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Max Maxfield publishes an Arduino Uno Bootcamp article series for embedded students and beginners

by Steven Leibson - April 2, 2025

My friend and EEJournal colleague Max Maxfield writes for several publications. Case in point is a 24-article Arduino Bootcamp series he has written for his Cool Beans column in Practical Electronics magazine, published in the UK. This series of articles is now downloadable as a PDF bundle. The series was two years in the making and sells for the low, low price of £20. If you’re interested, … Read More → "Max Maxfield publishes an Arduino Uno Bootcamp article series for embedded students and beginners"

Findchips: From Engineer’s Hack to Advanced Component Search Engine

by Max Maxfield - April 1, 2025

As I may have mentioned on occasion, one of my favorite science fiction movies is the 1982 American-Hong Kong dystopian science fiction movie Blade Runner, which was directed by Ridley Scott and is often rated as one of the greatest sci-fi films ever (it was based on the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick).

The … Read More → "Findchips: From Engineer’s Hack to Advanced Component Search Engine"

The Resharp story: A knife-sharpening robot may have taken root in your local hardware store

by Steven Leibson - March 31, 2025

The practice of putting sharp edges on cutting tools dates back more than two million years. That’s when we think genus Homo started using hammerstones to break off parts of a rock to form sharp cutting edges. Things have changed since then. Based on numerous YouTube videos devoted to the topic, knife sharpening has evolved into high art. Now, it’s reached the point where robots … Read More → "The Resharp story: A knife-sharpening robot may have taken root in your local hardware store"

Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductors and Inline Sensors: How imec is Transforming Biomanufacturing

by Amelia Dalton - March 28, 2025

Biomanufacturing takes center stage in this week’s podcast! My guest is Bert Verbruggen from imec. Bert and I explore the challenges of biomanufacturing and how inline production process monitoring can help solve these issues. Bert and I also discuss new inline sensor developments developed by imec  and the value that artificial intelligence can bring in these systems.

… Read More → "Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductors and Inline Sensors: How imec is Transforming Biomanufacturing"

Lip-Bu Tan steps into the Intel CEO role. Can he save the company?

by Steven Leibson - March 24, 2025

The question in my headline is a bit of a tease. Intel doesn’t need saving, per se, but its reputation sure needs a makeover, and the company’s new CEO – Lip-Bu Tan – certainly has the chops and smarts to rebuild the financial community’s and the electronics industry’s trust in the once (and future?) semiconductor leader. Many pundits have opined already about Intel’s new … Read More → "Lip-Bu Tan steps into the Intel CEO role. Can he save the company?"

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April 2, 2025
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STM32 Security for IoT
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and STMicroelectronics
Today’s modern embedded systems face a range of security risks that can stem from a variety of different sources including insecure communication protocols, hardware vulnerabilities, and physical tampering. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Thierry Crespo from STMicroelectronics explore the biggest security challenges facing embedded designers today, the benefits of the STM32 Trust platform, and why the STM32Trust TEE Secure Manager is an IoT security game changer.
Click here for more information about STMicroelectronics STM32H5 Arm® Cortex®-M33 32-Bit MCU+FPU 
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Libby's Lab

Arduino Portenta Environmental Monitoring Bundle

Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Arduino

Join Libby and Demo in this episode of “Libby’s Lab” as they explore the Arduino Portenta Environmental Monitoring Bundle, available at Mouser.com! This bundle is perfect for engineers requiring environmental data such as temperature, humidity, and pressure. Designed for ease of use, the bundle is great for IoT, smart home, and industrial devices, and it includes WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Keep your circuits charged and your ideas sparking!

Click here for more information about Arduino Portenta Environmental Monitoring Bundle

