Wearable implants or more precisely ingestible implants are the new way doctors could evaluate a patient’s condition. ReMix: A bucket of animal tissue containing a marker and some tracking implants placed in front of a camera-looking device that will...
Want to explore more in AI field application with NXP's i.MX RT application processor? Join this NXP X Arm joint webinar to find more and help you develop your own ideas! Notice: This webinar is in Mandarin Machine learning (ML) technology ...
Scientists and Engineers are competing around the world to make the next big thing in the world of wearable technology. To succeed, it seems that they need to conquer the world of fashion. Sensoria at the feet of a volunteer, data shown on the phone ...
Featured with low power consumption and bluetooth 5 connection, QN908x is designed for IoT, wearable and health care devices.GPIO offered by QN908x provides multiple level driven strenth, which leads to simpler design, cost effective for customers. E...
The size of the devices on the market make them easier to carry, but nothing beats a camera-contact lens. Drawing of a possible design of the lens, photo from the patent application (Image via Sony) Every time the term “machine” is uttered, it u...
In this tutorial, we will go over how to create a weather station using a raspberry pi and send events to Wia.This is an updated version of our old tutorial. There have been several changes to the Wia dashboard and code since our last tutorial.What Y...
This post entry provides a detailed description of how NFC can be used for authentication and identification of consumables and accessories. This document has been structured as follows: NFC for product authentication and identificationHow NFC w...
This entry is about the power consumption modes available on the i.MX RT1020; and how to make a current measurement when using the MIMXRT1020 EVK (Rev A2). Let’s start with a very short i.MX RT1020 overview, which is a Cortex-M7 bas...
While writing this, I am on my way to China to meet with the team to discuss some of NXP’s i.MX products. Boarding the plane was an effort in frustration. Hundreds of folks funnelingthrough a single line, while other gate agents sto...
One key advantage of Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) is the long battery life it gives portable devices that are always-on, but still light-weight and miniature in form-factor. QN908x is a BLE SOC bringing that advantage into your design.QN908x provides t...
In the attached presentation, you will find:NFC Background NFC Parameterization, Diagnosis and Firmware Update Authentication and Configuration with Consumables and Accessories Creating NFC IoT SensorsMore NFC Use CasesYour Next Step – How to Get NFC...
Fingerprint recognition technology has been around for many decades but has not been prevalent to today’s society until recent advances made this idea practical and easy to implement in current mobile devices. Fingerprint recognition is the latest tr...
This is a teardown of a second-generation Amazon Echo Dot (purchased around January 2017, UK). The photos are fairly high-res and can be clicked to enlarge.There is a lot of intricate detail in the design. The underside has a peeling part ...
The cost and complexity to develop, deploy and manage secure cloud-connected nodes have continued to gate mass market from realizing the true potential of IoT applications. NXP Semiconductors has now introduced the LPC54018 MCU based IoT module featu...
Although hundreds of participants have registered and checked out NXP's latest webinar —— 'Get to market fast with NXP LPC800 MCUs - A low-cost, entry-level, 8-bit alternative for your next design!', still many regrets and complains about not being p...
By now, we're all familiar with the phrase "Internet of Things" (IoT); some of you may be directly involved with that concept on some level as a designer/technologist. Here, we'll begin a series of posts on the IoT with some broad d...
Since its initial release, the i.MX 8M continues to grow in popularity as customers realize that its bleeding-edge capabilities transcendacross multiple applications and multiple market segments within the IoT. Most recently, I saw that the i.M...
Over the past couple decades, technology has been advancing at a rapid pace. When we wanted to speed up transportation we invented cars, to solve complex problems we created computers, to increase communication with each other we invented the phone. ...
Up to date, more and more products with BLE appears in our life such as Smart Band, Lighting, Weight Scale and other BLE peripherals.Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) technology is characterized by low power consumption, which is generally used in small pack...
If you are searching for a high-performance, power efficient, yet cost sensitive MCU for your designs, then here is the exciting news: NXP recently introduced the LPC51U68 MCU. Power efficient solution for future IoT designs Based on the Ar...
There is already a fair amount of easy reachable information regarding Thread, ranging from the basics to in-depth technical dive. This blog is not intended to be a typical one with this kind of information. Instead, consider the situation when ...
While I have read a couple of articles recently that talk about how “machines are taking over”, I have a slightly different perspective on this. Perhaps machines are just mis-understood? They are nottrying to take over -they are just tryi...
The Japanese festival Hanami is symbolic of a change in season. But, whether in ancient time or now, whether in Japan or not, the festival is also an opportunity to renew or create bonds. Hanami Festival in Washington D.C: diverse groups gathered to ...
QN908x is an ultra-low power, high performance and highly integrated Bluetooth 5 certified Low Energy solution for Bluetooth Smart applications such as sports and fitness, human interface devices, and app-enabled smart accessories. It is specially de...
Near Field Communications (NFC), even though used in dozens of applications from contactless payment to healthcare, and billions of NFC ICs, readers, and tags are in use globally, studies continue to show that many, even very inexpensive, products th...
