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We’re hitting the road to demonstrate the gold standard for image quality
This month we’re packing up and heading to sunny Orlando, Florida for InfoComm 2015, the largest event for AV professionals in the world. Roadtrip!We’ll be demonstrating why TI DLP® technology...
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Why monitoring voltages matters
Monitoring voltage rails is about as enthralling as doing yard work. And while most people don’t particularly enjoy pulling weeds or hedge trimming, it’s necessary to keep things from getting out of...
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Project MangOH: A refreshing announcement for the IoT
Author: Ashish Syal, principal engineer, advanced technology, Sierra WirelessThe Internet of Things (IoT) is a topic of discussion that’s likely to come up in any technology industry conversation....
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Inductive sensing: How far can I sense?
In my last few blog posts on inductive sensing, I introduced the latest addition to TI’s inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) portfolio: the multichannel LDC1612, LDC1614, LDC1312 and LDC1314. The...
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High-level analog integration in an ultra-low-power MCU? You bet!
Today we are introducing the highly integrated analog system-on-chip microcontroller series from MSP, building on the successes of previous generations of MSP430FG4x MCUs. The new MSP430FG6x MCU series...
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End of the TIIC India Design Contest 2015 Journey
TheTexas Instruments Innovation Challenge (TIIC) India Design Contest train journey that wound its way through different universities across India, bringing on board talented passengers, finally...
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Achieve extremely long battery life in wireless sensor nodes
With the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT), the need for wireless sensor nodes is growing. Many different sensor types are being integrated into IoT networks: temperature, humidity, pressure...
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European smart grid RF communication in Sub-1 GHz - part 1
RF communication started as simple automated meter reading (AMR) in Central Europe a decade ago, replacing the high effort, very costly manual read-out of water meters and heat cost allocators in...
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Texas Instruments applauds House passage of Trade Promotion Authority
On June 18, 2015, the U.S. House passed Trade Promotion Authority by a bipartisan vote. We welcome the House action, and look forward to TPA becoming law.As a global technology company with nearly 90...
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Charge pump, inductor-based converter or LDO?
As a designer, choosing the right power supply topology is essential. Making the wrong choice means angry customers and lost time and money. When looking at voltage regulation, the usual trade-offs of...
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Managing input data rates is a breeze
In my previous post, I talked about why you might want to use Radio frequency (RF) sampling data converters to handle higher bandwidths in a design. Data converters that operate directly in the RF...
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Motor drive validation: Keeping our parts in your hands
Have you ever seen this video with a cat wearing a miniature shark costume and riding a robotic vacuum cleaner? For the cat lovers out there this video is every bit as awesome as it sounds. If you...
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You’re invited to the energy harvesting Twitter chat!
TI is hosting an hour-long Twitter chat focused on the topic of energy harvesting July 8 from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time (17:00-18:30 Central European Summer Time).Whether you are...
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Can you achieve high performance synchronization across your machine?
We are happy to have our guest blogger, Sari Germanos today. Sari is the Technology Marketing Manager for the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group. His expertise lies in developing complex...
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Father’s Day means battery-powered power tools
Back in the spring, a rare break in the stormy weather gave me the opportunity to visit a home-improvement store for some home project supplies. With Father’s Day promotions everywhere, what should...
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Taking C2000™ LaunchPad to the next level
Many designers are looking for ways to cut costs without sacrificing performance, quality and reliability in their solutions. In fact, the inverse is true when it comes to technology development...
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What puts the "sensor" in SensorTag?
Wikipedia defines the Internet of Things (IoT) as “the network of physical objects or ‘things’ embedded with electronics, software, sensors and connectivity to enable it to achieve greater value and...
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Leading by example to create inclusive workplaces
What does TI’s Cecelia Smith have in common with veteran astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa?Aside from being successful leaders in their workplaces, they are also advocates for diversity and inclusion and role...
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Community Highlights - June '15
Welcome to the June edition of MSP Community Highlights! Take a look at some of the amazing projects created using MSP microcontrollers:Digital FM Receiver designed by Rohit Gupta (Please visit the...
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Battery management technology...How far we’ve come in just a few hundred years!
It’s easy to forget how primitive life was just a few years ago. We were practically cavemen, with our phone books, paper tickets and DVD players. But electronics changed the way we live – and battery...
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