11.9″ IPS Capacitive Touchscreen (320 x 1480) is suitable for dashboards

This impressive IPS display is 11.9″ wide with 170° viewing angles and a capacitive 5-point touch display – great for all kinds of interesting projects displaying lots of data!

The display has a 320×1480 resolution and supports generic HDMI inputs, meaning you can use this with different input devices including the Raspberry Pi which has dedicated mounting points on the display. The rear controller board has a USB input for touch control with your device, buttons for touch rotation & on/off/brightness and a 3.5mm audio output jack.

The screen has toughened glass with up to 6H hardness for excellent scratch resistance and rear mounting points for fixing to an enclosure.

Cables and adapters are included for use with different devices, including dedicated PCB adapters for the Raspberry Pi.

Note: Not all devices (HDMI devices) will support all of the features of this display. Your Raspberry Pi will require some simple configuration to use this display.

Features

  • 11.9″ IPS display
  • Compatible with the Raspberry Pi and other HDMI devices
  • Resolution: 320×1480
  • 5-point capacitive touch
  • HDMI input
  • USB touch interface
  • Button controls for rotation/brightness/on/off
  • 3.5mm Audio jack output
  • Toughened glass up to 6H hardness
  • Dimensions: 287.30mm x 69.80mm

Compatibility

This display is compatible with the Raspberry Pi 2, 3, and 4 with the included adapters (and simple configuration detailed in the product Wiki).

To use this display with a Raspberry Pi Zero you will need to purchase an additional adapter for the HDMI connection.

Resources

Availability

The display is coming soon for 93 € on https://thepihut.com/products/11-9-ips-capacitive-touchscreen-320×1480

PCB Manufacture and Assembly with JLCPCB in Easier Way

As we all know, for hobbyists, hardware engineers, and electronic students how important PCBs are for electronic projects. And in electronic engineering, there are different types of projects that are constructed with different types of components. So makers, developers, and electronic enthusiasts have been prototyping electronic circuits using breadboards, Raspberry Pi mini PCs, Arduino’s, and other hardware. Who would like to take the next step by creating their very own custom PCB boards, may be interested to know that JLCPCB offers a full manufacturing and assembly service and helped over 800,000 electronics engineers complete their projects.

Once you have your final circuit prototype on a breadboard and would like to create a small run of PCB boards, or launch your idea via crowdfunding websites. A wide variety of different free PCB design and circuit design applications are available to get you started. Freely available PCB applications include EasyEDA , KiCad, ZenitPCB, TinyCAD, Osmond PCB, Fritzing, and DesignSpark PCB to name just a few.

Taking the first example of a PCB design application EasyEDA. EasyEDA is an easier and powerful online PCB design tool that allows electronics engineers, educators, students, makers, and enthusiasts to design and share their projects.

The main benefit of using the JLCPCB PCB manufacturing service is that it offers a one-stop PCB manufacturing and assembly service with stringent quality control. EasyEDA also is called LCEDA, which belongs to JLC GROUP together with JLCPCB, after finished the design in EasyEDA, you can get the Gerber files with one click and put them into manufacture in JLCPCB directly.  As one of the most experienced PCB manufacturers and SMT Assemblers in China. JLCPCB is priding itself on customer service and covering all areas of PCB manufacture and assembly.

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Humidity Sensor – Humidity to Frequency Output

This sensor board provides frequency output as per relative humidity value. The project is based on a unique capacitive cell, this relative humidity sensor is designed for high volume, cost-sensitive applications such as office automation, automotive cabin air control, home appliances, and industrial process control systems. It is also useful in all applications where humidity compensation is needed. The circuit is built using a low-cost NE555 timer as an astable generator, humidity sensor MK1 acts as a variable capacitor and is connected to the TRIG and THRES pin. Pin 7 is used as a short circuit pin for resistor R3. The HS1101LF equivalent capacitor is charged through R2, R3, and PR1 is set the threshold voltage (approximately 0.67Vcc) and discharged through R2 only to the trigger level (approximately 0.33Vcc) since R3 is shortened to the ground by pin 7. Since the charge and discharge of the sensor run through two different resistors, R2 and R3, the duty cycle is determined by the following formulas.

