Outfitting a lab is rarely about finding a single perfect instrument. In most cases, the goal is to choose tools that are flexible, reliable, and capable of supporting a range …
In industrial environments, unplanned downtime isn’t just inconvenient, it’s expensive. Equipment failures can halt production, compromise safety, and disrupt operations. While traditional maintenance strategies like reactive repair or scheduled servicing …
As a purely hardware engineer who primarily focuses on schematics, PCB layout, and the inevitable hardware test and debug, Python scripts and Linux scare the life out of me. At …
Imagine you’re enjoying a serene holiday in Japan, the tranquility only interrupted by news of a sudden disaster striking your PCB back home. Panic sets in – do you rush …
Hardware-in-the-Loop Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) is a powerful technique that enables the testing and validation of complex systems by integrating real hardware components into a simulation environment. It allows engineers to verify …
Imagine you have just a few measurements left before you can hand over your latest project to your sales team so that they can present it to potential customers. But …
COILS COILS COILS If you’re like me, you’ll have many wireless charging coils around your lab for various standards. They likely entered your lab well-dressed; adorned in well-labelled packaging, …
In this last installment of our four-part blog series about creating a smart lamp, we will bring everything together. The HAL for the WaveForms SDK we developed in the Part …
In this third issue of our four-part blog post series covering the creation of a smart LED-lamp, we are designing the Android app controlling brightness and state of the LED. …
This is the second installment of a series of four blog posts explaining how to design a smart RGB-lamp. If you are interested, you can find Part 1 here. By …
This is the first part of a series of four blog posts where we will design a smart RGB-lamp which is powered by a battery and controlled through an app …
Creating an Eye Diagram An eye diagram, common in telecommunications, is a way of plotting the rising and falling edges of a digital signal in the same plot, creating an …
Signal processing starts with data. Whether you are working with sensors, audio signals, or transient events, the ability to capture clean, high-resolution data directly affects what you can learn from …
Most parts of engineering work are fairly flexible at this point. You can review schematics from anywhere, push firmware changes without being tied to a specific location, and work through …
Howdy from Ft. Worth, Texas, where another NI Connect came to a fabulous end last week. Digilent was proud to share new tech, provide live demonstrations of our fan favorites, and generally …
Outfitting a lab is rarely about finding a single perfect instrument. In most cases, the goal is to choose tools that are flexible, reliable, and capable of supporting a range …
