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Teardown: Cisco Explorer 8642HDC high-definition DVR with multi-stream cableCARD interface

October 26, 2020 By Lee Teschler Leave a Comment

DVR

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many people to spend more time in front of a TV set. Here’s a look at what’s inside the cable box responsible for a large portion of home entertainment. Examine the hook-up for many cable TV customers and you’ll likely find something like the Cisco Explorer 8642HDC DVR. This set-top […]

Filed Under: Applications, Consumer Electronics, FAQ, Featured, Teardowns Tagged With: FAQ, infineon, onsemiconductor, STMicroelectronics, texasinstruments

Ethernet PHY chip transmits 10 Mbps signals up to 1.7 km

October 8, 2020 By Redding Traiger Leave a Comment

Texas Instruments introduced a new Ethernet physical layer (PHY) capable of transmitting 10-Mbps Ethernet signals up to 1.7 km through a single pair of twisted wires. The extended cable reach of the DP83TD510E is 1.5 km more than the 200-m requirement of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3cg 10BASE-T1L single-pair Ethernet specification. […]

Filed Under: Applications, Connectivity, Data centers, Ethernet, network hardware, Products, Tools, transceivers Tagged With: texasinstruments

Low-power single-chip temperature sensor performs like RTDs

October 25, 2018 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

TMP117M

Texas =Instruments has introduced a new temperature sensor family that offers ±0.1°C accuracy across a wide temperature range and helps simplify system design for industrial and medical applications. The TMP117 is the first single-chip temperature sensor to offer similar performance to platinum resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) while significantly reducing design complexity and power consumption, and […]

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Controllers for micromirror imaging deliver micron-to-sub-millimeter accuracy for 3D printers and portable 3D scanners

July 11, 2018 By Jillian Zavoda Leave a Comment

DLPC347x controllers

  Texas Instruments today announced new DLP Pico controllers that deliver advanced light control capabilities in smaller form factors for mass-market 3D scanners and 3D printers. DLPC347x controllers offer the micron-to-sub-millimeter resolution typically found in high-performance, industrial-grade applications in a smaller form factor for desktop 3D printers and portable 3D scanners. Developers can pair the new […]

Filed Under: microcontroller Tagged With: texasinstruments, texasinstrumentsinc

Teardown: Inside the Neurometrix Quell TENS device

June 11, 2018 By Lee Teschler 2 Comments

A TENS device for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation wraps around the upper calf much like a wristwatch wraps around the wrist. Here are some of its operational secrets. A medical device called a Quell performs what’s called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the lower leg. This technique is said to relieve diabetic pain. None of […]

Filed Under: Applications, Featured, Medical, microcontroller, Wearables Tagged With: maxim, neurometrix, onsemiconductor, siliconlabs, texasinstruments

Low-power MCUs include Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5, Sub-1 GHz connectivity

March 8, 2018 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

low-power MCUs

To meet growing connectivity needs for buildings, factories and the grid, Texas Instruments (TI) introduced its newest SimpleLink wireless and wired microcontrollers (MCUs). These new devices offer low power consumption and concurrent multi-standard and multi-band connectivity for Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5 and Sub-1 GHz. With more memory and unlimited connectivity options, the expanded SimpleLink MCU platform offers […]

Filed Under: Applications, microcontroller, Wireless Tagged With: texasinstruments

Highly integrated MCU boosts performance of EV/HEV, grid infrastructure, and industrial applications

January 30, 2018 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

Highly integrated MCU

Texas Instruments unveiled its newest additions to the C2000 Piccolo microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. With streamlined performance, the new C2000 F28004x MCU family is optimized for power-control in cost-sensitive applications such as onboard chargers for electric vehicles (EVs), inverters for motor control, and industrial power supplies. By adding this new family of real-time control devices that […]

Filed Under: Applications, Industrial, microcontroller Tagged With: texasinstruments

Teardown: Inside Amazon’s Echo Dot

January 5, 2018 By Lee Teschler 9 Comments

The Amazon Echo Dot is essentially the top portion of the Amazon Echo, but without the speaker underneath it. Eliminating the big speaker drops the price of the from $180 for the Echo to $50 for the Echo Dot. The Echo Dot does have its own speaker, but the speaker is comparable to what you […]

Filed Under: Applications, Consumer Electronics, Featured Tagged With: integratedsiliconsolution, mediatek, micron, texasinstruments

DLP processor chipsets handle 4k UHD display tasks

December 6, 2017 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

4k UHD

Texas Instruments has announced an expanded family of chipsets to bring 4K UHD technology to new applications. Building on the introduction of the DLP660TE chipset, the first affordable 4K UHD offering in the industry, the portfolio now includes two smaller chipsets, the DLP470TE and DLP470TP, to expand the sharp image capabilities of 4K UHD into a broader range of end equipment. Developers […]

Filed Under: Applications, Consumer Electronics, microcontroller Tagged With: texasinstruments

Amazon FreeRTOS integrated into MCU platform

November 30, 2017 By Aimee Kalnoskas Leave a Comment

Amazon FreeRTOS

Enabling developers to quickly and securely connect Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints to the cloud, Texas Instruments announced the integration of the new Amazon FreeRTOS into the SimpleLink microcontroller (MCU) platform. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has worked with TI in the development of an integrated hardware and software solution that enables developers to quickly establish a […]

Filed Under: Applications, Embedded, IoT, RTOS Tagged With: amazon, texasinstruments

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