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STPW12 – PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC POWER BREAKER FOR 12V BUS

The STPW12 is an integrated electronic power breaker, optimized to monitor the input power. Connected in series to the power rail, it is able to disconnect the electronic circuitry on its output if the power consumption overcomes the programmed limit. When this happens, the device automatically opens the integrated power switch and disconnects the load. The intervention […]

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ESP8266 based e-paper WiFi weather station

I’m a fan of all kind of weather stations. When Daniel Eichhorn twittered about his new version using an E-Paper display module, I immediately preordered one. I decided to build a station with a custom enclosure, so here is my version of a 3D printed version, featuring magnets so it can be attached to the fridge: Using e-paper

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3A ULTRA-SMALL AND ULTRA-LOW NOISE STEP DOWN POWER MODULE

The MPM3833C from Monolithic Power Systems, Inc is a step-down module converter with built-in power MOSFETs and inductor. The MPM3833C achieves 3A of continuous output current from a 2.75V to 6V input voltage with excellent load and line regulation. The MPM3833C works in forced continuous conduction mode (CCM) and has a voltage ripple under 10mV with one output

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NEED WIFI 5 AND BLUETOOTH 5? THEN TRY OUT UNISOC UWP5661

WiFi 5 also known as 802.11ac has been around for a while now, but few boards have adopted it. The WiFi 5 might easily be confused with the general WiFi (802.11 b/g/n). The WiFi standard 802.11ac is capable of 1300 megabits per second (Mbps) which is the equivalent of 162.5 megabytes per second (MBps), this is 3x faster than

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NVIDIA UNVEILS THE NEW AI BRAIN FOR MACHINES AND A CHEAPER JETSON TX2

Nvidia, is one of those companies that never ceases to amaze me. I have to say that they have technically monopolized the GPU ecosystem and now Nvidia is gaining (if not already) for a new crown – AI on the Edge. AI in the cloud has been the buzz ever since, enabling numerous application to be

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QUALCOMM LAUNCHES 10NM, OCTA-CORE QCS605 IOT SOC

Qualcomm announced back in April its QCS605 SoC, calling it “the first 10nm FinFET fabricated SoC, built for the Internet of Things.” The octa-core Arm SoC is available in an Intrinsyc Open-Q 605 SBC with the full development kit, including a 12V power supply which is available for pre-order at $429. The product will ship in early December. The

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VCSELS INTEGRATE MICRO LENS ARRAY FOR 3D SENSING

Osram Opto Semiconductors has unveiled the PLPVCQ 850 and the PLPVCQ 940, the latest additions to its Bidos product family. Applications for the new Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) include machine vision or facial recognition, as well as object or architectural scanning that involves mapping an area in 3D and positioning virtual furniture and

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GYRFALCON LAUNCHES SECOND-GEN AI ACCELERATOR CHIP

Lightspeeur 2803 – a follow on to the Lightspeeur 2801S ASIC – enables upgrading of existing data center hardware to speed AI processing while providing 10X reduction in energy consumption. Gyrfalcon Technology Inc. (GTI), the world’s leading developer of low-cost, low-power, high-performance Artificial Intelligence (AI) processors, today announced the availability of its second-generation chip, the Lightspeeur 2803 AI Accelerator.

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WISP – RE-PROGRAMMABLE MICROCONTROLLER THAT RUNS ON ENERGY HARVESTED FROM RADIO WAVES

A new research initiative between the University of Washington’s Sensor Laband the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has created a microprocessor that can power itself through stray radio waves and receive programmable updates in the same fashion. While the RISC-derived 16-bit microcontroller CPU is very weak compared to modern standards, it’s much more powerful than any other device

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MINIATURE SOLAR CELLS EMBEDDED IN CLOTHES CAN CHARGE YOUR MOBILE

Miniature technology is a claim in today’s world. We talked recently about the tiny gyroscope which is the size of a grain of rice, and now clothes embedded with miniature solar cells the size of a flea can allow wearers to generate electricity outdoors, and charge items like mobile phones and smartwatches. The cell developed by Nottingham Trent

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