Category: Software

Sjaak shared a tip for panelizing PCB boards in Eagle: Panelizing is done by machining a slot between two or more boards, but keep them attached by a small amount of PCB material (mousebites). I used to do it by hand: generated all the schematics into multiple sheets and then route...

Google had launched Android Things,  a new comprehensive IoT platform for building smart devices on top of Android APIs and Google’s own services. Android Things is now available as a developer preview. Android Things was basically launched as an enhancement for Brillo, Android...

The open-source Arduino Software (IDE) makes it easy to write code and upload it to the board. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The environment is written in Java and based on Processing and other open-source software. Arduino has just launched its latest software version: IDE...

New Tibbo IDE (TIDE) release 5.03.03 includes a Tibbo OS (TiOS) Simulator. The Simulator implements a virtual TiOS device incorporating virtual Ethernet interface, virtual EEPROM, virtual flash memory, virtual MD button, buzzer, and status LEDs, as well as virtual LCD and...

Online circuit simulators are getting more popular day by day. Electronics hobbyists, as well as professionals, use circuit simulators often to design and check circuit diagrams. The best thing about online simulator is, you don't have to install anything at all on your PC or laptop....

"Tiago" tipped us with his latest Android App. His app, ElectroCalc is a fast calculator for electrical and electronic circuits. The calculator includes many tools and comes in a free and a Pro version. Check it out! ElectroCalc - Electrical and Electronics Calculator -...

Sometimes you need to send or receive files from your Raspberry Pi robot, this may be a bit complex process as there is no direct method. You may think about unmounting the SD card from the Raspberry then connecting it to PC, or using a cloud storage to upload and download files, but...

Google had launched Brillo, a new Android based OS used for embedded development - in particular for low-power, IoT devices. Brillo brings the simplicity and speed of software development to hardware for IoT with an embedded OS, core services, developer kit, and developer...