Today, Intel is releasing the specifications for the 12- to 18-core processors: Intel Core i9-7920X, Intel Core i9-7940X, Intel Core i9-7960X and the Extreme Edition Intel Core i9-7980XE processors. Announced at Computex 2017, the Intel Core X-series processor family is the most powerful, scalable and accessible high-end desktop platform offered by Intel, designed to deliver the performance […]
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Simulations help explain why autonomous vehicles do stupid things
Special test programs hope to help robotic systems make better decisions in short order. Here’s a riddle: When is an SUV a bicycle? Answer: When it is a picture of a bicycle that is painted on the back of an SUV, and the thing looking at it is an autonomous vehicle. Cyclists painted on the […]
The danger of treating autonomous vehicle control as a solved problem
LEE TESCHLER EXECUTIVE EDITOR A panelist made an interesting comment during the recently concluded TU-Automotive connected car conference near Detroit. It happened during one of the many sessions devoted to software infrastructure and connected services. “In Silicon Valley, autonomous vehicle control and driving is viewed as a solved problem. The real emphasis is on making […]
Selecting an LED and finding the correct size resistor
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are diodes that emit light when energized. LEDs can light a room now, whereas for decades they had been too weak to do much more than act as indicators. LEDs are fun to play with, and a fairly safe way to introduce kids to principles of circuits. There’s just a few […]
Evaluation module/chipset lowers cost of DLP displays
Texas Instruments opened the door for developers to implement high-performing DLP display technology with virtually any low-cost processor. The new 0.2-inch DLP2000 chipset and $99 DLP LightCrafter Display 2000 evaluation module (EVM) now make it more affordable to leverage DLP technology and design on-demand, free-form display applications such as mobile smart TVs; pico projectors; digital signage; projection […]
Low-power MCUs combine ARM Cortex-M4 processor with FPU
The SAM D5x and SAM E5x microcontroller (MCU) families are now available from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP). These new 32-bit MCU families offer extensive connectivity interfaces, powerful performance and robust hardware-based security for a wide variety of applications. The SAM D5/E5 microcontrollers combine the performance of an ARM® Cortex®-M4 processor with a Floating Point Unit (FPU). This combination offloads the […]
Range extender for zigbee networks
Cortet by CEL today announced the availability of the Cortet Z10 Range Extender (CGW-Z-010) for use in various wireless sensor network (WSN), machine-to-machine (M2M), and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The Z10 Range Extender has been optimized for RF performance, providing industry-leading range within a compact and attractive design that is ideal for any project. […]
Top microcontroller threads on EDAboard.com – July
(editor’s note: Intrigued by the problem? Have a similar challenge? Have a question or another solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the microcontroller forum thread.) PIC16F877 UART RX is not working TX and ADC are working – I am trying to […]
Specifying reliable network switching systems
Bryan Miller, MEN Micro From big data in the cloud to smaller data pieces in the fog (such as device-to-device), one of the more important pieces of hardware that moves data is the network switching system itself. Depending on where the data lives and where it needs to go, network requirements can vary greatly. Typical […]
For Arduino fans — The Arduino Inventor’s Guide
The 312-page Arduino Inventor’s Guide is part of a book series by the online electronics retail store SparkFun and explains ten projects focused around the Arduino board which helps explain basic programming and electronic concepts. The explanations assume little or no background in electronics and are wrapped around ten simple projects involving LEDs, a few […]
