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NEW PHOTORELAYS WITH LOW LED TRIGGER CURRENT FOR BATTERY POWERED SECURITY AND AUTOMATION DEVICES

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has introduced the TLP170AM and TLP170GM two new photorelays that can be used in security systems, which are used in building automation and other industrial equipment. The TLP170AM has a rated OFF-state output terminal voltage of 60V and constant ON-state current (ION) of 0.7A with the pulse operation of up to 2.1A. The TLP170GM is a 350V version with […]

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IT-M3400 BIDIRECTIONAL POWER SUPPLY – WORLD’S SMALLEST PROGRAMMABLE BIDIRECTIONAL DC POWER SUPPLY

Released by ITECH in March 2020, the brand new series IT-M3400 Bidirectional DC Power Supply comes with cutting-edge technology which is integrated with engineers’ innovative inspiration. It integrates the features of a bidirectional power supply and a regenerative load. Meanwhile, it is also eco-friendly, helps to eliminate the heat dissipation to a minimum level and save your

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The Minute Timer Based on the PIC16F88 MCU

Let’s take a look at the simple beginner’s project of the minute timer. The heart of the project is the 8-bit PIC16F88 MCU. The time is shown on the 7-segment display and the timer is operated using 6 buttons. The device is powered by the 9 volt battery. The time range is from 1 to 99 minutes.

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NRF9160 FEATHER LAUNCHES FOR $99 WITH GPS SUPPORT

The nRF9160 Feather by Jared Wolff (aka Circuit Dojo LLC) is an electronics development board, which is a system-in-package part of nRF91 series that enables NB-IoT and eMTC (LTE-M) IoT connectivity, as well as assisted GPS. The package is available in an Adafruit Feather form factor. nRF9160 Feather board supports both CAT M1 LTE and NB-IoT for communication with

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BATTLAB-ONE REPLACE YOUR BATTERY, AND MONITORS YOUR BATTERY LIFE

One of the problems developers in the world of IoT devices experience when building battery-powered devices over time is the process of measuring and estimating battery life, which can be very tedious. The process is tedious and cumbersome, with multiple test equipment arrangements to capture current profiles for different firmware states, manual data logging, and

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NGK DEVELOPS HIGH HEAT RESISTANCE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ACHIEVING AN OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF UP TO 105°C

The new battery is scheduled for mass production in September 2020, with potential applications primarily in automotive and industrial IoT devices. NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has successfully raised the maximum operating temperature of its coin-type “EnerCera Coin” (part of the “EnerCera®” series) battery up to 105 degrees Celsius. Sample shipments are currently underway, with mass

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QUICKFEATHER: FULLY OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR THE EOS S3 MCU WITH EFPGA

Use the Power of Open Source to Tackle Your Tiny Machine Learning Applications QuickLogic, the first programmable logic company to embrace all-open-source development tools has partnered with Antmicro to create a multi-core essential evaluation tool for machine learning and IoT applications, called QuickFeather development board. The QuickFeather development board is a small form factor system for the EOS S3 Arm

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MEET THE ZKETECH EBD-A20H DC ELECTRONIC LOAD/BATTERY CAPACITY & DISCHARGE TESTER/POWER SUPPLY TESTER

Battery testers provide an easy way for hardware designers and hobbyists to determine the genuine capacity of βatteries. There are different makes and models being sold across diverse online stores but one which stands out among all that I have used in recent times is the ZKETECH EBD-A20H. ZKE, over the years, has produced some interesting battery

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Tea Light Clone

I got to the result so it requires a bit more reading. At home we have quite some electronic tea lights, the ones from Philips that can be charged wirelessly. I have made an Instructable before related to this topic, see Tea Light Charge Monitorr. After some time these tea lights stop working because the rechargeable

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Illuminated Cubes

This project is a follow up of the Illuminated Presents project that I posted earlier. My wife really liked the Illuminated Presents but kept them as Cubes and did not put a bow around it to turn them into presents. Because of this success I created a second one – called Illuminate Cubes since that is what

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