Avnet today released the Avnet Zynq Transceiver Evaluation Kit, a low-cost reference design that streamlines evaluation of Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC systems based on the PicoZed family of System-on-Modules (SOMs) for solutions that require transmission of large amounts of data at high communication rates or over long distances. The Kit, which targets applications in markets […]
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CSP comparator operates from 1.8 V
Squeezed in a footprint smaller than 1mm2, STMicroelectronics’ new TS985 comparator combines battery-friendly micropower performance with enhanced dynamic range and high speed. The 0.8mm x 1.2mm x 0.52mm Chip-Scale Package (CSP) makes the device ideal for space-constrained applications such as smartphones, smartwatches, digital cameras, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and portable test equipment. The TS985 […]
750 MHz SMD low-pass filter sports low insertion loss
AVX Corporation has released a new 750MHz 0805 high performance, low pass integrated thin film (ITF) SMD filter that exhibits low insertion loss and extremely sharp roll-off in high frequency wireless applications spanning 746MHz – 756MHz, including: mobile communications systems, microcell and picocell base stations, satellite TV receivers, global positioning systems (GPS), vehicle location systems, […]
Data acquisition system protects smart grid equipments, improves power delivery
Analog Devices announced a data acquisition system (DAS) that enhances smart grid equipment monitoring in order to protect equipment from harmful system faults and improve power delivery to residences and businesses. As electricity demand grows and renewable energy generation is added, utility companies must increase the scope, granularity and accuracy of monitoring points across the distribution […]
Apps framework helps build traditional MIMO and Massive MIMO prototypes
NI , the provider of platform-based systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges, today announced the world’s first MIMO Application Framework. When paired with NI software defined radio hardware, this software reference design provides a well-documented, reconfigurable, parameterized physical layer written and delivered in LabVIEW source code that enables […]
Review: Advances in Body-Centric Wireless Communication, applications and state-of-the-art
It is theoretically possible to solve Maxwell’s equations to characterize how an RF signal propagates some distance away from its transmitter, but that task is impossibly complex for most real applications. That’s why the usual ways of analyzing the propagation of RF signals, as used in cellular and other communication systems, is to rely on […]
BLE module delivers enhanced security with ease of integration
Laird’s new BL652 module simplifies RF design and certification efforts for EioT (Enterprise Internet of Things) projects while delivering enhanced security via the Nordic nRF52 Chipset and BLE 4.2 technology. By utilizing the BL652, engineers and designers can quickly and easily integrate highly-secure Bluetooth Smart capabilities into EIoT applications while reducing the engineering burden and […]
Gallery: Electronics in the spotlight at Xponential 2016 unmanned systems exhibition
Though the Xponential unmanned systems exhibition has a reputation for showing off a lot of exotic hardware, there were numerous developments on the electronics front at this year’s event. Themes we noticed included manufacturers paying more attention to the handling of huge data flows generated by optical and thermal sensors that sit onboard UAVs these […]
Hybrid inks for flexible electronics need no sintering
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are building tools and developing a framework that developers can use to easily perform data analytics over a multitude of devices. Rather than having developers design custom algorithms for each network of devices, the framework of software RPI has in mind sits on all the network devices. The cloud […]
Harvesting power for IoT devices
by Tony Armstrong, Linear Technology Sometimes energy for IoT devices comes from the likes of thermoelectric generators and thermopiles thanks to power management ICs that double as energy misers. Power consumption is a controversial topic when it comes to IoT devices. At the low end of the power spectrum are devices where most of the […]