RGB UV IR light sensor is under 1x2mm
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has released an innovative full-color ambient light sensor (ALS) that helps smartphones take better pictures and present more visually accurate data on screen displays....
Continue ReadingTwelve PWM outputs from an ATtiny85
This project describes how to get 12 analogue PWM outputs from an ATtiny85, so you can drive 12 LEDs with individual control over each LED's brightness. David Johnson-Davies writes: Each LED can be set to a brightness between 0 (off) and 63 (fully on). The demonstration program shows a...
Continue ReadingOMRON Optical Air Quality Sensor
Omron's B5W-LD0101-1 is a High Sensitive and Compact Air Quality Sensor with 5V output. Overview Highly sensitive and compact air quality sensor Detection of particles down to 0.5 µm in diameter is possible while using an LED light source Features a unique flow path...
Continue ReadingNERO-SP1 – Arduino UNO Compatible Board
ATmega328, FT231X NerO - MCU 8-Bit AVR Embedded Evaluation Board. This is the NERO-SP1, an Arduino compatible module with short shield pin. This Nero module is a reference design for an energy efficient Arduino UNO compatible board based on the ATMEGA328 with the FTDI FT231X USB- UART...
Continue ReadingLE-37M – 3.5″ Miniboard with Intel® 8th Gen Core™ H-series Processor
Taiwan Commate Computer Inc.(COMMELL), the worldwide leader of Industrial Single Board Computers, unveiled LE-37M 3.5 inch Miniboard embedded system board based on 8th generation Intel® Core™ H-series processors. The LE-37M 3.5 inch Miniboard platform is designed for...
Continue ReadingTexas Instruments ebook – LDO Basics
Power management is a fundamental block for all electronic systems. Without it, smartphones, computers and many other electronics we know today would not be possible. With the additional portability, computational power and the myriad of sensors implemented today comes the necessity to...
Continue ReadingThe WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5 Board Now Available – Ivy5661 IoT Board
A few months ago, in November 2018, we talked about the possibility of combining both WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5 into one board. The UNISOC UWP5661 was a chip that could make that possible and the same chip powers the IVY5661 96Boards IoT board. At the time of posting about the IVY5661...
Continue ReadingKEMET – Pyroelectric Infrared Sensors
KEMET's pyroelectric infrared sensors (PL series) are unobtrusive sensors that contribute to set designs. KEMET's pyroelectric infrared sensors use the pyroelectric effect of ceramic by absorbing the infrared rays emitted from the human body. This detects the infrared signature...
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