Duty cycle Calculation:

  • thigh = C@%RH*(R2+R3)*ln2
  • tlow= C@%RH*R2*ln2
  • F = 1/(thigh+tlow) = 1/(C@%RH*(R3+2*R2)*ln2)
  • Output duty cycle = thigh*F = R2/(R3+2*R2)

Refer to the lookup table below for humidity RH (%) VS frequency output. PR1 Trimmer pot provided to calibrate the fine output.

Output Table

Features

  • Supply 5V (Range 5 to 10V DC)
  • Current 10mA
  • Frequency Output 10% RH =7155 Hz to 95% RH =6210
  • Duty Cycle Approx. 50%
  • High reliability and long-term stability
  • Fast response time and very low temperature coefficient
  • Full interchangeability with no calibration required in standard conditions
  • PCB Dimensions 38.89MM X 16.99MM

Schematic

 

Parts List

NO.QNTY.REFDESCMANUFACTURERSUPPLIERSUPPLIER PART NO
11CN14 PIN MALE HEADER PITCH 2.54MMWURTHDIGIKEY732-5317-ND
21C110uF/16V SMD SIZE 1206 OR 1210MURATA/YAGEODIGIKEY
32C2,C40.1uF/50V SMD SIZE 0805MURATA/YAGEODIGIKEY
41C32.2K PF / 50M SMD SIZE 0805MURATA/YAGEODIGIKEY
51D1LED RED COLOR SMD SIZE 0805LITE ON INCDIGIKEY160-1427-1-ND
61MK1HPP801A031/HS1101LFTE CONNECTIVITYDIGIKEYHPP801A031-ND
71PR1OPTIONAL
81PR150K TRIMMER POTNIDEC COPALDIGIKEYCT6EP503-ND
92R1,R41K 1% SMD SIZE 0805MURATA/YAGEODIGIKEY
101R2499K 1% SMD SIZE 0805MURATA/YAGEODIGIKEY
111R349.9K 1% SMD SIZE 0805MURATA/YAGEODIGIKEY
121U1NE555TIDIGIGIKEY296-6502-1-ND

Connections

Gerber View

Photos

Video

HS1101LF Datasheet

Variscite and Basler expand collaboration for embedded vision solutions with NXP® i.MX 8M Plus technology

Variscite, a leading System on Module manufacturer, and Basler, an expert in embedded vision, are stepping up their collaboration for solutions based on the NXP i.MX 8 application processor series.

Basler and Variscite continue to expand their cooperation, which started in 2018. Both companies offer a complete solution based on NXP i.MX 8 series for the embedded market with production-ready hardware and software. Variscite is a leading strategic partner of NXP and the only SoM vendor to join NXP’s Platinum Partner membership. This gives the company early access to NXP’s new product introductions before they hit the market and makes Variscite the only SoM manufacturer worldwide to launch the full range of i.MX8 products at the same time as NXP launches its new processors.

For its development kits destined for multimedia use, Variscite utilizes Basler embedded cameras VCAM-AR1335B (13 MP resolution) and VCAM-AR0821B (8 MP resolution). The resulting embedded vision systems provide an easy start to test vision-based applications.

In parallel with the announcement of NXP’s latest applications processor, the i.MX 8M Plus, Basler released the reference camera module that matches the SoC. Through close cooperation and intensive matching of all hardware and software components, the company realized a powerful and cost-optimized vision system, which utilizes the full potential of both the camera module and the i.MX 8M Plus. The resulting vision system provides the perfect solution for intelligent, vision-based machine learning applications. Basler also recently launched an industrial-grade Embedded Vision Processing Board with vision-optimized interfaces that are based on a Variscite’s System on Module. It enables the connection of various camera types and is suitable for series production in addition to prototyping.

“The combination of Basler’s embedded vision know-how and Variscite’s System on Module expertise results in ideal solutions for our customers. Our Embedded Vision Processing Kit demonstrates our ability to create powerful vision systems based on Variscite’s SoMs, which exploit the full potential of both the camera and NXP’s i.MX 8M Plus. For users, this results in reduced development effort and lower costs,”

commented Gerrit Fischer, Director of Solutions Business Management at Basler.

