PiSugar – Battery for Raspberry Pi zero
Raspberry Pi zero is very small, but it's not cute with a power bank which maybe five times bigger. PiSugar is a battery project designed for Pi zero. It's super easy to use, no need for soldering, no conflict with other piHats. It perfectly matches the size of Pi zero. via Jdaie @...
Continue ReadingApp note: How to use power inductors
A great guide from TDK about power inductors used in DC-DC converters. As electronic devices become more advanced, the power supply voltage of LSIs used in them is lowered, so their power consumption can be reduced and their speed increased. However, a decrease in the power supply...
Continue ReadingVersaLogic new Android based SBC is an avenue to the Android Markets
VersaLogic, a frontier in the development of single board computers, has recently launched a new SBC that is designed for the Android markets called the Android Eval Kit. The new kit will be an upgrade from Versalogic having generally been know to produce mostly Linux, and sometimes...
Continue ReadingMAX86150 Integrated in-Sync PPG and ECG Biosensor Module for Mobile Devices
Maxim’s MAX86150 delivers both photoplethysmogram (PPG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements for health monitoring from a mobile, battery-powered device. The MAX86150 is a biosensor module comprised of internal LEDs, photodetectors, and an ECG analog front-end (AFE) to provide...
Continue ReadingGanymede MEMS Speakers can be retrofitted into standard enclosures
USound GmbH's Ganymede Achelous and Adap MEMS speakers with their compact size of 4.7 mm x 6.7 mm x 1.6 mm are ideal for in-ear headphone designs and wearables such as true-wireless headsets. The perfect addition to traditional speakers, they can be easily retrofitted into standard...
Continue ReadingGEN2 650V SiC Schottky Diodes Offer Improved Efficiency, Reliability and Thermal Management
Littelfuse, Inc. today introduced two second-generation series of 650V, AEC-Q101-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky Diodes. The LSIC2SD065CxxA and LSIC2SD065AxxA Series SiC Schottky Diodes are available with a choice of current ratings (6A, 8A, 10A, 16A or 20A). They offer power...
Continue ReadingWin a TE AmbiMate MS4 Dev Kit!
Here's your chance to win a TE AmbiMate MS4 Sensor Module Dev Kit, together with an Arduino MKR1000! TE AmbiMate MS4 development kits enable you to build prototypes and evaluation boards for systems incorporating TE's state-of-the-art AmbiMate MS4 Series sensor modules. To enter the...
Continue ReadingSiFive Launches the World’s Smallest Commercial 64-bit Embedded Core
RISC-V Leader brings unmatched advanced 64-bit Core IP capability to embedded space. SiFive, the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, yesterday announced the launch of the S2 Core IP Series at the Linley Spring Processor Conference in Santa Clara. The S2 Core IP Series...
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