How you choose to power your new electronic product is one of the critical decisions you must make early on. Each option has its own pros and cons which we will discuss in this article. ... read more
Although 3D printing is the technology used for prototyping custom plastic parts, injection molding is the technology used for mass manufacturing. ... read more
Discover what a microcontroller is, how it differs from a microprocessor, and the critical specifications you need to understand in order to pick the best one for your specific product application. ... read more
In this article you will learn about all of the various specifications required to order Printed Circuit Boards. ... read more
Learn what needs to be tested, how to test it, and how to design your product to make it more easily testable so only high quality units ever ship to your customers. ... read more
One of the most common types of electronic circuits used in modern portable electronic products are battery chargers. This article will review three common battery chargers ranging from simple to more complex. ... read more
One of the best ways to reduce your prototyping costs and speed up your time to market is to purchase your own 3D printer. But which is best for your tech product? ... read more
This article provides an easily understandable approach to explaining how a switch-mode, buck or boost, power supply operates. ... read more
Discover how and when to use Real Time Operating Systems (RTOs) in your own tech product. This tutorial will cover all the basics and how to use an RTOS in embedded systems based on microcontrollers. ... read more
This article compares the ATmega and STM32 microcontrollers so that you can choose the best one for your own tech product, by considering overall cost and system cost, as well as the upward migration path. ... read more
In this step-by-step tutorial you’ll learn how to design your own custom microcontroller board based on the popular STM32 microcontroller from ST Microelectronics. ... read more
Discover how to use the STM32CubeIDE to develop applications for STM32 microcontrollers. You will also learn why you want to develop an application using the STM32Cube IDE, and the pros and cons of using this method. ... read more
There are many different implementations of an Analog to Digital Converter, or ADC. This article provides an overview of the main types, their characteristics and limitations. ... read more
In this article you will learn how the STM32duino stacks up against an Arduino and how to make it compatible with the Arduino integrated development environment (IDE). ... read more
The battery type of choice for most electronic products that run on batteries is the li-ion battery. Discover what it takes to charge them properly. ... read more
Modern smartphones are marvels of technology, and it is really impressive how much technology is crammed into such a compact device. Find out what it takes to build a functional smartphone. ... read more
Microcontrollers are great for implementing the smarts behind a given product. This article teaches you how to get around some of their major limitations. ... read more
Learn how to use the oscilloscope, frequently referred to in the trade as a scope, which is an essential diagnostic tool used in any serious electronic circuit design activities. ... read more
The ESP32 is a powerful, feature-packed, SoC that can be effectively used in many applications. In this article you will learn how to program it using the Arduino IDE. ... read more
If you are a maker or engineer planning to develop your own electronic product, then you’re going to need a way to test, program, and debug the electronics. In this article I will discuss how you can construct your very own lab setup for testing out all your product concepts. ... read more
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