Raspberry Pi 4 gets a major price cut and a USB-C upgrade
Raspberry Pi Foundation is responsible for the arrays of Raspberry Pis SBCs that have flawed the single board computer market and the launch of the Raspberry Pi 4 last year, shows the continuing growth for the Raspberry Pis and doesn't seem to back down anytime soon. The first...
Continue ReadingSoM based on Microchip’s low-power PolarFire RISC-V SoC FPGA
The M100PFS is based on the PolarFire SoC FPGA architecture by Microchip and combines high-performance 64-bit RISC-V cores with outstanding FPGA technology. The platform integrates a hardened real-time, Linux capable, RISC-V-based MPU subsystem on the mid-range PolarFire FPGA family,...
Continue ReadingNIXLER: limited edition nixie tube clock
The NIXLER is being built as an open-source project and designed with the DIYer in mind. I've included a USB to UART chip directly on the board making the NIXLER easy to reprogram. This together with the onboard ESP32 microcontroller with wifi/bluetooth, enables full customization. Hook...
Continue ReadingOSD32MP1-RED – A Full Featured Development Platform
The OSD32MP1-RED is a full featured Reference, Evaluation and Development platform for the STM32MP1 based SiP, the OSD32MP15x. It provides access to a number of standard communication interfaces like WiFi and Bluetooth, 1Gb Ethernet, and CAN. It supports HDMI or DSI displays and has...
Continue ReadingMeasuring Water Flow Rate and Volume using Arduino and a Flow Sensor
Flow rate and volume helps tell the amount of fluid going into, or through a particular vessel. For certain process automation applications, this simple-sounding fluid measurement task is so critical to the success of the project that, failure to get it right, could bring the entire...
Continue ReadingReflectance based Proximity Sensor using Si1102
This reflective sensor module is a high-performance 0-5 cm active proximity detector. The sensor can provide a range up to 50cm with higher current infra-red LED and current limit resistor R2, R4 used across IR LED. Because the sensor operates on an absolute reflectance threshold...
Continue ReadingTPS1663 60 V, 6 A Power Limiting eFuse
Texas Instruments' eFuse can be used for hot-swap and power rail protection applications Texas Instruments' TPS1663 is an easy-to-use, positive 60 V, 6 A eFuse with a 31 mΩ integrated FET. Protection for the load, source, and the eFuse itself are provided along with adjustable...
Continue ReadingADS131M08 8-Channel Simultaneous Sampling Delta-Sigma (ΔΣ) ADC
Texas Instruments' 24-bit, 32 kSPS ADC is optimized for cost-sensitive applications that require simultaneous sampling Texas Instruments' ADS131M08 8-channel, simultaneously-sampling, 24-bit ΔΣ ADC offers wide dynamic range, low power, and energy-measurement-specific features. These...
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