4.3” EZ Grip IPS TFT Displays
Newhaven Display’s effortless EZ Grip IPS TFTs make mounting easy with sleek, simple designs Newhaven Display's 4.3" EZ Grip TFTs deliver high-quality images and reliable performance with a built-in mounting interface for simple installation and sleek, seamless integration in...
Continue ReadingRaspberry Pi Zero Inspired ATMegaZero Arduino Compatible Board Launched for $24.90
The small form factor of the Raspberry Pi Zero has now been brought to the Arduino World! An Arduino Leonardo compatible board with a strikingly simillar shape to the well-known Raspberry Pi Zero is available on GroupGets for $24.99, but you will have to hurry up to get your hands on...
Continue ReadingDesign considerations for transferring a breadboard prototype to custom PCB
In Sayanee's Basu's video, we can look at the design considerations in the process of taking a breadboard prototype to a custom PCB, from the microcontroller to the various subsystems, to the power, the bootloader, and even how to deal with faulty components. A breadboard can be...
Continue ReadingJPEGDEC is a Faster JPEG Arduino Library Designed for 32-bit MCUs
For most firmware developers and hobbyists, who have had to write firmware for projects that involve displaying JPEGs on an LCD with an Arduino, one thing that quickly comes to mind is the bulkiness of the libraries and the slow speed at which the images are displayed. While the speed is...
Continue ReadingEspressif Announces two New ESP32-S2 MINI modules
Espressif systems has announced ESP32-S2 MINI-1U with IPEX antenna and ESP32-S2-MIN-1 with a PCB antenna the breed of a newly branded ESP32-S2 WIFI modules part of Mini series modules. These are new additions to the catalog of Espressif systems which includes the ESP32-S2 Development...
Continue ReadingFree Elektor Article: Differential Current Probe
Differential current probe with single-ended output, +/-18 V supply voltage, 6 MHz bandwidth, and gain of 2, set by a single resistor, can be increased. Designed by A. Rosenkränzer This current probe has a differential input and single ended output. Instrumentation amplifier AD8421 is...
Continue ReadingFree Elektor Article: Infrared Remote Controlled Dimmer
This IR remote controlled dimmer works with a triac and in its standard configuration is suitable for light electric heaters and incandescent lamps up to about 1000 watts. The PIC microcontroller used in the project can learn control codes from almost any remote control. Here’s power...
Continue ReadingSnapEDA launches new KiCad plugin to help engineers design electronics faster
Today, SnapEDA - a company that helps engineers design electronics faster by removing barriers - is launching a new KiCad plugin, allowing designers to search and download its computer-aided design (CAD) models directly within the KiCad PCB design environment. KiCad is a free and...
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