Embedded developers can greatly simplify the process of updating firmware in the field using a microcontroller’s DFU mode, but there are some tricks to doing it.
A multi-sensor device and a sensor fusion library dramatically simplify development of environmental monitoring systems for health and wellness.
Adding additional sensors to Smart Lighting enables greater functionality.
CircuitPython dev boards offer a simpler approach for building embedded applications with sophisticated 32-bit MCUs.
The multitude of short-range wireless technologies provides engineers with optimized solutions for their applications, but makes careful selection paramount.
Assembling a Devastator Robot teaches designers and Makers a lot about microcontrollers, sensors, programming, wireless communication, and motor control.
Pairing a single board computer with a cellular modem eliminates smartphone or router gateways and dramatically extends the wireless range of maker projects.
When combined with real-time microcontrollers, MicroPython offers a powerful platform-agnostic programming language that helps developers speed time to market.
Powering IoT sensors requires designers to optimize hardware and software, while also looking for ways to apply energy harvesting techniques.
Using LPWAN networks for IoT designs allows for longer connection ranges and fewer base stations are required to support wireless nodes.
A quick and simple designer’s guide to explaining the benefits of brushless DC motors as well as how to power and control brushless DC motors.
LED lighting control techniques expand as the market continues to grow including dimmable LEDs and networked lighting.
Discover the benefits of using digital power in complex applications and learn how to integrate digital control methods in your designs.
A comprehensive overview of Microchip’s RN2903 LoRa module along with instructions explaining how to use hardware and software to create an IoT design.
Hotenda Electronics takes great pride in having one of the industry’s largest varieties of parts in-stock and ready for shipment on the day an order is placed.
Discuss the advantages of using sub-GHz communication, the importance of modulation schemes, and learn about Microchip’s RB2903 LoRaWAN module.
Transitioning to a digital domain for power conversion is a complex process but has many benefits including adding efficiency and flexibility to your design.
Capacitive proximity sensing is a contactless technology with multiple IoT applications, but designers must avoid certain pitfalls to achieve optimum performance.
A designer’s guide to understanding active and passive temperature sensors including characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, and common applications.
How the DMX512 lighting standard can be integrated with the DALI standard is discussed along with some components to help in that integration.