Workspace for Open-Source Engineering

From circuitcellar.com 8 years ago in News

Christopher Coballes is a Philippines-based freelance R&D engineer and Linux enthusiast with more than a decade of experience in an embedded hardware/software and a passion for an open source design. The nearby photo shows his home workspace, which includes handy … Continue reading →

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Capacitive Touch Keyboard for Synthesizers

From circuitcellar.com 3 days ago in News

The LMS101 Project Mechanical keyboards are bulky and expensive when implemented in synthesizer designs. With the advent of capacitive touch technologies, MCUs and DACs, these Camosun College Electronics students juxtapose their analog synthesizer voice of yesteryear with a digital touch...

Don’t Touch That!

From circuitcellar.com 3 days ago in News

You Don’t Know Where It’s Been Touchpads and touchscreens have largely replaced mousepads on laptop computers. They are fast, easy to use, and don’t require complex mouse navigation. In this article, Jeff focuses on resistive touchscreens—which respond by applying pressure—and...

Melexis’ Unique Temperature Sensor Used in Galaxy Watch5

From circuitcellar.com 4 days ago in News

Melexis’ unique temperature sensor is used in the Galaxy Watch5. The Melexis MLX90632 is a non-contact temperature sensor, that enables enhanced accuracy and accurate menstrual cycle tracking. The sensor provides reliable and continuous temperature monitoring and offers a wider range...

Infineon and MIT Bring Holiday DIY to the Next Level, with Animatronik XXL Chatbot

From circuitcellar.com 4 days ago in News

This fun project is great for beginners and seasoned makers alike. A scaled-up Infineon and MIT animatronik XXL Chatbot. This is the perfect after-the-holiday project for those who are ready to dive into an electronics project. This chatbot is a...

Noise in Op Amp Circuits

From circuitcellar.com 6 days ago in News

Noise in passive components is dominated by Johnson or thermal noise and has been discussed in detail in a previous post. When it comes to noise in active circuits like op amps there are a two additional noise sources we...

12th Gen Intel Core Processors on COM-HPC and COM Express Computer-on-Modules

From circuitcellar.com 6 days ago in News

First True Hybrid x86 Architecture Offers Quantum Core Count Leap The 12th generation Intel Core mobile and desktop processors have recently arrived in the embedded computing space, with implementations on the high-performance Computer-on-Module standards COM-HPC and COM Express. Featuring an...

Texas Instruments and TDK Collaborate on the World’s First Sensor Module that has Edge AI and Wireless Mesh Built-In

From circuitcellar.com 6 days ago in News

Texas Instruments and TDK collaborate on the world’s first sensor module that has Edge AI and wireless mesh built-in. TDK announces the i3 Micro Module, a system with wireless mesh connectivity and edge AI, built-in. The unit integrates the TI...

GigaDevice’s GD32 RISC-V MCUs are Getting Ashlings Effiecent RiscFree C/C++ Toolchain

From circuitcellar.com 7 days ago in News

GigaDevice’s GD32 RISC-V MCUs are Getting Ashlings Effiecent RiscFree C/C++ Toolchain. In a joint announcement, GigaDevice and Ashling said GigaDevice’s GD32V series of RISC-V Microcontrollers (MCUs) would be supported by Ashlings RiscFree Toolchain. The GD32V is an industry first to...

STM Launches an MCU Series That Uses the New Secure Manager for Smart Devices

From circuitcellar.com 7 days ago in News

STM launches an MCU series that uses the new Secure Manager for smart devices. The STM32Trust TEE Secure Manager accompanies a new series of Microcontrollers (MCUs) from STMicroelectronics. The new STM32H5 MCUs have an embedded core made up of an...

Repurposing Old Disk Drives For Rotary Encoders

From circuitcellar.com 1 week ago in News

Using a Teensy LC Microcontroller In most modern computers, 3.5” hard drives have been replaced with faster, higher capacity, solid-state drives. In this article, Brian tells us how he repurposed an old 3.5” drive to make a rotary encoder for...