discussion
Max Maxfield publishes an Arduino Uno Bootcamp article series for embedded students and beginners
Posted on Apr 2 at 6:47am by Max Maxfield
Hi Steve, when I read "Max’s ability to waffle on defies description (although I’ve just described it)" I laughed out loud. Thanks so much for this review.
The Resharp story: A knife-sharpening robot may have taken root in your local hardware store
Posted on Apr 1 at 12:03pm by Steven Leibson
Well, that would take a whole new set of grinding wheels, SmithChart. Not that Hillman couldn't afford to do that, and it would sell in Canada. Not sure about the US however.
The Resharp story: A knife-sharpening robot may have taken root in your local hardware store
Posted on Mar 31 at 12:22pm by SmithChart
I'd love to see this technology applied to SKATE sharpening! (Yes, I AM Canadian) :_)
The Resharp story: A knife-sharpening robot may have taken root in your local hardware store
Posted on Mar 31 at 9:46am by Max Maxfield
Sharpening knives is a lot harder than most people think (well, it is if you want them sharpened properly). This is a great robotic application and--as usual these days--one I would have never thought of myself.
Goodbye SnapEDA (Sad Face) | Hello SnapMagic (Happy Face)
Posted on Mar 28 at 1:08pm by Max Maxfield
Hi Vik -- thank you so much for your snappy response :-)
Goodbye SnapEDA (Sad Face) | Hello SnapMagic (Happy Face)
Posted on Mar 28 at 8:31am by vik_snapmagic
Hi there, I'm Vik from SnapMagic! :) Thank you for letting us know about the error you encountered. Our team also received the chat message you sent us regarding this matter. We investigated this report and it has been resolved. One of our engineers sent you an update as well. Thank ...
Goodbye SnapEDA (Sad Face) | Hello SnapMagic (Happy Face)
Posted on Mar 28 at 7:23am by Max Maxfield
Well, that's not good -- I'll reach out to them and ask them to respond (sad face)
Goodbye SnapEDA (Sad Face) | Hello SnapMagic (Happy Face)
Posted on Mar 27 at 2:04pm by electricdjinn
I never get anything but "server is too busy, try again later" on Snap(whatever).
Speeding AI and HPC Workloads with Composable Memory and Hardware Compression / Decompression Acceleration
Posted on Mar 19 at 3:37pm by hackforsac
Great observation, compression/ decompression can certainly reduce overall latency and memory access times by increasing hit rates in the cache! Could you expand on your other question about similar content?
Speeding AI and HPC Workloads with Composable Memory and Hardware Compression / Decompression Acceleration
Posted on Mar 19 at 9:02am by Max Maxfield
Hi there -- thanks for your comment -- I'll ask the folks at Rambus and ZeroPoint to respond -- Max
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SparkFun Digi X-ONKit for LoRaWAN®
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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jordan Nolen from Digi, Kirk Benell from SparkFun Electronics and Chris Boross from Raspberry Pi and Amelia Dalton delve into the details of the SparkFun Digi X-ON Kit for LoRaWAN®. They examine the motivation behind the creation of this kit, the benefits that the IoT Node board for LoRaWAN brings to the table, and how the SparkFun Digi X-ON Kit for LoRaWAN can get your next design up and running in no time. 
Click here for more information about SparkFun DIGI X-ON™ Kit for LoRaWAN®
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422 views
ROHM Current Sense Amplifiers
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and ROHM Semiconductor
In this episode of Chalk Talk, David Doan from ROHM Semiconductor and Amelia Dalton explore the what, where, and how of current sense amplifiers. They also examine the role that topology and common-mode voltage play when selecting a current sense amplifier and the variety of benefits that ROHM Semiconductor current sense amplifiers bring to the table.   
Click here for more information about ROHM Semiconductor BD14210G-LA Current Sense Amplifier
Mar 30, 2025
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nRF54L Series SoCs
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Nordic Semiconductor
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Pawel Kanafek from Nordic Semiconductor and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of nRF54L series of ultra-low-power wireless SoCs. They examine the role that processing power plays in this solution, the details of the ultra-low-power 2.4 GHz radio included in these SoCs and how the Nordic Semiconductor Developer Academy can help you get your next BLE design up and running in no time.
Click here for more information about Nordic Semiconductor nRF54L15 Development Kit
Mar 24, 2025
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Discrete Power Tree to PMIC: Using NXP PMIC
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and NXP Semiconductors
PMICs are central to a successful power strategy for a variety of applications including IIoT, smart home and health and fitness designs. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Kalyan Siddabattula from NXP and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of NXP’s IoT System PMICs, how this solution compares to discrete regulators, and how you can get started using NXP’s power management system solutions in your next design. 
Click here for more information about NXP Semiconductors PCA9450x Power Management ICs
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27,316 views
All-In-One Combo Solution for Air Quality Monitoring
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Sensirion
Properly measuring air quality can be a complex process. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Rick Zanardo from Sensirion and Amelia Dalton chat about the key parameters that determine air quality and the challenges of air quality measurement. They also explore the details of the SEN6X All-in-one combo sensor module, how this integrated solution can lower your BOM and assembly costs, and how you can get started using it in your next design.
Click here for more information about Sensirion SEN6x Air Quality Sensors
Mar 4, 2025
31,123 views
Simplifying Position Control with Advanced Stepper Motor Driver
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and STMicroelectronics
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jiri Keprda from STMicroelectronics and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of the powerSTEP01 is a system-in-package from STMicroelectronics. They also examine how this solution can streamline overall position control architecture, the high level commands included in this solution and the variety of advanced diagnostics included in the powerSTEP01 system-in-package.
Click here for more information about the STMicroelectronics powerSTEP01 Controller
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