1kW bidirectional DC-DC converter with credit card footprint
Diamond Electric in Japan has designed a 1kW isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter (IBDC) inverter using gallium nitride (GaN) devices that is the size of a credit card. by Nick Flaherty @ eenewseurope.com: The technology can substantially reduce the weight and size of DC-DC...
Continue ReadingJuiceBox Zero: Easiest way to power a Pi Zero with a battery
You have a Raspberry Pi project, but it's no good stuck to a wall! JuiceBox Zero is the simplest way to properly power your Pi Zero. by Samuel Anderson @ kickstarter.com: I had an amazing project for Raspberry Pi that needed to be battery powered. I searched and found a few boards that...
Continue ReadingResearchers Of RMIT University Develops Swalloable Gas Sensors That Can Improve Your Diet
Researchers led by Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have developed the first intestinal gas-diagnosing pill to be tested in human. During the study, which was published on January 8 in Nature Electronics, the swallowable gas sensors were tested in...
Continue ReadingmilliDelta Robot- High speed and Precision in a Compact Design
Delta robots are machines with three arms designed to move at high speeds and perform precise tasks. The three arms are connected to a universal join at the base, and the device uses parallelograms that restrict the movement avoiding rotation. As a result, they can move in x, y, and z...
Continue ReadingSensirion Presents Pressure-Resistant Mass Flow Meter
The SFM4200 mass flow meter is a new star in the Sensirion range. Thanks to its high pressure resistance, it can be operated at pressures of up to 8 bar and measures flow rates up to 160 slm with a rapid signal processing time of 0.5 ms. It is particularly suitable for gas mixing in...
Continue ReadingTalking Pi is a Voice Control Module for The Raspberry Pi
Voice is the most simple and powerful medium. Everyone has it and it is the most personal way to convey our thoughts, messages, instruction, ideas, and questions. We have seen the rise of Voice Assistants like Alexa and Google Home; where someone can control things with only voice...
Continue ReadingchiliSOM – ARM Cortex-A8 System on Module
chiliSOM is an ultra-small, extremely low-power, state-of-the-art module based on ARM Cortex-A8 processor. Modular design makes it easy to embed to your device without any connector. chiliSOM and chiliboard was created for those market participants who want to develop the product on a...
Continue Reading35V hot swappable supercapacitor backup power controller
Analog Devices announces the Power by Linear LTC3351, a supercapacitor charger and backup power controller IC that includes hot swap front-end protection and all the features necessary to provide a complete, standalone capacitor-based backup power solution. The LTC3351’s integrated...
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