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Agilent Test-System Development Guide

22/03/2013
The Agilent Test-System Development Guide is a comprehensive handbook for test engineers who need to maximize performanceand flexibility while minimizing cost and complexity.
Final report submitted by Team 6: Boost converter for solar vehicle

24/05/2013
Nowadays, air pollution is very common and severely influenced to Hong Kong people.
Highlights of Renesas Electronics Developers Conference 2012

01/01/2013
Renesas held a 5 day developers conference in October 2012 in Orange County, California.
What happens if remote sense leads open?

22/03/2013
- Analogue
- Communication
- Display & Lighting
- DSP
- Human Machine Interface
- Instrumentation
- Interconnect
- LED
- Memory
- Microcontrollers
- Microprocessors
- Passives
- PIC
- Power
- Programmable Logic
- Sensors
- Test
- Thermal Management
- Wired
This post and other great tips and tricks for Agilent Power Products can be found on the Watt's Up? blog.
Using a Frequency Counter to Measure Phase Noise Close to a Carrier Signal

24/04/2013
For more information on Agilent Technologies Frequency Counters visit: www.
When should you calibrate your test equipment?

22/05/2013
This posting and other great tips and tricks for your General Purpose Instruments can be found on Agilent's General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment blog.
Optimize Wireless Device Battery Run-time: Two Part Webcast Series

22/03/2013
Trying to design your wireless device to maximize battery run-time or qualify the right battery to actually deliver maximum capacity? Attend this webcast series to learn the latest measurement techniques for gaining greater insights on optimizing battery-run time.
What is a bipolar power supply?

22/03/2013
This blog post and other great tips and tricks for Agilent Power Products can be found on the Watt's Up? blog.
Tips to prevent voltage droop from tripping low voltage detection circuits

13/05/2013
This and other great tips and tricks can be found on Agilent's Watt's Up? Blog.
Enhance the Battery Life of Your Mobile or Wireless Device

22/03/2013
The success of the wireless revolution is visible in the number of devices we use every day: smartphones, tablets, e-readers, GPS units, wearable patient monitors,heart-rate monitors, and many more.
Agilent Z540.3 Compliance

24/04/2013
Agilent Technologies was an active participant in the NCSLI 171 subcommittee that authored the Z540.
10 Hints for Getting the Most from Your Frequency Counter

24/04/2013
Counters can be a plug and play instrument and seem fairly simple from the outside.
Agilent RF and Universal Frequency Counter Comparison Guide

24/04/2013
For more information on Agilent Technologies Frequency Counters visit: www.
Agilent 53200 Series Frequency Counter/Timers Family Overview

24/04/2013
The Agilent 53200 Series frequency counter/timers give you more insight into your signals so you can solve design and manufacturing problems faster.
Smart MCU Solutions – Renesas Electronics

14/06/2013
Download a new article published by Renesas with Markt&Technik which will give a detailed overview of microcontroller solutions that can be used for Inverter Control, HMI, LED Control, Ethernet, Metrology, I/O Link, Battery Management, Sensing, USB, Safety & Security, CAN and more.
Renesas exhibits new arrivals at Embedded World, Nuremberg.

27/02/2013
Renesas Electronics exhibits new arrivals at Embedded World, Nuremberg, this week.
HDO 4000 Oscilloscope High Resolution 12 bit Vertical Resolution

13/11/2012
HDO 4000 Oscilloscope 12 bit Vertical Resolution The HDO4000 and HDO6000 Oscilloscopes with HD4096 acquire waveforms with high resolution, high sample rate, and low noise.
Source listing for FORTHdsPIC Vsn 0.2

29/04/2013
This is a source code listing for Bill Marshall's FORTH language interpreter/compiler project.
Ajouter le Wifi à votre microcontroleur en 1 journée ;=)

20/10/2012
A la différence de la plupart des solutions concurrentes existant sur le marché, aucune ressource FLASH ni RAM n'est nécessaire dans le microcontrôleur hôte ; un simple UART ou canal SPI suffit.
Renesas Microcontroller (MCU) and Microprocessor (MPU) Selection Guide - new

