Review Blogs

Xsens MTi-680-DK: Unboxing and First Impressions

saadtiwana_int

I recently received the Xsens MTi-680-DK INS/GNSS developement kit as part of the Xsens Position and Orientation Sensing GNSS/INS Dev Kit. I am really excited about this road-test as it is a high performance GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)/...
- 7 Sep 2022
Terms and Conditions for Maxim-Integrated IO-Link Distance Sensor Roadtest

srutledge

Maxim-Integrated IO-Link Distance Sensor – RoadTest Terms and Conditions These are the terms and conditions which govern the Maxim-Integrated IO-Link Distance Sensor contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicatin...
- 1 Sep 2022
A Nordic DevAcadamy Course on the nRFConnect SDK

skruglewicz

A Nordic DevAcadamy Course on the nRFConnect SDK This blog contains my course notes for an excellent course given on the Nordic website on the DevAcadamy site. I thought to create this blog to take notes on the course that I used to get famili...
- 20 Aug 2022
Getting Started with my Nordic nRF9160 DK

skruglewicz

Getting Started with my Nordic nRF9160 DK This blog contains my notes for installing the Tools and Firmware needed to get started using the nRF9160 DK. I thought to take notes for a review I did for the roadtest Nordic nRF9160 DK -- A single board d...
- 20 Aug 2022
Microchip Polarfire FPGA Eval Kit RoadTest - Part 1

pphilippos

With this blog post I would like to present you my first views on the Polarfire FPGA Evaluation Kit. I was one of the few lucky participants selected to roadtest this invaluable FPGA board. My take on this part would be to focus more on the...
- 8 Aug 2022
Crimping in Style - Molex MicroFit 3.0 Hand Crimp Tool Review

dougw

Introduction Making electrical connections to wire is a major requirement throughout the industry and crimped connections have proven to be an excellent way to accomplish this task, especially when the joint needs to have a combination of strength, d...
- 27 Jun 2022
Microchip (Microsemi) PolarFire FPGA Eval Kit RoadTest – Unboxing

misaz

Hello everyone. Last week I completed my participation in Experimenting with Current Sense Amplifiers Design Challenge. So, it is time to change something completely different. Do you remember (last) Summer of FPGA? I do. There were multiple activiti...
- 13 Jun 2022
How to get started with Infineon BTG60LTR11AIP XENSIV 60GHz radar sensor

NichollasTambalo

How to get start with DEMO Board BGT60LTR11AIP Hi everyone I'm Nichollas Tambalo, today my friends Marco Queroz, Flavio Batista and I will teach you How to get start with DEMO Board BGT60LTR11AIP from Infineon. Lets go! Dem...
- 3 Jun 2022
First steps with STMicroelectronics Nucleo-64 + Nucleo-IKS01A3 boards

Marco.Queroz

Nucleo-64 + Nucleo-IKS01A3 Hello!! Let's configure your ST Nucleo-64 board together! 1. Download the software The first software is: STM32CubeIDE-Win - https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubeide.html - Going down the page you will f...
- 3 Jun 2022
How to get started with LPCXpresso804

NichollasTambalo

How to get started with LPCXpresso804 Hi everyone, I'm Nichollas and how are you friend? Today I will teach how can you take the first step with LPCXpresso804 Development KIT from NXP. On the box lower left side, you can see an URL (htt...
- 3 Jun 2022
NI Thermocouple Kit: Fan Heater Temperature Measurement with Python

neuromodulator

Introduction Fan heaters work by forcing ambient air through heating elements. Manufacturers usually warn about not putting anything too close to the front of heaters as it could burn or catch fire, but what is the temperature of air at different dis...
- 18 May 2022
NI Thermocouple Kit: Thermal Capacity and Rate of Heat Loss Estimation

neuromodulator

Introduction Thermal systems are difficult to model because of the modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. Thermal conductivity can vary depending on the temperature and direction (such as with some crystals). Convection needs ...
- 14 May 2022
NI Thermocouple Kit: Temperature Control with LabVIEW

