Category: USB

Maker Mahesh Venkitachalam has designed a high-quality microphone he calls Mico using the main component of the Raspberry Pi Pico – the RP2040 controller chip. He writes: Recently, I’ve been working with the Raspberry Pi Pico. I’ve been dazzled with the RP2040 - especially with...

Independent hardware Developer, Travis Lin, has just designed and launched his newest device with the product name, DSTIKE USB KEEPER. The board is designed to function as an input device to a personal computer (PC) and an integrated USB HID Arduino board for project developments. The...

As the applications of USB interfaces on computers, MCU boards, devices, and other I/O peripherals increases, there's a parallel increase in demand for cost-effective and high-power USB bus converters for serial and parallel interfaces. CH9102F, a low-cost USB to high-speed serial port...

Despite its popularity, the developments of USB-based devices are characterized by diverse challenges ranging from specialized and expensive tools to complicated software. To solve this, Colorado-based open-source hardware manufacture; Great Scott Gadgets, recently started working on...

We are all aware of the multiprotocol RF shields for Arduino development boards. These RF shields gave RF capabilities to the board and made them compatible with the modules such as RFID, XBee, or Bluetooth. Electrolama, based in the United Kingdom, released a tiny "USB stick"...

The USB Bluetooth dongles are quite popular nowadays. Most wireless computer mouse comes with a USB Bluetooth dongle which enables wireless communications to your PC. A USB Bluetooth dongle is a very quick and inexpensive means to allow Bluetooth communications onto your computer. To...

Virtual desktops are used extensively in the IT sector currently due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This set-up allows the employees to work remotely and is convenient. Virtual desktops are preconfigured images of operating systems and applications in which the desktop environment is...

The LIR1220 is a 12.5 mm. lithium-ion rechargeable coin cell. It is a relatively new technology. Traditionally, li-ion coin cells are non-rechargeable but for some situations, rechargeable compact cells are desired. Coin cells like CR2032 are ultra-compact and are used in a variety of...