Programming Arduino on Visual Studio Code Editor with Platform.io or Arduino extension
The Arduino IDE is a great programming tool, it is simple to use and it contains probably all resources one will need to build a project, but evaluating it as a code editor, it is a not the perfect tool. It lacks programming aiding features like IntelliSense, code suggestions,...
Continue ReadingLow-power IBQ800 Qseven CPU Module from IBASE with extended temperature range
iBASE Technology Inc, a leader in the manufacture of industrial motherboards and embedded systems, is proud to announce the highly integrated IBQ800 low-power CPU module powered by an Intel® Atom™ x7-E3950 @2.0GHz or x5-E3930 @1.8GHz processor. Designed to operate at extended...
Continue ReadingNXP Launches i.MX RT Crossover MCU for Alexa Voice Service
NXP’s MCU-based solution for Amazon's Alexa Voice Service (AVS) leverages the i.MX RT crossover processor, enabling developers to quickly and easily add Alexa voice assistant capabilities to their products. This ultra-small form-factor, turnkey hardware design comes completely...
Continue ReadingA miniature microfluidics heat sink For high-performance chip cooling
At the Embedded World Conference 2019, imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a silicon-based compact microchannel heat sink that enables high heat flux dissipation. The imec heat sink assembled to a high performance...
Continue ReadingIMB-1215 Coffee Lake – Mini-ITX Intel® Core™ 8th Gen Q370 SBC
Overview The IMB-1215 is the lower cost 'brother' of the IMB-1213. As you'll see the IMB-1215 still retains a lot of the main features of the "full spec" IMB-1213 but with minor modifications around power, for example, where the standard is single power input (19V DC in) versus the...
Continue ReadingDIY NAS System with newly launched Nano Pi SATA HAT
Have you ever wondered owning a fully powered NAS (Network-Attached Storage) system, but the cost buying one has been holding you back, well, now this is past, and you can easily build a simple NAS platform for just a fraction of the cost. The Nano Pi M4 launched by FriendlyElec back...
Continue ReadingNew PicoScope 9400 5 GHz oscilloscope
The PicoScope 9404-05 is the first of a new class of oscilloscopes that combine the benefits of real-time sampling, equivalent-time sampling and high analog bandwidth. The PicoScope 9404-05 has four 5 GHz input channels with market-leading ADC, timing and display resolutions for...
Continue ReadingThree quantum computer components integrated on one chip
Scientists at the University of Stuttgart and the KIT succeed in important further development on the way to quantum computers. Quantum computers one day should be able to solve certain computing problems much faster than a classical computer. One of the most promising approaches is...
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