neuromodulator

Introduction LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) is NI's flagship product based on graphical programming through "wiring" of nodes. LabVIEW was released initially in 1986, and was proposed as a more intuitive and easier...
- 11 May 2022
NI Thermocouple Kit: PC Temperature Measurement with FlexLogger

neuromodulator

Introduction Temperature does not usually spread uniformly, so to find how it spreads, it is important to measure it at different locations. I was curious about the internal temperature of the computer case at different locations under different...
- 2 May 2022
ML Capability of Raspberry Pi Zero 2W: Face Detection (using OpenCV)

cbohra00627

Introduction: In this blog, I will implement face detection using Opencv on the Zero 2W. Setup: Install pip:sudo apt install python3-pip Install Opencv:pip install opencv-python Install libgl1 to avoid some errors:sudo apt install libgl1 Download a...
- 23 Apr 2022
ML Capability of Raspberry Pi Zero 2W: Text Recognition (using Google'sTesseract OCR engine and EAST Text Detector)

cbohra00627

Introduction: In this blog, I will try to implement OCR (Optical Character Recognition) using pytesseract package (python package to access the Tesseract OCR) and EAST Text Detector on the Zero2W board. Python-tesseract is a wrapper for Google's Tess...
- 22 Apr 2022
Remote Education Test Case – Class C Amplifier Characterization

john.porter

Remote Education Test Case – Class C Amplifier Characterization The Keysight Smart Bench Essentials is a fantastic combination of test instruments for any educational lab. Collaboration between students and between educational facilities has b...
- 19 Apr 2022
Review: EDU34450A - 5½ Digit Multimeter

john.porter

EDU34450A Digital Multimeter Review - John Porter The digital multimeter (DMM) is arguably the most important equipment on any bench and can be found in any electrician’s tool belt or toolbox. The Keysight EDU34450A is a solid bench multimeter...
- 19 Apr 2022
Review: EDU33212A 2-channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator

john.porter

EDU33212A Waveform Generator Review - John Porter The Keysight EDU33212A Waveform Generator adds advanced signal generation to the Keysight Smart Bench Essentials series. The EDU33212A is easy for students to use and get started, however has many ad...
- 19 Apr 2022
Review: EDU36311A - Triple Output Programmable DC Power Supply

john.porter

EDU36311A Triple Output Programmable DC Power Supply Review - John Porter The Keysight EDU36311A Triple Output Programmable DC Power Supply completes the Keysight Smart Bench Essentials series with a robust 90-Watt DC power source. Every student&rsq...
- 19 Apr 2022
Review: EDUX1052G 50MHz Digital Storage Oscilloscope

john.porter

EDUX1052G 50MHz Digital Storage Oscilloscope Review - John Porter An oscilloscope, at it’s basic level, measures voltage over time and presents that information as a graph. The analysis and presentation of that data makes the oscilloscope ess...
- 18 Apr 2022
ML Capability of Raspberry Pi Zero 2W: Linear Regression (using scikit-learn)

cbohra00627

Introduction In this blog I will be training the Zero 2W with datasets of different sizes and monitor how much time it takes to train. I have a Raspberry Pi 4B 2GB RAM. I will be comparing the Zero 2W board against it. This comparison is not focused ...
- 18 Apr 2022
Riding-the-Rails with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W: Prototype

colporteur

Welcome to the sixth and final blog post, in the series to support the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W Roadtest. The blog posts will explore different aspects of the product while attempting to engage the E14 Community members. Comments and questions to the blo...
- 17 Mar 2022
Keysight Smart Bench Essentials - Unboxing

john.porter

The Keysight Smart Bench Essentials collection is positioned as a complete set of lab bench products, primarily directed towards an educational lab environment. I am thrilled to be selected as a road tester for this review and extend my thanks to Ele...
- 11 Mar 2022
Riding The Rails with Raspberry Pi Zero 2W: Camera

colporteur

Welcome to the fifth of six blog posts in support of the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W Roadtest. The blog posts will explore different aspects of the product while attempting to engage the E14 Community members. Comments and questions to the blog posts are w...
- 7 Mar 2022