Microchip Technology MCHP is benefiting from an expanding portfolio with the introduction of the MCP9604, a single-chip, four-channel thermocouple conditioning Integrated Circuit that simplifies ...

One of the fun things about “old school” computers is that it was fairly easy to get kids into programming them. The old Basic interpreters were pretty forgiving, and you could do some clever things ...

Learn how to turn old appliances into smart, Wi-Fi-enabled devices with ESP8266 and ESPHome. DIY automation made simple for your home.

Many microcontrollers have built-in ADCs (analog-to-digital converters), which means you can use a single device to both digitize analog signals and manipulate the results. Once the ADC digitizes a ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is an upgraded version of the original Pico microcontroller, featuring enhanced performance, increased memory, improved power efficiency, and new security features. It retains ...

As computer systems become more and more ubiquitous in everyday items, the workings of those items will require some sort of digital controlling. Controllers that once handled large mechanical systems ...

Voice assistants and smartphones are often the go-to interfaces for modern smart home systems. However, if you fancy more direct physical controls, you can go that route as well. To that end, ...

A typical PC-based test system may include analog and digital I/O cards and one or more communications buses that let you control external instruments. Budget restrictions, however, may force you to ...

This article is part of the Ideas for Design Series: Vol. 3, No. 10. If the need arises to display measurements in both graphical and digital formats, an LED matrix display offers one of the best ...

In its introductory blog post, the company explains that today’s Raspberry Pis are already often used alongside a smaller microcontroller: The Raspberry Pi takes care of heavyweight computation, ...