“The partnership with Basler allows Variscite to expand the range of the eco-system we provide for our customers and meet the increased demand for high-end vision solutions,”

said Ofer Austerlitz, VP of Business Development and Sales at Variscite.

www.variscite.com

TDK InvenSense ICP-10125 Pressure & Temperature Sensor IC is waterproof

TDK InvenSense ICP-10125 Pressure and Temperature Sensor IC is based on MEMS capacitive technology which provides ultra-low noise at the lowest power. This enables the sensor IC to provide industry-leading relative accuracy, sensor throughput, and temperature stability. This sensor IC can measure pressure differences with an accuracy of ±1Pa. This accuracy enables altitude measurement differentials as small as 8.5cm. The ICP-10125 consumes only 1.3µA at 1Hz and is available in a small footprint 3.55 mm x 3.55 mm x 1.45 mm chimney package with waterproofing gel This gel provides IPx8 waterproofing up to 10ATM. This sensor IC offers an industry-leading temperature coefficient offset of ±0.5Pa/°C and operates within -40°C to 85°C temperature range. Applications include smartwatches, altimeters, and barometers for portable device, home and building automation, and weather forecasting.

Features

  • 30kPa to 110kPa pressure operating range
  • Noise and current consumption:
    • 0.4Pa @ 10.4µA (ULN mode)
    • 0.8Pa @ 5.2µA (LN mode)
    • 3.2Pa @ 1.3µA (LP mode)
  • Pressure sensor relative accuracy:
    • ±1Pa for any 10hPa change over 950hPa to 1050hPa @ 25°C
  • Pressure sensor absolute accuracy:
    • ±1hPa over 950hPa to 1050hPa @ 0°C to 65°C
  • Pressure sensor temperature coefficient offset:
    • ±0.5Pa/°C over 25°C to 45°C @ 100kPa
  • ±0.4C temperature sensor absolute accuracy:
    • IPx8 waterproof to 10ATM
  • -40°C to 85°C temperature operating range
  • I2C host interface at up to 400kHz
  • 1.8V ±5% single supply voltage
  • RoHS and Green compliant

more information: https://invensense.tdk.com/products/1-axis/icp-10125/

Cassiopeia CB410L CBRS Module

Sequans’ CB410L all-in-one standalone module is suitable for a wide range of medium-rate data applications

Sequans’ Cassiopeia CB410L cost-effective leadless chip carrier (LCC) module is purpose-built to enable easy and massive deployment of IoT devices on private LTE CBRS networks. Based on the Cassiopeia broadband IoT chip, CB410L is suitable for a wide range of medium-rate data applications. The module reflects Sequans’ decade-long experience in 3.5 GHz spectrum deployments and is one of the most highly optimized connectivity solutions for CBRS networks in the industry.

The CB410L supports LTE Cat 4 and is pin-to-pin compatible with the Cassiopeia CB610L Category 6 module. The very small form factor LCC package enables easy mounting into small and thin devices or onto mini-PCI or M.2 NGFF carriers. The CB410L embeds Sequans’ carrier-proven LTE protocol stack and comprehensive application software and is compliant with CBRS networks operating on LTE band 48 in the USA. It can also operate on other networks in the 3.5 GHz spectrum block, including LTE bands 42 and 43. Drivers for all major host operating systems drivers are also available, optimizing time-to-market and product cost.

