We always get excited when we buy a new tablet. But after a few months, it usually winds up at the bottom of a pile of papers on the credenza, a victim of not being as powerful as our desktop computers and not being as convenient as our phones. However, if you don’t mind a …
RASPBERRY PI TABLET GETS RADIO SURGICAL ENHANCEMENT Continue Reading
Introduction We live in uncertain times. The list of environmental problems seems to grow, while the solutions feel increasingly out of reach. But daunting as it may be, it is imperative that we address these issues. The earth is, in the words of Carl Sagan, “the only home we’ve ever known.” To not focus our …
Creating a mesh sensor network using Raspberry Pi and XBee radio modules Continue Reading
It’s one thing to speculate about what’s happening with the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, but it’s another to get an insider’s view on recent flight problems. As we previously reported, Ingenuity is starting to face a significant challenge, as a seasonal atmospheric pressure drop on Mars threatens to make the already rarefied air too thin to generate useful …
ONiO, a Norwegian healthcare-focused Internet of Things (IoT) expert has unveiled ONiO.zero, an ultra-low-power RISC-V-based microcontroller capable of operating solely from harvested energy — without needing a battery, capacitor, or any other means of energy storage. The company says “ONiO.zero is an ultra-low-power wireless MCU that uses energy harvesting technology.” This indicates that the ONiO.zero solely functions on energy harnessed from its surroundings. With …
ONIO.ZERO RISC-V MICROCONTROLLER FUNCTIONS ON HARVESTED ENERGY Continue Reading
The TGR2050 Series provides exceptional performance with new touch screen operation for improved functionality to support research and development, test and service functions Farnell, the Development Distributor, announced the availability of the TGR2050 series of next generation Radio Frequency (RF) signal generators from Aim-TTi. Electronic design and test engineers will benefit from the small footprint and lightweight design of the …
NEXT GENERATION AIM-TTI TGR2050 SERIES RF SIGNAL GENERATORS NOW AVAILABLE Continue Reading
An SDR add-on for the Raspberry Pi isn’t a new idea, but the open source cariboulite project looks like a great entry into the field. Even if you aren’t interested in radio, you might find the project’s use of a special high-bandwidth memory interface to the Pi interesting. The interface in question is the poorly-documented SMI …
RASPBERRY PI HAT ADDS SDR WITH HIGH SPEED MEMORY ACCESS Continue Reading
It’s easy to get caught up in a build and forget that the final version usually needs some sort of enclosure, especially things with sensitive electronics in them. The [Director of Legal Evil] at the LVL1 Louisville Hackerspace notes as much in his recent radio build. It seems as though the case was indeed an …
Nordic Semiconductor today announces that SG Wireless has selected Nordic’s nRF52840 Bluetooth® 5/Bluetooth power its SGW1010 and SGW1011 modules. By Wisse Hettinga @ eenewsembedded.com The modules are designed to provide a complete RF solution for use in a range of IoT applications including connected home, smart city infrastructure, industrial mesh networks, industrial smart lighting, and transport …
Designed To Support Unattended Operation, IP65+, And Passive Cooling Have you ever tried designing a truly embedded x86-based system? We have, and it was a journey full of unexpected pitfalls. Consider the importance of unattended operation, including resilience in the face of power failures and power voltage fluctuation. Need support for different CPU models? A …
XCOM – COMPACT, EMBEDDED X86 PLATFORM FOR SDR AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Continue Reading
Raspberry Pi enthusiasts searching for a project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested to know that the latest issue of the HackSpace magazine, created by the official Raspberry Pi team features a project that allows you to build a Raspberry Pi RFID and NFC reader. Using a NFC HAT the Raspberry Pi …
