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Will the SMD resistors marking become a history?

Everything implies, that the situation with marking of chip resistors (0603/0805/1206) will soon be similar to chip capacitors – i.e. no marking on the top of the component. The reason for this step is to reduce unnecessary chemical usages for environmental protections. Naturally, to identify the product resistance value, each single reel will be labeled …

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i.MX53 – a “credit card” with an operating system increased its performance

` New series of miniature embedded industrial computers of the credit card size manages HD videos, multimedia presentations and other demanding tasks in a real time. i.MX53 is after i.MX25 and i.MX51 already the 3-rd member in the family of computers i.MX (SBC – Single Board Computer, COM – Computer On Module) from company Voipac. …

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Try the effective replacement for standard 78xx regulators

1A DC/DC switch-mode regulators TRACO TSR-1 already found their stable place on the market and they successfully replace inefficient linear regulators. Switch-mode power supplies are still more used in all segments of power supply, to which also belongs a regulation on the side of the load (Point Of Load – POL). Perhaps every designer is …

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Attend – reliable workplace for your memory- and SIM cards

If you´re looking for a reliable and price affordable connectors for memory cards and SIM cards, we have a solution for you. No doubt, that data storage media and SIM cards need a reliable contact. A contact which won´t oxidize either after a long term usage in an outdoor environment. This fact is well known …

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Miniature SMT antennas 2J are able to cover several bands

GSM, DCS, PCS, UMTS, 434/868 MHz, GPS, TETRA and many other signals are no problem for small ceramic antennas from company 2J. Among products from company 2J, which can be found in our stable stock offer, we recently incorporated miniature ceramic SMT antennas enabling to create miniature closed devices without any external antennas, connectors, cables, …

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Simple DIY ECG + Pulse Oximeter (version 2)

Of the hundreds of projects I’ve shared over the years, none has attracted more attention than my DIY ECG machine on the cheap posted almost 4 years ago. This weekend I re-visited the project and made something I’m excited to share!  The original project was immensely popular, my first featured article on Hack-A-Day, and today “ECG” …

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Charge Pumps Tackle Higher-Voltage Applications

n their most basic form, charge pumps are circuits that generate a voltage larger than the supply voltage from which they operate. Traditionally, charge pumps have been perceived to have limited voltage capability, offering performance that is seen as filling a niche in the range between low-dropout LDOs and switching regulators. Nonetheless, there are benefits …

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RFduino: A finger-tip sized, Arduino compatible, wireless enabled microcontroller

Using the RFduino USB shield, simply plug the RFduino into a USB port of any computer and use the Arduino IDE to load your Arduino sketch, which automatically begins running on the RFduino. Then you can detach the RFduino USB shield and plug the RFduino directly into your project. RF dui no In The News: …

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