World’s First Safety-Certified Capacitive Touchscreen Controller Family from Microchip As standard, emergency stop and unlock buttons are safety mechanisms in home appliances (e.g. ovens, hobs, washing machines, tumbler driers, etc.) are necessary help reduce the risk of fires and floods in homes. Microchip’s maXTouch MXT336UD-MAUHA1 new family offers IEC/UL 60730 Class B pre-certified solutions that […]
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What is Optical Bonding? Optical bonding is the process where the gap between the LCD panel and module is filled with a layer of optical-grade adhesives, bonding the two together. Whereas traditionally, there is an air gap in between the glass and the LCD panel which can cause glare and reflection from direct sunlight, and […]
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Robustel R1511 Lite-Industrial IoT Router Robustel has announced the release of the R1511 Lite-Industrial IoT Router. The Robustel R1511 is part of the R1510 series; a range of powerful Industrial routers that deliver high-speed, wireless connectivity for IoT devices, with automatic failover to ensure ultimate stability and reliability. The Robustel R1511 is a cost-effective 2G/3G/4G/LTE […]
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The new Digi ConnectCore® 8X System-on-Module (SoM) is now available to order The Digi ConnectCore® 8X SoM is a highly integrated system-on-module solution based on the NXP i.MX 8X with scalable dual/quad-core performance. The Digi CC8X is ideal for IoT applications, including – but not limited to – Industrial, Medical, Transportation and Agricultural markets. The […]
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Introducing the new Microchip PIC18-Q84 family; these are the first PIC18 microcontroller (MCU) products that can be used to transmit and receive data through a Controller Area Network Flexible Data-Rate (CAN FD) bus. There is a broad range of Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) that can handle different tasks without requiring CPU intervention, which means reduced […]
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The demand for IoT devices that does not require battery replacement or plug-in recharging is increasing; battery replacement or plug-in recharging simply costs time and money. The solution ‘Energy Harvesting’ is becoming more popular – this is the recharging of IoT devices wirelessly by its surrounding ambient sources. The main benefits of Energy Harvesting include: […]
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Real world antenna considerations for LoRa, LPWAN and 4G The last part of an RF-based design is commonly considered to be the antenna. In a remote design where optimal connectivity, low power performance and long battery life is paramount, the antenna decision should, in fact, be a priority as one of the first decisions. Antennas […]
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The CryptoAuth Trust Platform Development Kit is the newest addition to Microchip’s CryptoAuthentication evaluation kits. This kit is designed to help explore and implement IoT solutions with a pre-provisioned ATECC608A Trust&GO, pre-configured TrustFLEX and fully customisable TrustCUSTOM products. The Trust&GO and TrustFLEX products are an easy way to add hardware security to IoT Cloud solutions, […]
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‘Use some gain to remove the pain’ Richard Bethell, Technical Director at Solid State Supplies: Installing a wireless-based solution can be a lot of hassle when you can’t make the distance within a good margin. However, the new 2JWIFI12 antenna promises great performance, making it a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card for the deployment […]
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There is a growing interest in the value of data; developing hardware from bottom-up will continue to play a vital role in the industry however the demand for ‘Plug-and-Play’ products to reduce time-to-market is increasing. Here at Solid State Supplies, our team of experts will always be at hand to assist customers in technical design, […]
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