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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.~~

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Cloud Market Goes ‘Pyrocumulus’
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-08-04
Marvell Scoops Up Innovium for $1.1B
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-08-04
IoE: A New Era in Hyperconnectivity, Opportunities, and Development Challenges
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-08-04
The Rental Economy and Stuff
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-08-04
Why Radiation Hardness Matters for Point-of-Load Converters
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-08-03
Taiwan’s Tech Chief Applies Pandemic Lessons to Innovation
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-08-02
Water Management Innovation is Central to the Future of ICs
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-07-31
Can IoT Help Catch Wildfires In Time?
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-07-30
AV Complexity Explained
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-07-29
Demand for Silicon Outstrips Supply
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-07-29
Consuming the Olympics is Easier with a Menu
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-07-28
Gus Grissom and the ‘Hatch Crap’
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-07-28
Automotive AI Startup Blaize Closes $71 Million Funding Round
Source: EETimes Published on 2021-07-28
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-08
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-08
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-07
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-07
Laser Diodes Enable Motion Sensing and Light-Based Distance Measurements (LiDAR)
Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-06
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-06
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-06
Nexperia’s Trench Schottky Diodes Seize Power Efficiency
Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-06
New Infineon Flyback Converters Target Power Losses in USB Power Delivery
Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-05
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-05
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-04
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-04
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Source: All About Circuits Published on 2021-05-03
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5x5x5 LED cube using Arduino Mega
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-04-27
Program and upload bootloader in new ATmega328p IC. Program ATtiny25/45/85, ATmega8 with Arduino UNO.
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-04-27
Make a dual power bank 1A/2.1A using 18650 Li-ion cells.
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-04-27
How to make a Digital Watch using an 0.96 inch OLED Display
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-04-26
Get your electronic circuit converted into a professional PCB
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-04-24
Control Your Home Appliances from anywhere using a Mobile Phone and a GSM Module
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-27
What is ADC? How to use ADC in Arduino?
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-26
What is NodeMCU development board? How to program NodeMCU using Arduino IDE?
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-25
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Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-25
Automatic Hand Sanitizer using an Arduino and Ultrasonic sensor for covid-19
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-25
Interface common anode and common cathode RGB LEDs with Arduino
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-25
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Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-10
Blue Pill – STM32F103C8 Microcontroller development Board. How to program Blue Pill with Arduino IDE?
Source: Electronic Circuits and Diagrams-Electronic Projects and Design Published on 2021-02-09
Arduino and BMP180 Pressure Sensor Interfacing
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