I am thrilled to have been selected to roadtest the BT817 chip and while it has only been 4 days since I received it, I wanted to share some information early on as it may help other people working with the evaluation board.Once I have worked ...
Solar Cell Characterization (Workflow Comparison)Solar or photovoltaic cells are devices that convert light energy into electric energy through the photovoltaic effect. Optimizing power conversion from solar cells is not trivial because of the shape ...
Introduction A Peltier device is a solid-state heat pump that transfers heat from one side to the other. The heat transfer simultaneously reduces the temperature at one side of the device and increases it at the other side, generating in this wa...
Introduction DC-DC converters are devices that convert a source at one DC voltage into another. They can be classified in many ways, such as between linear and switching, step-up and step-down, based on their topology, and so on.Depending on the...
Introduction Properly optimizing energy consumption of battery powered microcontrollers is fundamental to extend the battery life. Questions like when it is better to keep the device idling and when to enter light- or deep-sleep cannot be answer...
1. Motivation
2. Power Supplies
3. Dummy Loads
4. Test Equipment
5. Test Plan
The AIM-TTI QPX750SP is a powerful bench power supply, capable of providing a maximum of 750W DC power within a wide voltage range of 0-80 V. It is a profes...
Greetings! I wanted to share with you a fun opportunity that any roadtester who is also a maker and project builder may enjoy. Our agency has started a series called "Movers and Shakers in the Maker Space." The series is broadcasted o...
This page is a collection of snippets for the RoadTest of the MPM54304 <link to final review> In this road test I aim to answer the following 2 questions:(1) How is the MPM54304 programed the first time?(2) How well do the software tools p...
This is the fourth blog post (and the last one) in a series that has covered my on-going roadtesting work of the Rohde & Schwarz NGU401 SMU instrument. I had to post this update as a separate blog because when I tried to append it to the pr...
I welcome you to my review of MAX31343 Shield. My review is split to multiple chapters linked in following table of contents. Main page of review (marked with yellow star) contains summary, final score, and description of all chapters. Most important...
I welcome you to my review of MAX31343 Shield. My review is split to multiple chapters linked in following table of contents. Main page of review (marked with yellow star) contains summary, final score, and description of all chapters. Most important...
I welcome you to my review of MAX31343 Shield. My review is split to multiple chapters linked in following table of contents. Main page of review (marked with yellow star in table of contents below this text) contains summary, final score, and descri...
Tutorial: Using Shield with ArduinoI welcome you to my review of MAX31343 Shield. My review is split to multiple chapters linked in following table of contents. Main page of review (marked with yellow star) contains summary, final score, and descript...
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Mikroe’s SGP30 Air Quality 4 click
Mikroe.com
Turning to Element14
Searching for other SGP30 drivers online
Silicon Labs GitHub page for I2C-based Bluetooth Applications
3. Using Simplicity Studio 5
Sta...
I welcome you to my review of MAX31343 Shield. My review is split to multiple chapters linked in following table of contents. Main page of review (marked with yellow star) contains summary, final score, and description of all chapters. Most important...
After completing the power testing and while waiting for some USB-C adapter changers to facilitate some further testing, let's follow-up on LG comment in Insight into lan78xx driver support for Pi about interface throughput. Since I do...
The circuit diagram is the equipment setup used to perform the power measurement readings on the Pi4B. The Microchip PoE to USB-C provides replaces the traditional wall wart Pi power supply. To test the power performance of the Microchip PoE, t...
A credit thank you to GL lui_gough for providing the configuration details required to get the lower circuit working. The vendor alluded to the requirement for a lan7800 driver. When the interface didn't work initially, I thought the...
I am unable to establish a data path from a Raspberry Pi via the Microchip PoE USB-C adapter. Failure to establish some data connection is a disappointment but not a surprise. Data via the USB-C on the Pi was an unknown entering into this RoadTe...
Will the Microchip PoE power a Raspberry Pi 4B? The initial test involved establishing a host hardware and software configuration that works with traditional wall wart power. Then using the same host power it from the Microchip PoE. As expl...
Roadtesting the Rohde & Schwarz NGU401 SMU This is the first post in a series that will cover my experience while roadtesting the Rohde & Schwarz NGU401 Source Measuring Unit (SMU) instrument. First, I would like to thank Rohde &am...
I recall a forum post discussing unboxing content being included in a RoadTest Review. Some members supported the idea others not so much. I like including some unboxing content for a review were it provides value. I omitted photos of open...
I received noticed from UPS that there is a package on route to me. I will assume it is the equipment for this RoadTest. I have no other items I am waiting to receive. I didn't click the link to confirm. I'm hoping it not just a UPS rel...
I just received a request to confirm if I will accept Element 14's offer to complete the Microchip PoE to USB-C®︎ Power and Data Adapter RoadTest review. I guess that makes it official. While I wait for product shipping I figured I would attempt to ge...
