Accessing GPIOs using SYSfs interface of Linux
A lot of development boards with different distributions of Linux are available in the embedded market. These boards come with different processors and therefore...
GPS on Raspberry Pi
A global positioning system (GPS) module is a device used to determine its location on earth in terms of latitude and longitude. Since Raspberry...
Home Media Centre with Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi and your LED/LCD TV could be a very interesting combination to try out various DIY projects at home. One such great project...
An Introduction to Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
Delivery of services like telephony, voice-over-IP, video streaming, telemedicine, broadcasting of TV programmes, high-speed file sharing, online banking, online video gaming, online education and...
Arduino as AVR Programmer
Program ATmega328P, ATmega328, Attiny 13A, 44, 45, ATMega8A-PU and ATMega8L-PU chips using Arduino Mega 2560 board as a AVR programmer. Arduino Mega 2560 board...
Fire Control Systems: The Electronics Behind Big Guns (Part 2 of...
To shoot a target, the gun of a tank or self-propelled gun (SPG) has to be oriented at a particular angle with respect to...
Network Protocols and Smart Sensors: An Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks...
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A wireless sensor network is a communication system which senses and gathers information from a certain area and sends it to where...
From Sensors to Interfaces – Wireless Communication Has a Lot to...
Wireless communication is growing rapidly to touch every aspect of our lives. Besides communication, it now allows technologies like Machine to Machine (M2M) and...
11 Collectibles You Can Make From Spare Electronics Components
Time to get creative! Use your spare diode, resistors, LEDs to make incredible collectibles for your desk.
Atithya Amaresh
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Every end-market is progressing toward power systems in a package
We have heard of software and hardware techniques for reducing power consumption. K.N. Kim, regional vice president, Fairchild Semiconductor, speaks with Dilin Anand about...