Featured Tech Videos

• Internet of Spaces for the IOT

  The December 2016 monthly tech travelogue visits the Internet of Space technologies and business viability.

• FPGAs for ASIC Prototyping Bridge Global Development

  ASIC Prototyping with FPGAs faces global development challenges in the hardware-software IoT and automotive markets.

• Clarifying Embedded IOT Connectivity Confusion

  IOT Devcon interview with Vivek Mohan at Silicon Labs examines standards vs. proprietary IOT connectivity.

• Intel Developers Forum 2014, SunMan Engineering

  Live from IDF2014: Interview with SunMan Engineering, an IoT pioneer. In this 4 minute video, editor Chris A. Ciufo interviews Kaveh Pirzadeh, Director of Engineering and learns that SunMan designed a connected car IVI system several years ago. SunMan describes their IoT systems that include hardware, software, gateways, and cloud-based management software. Case examples discussed: IVI, digital farming, and human replacement...just maybe. For more information: http://www.sunmantechnology.com/.

• DEMO from EE Live! 2014: 8-bit MCU runs inductive cooktop demo

  8-bit MCU runs inductive cooktop demo. Microchip's Greg Robinson, 8-bit MCU director, shows Extension Media's Chris A. Ciufo the new PIC16F170X/171X in a "smart" kitchen. This device not only takes the heat...it controls it!

• 8-bit MCUs Keep Getting Better With "Intelligent Analog" Features

  8-bit MCUs just keep getting better and more integrated. Extension Media's Chris A. Ciufo interviews Microchip's 8-bit MCU guru Greg Robinson. Among the new "intelligent analog" PIC16F170X/171X family's best features: two internal Op Amps and Zero Cross Detect--both analog features reduce board space and BOM cost. 10-bit ADC and 8-bit DACs plus a programmable pin crossbar make these 8-bangers some of the most innovative in the market.

• Rip Van Winkle Bluetooth Low Energy Wakes Up, Then Sleeps Again

  Bluetooth Low Energy (LE, or BLE, or Smart) is all about sending and receiving data just like any other Bluetooth device, but doing so using much less power. It's ideally suited for M2M applications where a device wakes up, transmits or receives data, then goes back to sleep. The Bluetooth SIG specifies myriad application profiles from healthcare ("Blood Pressure Profile") to Sports and Fitness. At the recent DESIGN West 2013 conference, editor-in-chief Chris A. Ciufo got the lowdown on Laird's new BL600 Bluetooth LE Smart modules.