Static-sensitive devices are often flagged with hard-to-miss safety labels.

Anti-Static: Why All the Fuss?

By now, you’ve probably encountered plenty of notices and safety labels warning about static electricity around high-tech components. Normally,...
Raspberry Pi with Arducam.

Python for Raspberry Pi Cameras: Getting Started

The Python programming language has basically become a lingua franca of machine learning and machine vision.  While there are many other languages...
Raspberry Pi Camera Version 2.1.

Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Cameras

The Raspberry Pi single-board computers are a great starting point for machine vision research.  One of the many reasons why is the...
Arduino PRO Portenta H7 Development Board

Arduino Portenta H7 Part 2: Dual-Core Computing

With its two Arm Cortex cores operating at 480 MHz and 240 MHz, the Arduino Portenta H7 is the most powerful Arduino...

Programming AVR Microcontrollers with Atmel Studio 7

Inexpensive microcontrollers have seen a resurgence thanks to the internet of things (IoT) and wearable devices.  These end-uses depend on parts that...
Surface-Mounted Components

Lessons Learned: Surface Mount Details (Free Preview)

In industrial prototyping, we apply engineering principals to new designs in order to avoid errors.  This includes use of advanced math and...
An image of the Arduino Pro Portenta H7 on a mirror.

Unboxing the Arduino Pro Portenta H7

The Arduino series of development boards has been a staple in the electronics prototyping scene for over a decade.  In 2020, a...
A Raspberry Pi and a laptop computer in the background

Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB) Setup for Windows Users

This walkthrough will guide you through how to set up a Raspberry Pi 4 using Windows. DEPRECATION NOTICE: Since...
White Light Emitting Diode

Electric Element: Zinc

For generations, zinc has been the metal of choice in applications spanning energy distribution and energy storage.  Present in weather-resistant metals, its...
A photograph of a Raspberry Pi 3B+ connected to a software defined radio and an LCD touchscreen.

Monitoring Severe Weather with SDR

On average, the month of May sees more tornadoes than any other time of the year.  One underrated technology that can help...