Electronics Engineering News from the EE Compendium
Electronic Engineering News, September 2013
Highlights from the world of Electronic Engineering and Embedded Systems Programming, including McHACK, Kinetis KL02, Arduino, 10 Tiny Development Boards, PIC32MX, and more.
MAX3172X Low-Power Temperature Sensors
The new MAX3172X temperature sensors from Maxim provide temperature sensing over either an SPI or a 3-wire interface. No additional components are required -- these are true temperature-to-digital converters, which is a handy function for certain applications.
Electronic Engineering News, March 2013
Highlights from the world of Electronic Engineering and Embedded Systems Programming, including Android for embedded systems, pcDuino, he world's lowest cost multicore microcontroller, The Secrets to Becoming a Great Programmer, and more.
Electronic Engineering News, February 2013
Highlights from the world of Electronic Engineering and Embedded Systems Programming, including OpenPICUS, Android, mbed, Arduino, and more!
Learn Arduino
Learn about hardware and software development with the popular Arduino platform.
New Microchip PIC16F178X Offer Cost-Effective Analog and Digital Functions
Microchip has released several new members of the PIC microcontroller family, which are optimized for LED lighting, battery management, digital power supply, motor control and other applications.
Draw Schematics Online With DrawSCH
The Datasheet Zone at dz863.com is now offering a free online schematic capture tool called DrawSCH. Might be handy for hacking together a quick circuit or documenting a simple hardware design.
Embedded Software Consulting - Key to Your Success!
Have you considered outsourcing an embedded software project? There are risks to such an approach, but many advantages as well.
Free Electronic CAD Tools
Here are a few free electronic hardware development tools that I just became aware of: TinyCAD, FreePCB, and FreeRoute. Great for hobby projects!
I2C Analyzer - Monitor and Control I2C Bus
I2C is a simple serial communication bus and protocol, and many microcontrollers have built-in hardware support. But how to debug it? An I2C analyzer is one popular choice.