🎛 Cytron Maker HAT Base Review: Low Cost Electronics Lab
Cytron’s $10 Maker HAT Base is a GPIO breakout board for all models of Raspberry Pi with 40 GPIO pins and it is a small electronics lab for use with HATs / pHAT.
With a HAT connected, we still have access to the female GPIO header, located center right of the board. Using this header we can connect other electronics for use in conjunction with the Maker HAT Base. For example an HC-SR04P ultrasonic sensor with a motor controller would create a motion triggered kinetic sculpture, or be used as the “eyes” of a simple robot.
Another use case for the extra GPIO header is a little GPIO hacking. We can tap into the pins to understand how a HAT is using them or we can hack the pins to perform other duties. This use case requires a little more knowledge and equipment than a typical home hobbyist has, but it is there if we need it.
Features:
▫️ Piezo Buzzer
▫️ 4 x Pushbuttons
▫️ GPIO pin LEDs
More information...
#articles #raspberry #hardware
Cytron’s $10 Maker HAT Base is a GPIO breakout board for all models of Raspberry Pi with 40 GPIO pins and it is a small electronics lab for use with HATs / pHAT.
With a HAT connected, we still have access to the female GPIO header, located center right of the board. Using this header we can connect other electronics for use in conjunction with the Maker HAT Base. For example an HC-SR04P ultrasonic sensor with a motor controller would create a motion triggered kinetic sculpture, or be used as the “eyes” of a simple robot.
Another use case for the extra GPIO header is a little GPIO hacking. We can tap into the pins to understand how a HAT is using them or we can hack the pins to perform other duties. This use case requires a little more knowledge and equipment than a typical home hobbyist has, but it is there if we need it.
Features:
▫️ Piezo Buzzer
▫️ 4 x Pushbuttons
▫️ GPIO pin LEDs
More information...
#articles #raspberry #hardware
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📰 Apple car to run neural processors, AI for full autonomy
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is now aiming to unveil a fully autonomous vehicle in 2025 - one without a steering wheel or pedals - following the SAE Level 5 definition for full driving automation.
The report, based on comments by unnamed sources, says Apple has now finished much of the core work on a processor that will go in the first generation of the car. That car chip design and updated self-driving sensors will be used in retrofitted cars that have already been tested in California, the report added.
The chip is made of neural processors that use artificial intelligence required for autonomous driving, which means it will run hot and require a cooling system, according to Bloomberg. The 2025 timeline is ambitious considering the complexities of building a fully safe self-driving vehicle based on AI.
#news #automotive #artificial_intelligence
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is now aiming to unveil a fully autonomous vehicle in 2025 - one without a steering wheel or pedals - following the SAE Level 5 definition for full driving automation.
The report, based on comments by unnamed sources, says Apple has now finished much of the core work on a processor that will go in the first generation of the car. That car chip design and updated self-driving sensors will be used in retrofitted cars that have already been tested in California, the report added.
The chip is made of neural processors that use artificial intelligence required for autonomous driving, which means it will run hot and require a cooling system, according to Bloomberg. The 2025 timeline is ambitious considering the complexities of building a fully safe self-driving vehicle based on AI.
#news #automotive #artificial_intelligence
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🎬 Top 5 New Single Board Computers (SBC) - 2021
New maker board SBC annual review, featuring:
▫️ Odroid HC4
▫️ Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
▫️ Banana Pi M5
▫️ Radxa Zero
▫️ Orange Pi Zero 2
https://youtu.be/u7F2INkWQ5E
#video #boards
New maker board SBC annual review, featuring:
▫️ Odroid HC4
▫️ Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
▫️ Banana Pi M5
▫️ Radxa Zero
▫️ Orange Pi Zero 2
https://youtu.be/u7F2INkWQ5E
#video #boards
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Top 5 New SBCs 2021
New maker board SBC annual review, featuring the Odroid HC4, Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Banana Pi M5, Radxa Zero, and the Orange Pi Zero 2. But which is my top new SBC of the past 12 months?!
My individual reviews of the SBCs and other things covered in this…
My individual reviews of the SBCs and other things covered in this…
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🧠 Self-Parking Car in 500 Lines of Code
In this article, we'll train the car to do self-parking using a genetic algorithm. On the ≈40th generation the cars start learning what the self-parking is and start getting closer to the parking spot.
You may launch the Self-parking Car Evolution Simulator to see the evolution process directly in your browser. The simulator gives you the following opportunities:
▫️ You may train the cars from scratch and adjust genetic parameters by yourself.
▫️ You may see the trained self-parking cars in action.
▫️ You may also try to park the car manually.
The genetic algorithm for this project is implemented in TypeScript. The full genetic source code will be shown in this article, but you may also find the final code examples in the Evolution Simulator repository.
More information...
#articles #programming #machine_learning
In this article, we'll train the car to do self-parking using a genetic algorithm. On the ≈40th generation the cars start learning what the self-parking is and start getting closer to the parking spot.
You may launch the Self-parking Car Evolution Simulator to see the evolution process directly in your browser. The simulator gives you the following opportunities:
▫️ You may train the cars from scratch and adjust genetic parameters by yourself.