Features

  • All-in-one standalone module
  • Small 32 mm x 29 mm LCC package
  • Supports CBRS networks in the USA on LTE band 48
  • Supports MNO networks worldwide on LTE bands 42/43
  • 3GPP release 10, Category 4 throughput, and up to 100 Mbps
  • Easy integration into IoT, M2M, and broadband applications
  • Drivers compatible with Linux, Android, Google Chrome, MAC OS, Windows, and a wide range of embedded and real-time OSes
  • A comprehensive set of interfaces
  • FCC certified

more information: https://www.sequans.com/products-solutions/modules/cassiopeia-cb410l-cb610l/

MCP4461 8-Bit Quad digital potentiometers with NVM and I2C

Microchip’s MCP4461 non-volatile 8-bit digital potentiometers with EEPROM and an I2C compatible interface

The MCP4461 devices from Microchip Technology; are non-volatile, 8-bit (257 wiper steps) digital potentiometers with EEPROM and an I2C compatible interface. The MCP446X family is available with end-to-end resistor values of 5 KΩ, 10 KΩ, 50 kΩ, and 100 KΩ. These devices offer WiperLock™ technology, which allows the user unlimited reprogramming and locking of the wiper setting. It is useful for equipment that requires factory trimming or recalibration. The MCP446X devices offer a variety of configurations simplifying design while minimizing cost, package size, and pin count. The MCP4461 digital potentiometers have a multitude of practical uses in modern electronic circuits. The most popular uses include precision calibration of set point thresholds, sensor trimming, LCD bias trimming, audio attenuation, adjustable power supplies, motor control overcurrent trip setting, adjustable gain amplifiers, and offset trimming. The MCP44XX devices can be used to replace the common mechanical trim pot in applications where the operating and terminal voltages are within CMOS process limitations.

Specifications

  • Quad resistor network
    • Potentiometer or rheostat configuration options
    • Resistor network resolution: 8-bit: 256 resistors (257 taps)
  • Four RAB resistances options
    • 5 kΩ
    • 10 kΩ
    • 50 kΩ
    • 100 kΩ
  • Zero-scale to full-scale wiper operation
  • Low wiper resistance: 75 Ω typical
  • Low tempco
    • Absolute (rheostat): 50 ppm typical (0°C to +70°C)
    • Ratiometric (potentiometer): 15 ppm typical
  • Non-volatile memory
    • Automatic recall of saved wiper setting
    • WiperLock technology
  • I2C compatible serial interface support
    • 100 kHz
    • 400 kHz
    • 3.4 MHz
  • Package types: 4 x 4 QFN-20 and TSSOP-20
  • AEC-Q100 Grade 1 qualified
  • Serial protocol allows
    • High-speed read/write to wiper
    • Read/write to EEPROM
    • Write protect to be enabled/disabled
    • WiperLock to be enabled/disabled
  • Resistor network terminal disconnect feature via terminal control (TCON) register
  • Reset input pin
  • Write protect feature
    • Hardware write protect (WP) control pin
    • Software write protect (WP) configuration bit
  • Brown-out reset protection: 1.5 V typical
  • Serial interface inactive current: 2.5 µA typical
  • High-voltage tolerant digital inputs up to 12.5 V
  • Supports split rail applications
  • Wide operating voltage
    • 2.7 V to 5.5 V device characteristics specified
    • 1.8 V to 5.5 V device operation
  • Wide bandwidth (-3 dB) operation: 2 MHz typical for 5.0 Ω device
  • Extended temperature range (-40°C to +125°C)

more information: https://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/en/MCP4461

paperd.ink: Simple and Elegant E-paper development board

E-paper or e-ink displays mimic the appearance of ink on paper, making it suitable for reading. These displays provide a wider viewing angle, and the e-paper display is easily visible in direct sunlight without the image appearing to fade. Most e-paper displays today are based on ESP32 WiFi with touchscreens and additional Bluetooth connectivity. Earlier, we have covered a similar e-ink display Inkplate 6PLUS. It is an open-source, based on Wi-Fi-enabled ESP32 board with a recycled 6.0-inch e-paper display featuring a touchscreen.

