Pine64 has launched a smaller and cheaper “HardRock64” variant of its RK3399-based RockPro64 SBC that removes the PCIe and USB Type-C. The board features: The RK3399 hexa-core SOC found in the Pinebook Pro and on the ROCKPro64 2xUSB 3.0 2xUSB 2.0 WiFi AC...

The MP720105 from Multicomp Pro is a newly launched 200MHz, 2-channel digital storage oscilloscope, featuring 1GS/s sampling rates, 8-bits vertical resolution, an 8" colour LCD screen, and decoding kit (RS232, SPI, I2C, CAN trigger/decode). Ultra-thin design, less space...

IoTouch is an ESP-32 based board with touchscreen capabilities. Its got an external embedded GPU interfaced with a 24 RGB TFT glass capacitive display.  It is specially built for IoT applications due to its Bluetooth and WiFi features. If you need a wireless device that has a good and...

Okay, you’ve probably seen 20 different TS-100 hacks, for example, this, this and this but this improvement by Jan Henrik is on another level. For a soldering iron, the TS-100 seems to work quite well and its popularity, having only debuted 3 years ago, speaks volumes of this. It is...

The beauty of capable computing is that aside from being cheap enough, it should also be good enough.  While we have seen some great WiFi IoT boards like Wemos D1 mini and Lolin32, there has not been anything like the newly launched W600-PICO board from Wemos. The new W600-PICO board,...

This is a hall sensor proximity sensor that can detect magnetic targets approaching the sensor, without physical contact with the target. This sensor also can be used to detect the distance range 0-4cm (0-40mm). The target distance can be adjusted using the onboard trimmer...

Selecting the right communication protocol is an important part of any IoT project as not being able to communicate with the server/device cloud quickly takes away the “I” in IoT and could lead to the ultimate failure of the project. Several communication protocols exist, from WiFi...

Analog Devices’ controllers enable full functional safety if one of the batteries fail by forcing the other battery to take over Analog Devices’ LT8228 100 V bidirectional buck or boost DC/DC controllers provide sustainable power in hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) critical...