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Renesas RL78/G14 kit
Renesas Electronics America has released the RL78/G14 Demonstration Kit (RDK), a powerful evaluation and demonstration tool for the RL78/G14 microcontrollers.
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Present Project Cards
| The SMD Air Bath A DIY PCB Preheating Setup by Steve Johnson (USA) The SMD Air Bath is a temperature controller that can preheat a surface-mount device printed circuit board assembly before reflow with a hot air pencil. The preheating capability activates the flux, reduces the chance of thermo shock, relieves the heat load from the hot air pencil, and reduces thermo-mechanical stresses. View Article |
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| Battery Analysis Build an MCU-Based Analyzer Unit by Richard Pierce (USA) Battery ratings aren’t always accurate. In fact, many batteries don’t meet their rated capacities. This microcontroller-based battery analyzer enables you to sort the good from the bad. It’s designed for use with single-cell li-ion batteries with a nominal 3.7-V rating, and you can use it with various cell types. View Article
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Past Project Cards
| Build a Low-Power Data Logger Computerized Data Collector Runs For Years on a Battery by Steve Ciarcia How do IC designers deal with changing technology? To answer that question, let’s review the evolution of a processor family over time. View Article |
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| Wearable Wireless Transceivers by Mathew Laibowitz & Joseph Paradiso It’s becoming easier to incorporate wireless RF links in electronics projects, especially when you know how to select the proper short-range RF device. Mat and Joe first bring you up to speed on the newest embedded RF devices. Then, they describe how such devices were used in a series of wireless wearable platforms developed at the MIT Media Lab.View Article |
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| High Security on a Budget Build a Video Hand Scanner/Identifier by Ed Nisley View Article |
