As I walked the convention center floor at the 2012 Design West conference in San Jose, CA, it quickly became clear that measurement and sensor technologies are at the forefront of embedded innovation. For instance, at the Terasic Technologies booth, … Continue reading →

The April issue is now available. As usual, it comprises a wide variety of content: a capacitive-touch amplifier design, an intro to using the Renesas RL78 for low-power apps, info on sigma-delta modulators, Linux software development tools, mesh networking tips, … Continue reading →

The seed for the interview with Hanno Sander on page 16 (Circuit Cellar March 2012) was sown at the 2008 Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, CA. Hanno was at the Parallax booth demonstrating his “Dancebot,” which is a Propeller-based, … Continue reading →

Retro electronics (or “retronics”) projects are growing in popularity. Across the globe, professional engineers and DIYers alike are tweaking, updating, and hacking retro systems to create all sorts of innovative designs. Restoring and upgrading an old electronics tool, MCU-based design, … Continue reading →

The topic of wireless communication is more relevant than ever. The technology is used everywhere from vehicles to hospitals to consumer electronics to military systems. Therefore, electronics engineers around the world are devoting their careers to innovating technologies to meet … Continue reading →