About: Ibrar Ayyub

Kontron, a Germany based company has published its first product based on Intel’s 8th Gen “Coffee Lake” processors. The COMe-bCL6 joins other “Coffee Lake” based COM Express Basic Type 6 modules including the Congatec Conga-TS370 and Seco COMe-C08-BT6, which were announced early this month. The COMe-bCL6 feature set is very related to all these products, with Coffee Lake […]

Interfacing MMC/SD card with PIC16F887 This small example shows how to read SD card raw data (bytes, sectors …). SD card raw data means that there is no use of system files like FAT16 or FAT32. Serial monitor is used to display the data after reading it and here the UART protocol is used. the […]

The Interuniversity MicroElectronicss Centre (IMEC) is an independent research center which deals with nanoelectronics and digital technologies. Their headquarters are situated in Leuven, Belgium. Recently IMEC began to research and prototype Solid State Lithium-ion batteries. Solid State batteries are batteries which make use of solid electrodes and electrolytes. There have been a lot of research […]

Interfacing PIC16F887 with FAT16 SD card After reading raw data (bytes and sectors) from SD card, now I’m going to use FAT16 file system to read and print text file located in 2 GB SD card. Read SD card raw data topic: MMC/SD Card raw data read with PIC16F887 microcontroller UART protocol is used to […]

By Geoff Tate, CEO of Flex Logix, Inc. Whether you are designing an SoC, MCU or other chip, the one common heartache is “freezing RTL.” Up until that point, it’s no problem making a change or update, but once it’s frozen, the chip design is “locked in.” A change after that point could require a […]

Integrated environmental sensors from Bosch Sensortec, the BME680, for wearables and mobile use, is available from Rutronik UK. The Bosch Sensortec BME680 expands Rutronik UK’s portfolio to include the first integrated MEMS sensor measuring individually, highly linear, and precise, gas, air pressure, humidity, and temperature. The BME680 is an integrated environmental sensor specifically developed for […]

The last interfacing of the PIC16F887 microcontroller and DS3231 RTC is the building of a simple real time clock and calendar with two buttons for setting time and date. Project link is the one below: Interfacing DS3231 with PIC16F887 microcontroller In this topic I’m going to add 2 alarms and temperature monitor to the previous […]

Tektronix, a US-based company, has introduced two new Keithley 6½-digit models to its line of Digital Multimeters (DMMs) and data-acquisition systems: The new DMM6500 DMM and also the new DAQ6510 data-acquisition system. The company has also upgraded their Kickstart measurement software to version 2.0. Keithley has long been a dominant provider in the 6½-digit DMM market. With the DMM6500 and DAQ6510, the company looks forward […]

This small project shows how to make a simple wave audio player using PIC16F887 microcontroller and SD card. The WAV audio file used in this project is 8000 Hz, 8-bit stereo (2 channels). Hardware Required:   PIC16F887 microcontroller SD card (formatted with FAT16 or FAT32 file system) ASM1117 3.3 voltage regulator Audio amplifier (ex: PC […]

CAE Softwares and Systems, a Germany-based company, is launching SoundCam on Kickstarter. SOUNDCAM is the first camera that images sound and is affordable for everyone. The system is intuitive and as easy to use as a smartphone. SOUNDCAM locates sound sources in real time and immediately displays the results on the screen. SOUNDCAM visualizes complex acoustic information […]