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LTC3402 – 2A, 3MHz Micropower Synchronous Boost Converter

Features Synchronous Rectification: Up to 97% Efficiency 2A Switch Current Rating Fixed Frequency Operation Up to 3MHz Wide Input Range: 0.5V to 5V Very Low Quiescent Current: 38µA (Burst Mode Operation) 2.6V to 5V Adjustable Output Voltage 0.85V (Typ) Start-Up Voltage No External Schottky Diode Required (VOUT < 4.3V) Synchronizable Switching Frequency Burst Mode Enable Control […]

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Simple SSR has zero-cross on/off switching

This Design Idea is a solid state relay (SSR) which uses a triac to switch AC loads at high current. There are plenty of simple SSR circuits available, but this may be the simplest circuit that achieves turn-on and turn-off only when the AC line voltage is near zero. Figure 1 AC SSR schematic with

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F&S I.MX8X SOC FEATURES OPTIONAL INDUSTRIAL TEMP SUPPORT

F&S Elektronik Systeme has announced specs for its “efus MX8X” module, which runs Linux on a dual- or quad-core -A35 i.MX8X SoC, and offers up to 2GB RAM and 64GB eMMC plus dual GbE, WiFi/BT, 4K video, and optional industrial temp support. The 2 x 47 x 11mm, 15-gram efus MX8X module is designed based on NXP’s low-powered i.MX8X. A host of efus-branded modules exploits

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ONO, $99 SMARTPHONE-POWERED 3D PRINTER

Born in 2014 from the simple idea of making 3D printing accessible for everyone, Filippo Moroni and Pietro Gabriele worked on new technology to develop a high quality 3D printer that was affordable and easy to use. Their goal was to make the most diffused printer in the world and to develop a worldwide community

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EMBEDDED LINUX SYSTEM HAS FIVE GBE PORTS FOR TSN

KBox A-230-LS with SMARC-sAL28 offers up to five TSN-enabled 1GB Ethernet ports for IoT applications Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), has announced the KBox A-230-LS, a new compact industrial computer platform designed specifically for Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) applications. The KBox A-230-LS is equipped with a SMARC module based on the NXP

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3D Eagle BRD Viewer

3D BRD Viewer is a free tool to visualize CadSoft EAGLE PCB Designs in 3D. You can drag your .brd file anywhere on this page and have a full 360 degree view of how your board will appear after assembly. Overview 3D BRD Viewer is a free tool to visualize CadSoft EAGLE PCB Designs in

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UP XTREME SBC FEATURES INTEL WHISKEY LAKE PROCESSOR

AAEON launched their UP board family back in 2015 with the original board featuring an Atom X5 Cherry Trail processor. Since then they’ve launched more models all based on processors with 10W or lower TDP (Thermal Design Power) such as UP Squared Apollo Lake development board. Now, they have introduced an Intel Core-U series Whiskey Lake processor (15W TDP)

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IKEYBO, THE ADVANCED PROJECTION KEYBOARD

Serafim is a company of some talents and experts in optoelectronics industry, and it aims to offer affordable, useful, and cool consumer electronics for a better computing experience. The latest amazing product by Serafim is: iKeybo! Keybo is a virtual projection multilingual keyboard that can turn any flat surface into a keyboard. iKeybo can work as

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SPLIT HOME ENERGY METER FEATURES ESP32 WITH MICROCHIP ATM90E32

Split Single Phase Energy Meter. Affordable remote energy monitoring for your entire home The Split Single Phase Energy Meter can monitor the energy usage in your entire home in real time. It can easily be hooked up to an ESP8266 or ESP32 to wirelessly transmit energy usage data into a program like EmonCMS. It can

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New electrolyte promises to rid lithium batteries of short-circuiting dendrites

Dendrites – thin conductive filaments that form inside lithium batteries – reduce the life of these cells and are often responsible for them catching fire. Scientists working at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) of the US Department of Energy claim to have produced a new electrolyte for lithium batteries that not only completely eliminates

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