre-drivers, gate...

The Vishay Semiconductors' VEML6031X00 high accuracy ambient light sensor supports an easy-to-use I2C bus communication interface The Vishay Semiconductors' VEML6031X00 high accuracy ambient light sensor supports an easy-to-use I2C bus communication interface and additional interrupt...

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) takes place on May 17th every year, to connect the world and promote digital technologies. This year, the theme is to Accelerate Digital Transformation in challenging times. As time goes by, people started to realize the...

App note from Maxim Integrated on their parasitically powered digital input interface chip which is used favorably on industrial applications. [via] A digital input (DI) is a circuit designed to receive a binary signal transmitted from an industrial sensor and translate that input into...