New Event in Milwaukee - December 11th

With all the different wireless technologies available, how do you decide which one is right for you?  The Milwaukee Tech Engine would like to invite you to learn about the different wireless technologies around you.   In this technical talk, we will survey the different wireless technologies available and showcase demos of how they might be used.  The demos will be focused on using wireless technologies in the embedded space for integration into custom designed products.  

Check out this link to learn more - http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Tech-Engine/events/152558622/ 

Chip of the Week: Maximize your energy measurement

I wanted to let you know of a new energy measurement solution from Maxim Integrated.  By utilizing a low-cost galvanic isolation method that doubles as a communication medium, Maxim has created an accurate energy measurement system.  There is a development kit available for this device and we can help you get started.  Check out this link to learn more - http://www.maximintegrated.com/app-notes/index.mvp/id/5723

Features

·         High-accuracy power measurement ·         High-voltage galvanic isolation ·         Preset gain/offset parameters ·         On-board 4mΩ current sensing resistor with a good temperature coefficient ·         On-board voltage sensing resistor divider with a ratio of 2667:1 with good temperature coefficient ·         Universal AC input voltage range from 90 to 264VAC ·         Pluggable terminals for AC (8A max) ·         Small printed-circuit board (PCB) area ·         Device drivers ·         Example C source code ·         Configuration files for Xilinx LX9 and ZedBoard™ platforms ·         Pmod™-compatible form factor

New Event In Milwaukee - November 20th

Please join an after hours engineering talk presented by Milwaukee Tech Engine.  To learn more and sign up visit this link.  http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Tech-Engine/


To learn more check outhttp://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Tech-Engine/   



Spooky Halloween and the Internet of Things...

In honor of Halloween coming I wanted to share this video on adding wireless devices to your Halloween. If you need help in getting these devices to work, please feel free to contact your local Avnet team:

http://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/connecting_wirelessly/archive/2013/10/15/it-s-an-iot-halloween-use-wireless-connectivity-to-spook-your-visitors.aspx

In Milwaukee Next Wednesday - Attend Avnet's Embedded World

Please attend our Avnet Embedded World event next Wednesday - www.em.avnet.com/avnetgreatlakes_embeddedworld 

Bluetooth Low Energy Training

Are you getting started in Bluetooth Low Energy, have you already done a few designs?  TI has some training videos depending on your experience.  Check it out at this link - link.

What's your Bluetooth low energy expertise level? (Which training is right for you?)

Check out the new Zynq board - MicroZed

Team, For $199 you can get the new Zynq FPGA with a lot of great peripherals in this great development board called - MicroZed.  Zynq is the new SoC from Xilinx with two ARM A9 application processors combined with programmable logic.  This board comes with a license to the design tools and can even be customized to be used directly into products. To learn more check out this link - link.