Multi-Touch Solution Brings Modern UI Elements to Embedded Designs

From circuitcellar.com 6 years ago in News

Microchip Technology recently announced a new addition to its Human Interface Solutions portfolio. The MTCH6303 is a turnkey projected-capacitive touch controller for touch pads and screens. Touch sensors with up to 1,000 nodes and diagonals of up to 10” are … Continue reading →

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May Circuit Cellar: Sneak Preview

From circuitcellar.com 21 hours ago in News

A new issue of Circuit Cellar is coming next week! Here’s a sneak look at what’s coming up in May Circuit Cellar. Communications and control tech for drones, smart mailbox project, 32-bit MCUs, Smart Agriculture innovations, LED backlight technology, JTAG...

SEGGER Embedded Studio Adds Support for Renesas RE MCUs

From circuitcellar.com 2 days ago in News

SEGGER Microcontroller has announced that embedded developers can now use SEGGER Embedded Studio IDE with the Renesas RE Family of microcontrollers (MCUs). Embedded Studio is SEGGER’s cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) for embedded systems development. The editor is quick to...

160MHz RISC-V SoC Embeds Wi-Fi 6 and BLE

From circuitcellar.com 2 days ago in News

Espressif Systems has announced the upcoming release of ESP32-C6, its new Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5 (LE) SoC. After successfully launching ESP32-C3, with Wi-Fi 4 and Bluetooth 5 (LE) capabilities, towards the end of 2020, the company is rolling out...

Wireless BLE MCUs Offer Ultra Low-Power

From circuitcellar.com 2 days ago in News

STMicroelectronics has extended its STM32WB Bluetooth LE microcontroller (MCU) offering with new devices that combine entry-level features with extra power savings for longer-lasting performance. The dual-core STM32WB15 and STM32WB10 Value Line pair an Arm Cortex-M4 processor to run the main...

MCUs Feature Array of Comms Options

From circuitcellar.com 2 days ago in News

Renesas Electronics has announced the expansion of its RA6 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 new RA6M5 Group MCUs, completing the mainstream line of RA6 Series devices. The new parts offer a very wide array of communications options, generous on-chip memory,...

EQ #65

From circuitcellar.com 3 days ago in News

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The Analog Side of PWM LEDs

From circuitcellar.com 6 days ago in News

Ed shows the surprising current waveforms drawn by what seems to be a trivially simple LED Mood Light. He explains how Neopixels work and presents the large current pulses produced by their PWM controllers. Sophi’s most recent Burning Man installation...

Thyristor Preregulator

From circuitcellar.com 7 days ago in News

There was a time when test equipment manufacturers published service manuals that included schematics and detailed descriptions of the operating principles of the instruments. Perusing these is still a great way to get a master class in precision design, or...

Buffer Modules Offer Extra 380ms Hold-Up Times

From circuitcellar.com 1 week ago in News

TDK has announced the introduction of the TDK-Lambda brand ZBM20 12V, 15V and 24V 20A rated open-frame buffer modules. The ZBM20 series provides an extended 380ms hold-up time to power supplies preventing data loss during brief power interruptions or allowing...

Low Cost 8W DC-DC Converters Feature 1”x1” Package

From circuitcellar.com 1 week ago in News

RECOM announces its REC8E range of low cost, 8W DC/DC converters in a 1”x1” package with three input ranges including 20-60VDC to suit 48V Li-ion batteries and LV 148 applications. The converters specially designed for battery-powered applications. Three input voltage...