Articles and news - Microcontrollers - 9

Ultra-Reliable Arm Cortex-M4F Microcontroller Maxim Integrated
Ultra-Reliable Arm Cortex-M4F Microcontroller from Maxim Integrated Offers Industry's Lowest Power Consumption and Smallest Size for Industrial, Healthcare and IoT Sensor Applications
Jun 30, 2020 News Microcontrollers

Reduce power consumption and size while increasing reliability of industrial, healthcare and internet of things applications with the MAX32670 low-power Arm Cortex®-M4 microcontroller...

PWM DAC settles one period pulse
PWM DAC settles in one period of the pulse train
May 18, 2020 Circuits

Pulse-width modulation (PWM) is the best conversion method to use for digitally-controlled variable DC voltage sources requiring high accuracy and resolution...

Using New ATtiny Processors Arduino IDE
Using the New ATtiny Processors with Arduino IDE
May 13, 2020 Articles

Use the latest ATtiny processors in the Arduino Environment. These have the memory capacity of ATmega chips in smaller and cheaper packages...

New Functional Safety Ready AVR DA
New Functional Safety Ready AVR DA Microcontroller Family Enables Real-Time Control, Connectivity and HMI Applications
May 12, 2020 News Microcontrollers

Next-generation AVR MCU family features core independent peripherals, advanced analog and on-chip communications...

DIY Ultra Sensitive EMF Detector
DIY Ultra Sensitive EMF Detector
Apr 29, 2020 Circuits

This is a simple device capable of detecting very weak electromagnetic fields. The relative field intensity is displayed on the LCD display and at the same time are given a buzzer sound signalization and LED light signalization...

Espressif Launches ESP32-WROVER-E-Based ESP32-Vaquita-DSPG Alexa Google
Espressif Launches ESP32-WROVER-E-Based ESP32-Vaquita-DSPG for Alexa, Google Voice Projects
Apr 25, 2020 News

Espressif has announced the launch of a new development board for its popular ESP32 wireless system-on-chip, this time designed for always-on voice-activated assistant system...

New Silicon Labs Wireless SoCs Enable
New Silicon Labs Wireless SoCs Enable Eco-Friendly Zigbee Green Power IoT Devices
Apr 22, 2020 News

Silicon Labs announces a new family of secure, ultra-low-power Zigbee system-on-chip devices designed for eco-friendly IoT products deployed in mesh networks...

ATtiny85 Pulse Oximeter Photoplethysmograph
ATtiny85 Pulse Oximeter and Photoplethysmograph
Apr 21, 2020 Circuits

This project implemented on an ATtiny85 displays a moving Photoplethysmogram together with pulse rate and estimates of SpO2 - blood oxygen percentage...

Isolated Full-Duplex RS-485 Transceiver
Isolated Full-Duplex RS-485 Transceiver
Apr 13, 2020 Circuits

This module is an isolated full-duplex differential line driver and receiver for TIA/EIA RS485/RS422 applications. The module is ideal for long transmission lines because the ground loop is broken to allow for a much larger common-mode voltage range...

Self-Calibrating USB Voltage Current Meter
Self-Calibrating USB Voltage/Current Meter
Apr 6, 2020 Circuits

With a code size of 1 KB on an ATtiny13A MCU, this tiny module measures voltages up to 22 volts and current up to 5 amps...