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Getting Started with MicroPython and the Raspberry Pi Pico

Getting Started with MicroPython and the Raspberry Pi Pico In this article Ari Mahpour introduces the MicroPython programming language and how it can be used on the Raspberry Pi Pico, specifically for hardware engineers. Read Article

Making Codes Tangible Through Electronic Projects

Making Codes Tangible Through Electronic Projects In this episode, Bill Kolicoski, the creator of Taste the Code Youtube channel, inspires young electronic designers to start learning through creating. Read Article

Creating Continuous Integration Pipelines for FPGAs

FPGAs: Creating Continuous Integration Pipelines for Embedded Systems or PCBs In this article Ari Mahpour walks you through creating Continuous Integration pipelines targeted for FPGAs Read Article

Low Cost Solutions for Automated Hardware in the Loop Testing

Low Cost Solutions for Hardware in the Loop Testing Automation A project overview demonstrating low-cost solutions for automated hardware in the loop testing using the Pytest framework Read Article

How Multifunctional Hardware Teams Can Collaborate

IoT PCB Design: It's More Than Just Hardware Development Altium 365 makes IoT PCB design and coding easy. Share your designs, control revisions, and fork projects directly in Altium Designer or through Altium Concord Pro. Read Article

Pandemic PCB Prototyping: Building Electronics From Your Living Room

Pandemic PCB Prototyping: Building Electronics From Your Living Room It feels like everyone is writing an article these days about how they’re managing (or not managing) with stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 restrictions. At the time of writing, California (where I am based) has the highest number of cases over any other state in the United States. To combat the pandemic, most non-essential businesses have been closed or open in a limited fashion. This means that folks who are able to work from home (e.g Read Article

embedded systems testing

How to Design for Test in Embedded Systems Embedded systems can take a design for test approach in system development and testing. Read Article

How Embedded Design Teams Can Simplify I/O and Routing

How Embedded Design Teams Can Simplify I/O and Routing Each member of an electronics product design team can take concrete steps to simplify I/O selection and routing in embedded systems design. Read Article

Embedded AI

The Path Forward for Embedded AI In April 2021, I published an article in Printed Circuit Design & Fab, where I proclaimed the future of AI is embedded. In short, my view is that embedded systems will leverage greater usage of AI on the end device, meaning they will rely less on cloud platforms or data centers for inference. Without a doubt, I believe the future of AI is still embedded, but not with the chipset or system architecture I would have thought. At the time of writing Read Article

Designing Custom Hardware with Microcontrollers

Designing Custom Hardware with Microcontrollers Learn how to design custom hardware using microcontrollers. Read Article

Prototyping a Solar Solution for your Outdoor Embedded Device

Prototyping a Solar Solution for your Outdoor Embedded Device In this article Ari Mahpour proposes a semi-custom solar power source option for your outdoor embedded devices Read Article

Using the Sun to Keep Your Clunker Happy

Using the Sun to Keep Your Clunker Happy A lot of folks have transitioned to working from home either part time or completely which means they sometimes leave their automobiles in the driveway for days or weeks at a time. I, for one, am definitely in this camp. I could easily go for weeks without starting my clunker which means, very frequently, my car battery will die. We usually combat this problem by periodically turning on our cars and drive around the block a few times. At the best Read Article

Designing a Home Automation IoT device

Designing a Home Automation IoT Device In this article Ari Mahpour walks you through how to create your own IoT connected device and control other smart home products. Read Article

Getting Started with ESP8266

Getting Started With ESP8266 A project overview on getting started with the ESP8266 device. Expert Ari Mahpour reviews the benefits of using a device such as the NodeMCU board from HiLetgo and how to get up and running with a few examples. Read Article

Getting Started with MQTT

Getting Started with MQTT and Arduino Uno Check this out. This is a new project overview demonstrating MQTT by expert Ari Mahpour. In this article, Ari answers the What and Why of MQTT, and gives guidelines to get your project started. Read Article

Low-Cost Verification for Digital and Analog Filters

Low-Cost Verification for Digital and Analog Filters In Low Cost Solutions for Automated Hardware in the Loop Testing, we reviewed the idea of using low-cost testing devices to validate our hardware designs. In this article I want to zoom in on a specific application that can have a high barrier to entry when it comes to verification: Digital Signal Processing (DSP), specifically signal filtering. Rather than belabor the topic of DSP I will define it simply as “digitizing signals that come into Read Article

Best Practices for Using PCB Reference Designs

Best Practices for Using PCB Reference Designs Reference designs can help you get started building a new system, but watch out for these pitfalls if you plan to use reference designs for your PCB. Read Article