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By Eric Brown DFI’s Pico-ITX-based, DIN-rail mountable “EC900-FS6” mini-PC runs Linux or Android on an i.MX6 DualLite, and offers 2x GbE, 2x USB, 2x serial, mini-PCIe, and extensive ruggedization features. A reader recently noted our excessive use of the term...

By Eric Brown A Cambridge, UK based startup called Foundries.io, which is funded by Linaro and led by former Linaro exec George Grey, has launched a microPlatforms service with managed, subscription-based Linux and Zephyr distributions. The microPlatforms offering will target...

Nordic Semiconductor has announced that Fanstel has selected Nordic’s nRF52840 Bluetooth® 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC) for its BWG840F gateway and USB840F dongle. The gateway and the dongle are designed to enable OEMs to rapidly develop...

EEMBC, an industry consortium that develops benchmarks for embedded hardware and software, today announced that its SecureMark-TLS benchmark is now available for licensing. Part of the SecureMark benchmarking suite for measuring the efficiency of cryptographic processing solutions, SecureMark-TLS focuses on the...

Semtech has announced that Green Stream has incorporated Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) and Senet’s LoRaWAN-based network into its autonomous flood sensor systems for use in coastal areas, including towns and cities. Green Stream’s solutions...

Click here for the Circuit Cellar article code archive p.6: Making a Chess-Playing: Robot: Using Python and Raspberry Pi, By Christopher Martin-Rebneris Lynxmotion: Lynxmotion AL5D 4 Degrees of Freedom Robotic Arm (Hardware Only)  Adafruit: USB to TTL Serial Cable –...

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...

PIC-32-Based Design Demand is on the rise for 3D image data in a variety of applications. That has spurred research into LIDAR systems capable of keeping pace. Learn how this Cornell student leveraged inexpensive LIDAR sensors to build a 3D...

Global distributor Mouser Electronics is now stocking the MPLAB Snap in-circuit debugger and programmer from Microchip Technology. The MPLAB Snap provides affordable, fast, and easy debugging and programming of most PIC, AVR and SAM flash microcontrollers and dsPIC digital signal...

Brainchip has claimed itself as the first company to bring a production spiking neural network architecture to market. Called the Akida Neuromorphic System-on-Chip (NSoC), the device is small, low cost and low power, making it well-suited for edge applications such as...

Forlinx Embedded Technology, the Chinese company behind Linux-friendly SBCs such as the Texas Instruments (TI) Sitara AM3354 based OK335xS-II and the Forlinx i.MX6 SBC, has posted details on a new OK5718-C SBC. Like the OK335xS-II, it’s a Sitara based board, in this case...

STMicroelectronics and TomTom (TOM2 ), a location technology specialist, have  announced a package of development tools in the STM32 Open Development Environment that connect directly to TomTom Maps APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) for location, tracking, and mapping data services, accelerating...

First announced in February at Embedded World 2018, NXP Semiconductors has released its i.MX RT1060 Crossover processor, with the company claiming a mere ten months from concept to market launch. The i.MX RT1060 is the latest addition to what NXP...

FREE White Paper – This white paper introduces an IoT framework that complements and extends the massive investments made by cloud vendors to provide comprehensive IIoT features that can be implemented down to the hardware of the edge or end...

Recent component miniaturizations and weight reductions have brought wearable exoskeletons into reality. Join Mouser Electronics as we investigate the newest mobility enhancements provided by sensor based, powered and passive exoskeletons.

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 the microcontrollers along with their associated tools and support products. Bonus: We’ve added Drawings for Free...

Measuring Motion Automatic systems require real-life physical attributes to be measured and converted to electrical quantities ready for electronic processing. Velocity is one such attribute. In this article, George steps through the math, science and technology behind measuring velocity and...

Infineon Technologies has added a new member of its CoolMOS P7 family, the 950 V CoolMOS P7 Superjunction MOSFET. It is design to meet the needs of applications such as lighting, smart meter, mobile charger, notebook adapter, AUX power supply...

STMicroelectronics has released the STSPIN830 and STSPIN840 single-chip drivers that simplify the design of low-to-mid-power motor controls in the 7 V to 45 V range.  The devices contain flexible control logic and low-RDS(ON) power switches for industrial applications, medical technology, and home...

MINMAX Technology has announced the MJWI06C/MKWI10C series of fully encapsulated 6 W to 10 W DC-DC converters with chassis and DIN-Rail mounting package which can be directly installed in server rack, data cabinet and outdoor telecom/industry equipment. The MJWI06C (shown)/MKWI10C...

Vicor now offers the PI354x-00-BGIZ as its latest addition to the company’s 48V Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulator portfolio, offering a new BGA package option to the existing PI354x-00-LGIZ LGA series. PI354x Cool-Power ZVS Buck Regulator’s high performance ZVS topology enables...

Maxim Integrated Products has announced the MAX17262 single-cell and MAX17263 single-/multi-cell fuel-gauge ICs. The MAX17262 features just 5.2 µA quiescent current, the lowest level in its class, along with integrated current sensing. The MAX17263 features just 8.2 µA quiescent current and...

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

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