Category: Miscellaneous
Simple Soft Latch Switch using Push-Button
Latching Toggle switches are one of the most popular kinds of switches, from their use by kids in basic electricity classes to their use in prototypes and more advanced products, they provide a familiar and reliable way to close or open a circuit. This makes them the go to switch for...
Continue ReadingCupola360 – World’s most Advanced Spherical Image Processor for 360-degree Cameras
Capitalizing on the global trend of 360-degree imaging, ASPEED Technology Inc., the world’s largest BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) SoC provider, is pleased to announce at MWC19 Barcelona the Cupola360 solutions, world’s advanced Spherical Image Processor specifically designed...
Continue ReadingBalena’s EtcherPro comes with Multiple SD Cards and USB Drives
Balena’s Etcher Pro is a stand-alone hardware device that allows you to copy data to multiple cards or usb disks at once, at high speeds. Compared to conventional Disk Duplicator, Etcher Pro is faster and cheaper, easier to use and equipped with features, to enable you do much more...
Continue ReadingDIY NAS / Router in 3-bay hot swap enclosure
A 2-bay, low power, ARM-based NAS and router. The project repository is here. The enclosure is an Athena Power BP-SAC2131B 3.5” HDD Hot-Swap Backplane Module. This is a a 3-bay hot swap backplane intended to go into two 5.25” bays of a server. This is not a trayless backplane, the...
Continue ReadingSave My Child: The smart sensor that sends text messages if you forget the child in the car
It is installed in cars, and thanks to a detector placed on the child seat, it warns us – via SMS or phone call – if we get away without bringing the child with us. Boris Landoni writes: Among the most saddening (and at any rate, infrequent) accidents in the news, there are those...
Continue ReadingDual Channel SiC MOSFET Gate Driver Reference Design
This reference design is an automotive qualified isolated gate driver solution for driving Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs in half bridge configuration. The design includes two push pull bias supplies for the dual channel isolated gate driver respectively and each supply provides +15V and...
Continue ReadingWavecatcher – Acoustic cryptanalysis
Anfractuosity published a new project: “Acoustic cryptanalysis is a type of side channel attack that exploits sounds emitted by computers or other devices” Wavecatcher is a simple PCB that makes use of a MEMS ultrasound microphone, in order to capture audio to around 80kHz, with...
Continue ReadingTaking Advantage of Embedded FPGA (eFPGA)
By Geoff Tate, CEO of Flex Logix, Inc. Whether you are designing an SoC, MCU or other chip, the one common heartache is “freezing RTL.” Up until that point, it’s no problem making a change or update, but once it’s frozen, the chip design is “locked in.” A change after that...
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