19/12/2012
Renesas Electronics has updated it's microcontroller selection guide.
Developing a Product for Building Automation with KNX and the Renesas RL78 MCU

30/01/2013
Overview Networked Intelligent buildings are becoming a growth industry driven by the need to be green and conserve energy.
Arduino Starter Kit - Video 6 - Motorized Pinwheel

31/10/2012
In this tutorial Massimo Banzi, shows us how to use our Arduinos for real life situations.
Renesas Electronics Europe and SEGGER free MCU embedded software offer

31/05/2013
SEGGER develops embedded software solutions and have partnered with Renesas Electronics Europe to offer the chance to have free software for projects developing RX Micorcontroller systems.
Energy Harvesting: Innovations Eliminate the Need for Battery Chargers

03/06/2013
Energy Harvesting (EH) often describes the generation of large amounts of energy from solar, wind, and geothermal energy sources.
Rotating LED Display using LEGO and GR-SAKURA

14/11/2012
This is a handheld game device with rotating LED display using LEGO and GR-Sakura.
Bluetooth® Audio Made Simple

09/04/2013
Microchip have just introduced this great little evaluation kit that demonstrates just how easy it is to stream Bluetooth® audio from your smart phone or tablet .
MULTIGIG RT Connectors - TE Connectivity

25/04/2013
MULTIGIG RT product is a backplane interconnect family that offers levels of flexibility and customization never before seen in the industry.
RF Basics & Getting Started -- PowerPoint Presentation

15/02/2013
This PowerPoint presentation -- assembled by the Anaren Integrated Radio (AIR) team, with significant content courtesy of Texas Instruments -- serves as an overview of the parameters and considerations a designer would use to select a low-power wireless (LPRF) solution.
Application Note for Low Cost Motor Control Solutions - Renesas Microcontroller

14/03/2013
Following on from the recent Renesas webinar on “How to rapidly develop efficient low-cost inverter motor control solutions” see http://www.
Agilent Technologies Trueform Waveform Generation Technology

20/02/2013
- Analogue
- Communication
- Design Phase
- DSP
- Instrumentation
- Manufacture
- Microprocessors
- Passives
- Power
- Research Phase
- Sensors
- Standards
- Test
Introduction Trueform waveform generation technology is an exclusive technology found in Agilent's new 33500B Series waveform generators.
Renesas exhibits Arduino compatible Gadget Renesas microcontroller board

01/03/2013
Gadget Renesas – microcontroller board by Sakura Exhibited at Embedded World, Nuremberg this week.
GR-SAKURA Starter Guide

13/11/2012
GR-SAKURA, produced by Gadget Renesas, is a compact board embedding a tiny but powerful microchip made by Renesas.
Source listing for FORTHdsPIC Vsn 0.1

13/03/2013
This is a source code listing for Bill Marshall's FORTH language interpreter/compiler project.
Accurately Measuring Battery Capacity

18/02/2013
- Analogue
- Batteries
- Design Phase
- FRAM
- Instrumentation
- Manufacture
- Power
- Research Phase
- Sensors
- Standards
- Test
- Wireless
This and other great tips and tricks can be found on Agilent's General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment blog.
Radio: It’s Just 2 easy!

12/03/2013
Radio: It’s Just 2 easy! Rick Winscot of US company Quilix has married together two ‘easy’ technologies by developing an Arduino ‘shield’ for the LPRS “easyRadio Advanced” low power radio modules.
RasPiComm - Raspberry Pi piggyback board

26/02/2013
Just plug the RasPiComm on the GPIO header of your Raspberry Pi and start using advanced features like a realtime clock (your Raspberry Pi won't lose time when powered down), a 5-way joystick, outputs and two serial ports (RS-232 and RS-485). Directy control a display, a stepper motor controller or relays and much more!
Join Us for a Live Webinar on Microchip's MPLAB X Software

