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Raspberry Pi’s RP2040 Chip Now Available for $1
Coming at a time when the global chip shortage is crippling productions across the world, Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton, today shared the news, which will no doubt gladden the heart of many, that the chip at the heart of the Raspberry Pi Pico development board; the RP2040, is...
Continue ReadingInkplate 6PLUS: Verstaile, easy-to-use and energy-efficient Wi-Fi enabled 6-inch e-paper display
E-paper displays are fascinating. They mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper, and they look brilliant! E-Paper displays make reading comfortable and provide a wider viewing angle than most light-emitting displays. An idle E-Paper display can be easily viewed in direct sunlight...
Continue ReadingSafeBee – A GPS Tracker for Beehives
This is an original design of a GPS tracker designed on Elab and it is intended to be used as a security device for beehives, but it is not limited to this. It can be used everywhere a motion-activated GPS tracker is needed, like your car, bike, or even your boat. It is a GPS tracker...
Continue Reading2D CMOS PDF417 customized mini-size auto-sensing embodied barcode scanner module
Image sensors are the crucial part of various analog and digital electronic devices such as digital cameras, webcams, camera phones, camera modules, optical mouse devices, medical applications, night vision cameras, thermal cameras, barcode scanners, radar, sonar, and many others. An...
Continue ReadingTop 10 SBCs for 2021
We have seen various SBCs being released since late 2020 to 2021, however, 10 of these SBCs will be summarized alphabetically below. Arduino Yun Rev 2 The Yún rev. 2 is a reboot of its original, MIPS-based Arduino Yun, with the power of a Linux based system that enables advanced...
Continue ReadingElectromagnetic near-field PCB Probes are open source
In modern compact electronic circuits, there are several components on a confined PCB area, and so, the electromagnetic effects induced from one component may affect the surrounding components. This disturbance is known as Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). The source of the radiation...
Continue ReadingMeet the MeLE Quieter2; An Ultra-Thin, Ultra-Quiet, Fanless Mini PC
Guangdong-based electronics manufacturer, MeLe has been in the news a couple of times over the years for a number of their tiny but powerful intel mini processors-based desktop PCs. The company recently shared the beginning of sales of one of their latest creations; the MeLe Quieter 2, a...
Continue ReadingBuck converter PCB design replaces TO-220 regulators
Linear voltage regulators are used to maintaining a steady output voltage. They are step-down converters where the input voltage is always higher than the output voltage. The output voltage can be adjusted by external resistors. 78xx series is a very popular linear voltage regulator...
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