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Time Machine – A Smart Clock That Does What You Say Using Alexa Voice Service
With a controller and a seven segment display, showing the time is not a so special feature, but when this clock can listen to the user and do what they want, that’s what worth highlighting a “Time Machine”. Analysing human voice and take action based on that is not so simple....
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Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs #1 – PickUp.ULP Select Components Both in Schematic And Layout
Welcome to the first post of the “Exploring Eagle CAD ULPs” series. Every week we will publish a new post about one useful ULPs in Eagle CAD. "ULP" User Language Program is a plain text file which is written in a C-like syntax and can be used to access the EAGLE data structures...
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Comparing the Top 5 PCB CAD Programs
sfcircuits.com compares the top 5 PCB CAD Programs, DipTrace, Eagle, Altium, Pads and Orcad: There are several programs available that range from simple and intuitive to highly sophisticated. They range from free or inexpensive to high-end/premium. They come feature-less or...
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PartSync – Full featured Desktop Electronics Parts Database
PartSync is a desktop database application used to manage electronic part data, Bill of Materials (BOM), component kits and vendor purchase lists. PartSync provides advanced features for labeling, material storage and bar coded labels. Search engines make finding parts and part...
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The New OS From Google “Fuchsia” – What is it ?
Last year Google announced “Brillo” an operating system for IoT devices with a communication protocol called “Weave”. Today, most of the technical websites are talking about the new operating system “Fuchsia” which is, according to Google brief description, a “Pink +...
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Issues with printf function
The C library function printf() is one of the common used functions in embedded systems world to debug the code in real time over a serial connection. Using the printf() over serial is under debate and may not be optimal for embedded systems and that’s what Jacob Beningo over EDN tries...
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It’s the end of C as we know it!
beningo.com discuss about the future of C language and it's use in embedded systems. The C programming language has been with embedded software developers since its creation in 1972. Ever since then C has been a blazing constant, surviving even the big push in the late 90’s and...
Continue Reading![Eagle 7.6.2 – First Beta Release After Autodesk’s Acquisition of Cadsoft Eagle 7.6.2 – First Beta Release After Autodesk’s Acquisition of Cadsoft](https://www.electronics-lab.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/names_in_tracks_in_pcb.690x0-is.png)
Eagle 7.6.2 – First Beta Release After Autodesk’s Acquisition of Cadsoft
It has been one month since the Autodesk’s acquisition of Cadsoft. After the acquisition, they redesigned the website and changed the domain name from cadsoftusa.com to cadsoft.io. It seems that Autodesk is going very fast toward sharing with community what they intend to do with...
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