Rohit & Prasad, two young engineers from India, recently introduced paperd.ink. It is a 4.2 inch simple and elegant e-paper development board. The classic e-paper display allows you to focus on your work peacefully. The board can display calendars, weather, to-do lists, notifications, images, art pieces, and much more. The design is open-source, which means you can customize its enclosure, integrate it with custom APIs and tailor it according to your needs.

paperd.ink display specifications:

  • ESP32-WROOM-32 module
  • FCC/CE certified WiFi & Bluetooth for connectivity
  • 4.2″ monochrome e-paper display
  • <20uA current consumption in sleep mode
  • CP2104 USB-UART converter onboard for programming
  • MicroSD card slot for storing images, files, etc
  • Piezo buzzer for notifications and alerts
  • 4x tactile buttons for user input
  • Battery charger circuit to keep it completely wireless
  • Extension header for interfacing and expanding capabilities

ESP32­-WROOM-­32 microcontroller is at the core of this e-paper development board. It is one of the most popular microcontrollers as it is a complete standalone system. It can be programmed using the micro USB connection and is supported by Arduino, Micropython, and ESP-IDF. It can interface with other systems to provide WiFi and Bluetooth functionality through its SPI / SDIO or I2C / UART interfaces. It features a dual-core processor with an adjustable CPU clock frequency from 80 MHz to 240 MHz. The chip has a low-power co-processor that can be used instead of the CPU to save power while performing tasks that do not require much computing power. It has 520 KB of on-chip SRAM and an integrated 4 MB SPI flash memory. It supports WiFi 802.11 b/g/n protocols as well as Bluetooth v4.2 BR/EDR and BLE.

The 4.2-inch monochrome e-paper display has a resolution of 400 x 300 (DPI: 120). It supports the SPI interface. The e-paper display features a full refresh of 3s and has added support for a partial refresh.

In the latest version of paperd.ink, the LDO is changed to XC6220B331MR-G, which has a lower quiescent current. These revisions helped reduce the sleep current. The sleep current is currently well below 20uA. You can charge it in a single go and use it for months.

The board consists of the following external interfaces:

  • UART, SPI, and I2C so you can add external sensors and modules. This makes the board extendable.
  • 8 I/O for controlling any output and receiving any input.
  • Disable ESP32 module using ESP_EN pin to reduce power consumption.
  • Disable the entire board using the LDO_EN pin and have virtually no current consumed by the board.

The PCB measures 92.1 x 78.1 mm, and the 3D-printed enclosure is 98 x 82 x 16 mm. The enclosure comes with a stand and is 3D printed using the SLA process in ABS white material. The display is available with enclosure and without enclosure.

The KiCAD design files (schematics/PCB layout), STEP files for the 3D enclosure, and an Arduino sample are available on Github.

About the crowdfunding campaign

Engineers Prasad Khake and Rohit Gujarathi launched the crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for Paperd.ink and evinced interests from multiple industry stakeholders for pioneering India’s first e-paper display platform with open-source technology. The news raised over 25 percent of the intended capital needs and went viral on niche communities including Hacker News, subreddits, Facebook groups and received orders from the United States, Brazil, Israel, India, Germany, France, Spain, and United Kingdom.

UPDATE 03/05/2022

Interested early users can visit https://paperd.ink to place their orders.

Researchers from the University of Chicago developed a foldable haptic actuator for mixed reality applications

Actuators are the moving part of a device that controls the mechanism of a system. A simple example of an actuator is the opening of a valve. With this simple example of a solenoidal valve, we can understand that an actuator (or, in other words, a part that performs a movement in a specific direction) needs a control signal along with the source of energy. The control signals are relatively low energy in the form of voltage or current. The control system can be software-based, a human, or any other input. Combining actuators with mixed reality applications can open up a whole new world of interaction. Mixed reality refers to combining real and virtual worlds for producing new environments and visualizations.

With mixed reality, physical and digital objects can co-exist and interact in real-time. A team of researchers from the University of Chicago recently published an article on a foldable haptic actuator for rendering touch in Mixed Reality. This device is developed to provide an interactive environment where the user can touch a virtual object. The device provides feedback to mixed reality (MR) environments by pressing against the user’s fingerpad when a user touches a virtual object. It provides low-frequency vibrations on the finger contact points. The device is called Touch&Fold, and it is designed to fit on a user’s fingernail. When the device is not in use (when the user is touching real-world objects), the device folds back on top of the user’s nail.

