Introduction It seems like such a long while since I have had an insulation tester on my work bench, I need to make amends and there seems like no other better way than to introduce the MTR105 from Megger. Previous Insulation Testers Reviewed;&n...
IntroductionCrimping is a popular topic at Element 14, it seems we all love our crimping tools. A slightly more uncommon tool for hobbyists, but very common for industrial, military, automotive and aerospace purposes, is the pin crimping tool. ...
It's sometimes hard to probe a point on a PCB.Manufacturers sell "consumable" solder-in solutions.You can temporarily or permanently attach them to your design, and it makes probing easier and reliable. I have a suggestion for a DI...
With my last function generator related blog being such a success I wanted to open up the TTi TG210 function generator it's replacing on my bench and have a look inside to see how it works. Judging from the date codes I found inside the unit it's fro...
The team designed a 3D-printed glove, which contains a SLIM sensor near each finger, equipped with a lithium battery and Bluetooth. (Image Credit: Cornell University) Researchers at Cornell University have developed fiber-optic sensors that use...
Background storyA while back I was lucky enough to stumble upon a poor HP 33120A hiding in the e-waste from a lab that was being cleared out. It had a strip of masking tape covering the display telling everyone that the unit was not working, at all! ...
The SoundBeamer 1.0 device allows users to listen to audio from a game, movie, or album without disturbing others while observing other sounds in their surroundings. (Image Credit: Noveto Systems) Anyone can privately listen to audio using headp...
Africa Flores-Anderson uses NASA technology to help save Guatemala’s polluted water sources. By studying satellite images, this scientist hopes to save Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán. (Image credit: Science Friday) Guatemala is just one of many countr...
A new technology could make autonomous vehicles a lot safer and speed up their commercialization. Demo of the new technology showing the laser scanning through the foam wall. (Image credit: Nature) With electric vehicles growing in popularity an...
The electronic skin can be reconfigured, which means it can be worn on any part of the human body. (Image Credit: Chuanqian Shi) Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a thin, skin-like wearable electronic device that ...
New guidelines for clinical trials involving AI promises to make the use of AI in healthcare safer for both patients and healthcare workers. Possible applications of AI in healthcare; more reasons to have clear guidelines in clinical trials. (Image c...
Stacking and twisting a set of graphene sheets on top of each other produces a rare form of magnetism. (Image Credit: Columbia University) Graphene has excellent thermal and electromagnetic properties, aside from being the world’s strongest and...
The wearable subtitles display text in the wearer’s field-of-view based on what a speaker is saying. (Image Credit: Google Research) People who are deaf or hard of hearing have trouble understanding anyone’s speech. Some solutions to this...
After orbiting Bennu for two years, OSIRIS-REx descended towards the asteroid and gathered a sample of rubble. The spacecraft is expected to make its return journey back to Earth in March 2021, arriving in September 2023. (Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/...
NASA has selected Nokia to build the 4G network on the moon. (Image Credit: NASA) NASA has chosen Nokia to build the first 4G network on the moon. The Finnish telecommunications firm said its Bell Labs division is lending its technology to the U...
IntroductionEarlier this year I started a project to design and build a control board. Whilst waiting for a prototype PCB to be manufactured and for the result of a roadtest application to be announced, I started looking at LabVIEW NXG with the...
IntroductionIn this post, Post 1, I reviewed LabVIEW NXG and want to carry on the series by describing a framework I have created to simplify the creation of test applications and the interaction with test instruments. In Post 1 I went through ...
IntroductionIn this post, Post 2, I describe an instrument testing framework. Whilst creating that framework, I wanted to be able to unit test (regression test) parts of it as I progressed - there was a degree of complexity that I needed to ens...
Most humans living on Earth have experienced the dramatic turn of events that the year 2020 brought. We all have been affected somehow by the Covid-19 pandemic. We are 3 months away from the end of the year 2020, and no definitive solution has ...
This post documents the main design for the the electronic load we made here on element14. The board that controls the load, measures performance and provides feedback. Load BoardCAD version: optional use as a PSUPCB ...
This blog documents focuses on the BoosterPack pins use for the electronic load that peteroakes, jc2048 and jancumps designed. MSP432 LaunchPad pin assignments PinNameUseJ1.1+3V33v3 for the i2c pull-upsJ5.3P3.2UART6 RXJ5.4P3.3UA...
This blog documents focuses on the UART approach for the electronic load that peteroakes, jc2048 and jancumps designed.UART combined with SCPI are the programming interface for the instruments. UART Info: initial design used UART1 as 2nd op...
This blog documents focuses on the RTOS approach for the electronic load that peteroakes, jc2048 and jancumps designed. CCS 8 with MSP432 compiler TI v 16.12.0.STS or >TI-RTOS for MSP43X, any SimpleLink version RTOS Tasks overview&...
