Fundamentals: Understand the Characteristics of Capacitor Types to Use Them Appropriately and Safely Capacitors are a basic component of electronics and are available in many forms. Knowing their characteristics enables a designer to choose the best type to use for a given design.

Why and How to Use HeNe Lasers for Industrial and Scientific Applications Helium-neon (HeNe) lasers feature wavelength stability and high performance for industrial and scientific applications, but they must be powered correctly.

Secure-by-Design Medical IoT and Wearable Devices To fool-proof the security of medical devices, the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other security standards need to be met.

Getting Started with Open Source Software Using the Renesas RA Product Series Start developing with open source software using well-supported platforms that de-risk open source while accelerating the development process.

Light Curtain Specification and Purchasing An overview of the considerations when specifying and installing light curtains. This is an introduction and guide to some of the relevant safety standards.

How to Enable Power Saving Modes of NB-IoT and Cat-M and the Energy Consumption Expected Learn how to evaluate and use the power saving modes associated with NB-IoT and Cat-M cellular low power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies.

Speed Embedded Wireless IoT Development with an Off-the-Shelf Embedded Linux Multicore Platform Use optimized turnkey hardware with pre-certified wireless modules and extensive software support to quickly develop complex embedded boards for advanced IoT.

Regenerative Braking on Motor-Driven Axes In industrial-automation machinery, regenerative braking is a technique using the structures and energy of electric motors to slow, stop, and re-actuate axes.

Remote Monitoring with Wireless Sensors Employing Wi-Fi Standardization of digital communications is a part of Industry 4.0 in which IoT technologies greatly simplify the connection of different devices.

An Overview of USB Type-C in Power-Only Designs With more devices using USB Type-C connectors solely for a power connection, USB Type-C power only connectors can save component cost.

Using E-Paper Displays to Indicate Fatal Errors and Compromised Security in Critical IoT Nodes E-paper displays can be used in critical IoT and IIoT nodes to display diagnostic information after shutdown due to a fatal error.

Build a More Accurate Wireless Ranging Solution for Contact Tracing Use software to provide readily available Bluetooth devices with the accurate wireless ranging needed for contact tracing.

Use Supercapacitors to Make IoT Nodes Immune to Brownouts Supercapacitors are a simple and practical way to make IoT nodes immune to brownouts.

Combine PoE with Bluetooth Low Energy to Cost Effectively Implement a Smart Lighting Infrastructure Use PoE plus Bluetooth LE development kits to simplify development of Ethernet-based smart lighting.

Use Programmable Power Modules to Accelerate DC/DC Regulator Design Use configurable power modules to simplify the design of switching DC-DC voltage regulators.

The Promise of 5G: Hype versus Reality 5G is a promising technology to build IoT solutions that allow for lightning-fast, extremely reliable and low-cost machine-to-machine communications.

Design a Low-Cost Pulse Oximeter Using Off-the-Shelf Components As COVID-19 drives a continued need for affordable pulse oximeters, developers can respond with low-cost design solutions based on relatively few components.

Evaluating Different Development and Prototyping Boards for Wearable Applications For cost and size-constrained designs, hobbyists, students, and professional engineers can turn to Arduino-based development boards.

Tiny Step-Down Power Modules Simplify Designers’ ‘Make or Buy?’ Choice Tiny, fully characterized step-down DC-DC modules simplify buy vs make decision for designers.

Apply Benchtop Power Supplies’ Programmability, Networking, and Leadless Remote Sensing Features Make maximum use of the programmability and networking features of benchtop power supply units (PSUs) for prototyping and ATE systems.