2016 was a great year for Open Hardware. The Open Source Hardware Association released their certification program, and late in the year, a few silicon wizards met in Mountain View to show off the ...

Selecting the right microcontroller for a product can be a daunting task. Not only are there a number of technical features to consider, there are also business case issues such as cost and lead-times ...

The PICkit 3 is a programmer and debugger for Microchip PIC microcontrollers, enabling developers to upload code, test, and debug hardware directly from a PC using MPLAB IDE. It supports in-circuit ...

When building a project to operate on battery power for long periods of time, having a microcontroller with a reliable and ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers, weaving computation ...