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Background: I used a Basys3 FPGA board however, this game can be created with the FPGA of your choosing. This is a straightforward and enjoyable game which uses the five push buttons to represent the “Whacks” and five LEDs to represent the “Moles.” Each push button corresponds to one of the LEDs/Moles and the only […]

If you have ever considered the option of using encryption in your design, then you should be able to perform a side-channel attack as well as understand the consequences of such an attack on your product. While oscilloscopes and differential probes can be helpful in traditional power analysis attacks especially at the initial stage, these tools […]

The ACS772/3 family expands to include through-hole and surface-mount CB package options with enhanced working isolation voltage Allegro MicroSystems, a global leader in power and sensing solutions for motion control and energy efficient systems, today announced significant ease-of-use enhancements to its popular high current fully integrated ACS772/3 current sensor “CB” package family. These industry-leading, automotive grade high […]

This guide is going to show you how to create a Bluetooth Temperature sensor to connect to your cellphone. For my “Dry-Active” project I worked with Nordic nRF51822 chipset. This process is not a single day exercise but it’s pretty straightforward and “solid” experience. Looking online I didn’t find all info required to accomplish my […]

There are thousands of different electronic component distributors  and suppliers around the world, who sell similar parts with a range of different prices. However, In the course of my internet search, i stumbled upon WIN SOURCE, a Hong Kong-based electronic component distributor of commonly-used components and obsolete parts since 1999. They boast of over hundreds of […]

With digital semiconductor technology driving system power supplies to lower voltages for higher performance and lower system power, sensitive analog sensor circuits face a growing problem. Much of the inherent noise created in the early stages of an analog sensor signal path is independent of the amplifier bias voltage, so using a higher bias voltage […]

My children participated in an “Hour of Code” exercise in their classrooms this year. To reinforce those concepts, and to show students in their classrooms how accessible and enjoyable programming can be, I created a holiday-themed Whack-a-Mole game in Scratch to play in their classrooms’ winter celebrations. To make the game more interactive, I created […]

Cypress Semiconductor’s F-RAM is ideal for portable medical, wearable, IoT sensor, industrial, and automotive applications Cypress Semiconductor’s Excelon is next-generation Ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) which delivers the industry’s lowest-power mission-critical nonvolatile memory by combining ultra-low-power operation with high-speed interfaces, instant nonvolatility, and unlimited read/write cycle endurance. This makes Excelon the ideal data-logging memory for portable medical, wearable, […]

Peakago Computer has started an IndieGoGo campaign for its 7″ fanless laptop and mini-PC the Peakago. The campaign has raised 831% of the original target funding on its first day. The Peakago is not a new idea, as there have been a number of 7″ to 9″  display laptops that offer Windows operating systems. The advent of […]

We have a room at our office that is just perfect for a quick nap. Closable doors, dark blinds and even a red light over the door to set the room to “do not disturb”. Catch is, walking up to the 4th floor with your teddy in tow only to find out that the red […]