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ESP-01 Board

A small board designed in Autotrax DEX (now DEXPCB) for building and testing some 12v and 5v IoT devices based on the cheap ESP8266 modules.

A Murano sensor app is tested here.

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SDR view of a low power transmission

Capturing the transmission of Anaren LR09A modules with a RTL-SDR. The exceptionally low power mode is easy to spot.

Anaren LR09A article

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Wireless Charging – WE coil choice

Wireless Charging COTS article

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The QiLiCape

Project Status = alpha, not released

QiLiCape-v3.51

It’s all about a Wireless Charging (Qi compliant) Li-X Battery Cape for the BeagleBone. Started as a Element14 competition request, ~~the QiLiCape may be released as a part of an embedded electronics product. PCB built in Eagle.~~

EETimes Semiconductor News

We Need to Talk About Buttons September 29, 2020
Why is it that buttons always seem to be placed someplace other than where they'd be most useful The post We Need to Talk About Buttons appeared first on EETimes.
Capture-the-Flag Competitions Need to Include Hardware September 29, 2020
Hackers are increasingly probing hardware for security vulnerabilities. The industry needs to develop expertise to counteract those attacks. The post Capture-the-Flag Competitions Need to Include Hardware appeared first on EETimes.
US Reportedly Restricts Exports to SMIC September 28, 2020
The U.S. is reported to have restricted exports to SMIC, citing the possibility the technology could support China's military. The post US Reportedly Restricts Exports to SMIC appeared first on EETimes.