As the IoT continues to expand, we see a large interest in the use of distributed sensor nodes in the industrial space. However, many industrial applications fall into what is commonly referred to as ...

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 ...

A guide for engineers balancing performance, reliability, and manufacturability across today’s smart systems By Barry Brents, ...

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" ...

This article discusses how to build a tiny, shared power and data interface (PoDL) for a condition-based monitoring sensor, delving into power-supply and mechanical design, MEMS sensor selection, and ...

A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) with a switched-capacitor programmable gain switched preamplifier (SC PGSA), as a basic component of an integrated ultra-low ...

While sensors and low power actuators occupy the lowliest level of an automation system, they often require a disproportionate amount of time and attention. Historically, each sensor added entailed ...

Online weather services are great for providing generic area forecasts, but they don’t provide hyperlocal data specific to your location. [Harald Kreuzer] needed both and built a Raspberry Pi Weather ...

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology is widely used across a myriad of industries to monitor large structures or complex environments. This monitoring solution has made its way to the asphalt ...

Since manufacturers rely on various critical equipment, they often cannot effectively monitor each one. Major technical issues ensue if a problem goes undetected for long enough, making unplanned ...