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A DIY Power Supply Unit for All Seasons

Sometimes it’s difficult to find a power supply unit that precisely meets your project’s needs. This DIY design may be the answer to all your problems.

Image of The Selection and Use of FPGAs for Automotive Interfacing, Security, and Compute-Intensive Loads The Selection and Use of FPGAs for Automotive Interfacing, Security, and Compute-Intensive Loads Publish Date: 2022-01-12

FPGAs can be used to augment legacy microcontrollers and application processors in automobiles to enhance connectivity, processing performance, and security.

What? You Still Don’t Know How to Solder?

Learning how to solder requires several key items, including a soldering iron or soldering station, some solder, something to solder, and a bit of patience.

2021 InnovateFPGA Contest: Creative Designers Show Us How to Tackle Sustainability Publish Date: 2021-12-16

Use the platform and projects from the InnovateFPGA Design Contest 2021-22 as inspiration for how to connect the edge toward a sustainable future.

Motors for Makers — Part 1: Adafruit Kit Solves Moving Head Problem

Maker projects can be greatly enhanced by movement using brushed DC motors, brushless 3-phase motors, stepper motors, servos, and linear actuators.

Victorian Clock Display: 350 LEDs and One Control Board to Rule Them All

Using WS2812B addressable LEDs, a SparkFun MCU, and some creative 3D printing, we can create a modern version of a 21-segment Victorian clock display.

Recreating 21-Segment Victorian Displays

Using tricolored LEDs, it’s possible to create 21-segment displays that were originally based on small incandescent light bulbs in the Victorian era.

Copper Shielding Braid and ESD Protection

Taking precautionary steps to mitigate against the effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD) can help you avoid wasting a lot of time and money on rework.

How to Implement Hardware Debounce for Switches and Relays When Software Debounce Isn’t Appropriate Publish Date: 2021-02-09

Learn three ways to execute hardware debounce for designs where software debounce isn’t appropriate.

Adding Motion and Orientation Sensing to Hobby Projects

Use a Bosch BNO055 9DOF sensor on an Adafruit BOB to track motion and orientation in DIY hobby projects.

Get Started with MEMS-Based Motion and Orientation Sensor Design Using Arduino Breakout Boards Publish Date: 2020-11-25

Using Arduino BOBs, designers can quickly evaluate various combinations of MEMS accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers for motion and orientation.

Use A Current Sensor to Efficiently Acquire Data for Predictive Maintenance with AI Publish Date: 2020-09-30

Designers can simplify data gathering for artificial intelligence by opting for simple sensors instead of complex multi-axis accelerometers.

Evaluating Different Development and Prototyping Boards for Wearable Applications Publish Date: 2020-08-12

For cost and size-constrained designs, hobbyists, students, and professional engineers can turn to Arduino-based development boards.

Tackle Computationally Intensive DIY, Prototyping, or Development Projects with the ShieldBuddy Publish Date: 2020-07-08

When even the powerful Arduino Due runs out of steam, hobbyists and professionals can turn to Infineon’s tri-core ShieldBuddy with on-board FPUs.

Fundamentals of FPGAs—Part 5: Getting Started with Intel (Altera) FPGAs Publish Date: 2020-05-07

Developers can depend on FPGAs and other programmable devices from Intel (Altera) in a tremendous range of applications.

Fundamentals of FPGAs – Part 4: Getting Started with Xilinx FPGAs Publish Date: 2020-04-01

Developers can use FPGAs and other programmable devices from Xilinx across a diverse range of applications from data centers and aerospace, to consumer.

Implement Low-Power, High-Performance Edge Computing Using Efinix’s Quantum-Enabled FPGAs Publish Date: 2020-03-17

Use Efinix’s Quantum-enabled FPGAs to realize power, performance, and area gains in edge computing implementations of AI, ML, and image processing.

Fundamentals of FPGAs – Part 3: Getting Started with Microchip Technology’s FPGAs Publish Date: 2020-01-30

Developers can depend upon Microchip Technology's FPGAs in applications that require low power, high security, and high reliability.

Fundamentals of FPGAs – Part 2: Getting Started with Lattice Semiconductor’s FPGAs Publish Date: 2019-12-18

Lattice Semiconductor's FPGAs span the low to mid-range, with a focus on low-power devices that address network issues from the edge to the cloud.

Fundamentals: The IoT, IIoT, AIoT, and Why They’re the Future of Industrial Automation Publish Date: 2019-12-04

Connecting legacy industrial equipment to the Internet of Things (IoT) can result in tremendous advantages in terms of efficiency, productivity, and reliability.