▫️ You may see the trained self-parking cars in action.
▫️ You may also try to park the car manually.
The genetic algorithm for this project is implemented in TypeScript. The full genetic source code will be shown in this article, but you may also find the final code examples in the Evolution Simulator repository.
More information...
#articles #programming #machine_learning
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📃 Article: How to Design Your Own Microcontroller
In this step-by-step tutorial you’ll learn how to design your own custom microcontroller board based on the popular STM32 microcontroller.
The author breaks down the entire design process into three fundamental steps:
▫️ STEP 1 – System Design
▫️ STEP 2 – Schematic Circuit Design
▫️ STEP 3 – PCB Layout Design
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#articles #electronics
In this step-by-step tutorial you’ll learn how to design your own custom microcontroller board based on the popular STM32 microcontroller.
The author breaks down the entire design process into three fundamental steps:
▫️ STEP 1 – System Design
▫️ STEP 2 – Schematic Circuit Design
▫️ STEP 3 – PCB Layout Design
More information...
#articles #electronics
🤖 Top-4 Open-Source 3D-printable Robots
Short compilation of interesting projects in robotics.
▫️ InMoov is one of the oldest 3D-printed robotics projects around. It's open-source project, envisioned as a development platform for students, makers, and academics.
▫️ Niryo One is a 3D-printed 6-axis collaborative robot arm for education. It’s very precise and is driven by stepper motors controlled by Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
▫️ Reachy is a 3D-printed robotic torso that’s adaptable enough to play tic-tac-toe or serve coffee, all while looking pretty cute. The idea is for Reachy to be used in the customer service industry.
▫️ Kame is a quadruped robotic platform fully 3D-printed, developed on the BQ innovation lab. It is programmed with Arduino and powered by an ESP8266. It has full mobility, and capabilities for performing different movements like jumping, dancing.
#projects #robots
Short compilation of interesting projects in robotics.
▫️ InMoov is one of the oldest 3D-printed robotics projects around. It's open-source project, envisioned as a development platform for students, makers, and academics.
▫️ Niryo One is a 3D-printed 6-axis collaborative robot arm for education. It’s very precise and is driven by stepper motors controlled by Arduino and Raspberry Pi.
▫️ Reachy is a 3D-printed robotic torso that’s adaptable enough to play tic-tac-toe or serve coffee, all while looking pretty cute. The idea is for Reachy to be used in the customer service industry.
▫️ Kame is a quadruped robotic platform fully 3D-printed, developed on the BQ innovation lab. It is programmed with Arduino and powered by an ESP8266. It has full mobility, and capabilities for performing different movements like jumping, dancing.
#projects #robots
🔫 e-Shotgun - First commercial railgun
A very interesting start-up developing a non-lethal weapon of the future
A railgun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles. During the research and development, the following characteristics were summarized:
▫️ Non-lethal attacks, more efficient near defense and data Internet.
▫️ No light, no sound, no smoke, no shell, and slight recoil during use.
▫️ The cost of consumables is low, and the equipment does not need maintenance.
▫️ Exceeds the shooting speed that guns can not reach.
The future versions of the weapon are supposed to have IoT functionalities, fingerprints identity recognition, big data statistics and analysis.
More information...
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A very interesting start-up developing a non-lethal weapon of the future
A railgun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles. During the research and development, the following characteristics were summarized:
▫️ Non-lethal attacks, more efficient near defense and data Internet.
▫️ No light, no sound, no smoke, no shell, and slight recoil during use.
▫️ The cost of consumables is low, and the equipment does not need maintenance.
▫️ Exceeds the shooting speed that guns can not reach.
The future versions of the weapon are supposed to have IoT functionalities, fingerprints identity recognition, big data statistics and analysis.
More information...
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📰 IBM and Samsung Unveil Semiconductor Breakthrough That Defies Conventional Design
The new vertical transistor breakthrough could help the semiconductor industry continue its relentless journey to deliver significant improvements, including:
▫️ Potential device architecture that enables semiconductor device scaling to continue beyond nanosheet.
▫️ Cell phone batteries that could go over a week without being charged, instead of days.
▫️ Energy intensive processes, such as cryptomining operations and data encryption, could require significantly less energy and have a smaller carbon footprint.
▫️ Continued expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) and edge devices with lower energy needs, allowing them to operate in more diverse environments like ocean buoys, autonomous vehicles, and spacecraft.
The VTFET process addresses many barriers to performance and limitations to extend Moore's Law as chip designers attempt to pack more transistors into a fixed space.
#news #electronics
The new vertical transistor breakthrough could help the semiconductor industry continue its relentless journey to deliver significant improvements, including:
▫️ Potential device architecture that enables semiconductor device scaling to continue beyond nanosheet.
▫️ Cell phone batteries that could go over a week without being charged, instead of days.
▫️ Energy intensive processes, such as cryptomining operations and data encryption, could require significantly less energy and have a smaller carbon footprint.
▫️ Continued expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) and edge devices with lower energy needs, allowing them to operate in more diverse environments like ocean buoys, autonomous vehicles, and spacecraft.
