Introduction to DigiSpark – A Smaller, Cheaper and Powerful Arduino board
The Digispark board is one of the smallest Arduino boards ever produced and is copyrighted by Digistump LLC. Although it is tiny, it is also very powerful and powered by an ATTINY85 chip clocked up to 16.5Mhz (about the same speed as Arduino Uno boards). So Digispark is simply a...
Continue ReadingProgram-O-Tron – SD Card Based Standalone AVR Programmer
An SD card based standalone AVR Programmer is live on kickstarter and has 24 days to go. Here at proto-pic HQ we make kits, lots of kits, and that means lots of AVR programming. We found this a tedious task and wanted a solution to make the whole thing quick and easy. No more did we...
Continue ReadingmoRFeus – A field-configurable wideband frequency converter and signal generator
MoRFeus is a 30 MHz–6 GHz field-configurable Fractional-N wideband frequency converter and signal generator. Its LCD display and button interface enable dynamic field-level configuration - from switching between signal generator and other modes, to setting the local oscillator...
Continue ReadingMicrochip MC1409UK – MPU based system on module
Simplify industrial-grade Linux® designs with SAMA5D2 MPU-based system on module (SOM) with Microchip's MC1409u. There is a great deal of design effort and complexity associated with creating an industrial-grade microprocessor (MPU)-based system. The ATSAMA5D27-SOM1, which contains...
Continue ReadingPhytec Develops Three PhyCore Modules – i.MX8, i.MX8M, and iMX8X, Driven By Linux
Phytec has updated their product pages for three new PhyCore modules, all of which support Linux. The three modules, which employ three different flavors of i.MX8 SOC is phyCORE-i.MX 8X, i.MX 8M, and i.MX 8 SBCs. The PhyCore COMs are based on NXP’s Cortex-A53 based i.MX8M, its...
Continue ReadingPICO316 – The New Pico-ITX SBC Powered By Intel Apollo Lake Processors
Axiomtek, a Taiwan based company has introduced new Pico-ITX form factor SBCs using Intel’s Apollo Lake processor. This line of SBCs from Axiomtek started with PICO312 with minimal coastline ports, and then followed with a COM-like PICO313. Recently they launched a similar 100 x...
Continue Reading1W regulated SMT DC/DC converter can be used in alternative energy
Expanding its range of embedded-core DC/DC converters, Murata Power Solutions adds the NXF1 series of regulated, high isolation converter with 3.3 or 5.0V outputs. Inputs available are nominal 3.3 and 5.0V in an industry-standard, surface-mount package with a low profile of 5.1mm. Line...
Continue Reading4 Channel Relay Shield for Arduino UNO
4 Channel Relay Shield for Arduino UNO is a simple and convenient way to interface 4 relays for switching applications in your project. Very compact design that can fit on top of Arduino UNO. Project requires 12V DC supply, all 4 trigger inputs require TTL signal, Relay-1 to Relay-4...
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