For many IoT applications, such as those installed outdoors, wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) can be powered using solar technology. In the presence of light, the system is powered by the solar source, ...

Aimed at use with sensors, the Microchip PIC16F18446 is a microcontroller that includes a 12bit ADC which can autonomously implement post-processing functions like averaging, low-pass filtering, ...

The "internet of things," a growing web of interconnected devices—constituting everything from smart bulbs to warehouse robots—is posited as a central pillar of the "fourth industrial revolution" ...

New developments in ultra-low power management, such as higher efficiencies and greater integration, are enabling more powerful and smaller sensor nodes for the IoT. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a ...

This product is featured in EDN's Hot 100 products of 2016. See all 100 here. Two EFM32 Gecko microcontroller families from Silicon Labs deliver enhanced security and energy-management for wearable ...

Sheffield, UK, 1st December 2005: Jennic today announces the general availability of a low cost wireless sensor network starter kit for developing IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee products based on its single ...

The LPC8N04 MCU-based IoT sensor node with integrated NFC is a battery-powered single-chip reference design demonstrating the unique capabilities of the LPC8N04 MCU, including: OLED for date and time ...

[Diego Spinola] wrote in to tell us about a node communication system he’s been working on called HsNet. The aim is to build a system of nodes that can be made up of small and inexpensive ...

One of the biggest challenges for wireless sensor networks is that of power. Solar panels usually produce less power than you hoped, especially small ones, and designing super low power circuits is ...

When taking measurements from analog sensors located at long distances, voltage drops and noise can affect precision of the readings. Therefore, a voltage-to-current (V/I) module is needed to transmit ...