The AA and AAA-sized batteries provide power to our everyday handheld devices like radio, remote control, gamepads, synths, etc. Most of these batteries used are non-rechargeable, and one has to dispose of them after their usage. According to a report, more than 80% of zinc-carbon cells end up in a landfill. The improper disposal of the batteries […]
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EnOcean, the world’s leading developer of energy harvesting wireless technology, is presenting the PTM 535BZ module, the latest addition to its range of transmitter modules wireless technology for battery-free switch applications. In addition to the already established PTM 535 for the EnOcean wireless standard and PTM 535Z for Zigbee applications, PTM 535BZ is the first
What is 5G mmWave The millimeter wave (MM wave), also known as the millimeter band, is a spectrum band with wavelength ranging from 30 GHz to 300 GHz, which the International Telecommunication Union also refers to as the extremely high frequency (EHF) band. According to 3GPP, 5G NR (New Radio) mainly uses two frequency bands:
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STMicroelectronics’ long-range wireless and ultra-low-power devices embed a powerful ultra-low-power LPWAN-compliant radio solution STMicroelectronics’ STM32WLE5/E4xx long-range wireless and ultra-low-power devices embed a powerful ultra-low-power LPWAN-compliant radio solution, enabling the LoRa® (available in STM32WLx5xx only), (G)FSK, (G)MSK, and BPSK modulations. These MCUs are compatible with standardized or proprietary protocols such as LoRaWAN®, Sigfox, W-MBUS, and more (fully
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The concept of Software-defined radio is not new, it has been around for years. It is basically about moving complex signal handling over to a digital software platform via PCs and smart systems. While we have seen Artificial Intelligence already been implemented in a host of applications like speech recognition, gaming and autonomous vehicles, we are yet to see
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A wide frequency range (70 MHz to 6 GHz) and a user-programmable transceiver The USRP B205mini-i is a flexible and compact platform that is ideal for both hobbyist and OEM applications. It is designed by Ettus Research™ and provides a wide frequency range (70 MHz to 6 GHz) and a user-programmable, industrial-grade Xilinx Spartan-6 XC6SLX150 FPGA. USRPs are transceivers, meaning that
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A new microwave radiation sensor with the sensitivity of up to 1 single photon, has been developed by research funded by the US Army and various pristine universities. This sensor is a microwave bolometer that can improve thermal imaging, radio communications, and RADAR by 100,000 times. The Army, in part, funded the work to fabricate this bolometer by taking advantage of
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A Crowdfund campaign is set to be launched soon for the XTendLoRa, which is a mesh-capable LoRa data radio with support for AT commands & MODBUS. Whether you are designing an Internet of Things (IoT) product, constructing a smart home, rolling out a sensor network, developing a building automation solution, or just trying to make your machines talk to
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Introduction The Chipcon (now owned by Texas Instruments) CC2420 is a commercial radio chip that complies with the ZigBee wireless standard. We have CC2420DBK development kits available for your project. Each development kit comes with 2 development boards (2 radios). Each development board has a Chipcon CC2420 radio, an Atmel Atmega128L microcontroller, 32kB of external RAM, an
Every year the holiday season rolls around and I get stuck on what to give for my friends and family. People always say that it’s better to make the gift yourself than buy it at a store so this year I did just that. The first displays a name or basic image when waved through
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