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BROADCOMS SINGLE SILICON PHOTO MULTIPLIER IS BEST SUITED FOR THE DETECTION OF LOW LEVEL PULSED LIGHT SOURCES

BROADCOM’S SINGLE-SILICON PHOTO-MULTIPLIER IS BEST SUITED FOR THE DETECTION OF LOW-LEVEL PULSED LIGHT SOURCES

The BroadcomŸ AFBR-S4N33C013 is a single-silicon photo-multiplier (SiPM) used for ultra-sensitive precision measurement of single photons. The active area is 3.0 mm × 3.0 mm. A high packing density of single chips is achieved using through-silicon-via (TSV) technology and a chip-sized package (CSP). Larger areas can be covered by tiling multiple AFBR-S4N33C013 CSPs almost without any edge losses. The […]

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The completed synthesizer hardware

Distributed PIC Synthesizer

Introduction In this project, I have created a musical synthesizer with the ability to generate realistic instrumental sounds and to record songs for playback with harmonization. Controlled by a PIC32 microcontroller, the synthesizer has over a full octave of buttons, laid out like a piano, to allow playing notes and making chords. It combines additive

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STRAIN GAUGE SENSOR AMPLIFIER OR SINGLE SUPPLY INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIER

STRAIN GAUGE SENSOR AMPLIFIER OR SINGLE SUPPLY INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIER

This is a new project, a single supply instrumentation amplifier with onboard bridge configuration, and a 2.5V precision reference voltage chip. The project can be configured for applications such as thermocouple amplifier, bridge amplifier, ECG amplifier, pressure sensors, medical instrumentation, portable instrumentation, RTD sensor amplifier. The project is based on INA333 micropower, zero drift, rail to rail

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MIT RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A 10 WEARABLE PATCH TO HELP PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ALS COMMUNICATE BETTER

MIT RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A $10 WEARABLE PATCH TO HELP PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ALS COMMUNICATE BETTER

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a chronic disease that affects the nervous system and causes a decline in muscle control. Symptoms of ALS may be minor in the early stages of the disease but get dramatically worse with time as people with ALS find it more and more difficult to control the muscles necessary to speak or

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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TPS61099 SYNCHRONOUS BOOST CONVERTER

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS’ TPS61099 SYNCHRONOUS BOOST CONVERTER

Texas Instruments’ converter features 800 nA ultra-low quiescent current Texas Instruments’ TPS61099x is a synchronous boost converter with 1 ”A ultra-low quiescent current. The device is designed for products powered by alkaline batteries, NiMH rechargeable batteries, Li-Mn batteries, or rechargeable Li-Ion batteries where a high efficiency under light-load condition is critical to achieving long battery life operation.

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MOUSER SIGNS GROUNDBREAKING DEAL WITH E PEAS

MOUSER SIGNS GROUNDBREAKING DEAL WITH E-PEAS

Mouser Electronics has become the first authorized distributor of e-peas energy-harvesting PMICs and processing and sensing solutions. The products are available for immediate shipment around the world. With products that help design engineers enable their hardware to be powered indefinitely, e-peas provide IC solutions for applications such as industrial, home and building automation, agriculture, health

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TE CONNECTIVITYS HTU31 HIGH ACCURACY HUMIDITY TEMPERATURE SENSORS FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

TE CONNECTIVITY’S HTU31 HIGH-ACCURACY HUMIDITY & TEMPERATURE SENSORS FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

Nowadays, the requirements for industries such as medical, consumer electronics, industrial, and appliances force the manufacturers to come out with more efficient sensors, that also need to take into account environmental conditions and user expectations. The HTU31, by TE Connectivity, is an interesting, highly accurate digital sensor for relative humidity and temperature, ready to be deployed

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COM Port Lookup Device Manager

Serial communication with Matlab

Overview Matlab has a “serial” function that allows it to communicate through a serial port. This project is to establish serial port connection with the PIC microcontroller and demonstrate bidirectional communication between the PIC and a Matlab program. For demonstration purposes, the PIC will send digital potentiometer readings to Matlab as well as receive keystrokes

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ACCONEERS LOW POWER XM132 XE132 ENTRY RADAR MODULE WITH A SOLDERABLE DESIGN FEATURES

ACCONEER’S LOW-POWER XM132/XE132 ENTRY RADAR MODULE WITH A SOLDERABLE DESIGN FEATURES

Acconeer’s Low-power radar module with a solderable design features a land grid array for connection to a host PCB Acconeer’s XM132 entry module is a low-power radar module with a solderable design featuring a land grid array for connection to a host PCB. This entry module integrates the A111 pulsed coherent radar with a 32-bit 64 MHz

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