PCBWay has launched its 7th project design contest in collaboration with Mouser with three categories, namely electronic project, mechanical project, and STM32 project. PCBWay’s design contests aim to encourage participants to engage in open-source innovation projects and inspire more people to join the electronics community. This year’s contest is no different and even adds the new STM32 project category to attract even more entrants. There are three phases in PCBWay’s 7th design contest: Project Release – September 2, 2024 – January 19, 2025 Project Review – January 20, 2024 – February 28, 2025 Result Announcement – March 10, 2025 The contest started last month, but you still have plenty of time to enter before January 19, 2025. As noted in the introduction three categories are available. Here are a few more details about these: Electronic project – Everything about electronic design, from simple circuits to advanced MCU and IoT projects, […]
Get the Creality Falcon2 Pro 40W laser engraver at a discount and gifts for Halloween (Sponsored)
Creality has just launched a Halloween sale for its laser engravers and accessories with up to 53% off and free gifts with a highlight of the promotion being the Creality Falcon 2 Pro 40W laser engraving machine. Creality Falcon2 Pro 40W highlights As noted in our previous article about the Falcon 2 Pro 40W, the laser engraving machine focuses on safety with a fully enclosed design, class 1 safety certification, systems for airflow, lens, and flame monitoring, and five safety protections namely bidirectional limit switches, an active stop function, a security lock design, an emergency stop button, and a laser protective cover. So you can carve or cut your Halloween pieces with your kids without having to worry. While safety is a priority, the Falcon2 Pro 40W is also a very capable and features-rich machine with a powerful 22W or 40W laser module, a built-in top camera for accurate alignment […]
Get Redroad X18 high suction handheld vacuum cleaner for 40% off (Sponsored)
This is a great opportunity to get an amazing X18 offer that is not to be missed! Redroad brings great value for money and offers a powerful cleaning device with the X18 cordless vacuum cleaner delivering 33,000 Pa of suction power. Thanks to its 33,000Pa suction power, the X18 easily sweeps away dirt hidden deep in carpet fibers and floor crevices. With a variety of professional brush heads that can be switched freely, it can effectively clean the crevices of sofas and the top of bookshelves to keep your home environment always clean. Redroad X18’s 33000Pa super strong suction power can easily absorb pet hair, debris, hidden in the depths of the carpet dust, and even soybean-sized particles of garbage so that the floor is quickly restored to its original cleanliness and tidyness. This prevents the user from repeating cleaning in the same location as often required with vacuum cleaners […]
reComputer R1000 Raspberry Pi CM4-powered IoT Gateway runs open-source software for Edge AI applications (Sponsored)
Seeed Studio is a Raspberry Pi-approved reseller and device designer. In May 2024, Seeed released their first edge IoT Raspberry Pi-powered gateway and controller, reComputer R1000. It is Raspberry Pi CM4-powered, with AI capabilities when equipped with Hailo NPU. It comes with all the necessary features that a robust and reliable industrial edge IoT device needs, along with rich and versatile interfaces like three RS485 ports, dual Ethernet, and flexible IoT wireless communication (4G, LoRa, Wi-Fi/BLE, Zigbee) and essential functional modules (GPS, UPS, TPM2.0, PoE, SSD, etc.). With Modbus and BACnet supported, it’s a perfect fit for remote access control, especially BMS, BAS, and iBMS. You’ll find more technical details in our previous article about the reComputer R1025, and on Seeed Studio’s product page where you can also purchase the AIoT gateway. As a powerful edge IoT controller and gateway with AI capabilities, it embraces the Raspberry Pi community, is […]
Creality RaptorX is a high-end portable wireless 3D scanner with 41 blue laser lines and NIR scanning (Sponsored)