Touch&Fold features a linear resonant actuator that allows rendering not only touch contacts (i.e., pressure) but also textures (i.e., vibrations). The device is wireless and self-contained. It measures only 24×24×41 mm and weighs 9.5 g. The actuation takes only 92 milliseconds.

“Many haptic devices on the market enable users to interact with objects in the virtual world, such as controllers and gloves, but none provides the ability to interact with objects in both worlds and feel them at the same time.”

The Touch&Fold works with Microsoft HoloLens 2 headwear which displays the mixed reality environment and tracks the user’s hand in real-time with the help of depth cameras. The folding mechanism is achieved by a DC motor. The control loop consists of a force sensor FSR 400 and a photo-interrupter SG-105F. The force sensor doubles as a feedback signal for fine-tuning the amount of pressure applied to the fingerpad.

Source: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411764.3445099

The researchers with their study demonstrate how the haptic device renders contacts with MR surfaces, buttons, low- and high-frequency textures. In the first user study, they found that participants perceived Touch&Fold to be more realistic than a previous haptic device. In the second user study, researchers found that the device allowed the participants to use the same finger to manipulate handheld tools, small objects, and even feel textures and liquids with the help of a folding mechanism while feeling haptic feedback when touching MR interfaces.

Overall this device allows the user to interact with the virtual world and quickly tucks away when the user interacts with real-world objects.

More information about Touch&Fold can be found here.

Canique Climat: A Unique temperature/humidity sensor or ultra low power systems

As a maker, you may have come across various IoT temperature and humidity monitors with low-power consumption. Canique Climat is a unique sensor that features ultra-low power consumption of only 2.5uA when powered by a 1.25V battery. The latest revision offers:

  • reduced quiescent current from 9.5µA to 2.5µA (@ 1.25V)
  • reduced ripple voltage during RX to 4.5mV (@ 1.25V)

This low power consumption makes it suitable for remote sensing and other applications where changing the battery is very difficult.

The Canique Climat sensor can be used in the following cases:

  • Providing temperature/humidity data to the air conditioning system of a building
  • Monitoring storage conditions of medical products
  • Monitoring temperature and humidity of your wine cellar
  • Testing a refrigerator for the correct functioning
  • Getting notified about left open doors/windows in winter months
  • As temperature sensors in hotel rooms, holiday homes, or Airbnb apartments
  • As monitoring system in a greenhouse where plants are automatically watered
  • In agriculture: e.g., in a barn.
  • In outdoor applications: for climate studies

Vienna-based Canique has designed this ultra-low-power temperature/humidity sensor that can run off a single AA lithium battery for up to 20 years, up to 10 years with a single AA alkaline battery. The Climat sensor demonstrates the open field range between 400 and 800 meters using the 868MHz band using a max. transmission power of +13dBm. The measurements are plotted in an Android app Canique Cockpit. Also, one can get notified when critical thresholds are reached. The monitored data can be accessed via any web browser or any device like Smartphone, Tablet, or PC.

Source: https://hackaday.io/project/179781/gallery#dd4cdce35bddd5d6f27ff6a1b6c3d2d7

At the core of the sensor is an Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller. The low-power consumption is achieved by transmitting data in regular intervals of 30 seconds or 60 seconds. The sensor draws only a minimal amount of current when not transmitting. The transmission cycle may take about 30ms. The sensor uses non-rechargeable lithium batteries as the internal resistance of a typical alkaline battery increases at low temperatures. The software takes advantage of low-power modes exclusively, which transmit data at just two bytes in size by limiting the format and switching from using characters to integers. The software can manage to shrink the message to only 2 bytes.

The Climat sensor encrypts the data a symmetric 256-bit AEAD cipher to ensure that the received data is authentic and has not been decrypted by some other party. Additionally, there are countermeasures implemented against replay attacks.

The sensor is ultra-precise. The humidity is measured with a typical absolute precision of ± 1.8%, while the temperature is measured with a typical absolute precision of ± 0.2°C. Moreover, the battery status is measured with ± 1mV precision every hour. When the battery voltage drops below 0.8V, the device stops working, and you get notified.

The Canique Climat sensor is set to release in the middle or at the end of 2021. Further information can be found here.

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