Elektor Business Edition 5/2018 Now Available: Microcontrollers and Programming

In Elektor Business 5/2018, we present wide range of articles on microcontrollers and programming, as well as topics such as benchmarking IC development, developing safety-critical embedded systems, vehicle emissions monitoring, and machine vision.

This new Elektor book describes how an Android mobile device can communicate with a variety of hardware platforms — including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and the ESP32 processor — over a Wi-Fi link or by using SMS text messages. All the Android projects in this book were developed using the B4A programming language.

It’s not been that long since every electronics hobbyist wished they could afford a programmer for PROMs, EPROMs, GALS and microcontrollers. Preferably one that could handle a lot of different types. That used to be out of the question for most of us, but now you can have a universal programmer on you bench at a very affordable price in the form of the MiniPro TL866A.

The new book Programming with STM32 Nucleo Boards is about developing projects using the Nucleo board. For a limited time only, you take advantage of a €5 pre-order discount on the regular retail price!

The debugging process remains an important area where many embedded design engineers would like to see improvements, according to AspenCore’s 2017 Embedded Market Study. To address these needs and enhance the development experience, Microchip Technology Inc. introduces the MPLAB® PICkitTM 4 In-Circuit Debugger. The low-cost PICkit 4 in-circuit programming and debugging development tool is meant to replace the popular PICkit 3 programmer by offering five times faster programming, a wider voltage range (1.2-5V), improved USB connectivity and more debugging interface options.

We are now offering you the opportunity to purchase the second edition of a book, focusing on the programming language Python 3 - one of the most popular languages around with the selling point of the speed of programming. This edition is aimed at people who want to interface PCs with hardware projects using graphical user interfaces. 

Now available in the Elektor Store is our new book all about ESP8266 and Micropython. Dogan and Ahmet Ibrahim aim to teach the reader how to use Micropython on ESP8266 based hardware, especially on the NodeMCU.

Computers writing their own software: according to Martin Vechev, Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zürich, that’s definitely not science fiction. Vechev is one of the founders of a field of research in which computer scientists aim to largely automate the programming process...

Have you read the BrainBox Arduino article in the latest edition of Elektor magazine? BrainBox Arduino is a rugged version of the Arduino Leonardo. Thanks to its sturdy screw terminals, a number of different power supply options, an on-board buzzer and a motor-driver IC that connects directly to motors, there is usually no need for breadboards, extra ICs or shields in most applications.

Elektor proudly introduces the world’s very first book on the BBC micro:bit, the credit card sized computer with an ARM processor on it. The micro:bit was designed by a group of 29 partners for use in Computer Education in the UK. Based on the Cortex M0 processor, it measures 4 x 5 cm and includes a variety of sensors, 25 LEDs, 2 programmable switches, Bluetooth connectivity, a micro USB socket, 5 ring type connectors and a 23-pin edge connector.