19/06/2013
Getting started with Microchip's advanced Integrated Development Environment MPLAB X JOIN US ON THURSDAY JUNE 27TH 10:00AM-11:00AM (BST) - REGISTER NOW! Customers using MPLAB V8.
Piezoelectric Audio Speakers & Amplifiers

23/05/2013
Technical paper about the piezoelectric audio speakers & amplifiers of Sonitron.
Discover the Renesas RX 32-bit Microcontroller Family through On-Line Courses

17/06/2013
- Design Phase
- LED
- Microcontrollers
- Microprocessors
- RENESAS
- RX
A series of on-line training modules take you through the 32-bit MCU architecture, then delve into the inner workings of the core and peripherals and finish with a description of how to use the special timers, peripherals and I/Os to achieve a motor control application.
ST Micro STM32F4 ARM Cortex processors

30/11/2011
- ARM
- Cortex-M
- DSP
- Microcontrollers
- MIPS
- Power
- SRAM
- Test
Formations Microchip : 2ème trimestre 2013 (Paris & Toulouse)

09/05/2013
- DSP
- dsPIC
- Ethernet
- PIC
- PIC24
- PIC32
- WiFi
Cher client, Veuillez trouver ci-après les formations planifiées pour le 2ème trimestre 2013 Gagnez en productivité en migrant dès à présent sur MPLAB X CURSUS PIC32 + librairies : INSA TOULOUSE 27 au 30 mai 2013 MPLAB X + PIC32 + WEBserver (16/32) + Librairies Graphiques (16/32 bits) CURSUS MPLABX + PIC32 : Microchip France (91) 3 et 4 juin 2013 Migration MPLAB => MPLAB X + architecture PIC32 CURSUS librairies TCP/IP et webserveur : Microchip France (91) 10 juin 2013 Connecter son application à un webserveur ethernet / WiFi CURSUS 16bits et traitement du signal dsPIC: Microchip France (91) 17-20 juin 2013 Microcontrôleurs PIC24 et dsPIC (PID, filtres numériques, FFT, FIR, IIR, …) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Planning & Inscriptions aux formations : http://www.
Piezoelectric Audio Amplifiers

28/05/2013
The Piezo Audio Amplifiers series are a total solution to drive piezoceramic sound components.
Introduction to USB device Technical Training in UK : april 16th 2013

02/04/2013
- Communication
- Microcontrollers
- PIC
- PIC24
- PIC32
USB is becoming more common in embedded systems as a replacement solution for disappearing serial ports on the computer.
ICD3 + Explorer 16 - full review + Video

14/11/2010
- Development Kits - Electronics
- DSP
- dsPIC
- Ethernet
- FLASH
- LCD
- Memory
- PIC
- PIC24
- Power
- RS232
- Solder
- Wireless
Wireless RaspberryPi Modules Available From LPRS

12/03/2013
Wireless RaspberryPi Modules Available From LPRS eRA-Connect2-Pi - narrow-band performance at a wide-band budget.
Join Us for a Live Webinar on Motor Control Solutions

07/02/2013
How to rapidly develop efficient low-cost inverter motor control solutions
How to Implement State Machines in Your FPGA

26/11/2012
State machines are often the backbone of FPGA development.
RS EDP Archive of Test programs

20/03/2013
Test programs for all modules of the RS Embedded Development Platform (EDP).
MPLAB X (TLS0101) Technical Training in UK :april 15th 2013

31/03/2013
- Microcontrollers
- PIC
Looking to get a practical training on the new MPLAB X IDE from Microchip Technology ? Interested to gain daily productivity while developping on the PIC microcontrollers ? Microchip will run a MPLAB X hands-on training on april 15th in its premises (details for registration & location in attached document) TLS0101 : Getting started with Microchip development tools (MPLAB X) Cost : 60.
Arduino Starter Kit - Video 10 - Twitter-controlled Mood Lamp

29/11/2012
This is the last video in the series of 10 Arduino video tutorials presented by Massimo Banzi and RS Components.