LED

Understanding constant current LED drivers

LED Drivers LED drivers are what make LED what they are. The give them the ability to last long and the ability to save on energy. In order to achieve this, LED drivers convert high voltage AC to low voltage

Motor Control Starter Kit-Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Microchip Technology is arguably the world’s leading provider of microcontroller connectivity, analog, power management and FPGA semiconductors. It manufactures easy to use development tools. Microchip have a comprehensive product portfolio that enables customers to design tools and machines

sensors

Sensirion SEK-SHTxx/SGP30 Sensor Evaluation Kit

Sensirion Sensririon was founded in 1998 and has gone on to become the world’s leading manufacturer of flow and environmental sensors. Senserion manufactures surface-mount (I2C) sensors for humidity, temperature and gas sensing. The traditional way of testing sensors involves soldering

meat grinder

Which Electric Meat Grinders Can Grind Bones?

Electric Meat Grinders Electric meat grinders have become a treasured kitchen accessory. However, kitchen electric meat grinders that can grind bones are hard to find. In fact, manufacturers rarely mention whether their grinder can grind large bones. Electric meat grinders

TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity and the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things Fundamental changes in the way entities conduct business has been as constant as the passage of time. Businesses have always acquired and used data to create value for their customers. In the past, this has mostly

Brushless Motor

Top 5 Industry Applications of Brushless Motors

Brushless motors Brushless motors have become part of our daily lives. They are found in many of the gadgets we interact with everyday from mobile phones to drones. Compared to its brushed counterpart, a brushless motor has been confirmed to

Power Wireless Technologies

Comparing Low-Power Wireless Technologies

Low power technologies Developments of low power technologies have been driven largely by IoT connectivity. The end products of these technologies range from smartphones, fitness wearables to smart meters. All these products have design constraints chief of which is ultra-low

Microchip UTC2000: USB Type-C Controller

Microchip UTC2000 Microchip UTC2000 is arguably the best thing to happen to consumer connectivity since Bluetooth. It was introduced in 2014 right after the introduction of USB 3.1 USB type C connectors that have since stolen the spotlight since they

IoT platform

Choosing the Right Platform for your IoT Solution

IoT platforms An IoT platform has a lot of different meanings depending on who you are talking to in the IoT ecosystem. To hardware vendors, embedded boards are the IoT platform is where one can write their IoT applications. For

BLDC motor

DC Motors: Benefits of a BLDC Motors Over a Brushed Motor

Brushless motors DC motors, particularly brushless (BLDC) ones, have become ubiquitous in daily applications such as HVAC, medical devices, electric cars, and industrial settings. The widespread adoption of BLDC motors is evident as they have effectively displaced their brushed counterparts.