About: Bilal

Variscite, the popular SOM manufacturer recently announced the launch of their new, NXP’s i.MX 8M Mini processor-powered SOM called; the VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI System on Module. The new SOM which was designed to suit a wide range of applications, from consumer electronics to industrial automation, offers a low-power and cost-optimized SOM solution with ultimate scalability options that make it suitable for […]

In this instructables I’m going to show you how to create a touch switch using the Linkit One board. This is a capacitive touch and not a resistive touch, so you could use it for security purposes or design it just to turn on the lights when you touch a touch pad. In this project […]

MYIR, the Shenzhen based electronics manufacturers recently announced the launch of a new product called the MYC-YA157C. Which is a CPU Module based on the STM32MP1 dual-core microprocessor that features the Arm Cortex-A7 running at 650MHz alongside a Cortex-M4 core operating at 209MHz. Measuring 45mm x 43mm, the MYC-YA157C CPU Module is a compact System-on-Module (SoM) that combines the STM32MP157 processor […]

A team of Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Future Interfaces Group have developed self-powered radio tags called Sozu, which enables building-scale activity sensing, without the need for line-of-sight and at a very low cost. They claim a 99 percent detection rate and “almost no false positives.” The team of researchers includes Yang Zhang, Yasha Iravantchi, Haojian Jin, Swarun Kumar, and Chris Harrison. Sozu […]

Many of us learnt to program on a Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro or similar – 8/16 bit Home Computers. These computers booted straight up to a command prompt and encouraged you to write code and play with them. You can now make your own (that runs JavaScript) in a few hours using a […]

Oftentimes, developing an end application is like a scary game of maze. One can easily get lost in its winding paths lined with unseen twists and obstacles. A wrong choice can lead you to start all over again , making the journey grim, and the goal out of reach. For developers, the challenges are real […]

Maxim MAX2270x Ultra-High CMTI Isolated Gate Drivers are single-channel isolated gate drivers with ultra-high common-mode transient immunity (CMTI) of 300kV/μs (typ). The devices are designed to drive silicon-carbide (SiC) or gallium-nitride (GaN) transistors in various inverter or motor control applications. All devices have integrated digital galvanic isolation using Maxim’s proprietary process technology. The devices feature variants with […]

This project is an electronic dice using an Attiny84 chip. The Attiny84 works like an Arduino except it is a 14 pin chip and is has less memory and there is no built in programmer. I will be showing how to upload a program with an Arduino using the Arduino IDE and a USBtinyISP in […]

Kobol, the Singapore based manufacturer of Helios4 is set to launch pre-orders for its latest open HW/SW NAS system called the Helios64. The system which was created as an upgrade to the Helios4 NAS system will be available as a Nano-ITX SBC and a complete enclosed system, running the more powerful 64-bit Rockchip RK3399 compared to the […]

OnLogic (Formerly Logic supply) recently announced the launch of 4 new industrial SBCs based on Intel’s Apollo Lake Pico-ITX processors. The four boards; EPM163, EPM162, EPM161, and EPM160, combine small size (the Pico-ITX 3.9 x 2.8in form factor) with solid performance, with target use cases being diverse industrial applications. The first board, EPM163, hosts the Quad-Core Intel Apollo Lake […]