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Voice Control Enables Appliances to Talk and Listen

On January 15, 2021 in All, EIT 2020: The Intelligent Revolution, IoT by Wang Jing

Learn how cloud architecture is used as the framework for the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and natural language processing to explain how voice control technology enables home appliances to obey commands and respond.

Precision Motion Control Enables Automation

On January 14, 2021 in All, Automation, Motor Control by Adam Kimmel

Turning digital information into physical motion and accurate part placement requires more than transferring data into movement. We’ll review medical and industrial automation applications’ precision needs and highlight high-performance Trinamic products as they apply.

New Tech Tuesdays: Designers Have More USB Type-C Power Choices

On January 12, 2021 in All, Connectors, General, Low Power by Tommy Cummings

Not all future smartphones will include chargers, so engineers have an opportunity to step up designs for USB Type-C power systems. Let’s take a look at some options.

Tagged With: applications, controller, devices, fit, footprint, receptacle, semiconductor, solution, suppliers, voltage

Eight Principles of IoT Security

On January 7, 2021 in All, Computing, IoT, Security by Jackie Padgett

Embedded development engineers face many challenges implementing security measures. Developers can use eight principles to make the task of securing IoT systems much easier. In this post, we will discuss these eight principles.

Tagged With: embedded development, embedded systems, iot, security, silabs, silicon labs, software, updates

AI Research at Technical University Munich

On January 6, 2021 in All, EIT 2020: The Intelligent Revolution, Robotics by Rafik Mitry

Alois Knoll, Technical University of Munich’s Chair of Robotics and Embedded Systems, shares his thoughts on current AI research.

New Tech Tuesdays: These STMicrolectronics Boards Make Noise for EVs

On January 5, 2021 in All, Automotive, Connectors, Dev Tools, General, Maker by Tommy Cummings

Let's look at three boards that, when connected, create and control audible motor sounds in quiet-running vehicles to alert pedestrians of their presence. It's like finding your electric or hybrid vehicle's voice.

Tagged With: alert, amplifier, applications, audio, automotive, board, boards, ev, pedestrians, warning

A Year Later, How Does My Smart Mailbox Perform?

On January 4, 2021 in All, Automation, Dev Tools, IoT, Low Power, Maker, Open Source, Wireless by Rafik Mitry

The Arduino MKRFOX 1200 Smart Mailbox was constructed at the Mouser Electronics Germany branch in Munich, and we have been testing it for the past year. In the following, we review the performance of the board over the previous year.

Test Kits Speed SPE Automotive Designs

On December 31, 2020 in All, Automotive, Connectors by Rick Nelson

Automakers are moving to zonal service-oriented architectures in which a high-performance engine-control unit communicates via single-pair Ethernet to multiple sensors and actuators. Two test kits help designers evaluate connector technology as they adapt SPE for automotive system designs.

Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Mouser Bot From ‘BattleBots’ Competition

On December 30, 2020 in All, General, Robotics by Tommy Cummings

Lead engineer Jonathan Schultz and his Team Huge partners used the downtime during BattleBots’ COVID-19-related postponement to make Mouser Electronics’ entry an even more effective fighting force for this season’s competition.

Tagged With: battlebots, bot, bots, covid-19, discovery, fights, huge, motors, pandemic, protcols, robot, robotics, robots, schultz, wheels

Humans Must Keep AI, Machines in Check

On December 29, 2020 in All, Computing, EIT 2020: The Intelligent Revolution by Roman Yampolskiy

The more intelligent the machine, the less humans are able to predict, explain, and comprehend its impacts. Find out how these factors impact our ability to achieve 100 percent AI safety.

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