Microcontroller or Microprocessor: Which is Right for Your New Product?

Discover how to choose the very best microcontroller or microprocessor for your specific electronics product. ... read more

An Introduction to Basic Electronics

If you are developing an electronics product, but you aren’t an electrical engineer, this article is for you. It provides an overview of all the basic electronic principles you need to understand in order to effectively manage your hardware startup. ... read more

How to Choose the Best Development Kit: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners

If you’re looking to build a proof-of-concept (POC) prototype for a new product idea, your first step is to choose a development kit. It’s actually more complicated than you may imagine, but I’ll explain why. ... read more

How to Build a GSM Cellular Panic Alarm Using an Arduino

In this article, I’m going to show you how to build a proactive panic alarm system that can be triggered from a wireless remote (in case you’re home) or from your smartphone (if you’re outdoors). ... read more

How to Turn Your Raspberry Pi Into an Amazon Echo/Dot Using Alexa

In this article, I’m going to walk you through installing the Amazon Voice Service (Alexa) on your Raspberry Pi. Installing AVS on a Raspberry Pi will help you understand how Amazon’s intelligent voice assistant works, and how you can deploy it on pretty much any device. ... read more

PCB Design Software: Which One is Best?

Learn how to select the best PCB Design Software for your tech product. The pros and cons of using Altium, Eagle, or DipTrace are discussed. ... read more

PCB Design: The Top 5 Mistakes Made on Printed Circuit Board Layout

Learn how to avoid the 5 most common PCB mistakes that are made during hardware product design. ... read more

PCB Design: Making Your PCB as Small as Possible

When it comes to new hardware products many times smaller is better. One of the keys to a smaller hardware product is of course a smaller Printed Circuit Board (PCB). ... read more

Developing a New Wireless Hardware Product? Here’s Your Most Important Decision

When developing a new wireless product there is one decision that matters most.  This decision not only affects technical specifications like transmission range, battery life, signal quality and product size, but it also dictates where you can even sell the … read more