There’s nothing better than “free” when it comes to just about everything, even PCB software. Just because some software is more expensive doesn’t make it better than some of those free PCB packages found on the Internet. In this round up, we will take a look at some of the past popular platforms that are […]
LTC7820 is, a high power fixed ratio charge pump DC/DC controller that eliminates the power inductor in a non-isolated intermediate bus converter, allowing up to a 50% reduction in circuit size and up to 4000 W/in³ power density. The 72V fixed-ratio DC/DC controller can deliver 500W. Non-isolated regulators and voltage level converters that employ energy
Linear applies switched-capacitor step-down topology for inductor-less DC/DC Continue Reading
At Sonnet Labs, a group of avid outdoor enthusiasts aim to democratize mobile communication with technologies that enable smartphones to send text messages, image data, and GPS locations without Internet connectivity, cellular coverage, or satellite reception. No need for cellular grid with Sonnet Therefore, they launched their product, Sonnet, the smartphone walkie-talkie! Sonnet is a wireless
Sonnet Off-Grid Device, The Smartphone Walkie-Talkie Continue Reading
In a recently published study, a team of researchers at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany, New York, has suggested that combining multiple functions in a single semiconductor device can significantly improve device’s functionality and efficiency. Nowadays, the semiconductor industry is striving to scale down the device dimensions in order to fit more transistors onto a computer
SUNY Polytechnic Creates 3-in-1 Device That Can Be A Diode, A MOSFET And A BJT Continue Reading
Single-Stage Primary-Side-Regulation PWM Controller for PFC and Phase Cut Dimmable LED Driving The FL7734 is a highly integrated PWM controller with advanced Primary-Side-Regulation (PSR) technique to minimize components for low power LED lighting solutions. Using the innovative TRUECURRENT technology for tight constant-current control, it enables designs with constant-current (CC) tolerance of less than ±1% in
Fairchild Simplifies Dimmable LED Lighting Design Continue Reading
Description Let’s give life to objects ! We looked for tiny, autonomous, easy to use, and 9 Degrees of Freedom IMU, but none of the available wireless motion sensors were affordable enough to really unlock creativity, so we built one. In a few simple points, here are the specs: – 9 DoF with on-board sensor
Introduction In this tutorial, we will go over how to connect an OpenScope MZ to LabVIEW. To do so, I will be walking you through some example VIs that I made. These examples allow you to access the oscilloscope and Wavegen/DC power supply functions of the OpenScope as well as the GPIO pins and the
Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, announced last month its prototype implantable chip that aims to give patients more intuitive control over their arm prosthetics. The thin-silicon chip is said to be world’s first for electrode density. Creating a closed-loop system for future-generation haptic prosthetics technology is the aim
Prosthetics Feeling Is Now Possible With This Implantable Chip By Imec Continue Reading
This project is a NiCad-NiMh Battery Monitor based on LM3914 IC DESCRIPTION The simple project can be used as test gear. Its easy way to monitor the battery voltages, especially dry cell, NICAD, NIMH, supply up to 1.5 Voltage. Battery Monitor range 0.15V to 1.5V. The project is built around Texas instruments LM3914, The LM3914
In my previous article, I have made the Bridge Monitoring System using Wireless Sensor Network project, which allows me to display all the related measurements from Arduino on my PC. Therefore, in this article, I am going to explain in details on how to display the Arduino measurements using Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW). Two analog
