GETTING TO KNOW IC 555 Through Experiments

There are at least twelve simple experiments that can be performed using IC 555 and simultaneously learn the theory and digital logic behind its operation. Here you will find the first six experiments and the rest will be provided in second part of this article to follow soon.

A SIMPLE AUDIO AMPLIFIER With Dual Power Source

This simple audio amplifier can be built at home with few components. You can use it at home or in a car with the 12V car battery as power source. The author's prototype is shown in Fig. 1 while the circuit diagram is shown in Fig. 2.

USING NODE-RED For loT And Edge Computing

All of us make use of lof in one way or the other today, and this usage will only grow in the near future. This article details how Node-RED, a powerful and easy-to-use programming platform, helps in implementing loT and edge computing

SOLUTION ENGINEERING - In Test And Measurement Industry: Vendors' Perspective

The optimum design of a test system, integration, software development, and ensuring it meets end customer's needs requires a dedicated team. End customers choose vendors who have complete design and delivery capability instead of bits and pieces

Six Ways CLIENTS GET CHEATED Regarding Web Advertising Results

Based on true events noticed by us, here are some little-known facts that outline methods adopted by some media firms and agencies to cheat customers regarding impressions, clicks, and click rate for web banners and their other advertising campaigns. This article also suggests how you can possibly stay ahead of the game

"MY DREAM Is To See India As A Top ELECTRONICS PRODUCT NATION"

Hailing from a highly educated, partition-affected family with a rich musical and cultural lineage, being a pioneer of the computer revolution in India, Ajai Chowdhry, one of the six founding members of HCL (Hindustan Computers Limited) continues his magnificent journey. In a conversation with Sudeshna Das, consulting editor at EFY, he shares the tales of his life

ESTABLISHING A 5G TESTBED Using Open Source Technology

Open source plays a very crucial part in the world of technology. Every piece of technology today is either fundamentally dependent on it to leverage its growth or to become completely operational. Let us see how it fares with the development of the 5G testbed

RELEVANCE OF OPEN SOURCE In The Metaverse World

With the introduction of the metaverse, the technological space has seen a complete overhaul and it has changed our way to perceive technology altogether. Since open source has always been one major pillar in the industry for development, let us today find out the position it holds in the world of metaverse

DISRUPTING THE INDUSTRIAL METAVERSE Using Open Private 5G And Edge

5G is seemingly the next big thing of the current decade, so it is about time the world adapts to its offerings and moves ahead along with it. Let us try to understand how it will affect the ongoing industrial revolution or Industry 4.0

Innovative Lessons From Ladakh For Rest Of The World

While the world wants to indigenise high-tech, Ladakh uses simple, local technologies to solve most of the problems. From solar-powered houses to mountain-to-mountain connectivity, Ladakh shows how simple methods can achieve huge milestones. This is a story not just about sustainable but regenerative development

An Update On Metaverse And Cryptocurrencies

According to a recent report from global market research firm Technavio, the metaverse real estate market share is expected to increase by $5.37 billion from 2021 to 2026, despite the possibility of growth momentum decelerating. They attribute this growth to the increasing popularity of mixed reality and cryptocurrency

BRAIN INSPIRED COMPUTING: Moving From Known To The Unknown Worlds

Over the last few decades technology has integrated itself into our daily lives in ways which make us totally reliant on it for our day-to-day tasks. Undoubtedly, technology has only gotten smarter. Considering the trajectory it currently follows, it is only a matter of time until it is able to mimic the way we think and perform our daily tasks. Continue reading to know more

VIA HOLE TYPES AND THEIR USE IN PCBS

The importance of via holes cannot be ignored by the designers of multi-layered PCBs. This article describes various types of via holes and how they help in proper designing of the PCBs

RefillBot: making utility management devices smart

RefillBot’s IoT solution makes operation scaling of smart devices easy. With compatible hardware and software supported by API, this startup has seen a 100% success rate of being deployed in 100 villages within 8 months

NIMAYA: ROBOTS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING THERAPY FOR THE AUTISTIC

In Sanskrit, Nimaya means ‘to create a change,’ which is exactly what this Chennai based startup, Nimaya Innovations, is doing. Founded in 2018, the company has made it its mission to help autistic children become more independent using IoT based robots

CynLr: EnabLing robotiC vision beyond colour and depth

We, humans, are capable of handling things that we have never seen before. When we look at an object, our brain immediately knows how to pick it up—whether to use our palm, or just fingers, or maybe both hands! This sort of intelligence is what is lacking in current robotic systems. CynLr, a Bengaluru based robotics deep-tech startup founded in 2019, is now solving this problem by building visual object intelligence for industrial robots

IoT Might DISRUPT LOTS OF TECHNOLOGIES For Greater Good

“I believe IoT will disrupt multiple industries in the coming decade and beyond,” says Manish Kothari, Senior Vice President of Software Development at Silicon Labs. In his keynote address at the VLSI Design Conference 2022, Manish talked about the challenges and future of IoT and its potential to be one of the most disruptive technologies of this century

Cobots Work Alongside HumAns To Do Dull, Dirty, Dangerous, Dear Jobs

Human workers, who once saw industrial robots as a threat to their jobs, are now quite happy to share the space with the current generation of cobots, as these are proving to be truly cooperative, collaborative, and congenial co-workers

Six Most Important Lithium-ion Battery Chemistries

Li-ion cell is one of the most important energy storage devices in today’s time. The cell has a lot of different chemistries, and the properties of these cells depend on their internal chemistry. Every single chemistry has its own pros and cons

Our Goal is to Dominate the Inspection Industry within the Next Five Years!

Delvitech plans to expand rapidly in India. Vasanth Kumar, who recently joined them as Head of Asia Operations, brings an experience of over two decades in sales focusing on electronics manufacturing related capital equipment, and leading business operations at a national level. We spoke to Vasanth to uncover their vision and plans for India...