2016 was a great year for Open Hardware. The Open Source Hardware Association released their certification program, and late in the year, a few silicon wizards met in Mountain View to show off the ...

Let’s say you’re working on a project, and you need a microcontroller. Which chip do you reach for? Probably the one you’re most familiar with, or at least the one whose programmer is hiding away in a ...

The ESP32 is a type of cheap, low-power microcontroller manufactured by Espressif Systems that is used in everything from homemade projects to academic, commercial, and industrial settings. If you’re ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers, weaving computation ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is an upgraded version of the original Pico microcontroller, featuring enhanced performance, increased memory, improved power efficiency, and new security features. It retains ...

Selecting the right microcontroller for a product can be a daunting task. Not only are there a number of technical features to consider, there are also business case issues such as cost and lead-times ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 microcontroller is a significant advancement over its predecessor, the RP 2040, introducing a range of new features and improvements that make it a compelling choice for a wide ...

If you're into microcontrollers, you've probably heard of the ESP32. This $5 microcontroller can be easily mistaken for an Arduino with networking capabilities, but it's so much more than that. Those ...

Stepper motors contain coil windings that require resistance measurements. Measuring resistance in a production environment often requires some special circuits that minimize errors. Resistance is ...