Convenient Control A digital potentiometer probably can’t be considered the most glamorous of electronic components. But it is easy to use and versatile. In this article, Stuart digs into the uses, advantages and disadvantages of digital potentiometers, including how they...

Click here for the Circuit Cellar article code archive p.6: 4-20 mA Current Loop Devices: An SBC-Based Project, By Derek Hildreth References:[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_loop[2] RTD PT100 Temperature Sensor                  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M3SXI0Q[3]          PT100 4-20 mA Transmitter, -50 to 100 ºC, 24 VDChttps://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07554J4Y2[4] The...

By Eric Brown Advantech has launched a rugged “WISE-710” IoT protocol gateway that runs Linux and its WISE-PaaS/EdgeLink stack on the i.MX6 DualLite and offers a crypto chip, 2x GbE, mini-PCIe, 3x serial/CAN, DIO, and optional analog and temperature interfaces.Advantech previewed...

Microchip Technology has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first pre-provisioned solution that provides secure key storage for low-, mid- and high-volume device deployments using Microchip’s ATECC608A secure element. Microchip’s Trust Platform for its CryptoAuthentication family enables companies of...

ADLINK Technology has announced the general release of its ADLINK Edge IoT solution. With no programming necessary, the software enables you to quickly connect previously unconnected operational equipment, sensors and devices. Then, by tapping into native communication protocols, data can...

U‑blox is partnering with the Kudelski Group to provide a service that helps clients protect IoT devices and the ecosystems that they enable. The IoT Security Lab is a consulting service offered by u‑blox in partnership with the Kudelski Group,...

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that PowerFilm, a company specializing in custom solar solutions, employs Nordic’s nRF52832 Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) SoC in its “Indoor Solar Development Kit with Nordic BLE” for IoT developers, engineers and hobbyists looking to power...

Coming to your inbox tomorrow: Circuit Cellar’s IoT Technology Focus newsletter. Tomorrow’s newsletter covers what’s happening with Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology–-from devices to gateway networks to cloud architectures. This newsletter tackles news and trends about the products and technologies needed to...

The November issue of Circuit Cellar magazine is out soon! Energy harvesting technology, panel PCs, analog ICs in industrial systems, drone design, mesh networks, MQTT, current loop devices and more—this 84-page magazine mixes together a tasty spread of embedded electronics...

The performance race for server technologies is far from over. However, investing in data center services time and again costs money – more than actually necessary. The use of alternative standardized processor modules can drastically cut these costs. Microservers leveraging...

IAR Systems has further extended its tools offering for safety-related software development by launching a certified version of its development tools for STM8 MCUs. STMicroelectronics’ 8-bit STM8 MCUs are used for automotive and other industrial applications where reliability and cost...

Nuvoton Technology has launched a new low power, robust security M261/M262/M263 series MCU designed for IoT applications. It is based on an Arm Cortex-M23 secure core for Armv8-M architecture, running up to 64 MHz with 512 KB flash in dual...

NXP Semiconductors has announced the i.MX RT1170 family of crossover MCUs that combines high performance, reliability and high levels of integration for use in industrial, IoT and automotive applications. NXP claims the i.MX RT1170 family is a technology breakthrough with...

Renesas Electronics has announced its RX72M Industrial Network Solution, designed to accelerate the development of industrial slave equipment using the RX72M Group of 32-bit industrial Ethernet MCUs. The new RX72M solution includes an evaluation board, an operating system, middleware, and...

STMicroelectronics has announced four STM32 MCUs that now available in an 8-pin package, enabling simple embedded projects to leverage 32-bit performance and flexibility in a compact and cost-effective outline. The four new STM32G0 devices deliver a combination of 8-pin economy...

Coming to your inbox tomorrow: Circuit Cellar’s Microcontroller Watch newsletter. Tomorrow’s newsletter keeps you up-to-date on latest microcontroller news. In this section, we examine microcontrollers along with their associated tools and support products. Bonus: We’ve added Drawings for Free Stuff...

Where Does This Featherweight Fit In? In this new article series, Bob discusses LoRa—the Long Range spread spectrum modulation technique that promises to solve a number of the key issues in fulfilling the wireless IoT requirements. In Part 1, Bob...

Murata has announced the introduction of its UWS-Q12 series, the latest in a line of 50 W, 9-36 Vin range DC-DC converters. This series was developed for a wide range of applications including, network equipment, industrial, railway, power grid and...

Trinamic Motion Control has unveiled an ultra-small single-chip motor driver that uses StealthChop technology to enable virtually silent operation. The device is designed to drive two-phase stepper motors up to 1.2 A RMS and with a voltage range of 1.8...

RECOM has introduced the RAC03-K which it claims is the smallest 3 W AC-DC power supply solution on the market. This converter can be used in a wide range of applications due to complete certifications for ITE and household standards....

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a family of four high-efficiency, low-quiescent-current (IQ) buck-boost converters that feature tiny packaging with minimal external components for a small solution size. The integrated TPS63802, TPS63805, TPS63806 and TPS63810 DC/DC noninverting buck-boost converters offer wide...

Analog Devices has announced the ADuM4122, an isolated, dual-drive strength output driver that uses iCoupler technology. It’s designed to empower designers to harness the benefits of higher efficiency power switch technologies. Electric motor-driven systems account for 40% of global electricity...

Coming to your inbox on Tuesday: Circuit Cellar’s Analog & Power newsletter. This newsletter content zeros in on the latest developments in analog and power technologies including ADCs, DACs, DC-DC converters, AC-DC converters, power supplies, op amps, batteries and more....

IoT-Leveraged Living Spaces From preventive maintenance for appliances to voice-controlled lighting, the subsystems that comprise a modern Smart Home continue to evolve. Providing the building blocks for these implementations, IC vendors are keeping pace with specialized MCUs, sensors platforms and...

By Eric Brown Congatec’s “Conga-SMX8-Mini” SMARC 2.0 module runs Linux on NXP’s i.MX8M Mini with up to 4GB LPDDR4 and 128GB eMMC and optional WiFi and -40 to 85°C. There’s also a new carrier and coolers for Congatec’s Epyc 3000...