The VTFET process addresses many barriers to performance and limitations to extend Moore's Law as chip designers attempt to pack more transistors into a fixed space.
#news #electronics
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🧠 Popular ML algorithms (MATLAB, Octave, Python)
A perfect compilation of code examples of the most popular ML algorithms for understanding its work.
The purpose of these repositories was not to implement machine learning algorithms using 3rd party libraries "one-liners" but rather to practice and to better understand the mathematics behind each algorithm.
More information:
Python Repository
MATLAB/Octave Repository
#machine_learning #artificial_intelligence #matlab #python
A perfect compilation of code examples of the most popular ML algorithms for understanding its work.
The purpose of these repositories was not to implement machine learning algorithms using 3rd party libraries "one-liners" but rather to practice and to better understand the mathematics behind each algorithm.
More information:
Python Repository
MATLAB/Octave Repository
#machine_learning #artificial_intelligence #matlab #python
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🎬 Creating IoT Devices That Will Remain Secure
What is secure today may not be secure in the future, and even if you include an IoT device with state-of-the-art security, it may be surrounded by less secure devices.
Steve Hanna, distinguished engineer at Infineon, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about the impact of security on IoT adoption, why resilience across a system is the new target for secure designs, and how to minimize the impact of less secure devices.
https://youtu.be/OI8W9EIWHZI
#video #podcasts #IoT #security
What is secure today may not be secure in the future, and even if you include an IoT device with state-of-the-art security, it may be surrounded by less secure devices.
Steve Hanna, distinguished engineer at Infineon, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about the impact of security on IoT adoption, why resilience across a system is the new target for secure designs, and how to minimize the impact of less secure devices.
https://youtu.be/OI8W9EIWHZI
#video #podcasts #IoT #security
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Creating IoT Devices That Will Remain Secure
What’s secure today may not be secure in the future, and even if you include an IoT device with state-of-the-art security, it may be surrounded by less secure devices. Steve Hanna, distinguished engineer at Infineon, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about…
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📰 NOVELDA UWB X4 sensor can detect submillimeter movements
NOVELDA has just announced the UWB X4/X4F103 sensor and development kit that can detect submillimeter micro-movements such as breathing for human presence detection and does so at a really low power consumption of under 2mW.
NOVELDA UWB X4 (X4F103) highlights:
▫️ High-precision ranging for accurate distance measurement and absolute range bounding based on patented impulse radar technology.
▫️ Low power consumption below 2mW, and no co-existence issues with other sensors.
▫️ Wide detection zone for accurate detection with up to 180-degree field of view.
▫️ Up to 5m range.
▫️ Works through plastic and glass or layers of clothing.
The UWB X4 sensor will mostly be used in smart home and building automation notably for touchless-screen displays, lighting and HVAC control, and wireless health monitors.
#news #sensors
NOVELDA has just announced the UWB X4/X4F103 sensor and development kit that can detect submillimeter micro-movements such as breathing for human presence detection and does so at a really low power consumption of under 2mW.
NOVELDA UWB X4 (X4F103) highlights:
▫️ High-precision ranging for accurate distance measurement and absolute range bounding based on patented impulse radar technology.
▫️ Low power consumption below 2mW, and no co-existence issues with other sensors.
▫️ Wide detection zone for accurate detection with up to 180-degree field of view.
▫️ Up to 5m range.
▫️ Works through plastic and glass or layers of clothing.
The UWB X4 sensor will mostly be used in smart home and building automation notably for touchless-screen displays, lighting and HVAC control, and wireless health monitors.
#news #sensors
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📊 The 10 most adopted IoT Use Cases
Six of the top 10 IoT use cases today (ranked by adoption) aim at making operations smart, thus improving companies’ production processes for manufacturing, enhancing maintenance operations, or advancing any other operations (e.g., energy generation in the case of an energy company, running healthcare operations in the case of a hospital, or running store operations in the case of a retail company).
Three of the top 10 use cases are related to smart supply chains, and only one is related to smart products in the field.
Key points:
▫️Adoption of various IoT use cases is on the rise.
▫️ Of the 200+ companies from various industries interviewed, the average company has adopted eight different IoT use cases to date.
▫️ IoT use cases related to the smart operations of a company are the most adopted, followed by smart supply chain use cases and use cases involving connected IoT products.
▫️ Read-only remote asset monitoring is the most widely adopted use case.
#articles #IoT
Six of the top 10 IoT use cases today (ranked by adoption) aim at making operations smart, thus improving companies’ production processes for manufacturing, enhancing maintenance operations, or advancing any other operations (e.g., energy generation in the case of an energy company, running healthcare operations in the case of a hospital, or running store operations in the case of a retail company).
Three of the top 10 use cases are related to smart supply chains, and only one is related to smart products in the field.
Key points:
▫️Adoption of various IoT use cases is on the rise.
▫️ Of the 200+ companies from various industries interviewed, the average company has adopted eight different IoT use cases to date.
▫️ IoT use cases related to the smart operations of a company are the most adopted, followed by smart supply chain use cases and use cases involving connected IoT products.
▫️ Read-only remote asset monitoring is the most widely adopted use case.
#articles #IoT
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