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[FRDM-KL46Z + Kinetis Design Studio (KDS)+Processor Expert(PE)] Project: Interfacing element14 Xtrinsic Sensor Board with KL46Z freedom Board using command line interface on hyper terminal

bheemarao

Note: The Project folder has been extracted from Freescale community https://community.freescale.com/docs/DOC-101370Dear All, Here is a Project with implementation of element14 Xtrinsic sensor evaluation board on KL46Z Freedom board using Kineti...
- 29 Oct 2014
Ethernet example failed to init using STM32F4DIS-BB + STM32F4DIS-BB

e14 Contributor

Hi, We try to run FreeRTOS Ethernet example from element14 and it failed to pass init stage,The board we are using is STM32F4DIS-BB + STM32F4DIS-BB Please help us understand what we are doing wrong? Regards,Roie
- 29 Oct 2014
Building the Asuro Robot (Week 1) - Switches and resistors

e14 Contributor

Date: 06/10/2015Week 1 Farnell, LeedsLaboratory Report Objectives The objectives for this week was to start constructing the Asuro Robot. This was to be achieved by soldering the six switches to the front of the front of the robot with the ...
- 26 Oct 2014
Internet of Things made simple – Sensor monitoring

benmatrix

Continuing our theme of the Internet of Things (IoT) we will this week demonstrate the simplicity of using Flowcode to implement an internet connected Temperature and Humidity sensor. Pictured above is the WiFi based receiving and display ...
- 24 Oct 2014
Getting started with RIOTBoard: Gmail notifier

charlotte_godley

I'll preface this by saying that I'm not an Android, nor a Java developer, nor am I a fan of either, particularly not after having written this app, and therefore, it's probably quite messy. Now that we've got that out of the way...
- 24 Oct 2014
The Changing Meaning of Safety

MolexConnectors

I watched a home video recently of when my son first started riding a 2 wheel bicycle. The bike he was riding was teeny. If he ever fell, it wasn’t far to the ground. But nevertheless, he was outfitted with a helmet, elbow pads, kne...
- 23 Oct 2014
Has it been a year?

packetgeek

Wow! Time does fly. A bit of catch up... I've managed to incorporate the RaZberry board into my home systems. I'm not sure that it qualifies as "home automation" but I've scripted a number of functions so that: the lights ...
- 23 Oct 2014
Your reliable partner for PCB manufacturer

e14 Contributor

PCBway Co. Ltd., one of the largest PCB manufacturer from China. The order can be placed online: www.pcbway.com/jWe have our own factory and have extensive experience in exporting, especially in single and double layer board. We can offer you the co...
- 23 Oct 2014
Adjustable laptop stand revision 1

shanesissons

Part of the current range of desktop furniture includes an adjustable laptop stand.The stand has 4 different positions it can sit in and is changed using a connecting rod, the design for this ties in with the rest of my current design line staying wi...
- 22 Oct 2014
EBOLA

spokeman

Ebola may be the biggest robotic challenge ever. It shouldn't be necessary for a caregiver to get dressed up to care for a patient. The same caregiver could provide the same care and personal contact through a robot. The robot could...
- 22 Oct 2014
desktop phone and tablet stand

shanesissons

I recently designed a phone stand that is very simple to design and make.I wanted to design the stand so that anybody with a hand saw and a drill could make this in a short amount of time, i also wanted the design to look elegant while not complicati...
- 22 Oct 2014
GPIO tutorial for ARM7TDMI (lpc2148):

coolbox

General purpose input output (GPIO) is same thing you find in any microcontroller like 8051, avr etc. Lpc2148 have two General Purpose I/O ports port 0 & port1.port0 & port1 both are 32-bit bi-directional ports like 8051 has four 8...
- 22 Oct 2014
Homeboy Launches The World’s Most Accessible Home Security System To Democratize Security For The Smart Home Generation

ndutton

Thought you might be interested in this press release that a customer released today - a fun camera product Powered by ACKme's Wallaby AMW004 module & now in beta First-Of-Kind System Introduces Wire-free Cameras, Intuitive Mobile apps an...
- 21 Oct 2014
Corliss Institute Group Review: A Residential Program for Those who Desire Independence

e14 Contributor

At a certain point in an individual's life, a person achieves a levelof competence and independence in social, financial or emotional terms. Most people settle down into a family life with the necessary employment connection and social network that a...
- 20 Oct 2014
My Project

markvenn

Let me introduce myself. Name is Mark and I am just embarking on a PhD at the University of Portsmouth looking at smart homes and how they can provide care and monitoring for vulnerable adults. I am looking at using theArduino UnoArduino MegaBeaglebo...
- 18 Oct 2014
#BlackgangPi 1

drlucyrogers

“Help! We need to hack the dinosaurs.” For over a generation, Blackgang Chine Theme Park on the Isle of Wight has been famous for its dinosaurs. In the 70’s the children’s TV program Blue Peter filmed the journey of a group of fiberglass prehistoric ...
- 18 Oct 2014
Internet of Things made simple – Example of Web page controlled relay

benmatrix

Today we will demonstrate how quickly and simply an example application of an IoT device can be implemented with Flowcode. The example task is to be able to turn on or off any device via relay contacts controlled by a microcontroller connected v...
- 17 Oct 2014
HDAS Connectors designed to replace HPH

Amphenol-Ltd

Amphenol Socapex HDAS range of board level connectors are a competitive and available alternative to Hypertac HPH. Amphenol Socapex reduces pitch and increases contact density with it’s HDAS range of ruggedised PCB connectors. The cost effective...
- 15 Oct 2014
Hybrid Electronic Enclosures

MolexConnectors

Requirements for medical cables and interconnect systems are becoming more complex. This often leads to the requirement that electronics to be incorporated into a connector or cable system. A cable assembly in which active electronics hav...
- 14 Oct 2014
Open House at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)!

bluescreen

This weekend I took my family for a day at the Jet Propulsion Lab's Open House. Founded in 1936 as the Guggenheim Aeronautical Lab, the facility was rechristened as the Jet Propulsion Lab and placed under the management of the newly-formed National A...
- 13 Oct 2014
Controlling Robot with Cell Phone

jarain78

Currentlyinprogressthemobile telephonygrows exponentiallyto the point thatwe canhave Mhz toGhz processors in our cellphones, this begs the question, if I havethis inmy handscanI do more withmyphone and notjustto call, be on the Internetor play?Butho...
- 13 Oct 2014
GPIO CubieBoard with Java

jarain78

Hi all, this is the first part in which show you a simple code in Java that enables position control system development CubieBoard, these examples are run using Cubian (http://cubian.org/). I have tried all methods for control and configuration of th...
- 13 Oct 2014
Corliss Institute Group: Dagprogramma Ingesteld op speciale behoeften

e14 Contributor

Corliss Institute, Inc biedt trainingen op maat voor mensen met specifieke behoeften in hun midden op basis Dagprogramma die werkt van maandag tot vrijdag om 09:00-03:00. Deelnemers worden verstrekt opleiding in activiteiten die nodig zijn in het dag...
- 13 Oct 2014
Getting started with the RIoTboard: Hello, LED!

charlotte_godley

A few weeks back I was given the RIoTboard to play with. This is another single board computer with some fun stuff on it - Ethernet, USB, Camera interface, GPIO expansion including I2C, 2 onboard LEDs...yadayadayada. The operating system initial...
- 8 Oct 2014
RiotBoard mechanical layout

lycaste

In order to help me with designing a daughterboard for the RiotBoard.Can someone provide me the mecanical layout ?
- 5 Oct 2014