Electronic Design

What is All This Nanogenerator Stuff, Anyway?

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:41:00 +0000

Nanogenerators, which harvest energy from the environment, could be the next big thing in renewable energy.

Guest blogs

9th Grader Ahmed Mohamed's Digital Clock Project Gets Him Arrested

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:25:00 +0000

Ahmed Mohamed is the kind of 9th-grade student science fairs love. He was active in the robotics club in middle school. He knows how to solder. He even built his own digital clock.

alt.embedded

Wireless Sensor Networking for the Industrial IoT

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:53:00 +0000

Joy Weiss and Ross Yu, Linear Technology

Much is being made of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the associated need for wireless connectivity for industrial sensors. But the networking needs of industrial devices and applications are distinct from the consumer world, especially in terms of reliability and security.

IoT Development Tools Run on the Cloud (.PDF Download)

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:20:00 +0000

Running conventional development tools on the cloud is easy using virtual machines, but creating web-based tools is a major undertaking. These usually take the form of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Platform as a Service (PaaS). On the other hand...

Register or sign in below to download the full article in .PDF format, including high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable.

Q&A: Houston Mechatronics on the Rise of Robotics and RoboBusiness 2015

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:14:00 +0000

This company is leveraging NASA experience to build commercial mechatronic solutions.

Smart Peripherals Make Low-Power IoT Possible (.PDF Download)

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:16:00 +0000

How do you extend battery life in the Internet of Things (IoT)? Turning off everything you can from the processor to peripherals is a good approach; since peripherals consume less power than the processor...

Register or sign in below to download the full article in .PDF format, including high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable.

Electronic Design’s Products of the Week (9/13-9/19)

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:02:00 +0000

Here we've rounded up some of the latest products to optimize your applications, devices, and systems.

Common Embedded Vulnerabilities, Part 2: Information Leaks

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:32:00 +0000

Software security expert Paul Anderson explains information-leak code vulnerabilities and how to defend against them.

What’s Up with USB 3.1 Type-C?

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:28:00 +0000

There are a lot of issues to discuss when talking about USB 3.1 Type-C connections including power, alternate mode operation, and performance.

RoboBusiness 2015: A Sneak Peek

Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:45:00 +0000

RoboBusiness 2015 is coming soon, and has plenty in store for attendees.

Power Regulation in Military Aircraft and Space-Qualified Systems

Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:02:00 +0000

Global Smartphone Market Hits Lowest Growth Rate Since Recession

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:52:00 +0000

The global smartphone market has recorded its slowest annual growth rate in over five years, according to a recent report from Strategy Analytics, based on financial results from the second quarter of 2015.

For Designers, A New Selection of Storage Choices

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:44:00 +0000

All the latest memory technologies were at the Intel Developers Conference and the Flash Memory Summit, including 3D NAND, m.2 modules, and dual-port NVMe drives.

RS-485 Transceiver Tutorial

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 17:47:00 +0000

How to Improve FPGA Reliability

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:20:00 +0000

Sensing Elements for Current Measurements

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:20:00 +0000

SMT PCB Hardware from Harwin - Simplify EMC Shielding, Cable Management and Test

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:27:00 +0000

EZ-BoardWare is a range of SMT PCB Hardware from Harwin that allows simplified EMC shielding, improves cable management and solves tricky PCB layout issues. Packaged in EIA-481-2 compliant tape & reel packaging the products integrate simply into existing manufacturing processes.

Magnetic-Core Modeling Offers Insight into Behavior, Operating Range, Saturation

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 18:30:00 +0000

Understanding magnetic-core transitions from linear to saturation presents challenges; this analysis and model provide in-depth understanding of the B-H curve behavior and permeability issues.

Electronic Design’s Products of the Week (9/6-9/12)

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:30:00 +0000

Here we've rounded up some of the latest products to optimize your applications, devices, and systems.

What’s Next After VPX?

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:41:00 +0000

First introduced in 2007, the VPX (VITA 46/48) board and backplane standard quickly became established as the next-generation replacement for the venerable VMEbus. So what's next?

Microcontroller Generates Analog Gaussian Waveform Without Need for a DAC

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:03:00 +0000

This simple circuit based on a PIC microcontroller generates a Gaussian analog output. However, unlike most circuits, it does not need a DAC to transform the digital bits into an analog signal; rather, it relies on the MCU's I/O pin and toggles it under software control.

Parallel Programming Tools Give Tips to Programmers

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:52:00 +0000

New Parallel Studio XE 2016 compilers and libraries support the latest standards and operating systems.

Intel’s Parallel Studio XE 2016 provides tools that deliver hints on how to improve parallelism so compilers can provide optimization. The compilers and libraries support the latest standards such as Java, C++14, C11, Fortran 2008, and the draft version of Fortran 2015...

Charge Management System Extends Battery Life for Low-Power Wearables

Mon, 07 Sep 2015 23:10:00 +0000

The MAX14676, recently introduced by Maxim Integrated, attempts to extend the time between charges in low-power wearable devices by more efficiently managing the system load.

Write the FCC Now! Save Wi-Fi

Sat, 05 Sep 2015 01:35:00 +0000

The FCC is proposing a rule that could prevent intended modification of wireless devices. Find out why that’s a bad idea.

alt.embedded

What’s Next for Smartphones?

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:49:00 +0000

Are you satisfied with your smartphone? If not, what more do you want it to do? Would you like better performance like longer battery life or faster downloads?...

Communiqué

Enhanced PWM Implementation Adds High-Performance DAC to MCU

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:35:00 +0000

In cases where the microcontroller is short one DAC, this improved PWM implementation via an output port can provide the needed function with high performance.

FPGA-based Data Processing Increases Hyperspectral Camera Resolution

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:40:00 +0000

A research project funded by the Montana Department of Commerce is planning to leverage FPGA-based hardware to increase the frame-rate and resolution of hyperspectral cameras.

Design Competition Tests Students While Exposing Them to Employers

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:05:00 +0000

Texas Instruments (TI) recently honored student projects submitted to its 2015 North American Innovation Challenge, with entries judged primarily on their level of engineering analysis and their use of TI integrated circuits.

5 Industry Trends Dominate DVCon India’s Technical Program

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 21:01:00 +0000

Tom Anderson, Breker Verification Systems

Five trends will permeate the EDA industry over the coming years—UVM extensions, ESL development, many-core designs, portable stimulus, and IoT products.

What to Expect from the Building Internet of Things

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:53:00 +0000

The BIoT is expected to almost quadruple in the next six years. Demand for smart building management systems has never been greater.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is huge, and it won’t slow down any time soon. The technological movement of smart “everything” continues to expand and now even includes speculation about what future urban planning and management will be like...