Attiny85 Audio Spectrum Analyzer on OLED display
Visualizations are an important part of a music player. They provide the user with something to feast their eyes on especially when the music has no video. For today’s tutorial, we will build a visualization device, capable of providing a visual representation for any kind of music...
Continue ReadingIncandescent light bulbs at the nanoscale
Using tiny arrays of carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers at Rice University has designed nanoscale incandescent light source that could be tuned to precisely emit at specific wavelength, based on the materials’ configuration. The so-called nanoscale thermal emitters described in...
Continue ReadingWindow Comparator – Window Detector with relay output
A window detector circuit, also called window comparator circuit or dual edge limit detector circuit is used to determine whether an unknown input is between two precise reference threshold voltages. It employs two comparators to detect over-voltage or under-voltage condition. This...
Continue Reading8-pin STM32 MCUs mix performance, compactness and flexibility
STMicroelectronics has launched a series of STM32 MCUs in an 8-pin package to provide simple embedded projects with 32-bit performance and flexibility in a small, cheap form factor. via www.eenewsembedded.com The four new STM32G0 devices have a combination of 8-pin economy and a 64MHz...
Continue ReadingOpen Thermal Camera Is Thermal Imaging for the Rest of Us
One application of thermal imaging which has been experiencing a surge in recent times is the application of thermal imaging in the detection of faults in circuits. While this has proven a very interesting and reliable way for evaluating Circuit boards before committing to mass...
Continue ReadingA Hardware Watchdog HAT and Power Manager for Your Raspberry Pi
For anyone who loves the Raspberry Pi (I'd imagine everyone does), one of the greatest pain points during the use of it is related in one way or the other to Powering the Pi. From being able to find the right power supply for it, to be able to perform simple actions like resetting the Pi...
Continue ReadingFortec expands SBC to plug-and-play TFT display kit
The supplier of complete solutions for display technology, power, and embedded systems, Fortec Electronik, now offers iBASE's IB818, a single board computer (SBC) expanded to plug-and-play TFT display kit. According to the company, the iBASE IB818 single board computer already configured...
Continue Readinge-con Systems launches 5MP Monochrome USB 3.1 SuperSpeed Camera
e-con Systems Inc., a leading camera solutions company, today announced the launch of See3CAM_CU55M, a 5 MP Monochrome USB 3.1 Gen 1 SuperSpeed Camera. With a 1/2.5” AR0521 CMOS image sensor from ON Semiconductor, backed by 2.2μm x 2.2μm pixel BSI technology, this camera produces...
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