EERAM memory solutions reduce memory costs and retain data at power loss
Microchip announces a new family of Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) EERAM memory products that offers system designers up to 25 percent cost savings over the current serial Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) alternatives. The family introduces four reliable SPI densities to Microchip’s...
Continue ReadingSmart Marbles and AI to detect flaws in pipelines
A small team of researchers led by Peter Baltus, professor of microelectronics at the department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven Institute of Technology, the Netherlands, has developed small circuit boards equipped with sensors that can easily fit into a small golf-sized ball....
Continue ReadingAllwinner H5 Powered NanoPi NEO2 Black SBC focuses on Headless Applications
NanoPi NEO2 also known as NanoPi NEO2-LTS from FriendlyELEC is a small SBC powered by Allwinner H5 SoC with an ARM Mali-450MP GPU. It is intended for server/headless applications with Ethernet & USB ports, as well as I/O headers. FriendlyELEC launched yet another variant...
Continue ReadingLoRa Mesh Chat
A simple add-on for mobile phones to enable SMS-like messaging in a group when outside cell coverage, or in disaster scenarios. This is a fairly simple add-on for mobile phones to enable SMS-like messaging in a group when outside cell coverage, or in disaster scenarios. It utilises...
Continue ReadingReal-time spectrum analyzers with 1.5 and 3.0GHz bandwidth
Rigol Technologies’ RSA3000E real-time spectrum analyzers are economic instruments based on the new Rigol-developed Ultra-Real technology as a complete platform, which also allows to perform real-time measurements. by Julien Happich The new models are available with 1.5 GHz and 3.0...
Continue ReadingSelpic S1+ The Handheld, Any-Surface Quick Printing Solution
SELPIC 1+ is a palm-sized handheld Inkjet printer that is currently on a Kickstarter fundraiser campaign well exceeding its targeted goal. This printer allows the user to print on any surface and any material. It can print any text, image, QR code, barcode by simply moving the device...
Continue ReadingIsolated 2W 24Vdc-to-5Vdc Flyback DC-DC – Reference Design
The MAXREFDES111# reference design from Maxim Integrated is a compact 24V input flyback-converter module that features 5V at 400mA output. Transformer selection is often the most difficult step in isolated power design. Multiple transformers (Wurth Electronics 750315847, HanRun...
Continue ReadingSlim Sensor Delivers Calibrated Data
Würth Elektronik presents a very compact MEMS-based (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) absolute pressure sensor: The 2.0 × 2.0 × 0.8 mm sized WSEN-PADS measures pressure in the range between 26 and 126 kPa. Its output data rate can be selected between 1 and 200 Hz. The sensor...
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