Credit Card Sized HMI Development Hardware
Coinciding with the BT815 and BT816 advanced graphics controller ICs being ramped up into volume production, Bridgetek has introduced a series of accompanying entry-level development modules. Supporting a range of different display configurations, the compact (54.1mm x 85.60mm) VM816C...
Continue ReadingUsing Ferrite Beads for Ringing Control in Switching Converters
"Ringing" is a common term referring to the undesired oscillation that occurs when a power semiconductor switch turns on or off in the presence of parasitic inductance and capacitance. Energy stored in the parasitic junction capacitance of the switch is released during the switching...
Continue ReadingFLIR Boson Camera Frame Grabber using FPGA
Simple FPGA based PCB to capture thermal images from a FLIR Boson camera on to a microSD. The project's sources are available on Github. by Greg Davill A small PCB designed to attach to the backside of the FLIR Boson Thermal Camera. The PCB facilitates configuration of the camera along...
Continue ReadingThe 10 Trillion FPS Camera Captures Light In Slow Motion
Light moving in vacuum is the fastest thing in the universe. Scientists have tried many times before to catch it on the move with some success. This time a new equipment built by Caltech scientists pulls down a mind-blowing 10 trillion frames per second, meaning it can capture light as...
Continue ReadingCubieBoard9 – An Actions S900 SoC Based SBC With 2x HDMI
CubieTech recently announced a new SBC CubieBoard9 on their product page. This SBC is yet unpriced and also not reached the CubieBoard.org community website. CubieBoard9 features a quad A53 Actions S900 SoC, 3GB LPDDR3, 16GB eMMC, WiFi/BT, and dual independent displays with HDMI,...
Continue ReadingΕfficient Wireless Li-Ion Charger with Regulator Optimized for Low Power Wearables
Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear™ LTC4126, which expands its offerings in wireless battery charging. The LTC4126 combines a wireless powered battery charger for Li-Ion cells with a high efficiency multi-mode charge pump DC/DC converter, providing a regulated 1.2V...
Continue ReadingThe USB-C Explorer helps to get started with USB-C
Jason has designed a development board for USB-C and Power Delivery, that is available on GitHub. The board is also on sale at Tindie for $79 + shipping. The USB-C Explorer is a development board with everything needed to start working with USB Type-C. It contains a USB-C port...
Continue ReadingUsing a Raspberry Pi to program an ATTiny10/9/5/4
Using a Raspberry Pi to program an ATTiny4/5/9/10. But, mostly the $0.25 ATTiny10. And, not necessarily a Raspberry Pi, but anything with GPIOs! Yep. It works. At least tested pretty thoroughly with my ATTiny10. It can also read all the memories AND run timings against the AVR to do...
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