In the real world, missile systems use advanced radars, infrared sensors, and other hardware to track and prosecute their targets. [Raspduino Uno] on YouTube has instead used ultrasound for targeting for an altogether simpler desktop fire control solution. This fun build uses a common off-the-shelf USB “missile launcher” that fires foam darts. To supply targeting data […]
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Having a computer that locks its screen after a few minutes of inactivity is always a good idea from a security standpoint, especially in offices where there is a lot of foot traffic. Even the five- or ten-minute activity timers that are set on most workstations aren’t really perfect solutions. While ideally in these situations
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New tool, ‘Code Defect AI,’ allows earlier discovery of bugs, minimizing the cost to fix them and speeding up the development cycle. Altran, the global leader in engineering and R&D services, today announced the release of a new tool available on GitHub that predicts the likelihood of bugs in source code created by developers early in the
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[Aaed Musa] has built a variety of robots over the years, but found off-the-shelf servos to be underwhelming for his work. Thus, he set out to build a better actuator to support his goals of building a high-performance walking bot in future. [Aaed] decided to try and build a quasi-direct drive actuator, similar to those used in
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When miniature LCD TVs arrived on the market they were an object of desire, far from the reach of tech-obsessed youngsters. Now in the age of smartphones they’re a historical curiosity, but with the onward march of technology you can have one for not a lot. [Taylor Galbraith] shows us how, with an ESP32 and an
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IBASE Technology Inc., a leading provider of industrial motherboard and rugged computing solutions, is pleased to announce its AMS210 high-performance embedded box PC. Designed for factory automation, machine vision, digital signage and a wide range of industrial IoT applications, the AMS210 can be outfitted with 9th/8th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, up to 32GB of DDR4 memory
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SkyTraq announced a 12- x 16-mm size PX1122R multi-band RTK receiver for centimeter-level accuracy GNSS positioning applications. The receiver works with all the four global navigation satellite systems using GPS L1/L2C, Galileo E1/E5b, GLONASS L1/L2, and Beidou B1I/B2I signals concurrently to maximize positioning availability even in difficult urban environments. Based on single-chip SoC design, PX1122R
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Murata Electronics today announced that their LTE-M solution powered by Altair Semiconductor’s advanced cellular chipset has secured Deutsche Telekom certification for operating on the carrier’s German 4G LTE wireless network. Measuring just 11.1 x 11.4 x 1.4 mm, the module is the world’s smallest form factor solution and enables applications to move the market forward,
SMART Wireless Computing® (part of SMART Global Holdings), a leading provider of Snapdragon™ embedded computing platforms and solutions, today announced a compact compute module in an LGA package, Inforce 6503. Inforce 6503 enables advanced visual computing, enhanced graphics, and on-device machine learning capabilities featuring the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 660 processor. The Inforce 6503 SoM powered by the Snapdragon 660 Octacore processor
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Using the same password on different platforms can be a security risk, but remembering different passwords, used for different accounts, can be quite the task too especially with the need to infuse special characters and numbers, and the fact that you may not use some of the passwords regularly enough for them to become easy
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