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RF sampling: frequency planning yields a clean spectrum – From Texas Instruments

You think your radio frequency (RF) sampling design is well in hand because you selected the proper device and defined the clock source. But wait; you are not done. Even the best devices introduce degradation without proper frequency planning to ensu

All-Round ESD and Heat Protection

LED lighting systems require high-performance ESD and overtemperature protection if they are to live up to their potential in terms of lifetime, low maintenance costs and overall reliability.

OCF and Thread Group Alliance Boosts Windows 10 and its Smart Home Initiative

Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) and Thread Group, recently collaborated to fire up the automated ‘smart home’ functionalities on the Windows 10 operating system.

Getting Started in Automotive Smart Vision Design

Advances in embedded vision technology have heightened interest in applying smart vision solutions for automotive safety.

Internet of Beer? Avnet Helps iKeg ‘Tap’ Into the Internet of Things

You might think that running out of beer is only a major concern if you are the “refreshment coordinator” for a college fraternity, but it turns out that beer inventory management is actually a pretty big deal for bar and restaurant owners these

How the IoT will Change the Supply Chain?

The potential applications of Internet of Things (IoT) technology across any industry or sector are vast. Existing and future IoT applications promise new ways of value creation and revenue streams for businesses in a digital world.

Power Management Techniques for Low-Energy IoT Devices

With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), embedded designers are, more than ever, focusing their attention and efforts on system energy usage.

IoT Proliferation Teeters on the Edge

Cybersecurity and the irony of what happened during U.S. President Barack Obama's January 12, 2015 speech to the Federal Trade Commission on the growing threat, during which he declared: “If we’re’re going to be connected, we’ve got to be pro

Ensuring robust connectivity in the industrial Internet of Things

The industrial Internet of Things promises to bring greater visibility and control of manufacturing processes.

Resistors 101: What to Consider When Designing With These Essential Passive Components

Along with the inductor and capacitor, the resistor is a one of the trio of fundamental passive components in electronics. Each appears to provide just a simple electrical function; for resistors, it is to impede current flow, which produces an assoc

LEDs Shed Light on New Applications — From Fighting Insomnia to Healing Wounds

LED use has dramatically increased as performance improves and costs decrease. Recently, nontraditional applications of LEDs delivering surprising quality-of-life improvements have grown in number.

New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Get Security Right in 2016

BBC Business News recently reported that cybersecurity will be the main issue of global business in 2016. Another top trend this year? IoT and "the development of the hyper-connected world."

London’s Pigeon Population Flocks to IoT

In one of the strangest, most innovative uses of Intelligent Systems we’ve seen so far, DigitasLbi Creative Director Pierre Dequesnoy came up with the idea of using pigeons equipped with sensor-loaded backpacks to analyze pollution in the UK’s ca

Securing LED Networks in the Age of the Internet of Things

Recently, in Nuevo Arenal, a little sleepy village in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, a dozen criminals cut the lights to the town’s main street during the quiet 3 a.m. hour, and then injured...

One Windows to Rule Them All

Unless you’ve been on an extended vacation on a remote tropical island you know Windows 10 was released on July 29. And the hype is huge.

Invest in the Future with IoT

You and I have known for a long time that connected devices are becoming pervasive throughout society, and it seems like the investment world is finally catching up.

IoT Security: Real Problems and Solutions

Learn about the real issues behind “IoT security,” and challenges for customers both from hardware and embedded / server software aspects.

It’s Time For The Government And The Internet Of Things

The Internet of Things or IoT has become quite the well-known term in the past year or two. What started out as a radical concept – connecting everything to everything else and to the Internet!

PoE + LEDs: An effective pairing, with some limitations

Using the evolving Power over Ethernet standard to supply DC power to LED-based lighting in place of using the AC line offers both new options and some serious concerns.

Gesture Recognition, Proximity Sensors Drive Advances in Automotive Infotainment

Safety must remain paramount when designing interactive interfaces for automotive applications, including guarding against distracted driving.

Wearable Electronics: Four Approaches to Implement a Sensor Hub and Save Power

As more sensors are added to nearly every electronic device including smartphones, tablets and wearables, more power is needed to run sensor data and turn it into useful information.

Internet of Things: Low Power, Low Cost Connected Devices Fuel Demand for Microco

At the heart of the devices that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) are a variety of ultra low power microcontrollers (MCUs), sensor networks, systems-on-chip (SoC) and communications protocols such as ZigBee. These underlying technologies operate

One-Click Manufacturing: Could It Really Be That Easy?

One click manufacturing (OCM) is a concept that arose from the 3D printing world: design a 3D model of a part ...

Finding the best wireless option for your IoT design

The Internet of Things (IoT) relies on a facile communications framework able to move data easily between embedded "things" and systems located at higher levels of the IoT hierarchy.

The Challenge of Dimming LEDs

One of the major issues that continue to plague light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is the challenge of dimming.

Setting a Course For A Golf Course With Bing Maps

With more than 25 million regular players worldwide, there’s no doubt that golf is one of the most popular past times on the planet. And it’s a sport that’s growing every year.

The Edge to Enterprise - Avnet and IBM Partner to Deliver IoT Offering

This white paper examines the Internet of Things market with a lens on the complexity of the vendor ecosystem and how partnerships are enabling holistic solutions to come to market.

Internet of Things: Designing Sensor-Based Devices with Coin Cell Batteries

A popular vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) is that it will comprise billions of sensors gathering information about their local environment and transmitting that data back to servers in the cloud. Such data will be compiled, analyzed and shared

Smart Cities: What To Look For In 2016 And Beyond

In a recent article in Government Technology, IDC research director Ruthbea Yesner Clarke discusses three trends emerging around the growing smart cities movement

Indispensable Building Blocks of Mobile IoT Devices

The concept of IoT connected devices connotes many different ideas. Some think of data centers full of servers, network switches and storage arrays aggregating untold gigabytes of random data. Others identify with Ethernet-enabled devices in their pl