Design Guides
Collection of articles to help you design better embedded systems.
Programming Challenges and Solutions for Non-volatile Memory
Persistence or data storage is a very important aspect for any enterprise or consumer software. However, in terms of speed or latency, the persistent...
Resolving Interference in a Crowded Wi-Fi Environment Using BAW Filters (Part 2)
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There are any number of strategies that consumers can try to fix interference problems with Wi-Fi in their homes — moving the...
How Not to Run Hot: Overcoming Thermal Challenges in Wi-Fi Front-End Designs (Part 1)
For wireless access points or customer premises equipment (CPE), it can be hard to fully account for thermal management and the parameters affected by...
Making PCBs at Home Photographically (Part 1 of 2)
Here is a comprehensive guide to making your own PCBs at home using materials that are readily available in shops and online stores. While it addresses single-sided PCBs, it can be extended to create double-sided PCBs as well.
Pmods – How To Get Started?
Here's a beginner's guide showcasing Pmod compatibility with the popular Arduino Uno platform. We will use a sample project - Pmod NAV - described...
Ruggedise the Hardware: Increase Its Life
McLaren-Honda, manufacturer of premium electric racing cars, recently started using silicon-carbide (SiC) power devices in inverters and on-board chargers, which increased their efficiency by...
Smart Power Plug
We are becoming more conscious for Energy consumption these days and want to know the energy consumed by home appliances in addition to the...
Cost vs Power in Lighting and Some Suitable Solutions
Ever wondered about the size of a salt grain? A single salt grain measures about three mil, which is a thousandth of an inch....
Industrial Transportation: Powering After-Market Electronics and Infrastructure
Industrial transportation electronics is a broad category. It includes after-market additions for automation and entertainment in cars, trucks, trains, planes, and ships. It also...
MQTT – A Practical Guide to IOT Protocol
MQTT is very useful for connections with remote client where a small code footprint is needed, or internet bandwidth is very low. For example,...
Demystifying Thermopile Sensors
Thermopile temperature sensors offer the advantage of non-contact temperature measurement, which has made them more popular than traditional contact-type temperature sensors. These sensors use...
Heat-Blocking Features Imaged by Ultrasound
When power is applied, an integrated circuit begins to heat up within its package. It shortly reaches the operating temperature range for which it...
FPGAs in Data Centres: Opportunities and Challenges (Part 1)
Data centres play a major role in expanding the enterprise computing capabilities. These are a centralised repository for storage, management and dissemination of data...
How to Correctly Design a DIY Smoke Sensor System
Fire sensors are essential elements for detecting fires in homes accurately, quickly and for reliably accomplishing both first-order firefighting and second-order disaster prevention. To...
Iso-Buck Converters: Better than Flyback Converters?
Input voltages below 60V are considered to be safe to touch. Still, there remains a need for isolation in this operating range. After all,...
How to Reduce Size and Weight of Pulse Load Power Supply
There are a number of electronics devices that require clear, pulsed power supply. For instance, power consumption of contemporary high-performance processor devices directly depends...
Ensuring Lower Thermal Dissipation for Higher Efficiency
A renowned manufacturing firm incurred heavy monetary losses when clients returned 5000 units of its LED lights after discovering that the supplied units failed...
Implementing Small, Efficient Power Subsystems for New Li-Ion E-Bikes
The market for electric bicycles (e-bikes), particularly those with lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, is growing worldwide. When designing power systems for e-bike controllers, it’s important...