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Examining the environmental impact of computation and the future of green computing

when you think about your carbon footprint, what comes to mind? Driving and flying, probably. Perhaps home energy consumption or those daily Amazon deliveries. But what about watching Netflix or having Zoom meetings? Ever thought about the carbon footprint of the silicon chips inside your phone, smartwatch or the countless other devices inside your home? […]

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Novel Tandon-designed microchip will allow data to be processed without being decrypted

A research team at the NYU Center for Cyber Security (CCS) at NYU Tandon are participating in a major initiative in collaboration with data security company Duality — supported by a $14 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — to design a revolutionary new microchip (codenamed “Trebuchet”). The microprocessor, to be designed by

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Rethinking microchips’ design pushes computing to the edge

Responding to artificial intelligence’s exploding demands on computer networks, Princeton University researchers in recent years have radically increased the speed and slashed the energy use of specialized AI systems. Now, the researchers have moved their innovation closer to widespread use by creating co-designed hardware and software that will allow designers to blend these new types

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FIRST COM-HPC AND NEXT-GEN COM EXPRESS

congatec fuels launch of 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors with two great new design options In parallel with the 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processor launch (code named “Tiger Lake”), congatec – a leading vendor of embedded computing technology – announces the availability of both its first COM-HPC Client size A module and a next generation COM

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USB to Serial TTL

For some of my PIC projects I need a serial (RS232) interface to print some messages on the screen of my computer. I still have a desktop computer that has one RS232 interface but nowadays most computers have a USB interface instead. You can buy devices that convert – TTL – RS232 signals to USB

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Beginners Guide to Debugging in MPLABX Using ChipKIT PRO MX7 by DIGILENT

This Instructable is a beginners guide to debugging code programed in the MPLAB X IDE v2.0. The steps covered are common application’s of the debugger software and problems I encountered as a beginner user and a inexperienced programmer. The content will be useful to programmers with little experience using a microprocessor and writing code. More

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MOSAIC-X5™ GNSS RECEIVER MODULE CAN TRACK ALL GNSS CONSTELLATIONS

Septentrio’s GNSS receiver module can track all GNSS constellations supporting current and future signals Septentrio’s mosaic-X5 multi-constellation GNSS receiver is a low-power surface-mount module with a wide array of interfaces and is designed for mass-market applications such as robotics and autonomous systems. It can track all global navigation satellite system (GNSS) constellations supporting current and future

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IW-RAINBOW-G34S: I.MX 8M MINI SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER

Adding another feather to the extensive portfolio of NXP® i.MX-based Single board Computers, iWave recently launched the iW-RainboW-G34S, a single board computer based on NXP i.MX 8M Mini applications processor in a PICO-ITX form factor. iWave supports Linux 5.4.70, Ubuntu 20.04, Buildroot 2021.02 and Android 11 on the platform, supported with an extensive BSP support team and continuous

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INTEL BASED 2.4-INCH MINI PC’S “TAKE ON” THE CHUWI LARKBOX

Mini PCs are not strange to us, we have been seeing them for a while now. Taiwanese ECS (Elitegroup computer systems) has been offering mini PCs over the years. They recently announced their pocket-sized model the LIVA Q , an upgraded version of Apollo lake SoCS Which offers a choice of Gemini lake SoCs, a Micro pc that has

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PIC16F877 Multimeter

PICMETER Introduction This PICMETER project has grown into a useful and reliable tool for any electronics enthusiast. It runs on a PIC16F877 / 877A micro controller. It is a PIC development system It is 19-function multi-meter (voltmeter, frequency meter, signal generator, thermometer…) It is a component checker (R, L, C, diode …) with up to

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