Tag: USB
BMP180 Based USB atmospheric Pressure Monitor
Dilshan R Jayakody designed a BMP180 sensor module based on PIC18F2550 MCU to test out it's performance. He writes: We initially developed this USB atmospheric pressure monitor to study some operating characteristics of Bosch BMP180 sensor. BMP180 is low cost sensor to measuring...
Continue ReadingCompact, low-cost development board carries two USB host ports
emPower-USB-Host: Two USB ports make it easy and cost efficient to build a variety of USB based gadgets * All software free for non-commercial use. SEGGER introduces emPower-USB-Host, a compact low-cost development board. With two USB host ports, many applications using USB peripherals...
Continue ReadingUSB Type-C/PD Controller IC Enables 3A Current Delivery
13th November 2018 - FTDI Chip has introduced the USB power delivery technology necessary to go beyond the powering of consumer electronics products and support the elevated current levels required by larger items of electronic equipment. The FT4233H is an advanced bridge IC with USB...
Continue ReadingnRF52840 Micro Development Kit – USB Dongle
The nRF52840 Micro Dev Kit USB Dongle is a small and low-cost development platform enabled by the nRF52840 multi-protocol SoC in a convenient USB dongle form factor. The nRF52840 Micro Dev Kit USB Dongle features a programmable user button, RGB LED, up to 12 GPIOs and 2.4G Chip antenna...
Continue ReadingTiny USB to UART Converter using CH330
This is a 10x10mm USB-Uart converter with 2Mbps interface speed based on the cheap CN330. Source files available on GitHub. CH330(N) works with CH340/CH341 driver as pointed out by Icenowy Zheng who made a small USB to TTL debug board based on the chip to practice PCB drawing with...
Continue ReadingThe USB-C Explorer helps to get started with USB-C
Jason has designed a development board for USB-C and Power Delivery, that is available on GitHub. The board is also on sale at Tindie for $79 + shipping. The USB-C Explorer is a development board with everything needed to start working with USB Type-C. It contains a USB-C port...
Continue ReadingIncrease data storage of your Raspberry Pi development board
Connect an mSATA drive to your development board, to increase its data storage capacity. [via] Increase the data storage capacity of your Raspberry Pi or other development board, by connecting it directly to an mSATA drive. Perfect for custom projects and applications, this USB to...
Continue ReadingCH3330N – Small and Cheap USB-Serial Converter IC Needs No Crystal
Recently the hobbyist market has seen the appearance of the Air602 low-cost ARM WiFi module. This module might be a potential competitor of ESP8266, another low-cost powerful WiFi module, that took the electronics hobbyists by storm long ago and is still extremely popular. But what's...
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