Plotting Pricing Trends from Octopart Data
Sanket Gupta @ octopart.com tipped us with his latest article on how to plot pricing trends of electronic parts using Octopart's data. He writes: Before you search for specific MPNs, it’s useful to understand broad trends in electronic component pricing and availability to save...
Continue ReadingAir Quality Sensors on tindie.com
Pesky Products @ tindie.com writes: This is a small (17.9 mm x 10.3 mm) breakout board with Bosch's BME280 pressure, temperature, and humidity sensor as well as AMS' CCS811 digital gas sensor. The sensors work in concert to provide a complete measurement via I2C register reads of...
Continue ReadingLowest power magnetic switch uses nanoamps
Crocus Technology is introducing its CT832 Digital Magnetic Switch, in the CT83X series, a multi- function switching device with high sensitivity, reliability and new lows in power consumption, that it positions as the industry’s lowest power consuming switch. Lowest power...
Continue ReadingLinear applies switched-capacitor step-down topology for inductor-less DC/DC
Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com discuss about the new Linear's step-down inductor-less controller. LTC7820 is, a high power fixed ratio charge pump DC/DC controller that eliminates the power inductor in a non-isolated intermediate bus converter, allowing up to a 50%...
Continue ReadingSUNY Polytechnic Creates 3-in-1 Device That Can Be A Diode, A MOSFET And A BJT
In a recently published study, a team of researchers at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany, New York, has suggested that combining multiple functions in a single semiconductor device can significantly improve device's functionality and efficiency. Nowadays, the semiconductor...
Continue ReadingTwiz – Tiny Wireless IMUs
Tiny Wireless IMUs - 100% open & autonomous 9DoF motion sensor using BLE to control anything from your [objects] motion ! by Drix @ hackaday.io: We looked for tiny, autonomous, easy to use, and 9 Degrees of Freedom IMU, but none of the available wireless motion sensors were...
Continue ReadingSamba : Set Up Your Raspberry Pi As A Local Network File Server
Samba is the Linux implementation of the SMB/CIFS file sharing standard used by Windows PCs and Apple computers and widely supported by media streamers, gaming consoles, and mobile apps. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use a Raspberry Pi as a file server where you can save...
Continue Reading5V to Dual 12V Step Up DC-DC Converter Using LM2588-ADJ
Lots of op-amp based circuits require dual (symmetrical) power supply. This tiny circuit is a simple solution which provides +/-12V DC 300mA from single 5AV DC input. The board is based on LM2588-ADJ IC from Texas instruments. Step up from 5V to dual 12V is the best part of the...
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