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Brain Controlled-Tech and the Future of Wireless

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/02/07
in CC Blog, Tech The Future

Wireless IoT devices are becoming increasingly common in both private and public spaces. Phil Vreugdenhil, an instructor at Camosun College in Canada, recently shared his thoughts on the future of ‘Net-connected wireless technology and the ways users will interact with … Continue reading →

D-Stick Simplifies Project Development

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/02/07
in CC Blog, Product News

The ME Labs Standard D-Stick provides all the functionality of Microchip Technology’s 40-pin PIC16F1937 in a hardware module that includes a USB on-board programmer and virtual COM port. It’s a compact, easy-to-use alternative to connecting a serial port, programmer, and … Continue reading →

Updated LiveLink for SOLIDWORKS

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/02/07
in CC Blog, Product News

COMSOL recently updated LiveLink for SOLIDWORKS. An add-on to the COMSOL Multiphysics software, LiveLink for SOLIDWORKS enables a CAD model to be synchronized between the two software packages. Furthermore, it provides easy access for running simulation apps that can be used … Continue reading →

New Reflective Optical Sensor for Industrial and Medical Applications

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/02/07
in CC Blog, Product News

TT Electronics recently introduced the Photologic V OPB9000, which is a reflective CMOS logic output sensor with programmable sensitivity, output polarity, and drain select. It provides dependable edge and presence detection of reflective media under a wide range of ambient … Continue reading →

Wireless Modules Will Get Cheaper, More Reliable, and Faster

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/01/31
in CC Blog, Tech The Future

Advances in wireless communications are consistently improving the usability of consumer and industrial electronics alike. Matthew Oppenheim, a researcher at InfoLab21 (Lancaster University, UK) recently shared his thoughts with us on the future of wireless technology. Fast. Cheap. Reliable. Choose any … Continue reading →

Highly Accurate 60-V I²C Battery Cell Monitor

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/01/31
in CC Blog, Product News

Linear Technology Corp. recently introduced the LTC2944 multicell battery monitor, which makes direct measurements of 3.6-to-60-V battery stacks. No level shifting circuitry on the supply and measurement pins is required to interface with multicell voltages, so total current consumption is minimized … Continue reading →

WattUp Wireless Power RF-Transmit IC

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/01/31
in CC Blog, Product News

Dialog Semiconductor and Energous Corp. recently announced the availability of the DA4100 RF-transmit integrated circuit (IC), which is intended to simplify the implementation of WattUp wireless power transmitter systems. The WattUp wireless power RF-transmit IC integrates the ARM Cortex-M0+, RF transmitter, … Continue reading →

PW1-928 RF Data Transceiver Module

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/01/31
in CC Blog, Product News

The PW1-928 RF transceiver module is intended for the reliable bidirectional transfer of digital data over distances of over 300′ in cluttered urban environments (more than half a mile in true line of sight). The module—which operates in the 902-to-928-MHz … Continue reading →

Arduino-Based Liquid Level-Sensing Hardware

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/01/31
in CC Blog, Product News

SST Sensing and Sparkfun recently developed an easy-to-use solution for single-point liquid detection using infrared technology. Highly accurate and reliable, the solution features an Optomax Digital liquid level switch, which is connected to an Arduino board via the TTL output … Continue reading →

Flowcode (Part 5): Ghost Technology

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2017/01/30
in CC Blog, Sponsored, Sponsored Links

Flowcode features several debugging tools designed to help you develop your programs, get them working reliably, and eliminate any bugs. The fifth article in this series deals with the debugging features. Download the article In the first article in this series, you … Continue reading →

Flowcode (Part 5): Ghost Technology

Flowcode features several debugging tools designed to help you develop your programs, get them working reliably, and eliminate any bugs. The fifth article in this… ∞

Flowcode (Part 4): Dev Boards to Pro Apps

In the first article in this series, you were introduced to Flowcode 7, flowchart-driven electronic IDE that enables you to produce hex code for more than 1,300… ∞

Flowcode 7 (Part 3): Modbus and DMX512 (Sponsor: Matrix)

In the first article in this series, you were introduced to Flowcode 7, flowchart-driven electronic IDE that enables you to produce hex code for more… ∞

Flowcode 7 (Part 2): Displays in Flowcode (Sponsor: Matrix)

In the first part of this series, you were introduced to Flowcode 7, a flowchart-driven electronic IDE that enables you to produce hex code for… ∞

Flowcode 7 (Part 1): Simplifying Microcontroller Programming (Sponsor: Matrix)

These days the most commonly used device in electronic systems is the microcontroller: it is hard to find a piece of electronics without one, and… ∞

Brain Controlled-Tech and the Future of Wireless

Wireless IoT devices are becoming increasingly common in both private and public spaces. Phil Vreugdenhil,… ∞

Wireless Modules Will Get Cheaper, More Reliable, and Faster

Advances in wireless communications are consistently improving the usability of consumer and industrial electronics alike. Matthew… ∞

3-D Stacked Architectures

Ayse K. Coskun is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at… ∞

The Future of Test-First Embedded Software

The term "test-first" software development comes from the original days of extreme programming (XP). In… ∞