The ESP32 may be a low power chip when compared with other WiFi or networking chipsets in the domain. But in conventional terms, ESP32 is not exactly a low power …
The LIS3DH triple axis accelerometer by ST Micro is one of the popular, low cost and extremely low power MEMS accelerometers in the market today. It does carry the weight …
The new ZMOD4510 gas sensor from IDT (Renesas) hit the market a few months ago and is a unique sensor of its kind.This first post (of many, we assume) is …
Here is a quick guide to PCB drill sizes for common screw or fastener sizes used for mounting PCBs, M3 for example. The table does NOT list the recommended clearance …
A 3.3V PIR sensor for low power or battery based applications is hard to find, for some reason. Modules that you find out there for Arduino are not exactly low …
The ESP32 WiFi/BT SoC from Espressif Systems supports wired ethernet along with wireless networking, which could be a huge advantage for applications that need wired connectivity. Ethernet is still a …
Some STM32 series of MCUs have a DCMI peripheral that can be used to interface the STM32 chip directly tocamera sensors. The DCMI is flexible enough to support a variety …
The PCBArtists VisualGDB Debug Adapter can be used with a bunch of different embedded platforms, including STM32 and ESP32.The adapter allows you to debug and flash the target platforms using …
STM32 series of microcontrollers suffer a major limitation – they lack on-chip SRAM, just like any other typical MCU. There is plenty of SRAM for your typical needs, but not …
A quick rule ot thumb to pick an EE type SMPS flyback transformer core for power output in the range of 1-100 watts.