One of the biggest challenges for wireless sensor networks is that of power. Solar panels usually produce less power than you hoped, especially small ones, and designing super low power circuits is ...

The new protocol-independent method uses power waves for secure battery-free sensor authentication, ensuring efficiency and ...

The "internet of things," a growing web of interconnected devices—constituting everything from smart bulbs to warehouse robots—is posited as a central pillar of the "fourth industrial revolution" ...

The LPC8N04 MCU-based IoT sensor node with integrated NFC is a battery-powered single-chip reference design demonstrating the unique capabilities of the LPC8N04 MCU, including: OLED for date and time ...

The individual sensor node is arguably the most interesting component of this system since it encompasses so many different sensors and applications. From the smart thermostat in your office adjusting ...

[Diego Spinola] wrote in to tell us about a node communication system he’s been working on called HsNet. The aim is to build a system of nodes that can be made up of small and inexpensive ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Bluetooth technology and standards are opening the door for engineers to use portable smartphones and tablets to make ...

A way to apply the output of certain sensors to a TTL/CMOS-level iput on a microcontroller. Sensor must have an NPN output stage that can support a pullup to its power rail. With just a few components ...