Creality RaptorX is the world’s first wireless 3D scanner supporting 41 blue laser lines and NIR scanning. The high-end 3D scanner adds WiFi 6 connectivity compared to the earlier Creality CR-Scan Raptor 3D scanner along with much higher accuracy and other features. The new RaptorX 3D scanner features 41 blue laser lines (34 cross laser lines and 7 parallel laser lines) and infrared structure light (NIR). The 34 cross laser lines are used to scan large objects quickly, while the 7 parallel laser lines scan fine details with a resolution down to 0.02mm. The laser also implements a unique face & body algorithm to capture the human body scan more accurately and much faster (as quick as 2 minutes). The RaptorX is capable of scanning tiny objects fitting into a 5mm cube up to larger pieces within a 4000 x 4000 x 4000mm volume. You’ll find other technical details in […]
Compex unveils new Wi-Fi 7 dual-band dual-concurrent modules: WLE7002E25, WLTE7002E25 and WLTB7002E25 (Sponsored)
Compex Systems (Compex) announces the latest additions to its Wi-Fi 7 modules, WLE7002E25, WLTE7002E25, and WLTB7002E25, expanding its Wi-Fi 7 solution lineup. The updated lineup now includes M.2 variants to its popular dual-band Wi-Fi 7 modules. The new WLE7002E25, one of the first in the industry to feature a standard mini PCIe form factor, promises enhanced wireless performance and reliability at Wi-Fi 6 prices. The similar-sized WLTE7002E25 with an M.2 E Key and WLTB7002E25 with an M.2 B+M Key further broaden the versatility of Compex’s Wi-Fi 7 solutions. Powered by Qualcomm’s QCN6224, QCN6274, and QCN9274 Waikiki series radio chipsets, the new WLE/WLTE/WLTB7002E25 are dual-band dual-concurrent 2.4+5GHz Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) modules, offering wider signal coverage by transmitting both bands concurrently, reducing latency with Multi-Link Operation (MLO) support, featuring OFDMA and 4096 QAMs. Delivering up to 20dBm per chain, these 2×2 MU-MIMO models are ideal for enterprise, industrial, cybersecurity, transportation, and SMB applications. […]
ALLPCB – An ideal PCB manufacturer for PCB professionals and businesses (Sponsored)
ALLPCB is an ideal PCB manufacturer for PCB professionals and businesses thanks to additional customization options compared to competitors, monthly discounts for business users, and post-delivery payment options, besides ultra-fast delivery services and quality assurance services. ALLPCB customization options ALLPCB excels at higher specification boards and more complex PCB designs, which is why ALLPCB provides more customized quote options than competitors. Let’s take JLCPCB, one of ALLPCB’s main competitors, as an example starting with “Surface Finish” options for FR-4 material. JLCPCB offers three options, namely HASL (with lead), LeadFree HASL, and ENIG, but ALLPCB offers a total of 12 different surface finish options. That would the the same first three as in JLCPCB, but also OSP, Bare Copper, Immersion Tin, Immersion Silver, Gold Plating, ENEPIG, OSP+ Selective ENIG, Lead-free HASL + Selective ENIG, and Lead-free HASL + Selective Gold Plating ALLPCB also offers a PTH (Plating Through Hole) copper thickness […]
$129 coupon code for GEEKOM A7 mini PC with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU (Sponsored)
You can now get $129 off the GEEKOM A7 mini PC with the coupon code CNX129OFF for the configuration based on an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS octa-core/16-thread processor, 32GB RAM, and a 2TB NVMe SSD by purchasing it on the GEEKOM US website. This brings the price down to $670 after applying the discount code instead of $799 for the regular price. The mini PC also supports up to four 4K displays through HDMI 2.0 and USB-C ports, provides fast networking via a 2.5GbE jack and a WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3 module, and offers plenty of USB ports for expansion in a compact form factor. GEEKOM A7 specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-core/16-thread processor up to 4.0GHz with 16MB cache, AMD Radeon 780M Graphics; TDP: 35 to 54W System Memory – 32GB dual-channel DDR5-5600 via 262-pin SODIMM sockets, upgradeable to 64GB Storage 2TB NVMe PCIe x4 Gen […]