Part Stock Checker: Findchips.com
How many times have you been part way through ordering parts for a project when you realize the distributor you are using, doesn’t have any of the part you need in stock? Or maybe …
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Fuelling Your Arduino - Thermal Look at Arduino Power
There are many options for powering an Arduino board. The designers did a great job of designing an auto-select circuit that makes it simple to power the boards. However, there are …
Read MoreBuild the Enterprise, in 20 Years
Can you can imagine what people thought about today, 20 years ago? Think of all the crazy things you (or others) thought we would be doing today. Like… Video phone calls from your …
Read MoreMeasuring Battery Capacity
Why is choosing a simple AA battery such a daunting selection process? Manufacturers are keen on giving their products different names and brag about the chemical technology that …
Read MoreNew Digi-Key tool lets Engineers share schematics - Electronic Products
Tools like National’s (now TI) WebBENCH have allowed engineers to design power supplies without downloading any software for quite some time. Recently I got an account at …
Read MoreNow that's an Apple Pie! - EMSL
What is more American than an Apple Pie? Why, a Pie designed in California, made in China. This is one pie I’d like to jailbreak. Is applying too much heat to this pie considered …
Read MoreThe Making of Arduino - IEEE Spectrum
Even knowing that the name Arduino was rooted in Italian, I have often wondered what it meant. David Kushner of IEEE Spectrum has a great write-up on the beginnings of the Arduino …
Read MoreOne million ARM cores to simulate brain at Manchester
The lead hardware designer of both the original ARM core and the BBC Micro Computer, Professor Steve Furber, is leading an effort to simulate the human brain with ARM cores. Custom …
Read MoreSpace Shuttle Infographic
Space Shuttle Infographic A long time fan of the NASA Space program, the last shuttle going up is a little bit sad. Artist Alberto Cuadra has put together this infographic about …
Read MoreDiodes adds 5V capability to Glue Logic
These days it is pretty rare to see a press release from a semiconductor company touting 5V TTL capabilities. Diodes is upgrading their 5V TTL logic as reported by Electronics …
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