PaperiNode, an Arduino-compatible flexible low power energy-harvesting LoRa-enabled electronic paper display
Robert Poser has posted his project on GitHub called PaperiNode, which is a flexible, low power, energy-harvesting, LoRa-enabled, electronic paper display. PaperiNode is ideal for the Paperino (an easy to use micro EPD breakout-board for the Photon or other Arduino-compatible...
Continue ReadingLV5980MC step-down switching regulator
Single chip high efficiency step-down converter, app note from ON Semiconductors. The LV5980MC is a fixed 370 kHz, high−output−current, Non−synchronous PWM converter that integrates a low−resistance, high−side MOSFET and a Customer Chosen, External Diode for the...
Continue ReadingBLE module claims to be world’s smallest
LG Innotek announced that it has developed the world’s smallest Bluetooth module. With this development, LG Innotek is gearing up to advance further into the communication module market for Internet of Things (IoT). LG Innotek’s “Bluetooth low energy (BLE) module for IoT” is a...
Continue ReadingTDK announces that SmartBug™ intelligent multi-sensor IoT module is now available globally
TDK announces worldwide availability of the InvenSense SmartBug, a compact, wireless multi-sensor solution designed for a plethora of commercial and consumer IoT applications. The out-of-the-box solution enables quick and easy access to reliable and smart sensor data without the need...
Continue ReadingMurata’s ultra-small, 0.5 A to 2.0 A DC/DC converters offer high efficiency and low noise
Murata's MYR series are the PicoBK™ DC/DC converters that integrate a coil and a control IC. The ultra-small form-factor measures 2.5 mm x 2.0 mm x 1.0 mm. The MYR series is significantly smaller than discrete solutions. In most cases, these modules occupy less than half the...
Continue ReadingBlue-Green Chip LEDs – Ideal for Color Universal Design Applications
ROHM recently announced the 1608-size high accuracy blue-green chip LEDs, SMLD12E2N1W and SMLD12E3N1W. These products support the adoption of Color Universal Design (CUD) in a variety of applications, such as fire alarm system indicator lights, industrial equipment warning lamps and...
Continue ReadingGuRu Releases Over-the-Air Wireless Power Developer Kit
GuRu Wireless, a developer of mmWave wireless power solutions, announced the availability of its new evaluation and development kit. The new kit was developed to facilitate testing, evaluation, and proof-of-concept designs, all of which is based on the company’s proprietary, 24GHz,...
Continue ReadingTiny Isolated Dimmer with Linearly Corrected Output
Dimmers provide a way to reduce the power of resistive elements like heaters and light features by changing the waveform of the voltage applied to them. There are different approaches to the development/implementation of dimmers and there are a lot of how-to guides and projects based on...
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