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Review: The ADALM-2000 (‘M2k’) Electronics-Lab-in-a-Box

Review: The ADALM-2000 (‘M2k’) Electronics-Lab-in-a-Box

Clemens Valens | May 23, 2019
The ADALM-2000 — M2k for friends — is a portable electronics lab intended as an easy-to-use introductory hardware platform for students of all levels and from all backgrounds. The M2k integrates into a small, hand-held box all the tools (except for a soldering iron) an electronics student or enthusiast needs in his or her lab.
Book Review: THE LTSPICE IV SIMULATOR ups your simulation skills

Book Review: THE LTSPICE IV SIMULATOR ups your simulation skills

Clemens Valens | May 23, 2019
The free LTspice electronic circuit simulator has become the simulator-of-choice for thousands of electronics engineers all over the world. To get the most out of this tool a good manual explaining all the menus and functions will save the user a lot of time and lead to better results.
M5Stack – An ESP32 Plus Graphic Display in a Cute Case

M5Stack – An ESP32 Plus Graphic Display in a Cute Case

Jens Nickel | May 16, 2019
The M5Stack base module contains an ESP32 board along with a 320 x 240 pixels graphics-capable colour display all packaged in a cute case. I was curious to see how quickly I could build a small network application with it ...
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    PiCAN 2 – CAN-Bus Board for Raspberry Pi (OBDII)

    PiCAN 2 – CAN-Bus Board for Raspberry Pi (OBDII)

    Denis Meyer | May 22, 2019
    A PiCAN 2 HAT provides your Raspberry Pi with full CAN-Bus capability: CAN v2.0B at 1 Mb/s and high-speed (10 MHz) SPI Interface. It uses the Microchip MCP2515 CAN controller with MCP2551 CAN transceiver. The connection is made via DB9 or through a 3-way screw terminal. The SocketCAN driver is easy to install. To the application, it appears as can0. Programming can be done in Python or C.
    Look Ma, No Hands!

    Look Ma, No Hands!

    Denis Meyer | May 16, 2019
    This circular wall clock comes as a partially assembled kit. It is presented in the form of a simple ring of about 25 cm (10 inches) diameter, to hang on the wall. In fact, all you see is this sober black crown a few centimetres in size, which acts as the dial. No display, no hands, no second hand, no pendulum, nothing like that. And yet, like all good timepieces, this one does have hands, a second hand, and even a pendulum.
    Oh, the Raw Power: Siglent SPD3000X Lab Power Supply

    Oh, the Raw Power: Siglent SPD3000X Lab Power Supply

    Denis Meyer | May 9, 2019
    From your lab power supply, you look for power, infallible reliablility and stability of a gazlillionth of a volt. Hence the reticence towards anything in this area that is not a-na-lo-gue… Now the Siglent SPD3000X programmable power supply is, rightly, striking for its TFT liquid crystal screen. Since this one displays essential parameters and voltage waveforms in real time, does that carry enough weight to sway the opinion of old greybeards?
    Infrared Vision: a Snake’s Eye for Fixing Short Circuits?

    Infrared Vision: a Snake’s Eye for Fixing Short Circuits?

    Denis Meyer | May 2, 2019
    As even the Elektor Store offers various infrared imaging devices in its range, amongst which are the famous SEEK accessories which connect to a smartphone, is this a suitable subject for our video? Certainly. And here’s the proof. The question as to whether such tools have a place in the electronics toolkit finds a nuanced response here. One could say a composite response, because there are arguments for and against.
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    Intel Presents Rutronik with “Best Growth in IoT Group” Award

    Intel Presents Rutronik with “Best Growth in IoT Group” Award

    Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH | May 21, 2019
    At the “Intel Partner Connect Summit” held in Dublin in mid-April, the American semiconductor manufacturer Intel presented Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH with the “Best Growth in IoT Group” award. In 2018, Rutronik grew revenue from the sale of Intel products by around 140 percent compared with 2017.
    Eight-port switch supports new IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard to create cost-effective smart lighting systems

    Eight-port switch supports new IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard to create cost-effective smart lighting systems

    Microchip Technology Inc. | May 21, 2019
    Microchip Technology Inc., via its Microsemi subsidiary, announces a cost-effective eight-port Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch which provides guaranteed power of 60 Watts (W) per port for all eight ports simultaneously. Ideal for digital ceiling installations, the IEEE 802.3bt-compliant PDS-408G PoE switch runs noise-free with a fanless design.
    Microchip expands carrier-grade time and synchronisation portfolio to solve network deployment, reliability and scalability challenges

    Microchip expands carrier-grade time and synchronisation portfolio to solve network deployment, reliability and scalability challenges

    Microchip Technology Inc. | May 16, 2019
    Microchip announces, via its Microsemi subsidiary, additions to its Precision Time Protocol (PTP) PackeTime® portfolio, including the TimeProvider 4100 Release 2.0.
    Distrelec adds Google’s Coral Development Board to webshop

    Distrelec adds Google’s Coral Development Board to webshop

    Distrelec Group | May 15, 2019
    This is a submission from Distrelec about the new Coral Development Board by Google which they have added to their web shop. The Coral Development Board is a single-board computer with a removable system-on-module (SOM) that contains eMMC SOC, wireless radios and Google’s Edge TPU.