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Under Development: SAE J1708 to UART Breakout Board For Embedded Systems

SAE J1708 is a standard used for serial communications between ECUs on a heavy duty vehicle and also between a computer and the vehicle. With respect to Open System Interconnection model (OSI), J1708 defines the physical layer. Common higher layer protocols that operate on top of J1708 are SAE J1587 and SAE J1922. The protocol [...]

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Create High-Tech Walking, Talking, And Thinking Robots With The Arduino

Breathe life into the robots of your dreams―without advanced electronics or programming skills. Arduino Robot Bonanza shows you how to build autonomous robots using ordinary tools and common parts. Learn how to wire things up, program your robot's brain, and add your own unique flair. This easy-to-follow, fully illustrated guide starts with the Teachbot and moves to more [...]

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Visual Programming Environment For Arduino Boards And Teensy

Visuino, the latest innovative software from Mitov Software, is a visual programming environment, allowing you to program your Arduino boards in a visual way. It currently supports the official Arduino boards, Teensy, Femto IO, ESP8266, ESP32, Controllino, Goldilocks Analogue, FreeSoC2, chipKIT, Maple Mini, and other Arduino clones.The components found in the Visuino software represent their [...]

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STM32 Development Board Implements CAN FD On-Chip Modules, Supports Arduino And ARM mbed Platforms

ST Microelectronics announced their Nucleo-144 boards, featuring an STM32 micro-controller in an LQFP144 package. The board’s Zio connector enables connection to Arduino Uno V3. The development board does not require any separate probe as it integrates the Link/V2-1 debugger/programmer. It comes with Ethernet and USB connectors. The board is not equipped with CAN transceiver, although the STM32 [...]

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Microcontroller Supports Rapid Internet-of-Things (IoT) Development For Arduino Platform

The DFRobot FireBeetle ESP32 IOT Microcontroller is a low-power consumption microcontroller designed for Internet of Things (IoT) projects. The FireBeetle Board integrates a Dual-Core ESP-WROOM-32 ESP32 WiFi-BT-BLE MCU Module for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth dual-mode communication. The board has a 10μA electric current in deep-sleep mode and the main controller supports USB and 3.7V external lithium battery power [...]

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Arduino Introduces WAN Connectivity And Global 2G/3G Communications Capability

Arduino introduced their Arduino MKR WAN 1300 (LoRa) and the Arduino MKR GSM 1400, two boards that are designed to offer a practical solution for developers, makers and enterprises, enabling them to add connectivity to their projects and develop battery-powered IoT edge applications.The Arduino MKR WAN 1300 delivers LoRa low-power WAN connectivity, and the Arduino MKR GSM [...]

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Arduino-Compatible, Wi-Fi-Enabled, Cloud-Powered ARM Cortex M3 hardware Platform For Rapid IoT Development

Particle’s mission focusses on making connections to the web easy as part of IoT projects and products. Their Photon Kit is an Arduino-compatible, Wi-Fi enabled, cloud-powered development platform that makes creating internet-connected hardware a breeze. Whether you are building a product prototype, scaling up to thousands of devices, or working on a project at home, the [...]

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Arduino TFT Display Shield Includes CAN Bus Interface, Real-Time Clock, SD Card, I2S

The CleO50 by FTDI Chip is a 5″ smart TFT display shield for Arduino and MikroBUS. It includes a 5.0 inch 800×480 pixel TFT LCD panel with resistive touch, and PWM audio output with in-built speaker amplifier for advanced audio quality. These smart TFT display shields can be easily programmed by almost anyone to give professional looking [...]

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The Easiest Way Installing A Bluetooth Interface On The Arduino Due And Mega 2560

Whenever it comes to setting up new applications, I usually come back to the Arduino Due, while the Mega 2560 is a close second choice. This next new project was an SAE J1939 (a CAN Bus based higher layer protocol) to Bluetooth interface. The idea was to connect an ARM-Processor-based hardware to a vehicle network [...]

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Home Security Network Development Using The Arduino Platform

The Arduino is an open source micro-controller built on a single circuit board that is capable of receiving sensory input from the environment and controlling interactive physical objects. It is also a development environment that allows the writing of software to the board, and is programmed in the Arduino programming language. It is used for a variety [...]

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