An Inexpensive 5-COLOUR LED FLASHER

This 5-colour LED flasher circuit can be built using the popular 555 timer and 4017 decade counter ICs.

ENABLING INDUSTRIAL SENSORS For Edge Computing Using EdgeX

For industrial prototyping and design, we often need industrial-grade sensors devices plus industrial platforms like EdgeX.

ENSURING PROFITABLE PRODUCT: Costing And Optimisation

The economic parameters explained here give us indication of the profitability and risk of our product development work. Ideas that give more profit with less risk are always preferable

OPINIONS ON THE METAVERSE Remain A Mixed Bag

CES 2023 renewed the debate on the future of the metaverse. While the exhibitors were all agog about it, the experts on panels suggested moving ahead with caution

You Can BET YOUR FARM On IT

Technology can aid farmers overcome problems ranging from climatic changes to demand fluctuations. However, the uptake by small farmers is still low, despite the range of affordable solutions available. How can Indian agri-tech startups reach the masses?

The Shape Of Things TO COME FROM JAPAN

NEPCON Japan is a good bet if you want to catch a glimpse of what's new in electronics. While NEPCON focuses on electronics manufacturing equipment, its co-located shows, which are related to electronics too, provide the holistic picture of what's hot and what's not. Rahul Chopra, Editor, Electronics For You, happened to visit the show and could not stop himself from sharing some key trends that stand out

What To Expect From The LATEST LIDAR SYSTEMS

Let us take a look at the technological trends in lidars and what the future holds for this amazing technology

How To Convert ChatGPT Into An Advanced Voice Assistant

ChatGPT-3 needs no introduction. You ask it any question and it replies in a flash. But the answer comes in the form of text. What if you could talk with it, just like you do with any voice assistant like Siri?

UNION BUDGET: Saptarishi For The Electronics Industry Too?

Key features of Budget 2023-24 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February this year are highlighted below, along with the reactions from the industry

"The THROUGHPUT TIME For Us From The Time We Get An Order To The Time It's Ready To Ship IS ABOUT 15 MINUTES"

Mouser.com has increased its revenue by two billion dollars in the last two years! What's their success mantra? Why do customers keep going back to them? What are they investing in, to keep growing? Is India important for Mouser? Why? What's next? Quite a few burning questions, which got answered when Yashasvini and Rahul from Electronics For You met Mark BurrLonnon, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Service at Mouser Electronics, during his recent visit to India. Key extracts...

Moving From MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCT To A VALUABLE PRODUCT

Nobody wants a product that is minimally viable. Even you, for that matter, won't prefer that just minimally viable product. Would you?

"We IMPORT DEFECTIVES From 50 To 60 Countries, REPAIR THEM And SEND THEM OUT"

What is Flex doing in the field of circular economy’? How does this business operate? How do they help customers reduce their environmental footprint and maximise value recovery? To find answers to these questions, Rahul Chopra spoke to Nikhil Rao, General Manager, Global Services and Solutions at Flex in India. Here are the key excerpts of the discussion

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Through Concurrent Engineering

The initial QFD analysis that we did in our previous article helped to develop a draft product definition. This product definition needs further detailing and has to go through several iterations before we get our concepts cleared and develop a marketable product plan

SANCTUM FOR ESDM TECH: INCUBATION CENTRE IIT PATNA

Hands that help are holier than lips that pray. The Incubation Centre IIT Patna is aiding and harbouring small entrepreneurs with a vision and ideas to come up with feasible solutions for common problems

"Automation Is Necessary To Attract Global Manufacturing Into India"

From having a hundred horses lug a few kilograms of load to a single autonomous bot carrying a tonne of payload, humans have surely come a long way. Fortunately, this isn't the end as the road ahead is even longer. Ati Motors' Founder and CEO, Saurabh Chandra, shares his wisdom with Yashasvini Razdan from Electronics For You on the future of bots in the material movement automation industry

DELIVERY BOT At Your Doorstep

Autonomous last-mile delivery might seem unnecessary in countries like India where labour is available in plenty. However, the pandemic showed us the need for safe, contactless delivery options

Unleashing The Power Of Robotics With RobotCore FRAMEWORK

There has not been a better time to supercharge your robots. Meet RobotCore framework, a new open architecture for hardware acceleration in ROS2 to assist you with that. This article describes the powerful capabilities of RobotCore framework and how it can take your robots to the next level

How To Protect Against Credit And Debit Cards' Hacking

This article is only for readers’ awareness and to keep them protected against phishing devices that are being used to copy and misuse credit and debit cards data. The possibility of hacking has increased with the recent use of contactless cards

How loT Can Make The Workplace Intelligent

It’s well-known that an intelligent workplace enhances employee productivity. The Internet of Things plays a big role in making a workplace smart and intelligent. Let’s see how

A PYTHON BASED GUI For AM Modulation

Amplitude modulation (AM) is a signal modulation technique that is widely used by radio stations for transmitting their programmes.

ESP32 As CAMERA WEBSERVER

This small-size programmable camera can start taking pictures when motion is detected and transmit real-time videos. It can be hidden easily for espionage work due to its tiny size.

POWER SUPPLY FOR A CLOCK Using Supercapacitor And Small Solar Panels

Solar photovoltaic panels produce energy only while the Sun shines, but lighting is required mainly during night. So, the solar energy needs to be stored, which is now generally done through lithium-ion batteries.

COAL MINING SAFETY ROBOT To Monitor Environment And Stop Fires

The main objective of this project is to design a robot to detect toxic gases emitted in coal mines.

ACCELERATORS For CAMERAS And AUDIO APPLICATIONS

The immense pace at which the technology is witnessing advancements is also pushing both the software and hardware developers to implement these changes to remain in sync with time. Let us find out how that is shaping the future of cameras, audio applications, and lol devices

The Thing That Generates CASH-FLOW

When a company lacks an asset, people become a bottleneck. The bottleneck very well could be the founder or the owner of that business. Bottleneck then becomes a cash-flow blocker and limits growth

STARTUPS & INNOVATORS

Indigenising 5G Communication With Optimus Rhino 5G | Integrating Electronics With Fashion And Luxury | Adding The Edge In Embedded Edge Market With SiMa.ai

MANAGING E-WASTE OF EV BATTERIES: A Challenge As Well As Opportunity

Every challenge presents opportunities for new businesses and business tycoons. E-waste of EV batteries seems to be one such case

ENSURING QUALITY PRODUCT By Quality Function Deployment

This article describes how to get the framework on product requirements, basic design parameters, a conceptual clarity of various manufacturing processes required, and the quality assurance process. The final product design will, however, require further detailing. It will also require analysis of cost, technology, and business viability

PORTABLE POWER STATIONS: A New Breed Of Decentralised Energy Storage Products

Portable power stations (PPS) are a new breed of products that allow significant energy storage at the user end and also allow for its use in either AC or DC form. The PPS come in various shapes and sizes, from the small ones giving about 50Wh of energy to larger stations of up to 4kWh capacity

"The loT MARKET Has The POTENTIAL For 50-60 BILLION UNITS A Year In The Next Decade"

Silicon Labs has been expanding its footprint in India since the last couple of years. They recently announced a new and a bigger) office for their India team. What's driving this change in strategy? What are the plans for the future? Rahul Chopra, Editor, spoke to Matt Johnson, President and CEO, Silicon Labs and Manish Kothari, SVP and Head of India Center, to find out