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Electronics For You
November 2018 Issue
Vol. 50 No. 11
Tech Focus
Quantum Dots: An Emerging Field of Technology
Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconducting particles that are a few nanometres in size. Due to their small size, these can confine electrons’ motions. These have the ability to tune their band gap, which enables these to control the frequency of light emission and absorbance. After absorbing a photon of light, these emit a photon of longer wavelength. Wavelength of the emitted photon can be controlled by controlling the size of QDs. Hence, it is possible to control their properties (electrical and optical) according to their use.
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Smart World
AI-Powered Platforms: The Answer to India’s Traffic Woes
Traffic management has collateral benefits of reduced environmental pollution, improved mobility and transport systems, and an overall improved way of life for citizens
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INTERVIEW: Harshavardhan Chauhan, Head - Central Marketing and Phygital, DLF Shopping Malls: “Over 90 per cent of Sme physical retail stores do not connect with consumers”
Today, retail businesses need a combination of physical stores and digital platforms to deliver shoppers the optimal experience. In this context, DLF Group recently deployed Phygital platform across five of its malls. Harshavardhan Chauhan, head - central marketing and Phygital, DLF Shopping Malls, explains to Paromik Chakraborty of Electronics For You how such solutions can help retail brands increase their revenue and malls magnify their own businesses
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Smart World
Smart Lighting Innovations for Small and Medium Workplaces
Initial investments in smart lighting may be high, but in a well-planned setup, recovery of investments can be quick with long-term benefits
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Gaming: Blockchain Technology to Revolutionise the Gaming Industry
Techies in the gaming industry have always been the guinea pigs of the technology world, and right now they are teeming with the buzz around blockchain technology. It is now believed to be the world’s leading software solution for digital assets
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Everything You Wanted To Know About...
Green technology: Solar Rooftops in India: What You Need to Know
This article takes a look at the various benefits that solar rooftops provide and some crucial factors that must be considered before investing in these
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Chip and PCB Design Tools for Engineers
• Allegro PCB Designer
• KTechLab
• Altium Designer
• Oregano
• Scilab
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Software
Electronics Building and Miscellaneous Apps
• ElectroDroid Pro
• Electronics Toolkit
• iCircuit
• Spy Drone Ops
• Google Fit
| Make In India
Project Report: How to Set Up a Business Unit for Manufacturing Surround Sound Systems
Demand for surround sound systems is increasing rapidly with more people opting to convert their living room into a home theatre for better audio-visual effects
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Everything You Wanted To Know About...
Manufacture: Metal-Clad PCBs to Dissipate Heat Generated in Modern Devices
Insulated metal substrates take care of heat dissipation created by modern printed circuit designs
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Marketing: The Power of Ingredient Branding (Part 2 of 2)
The second part of the article explores more cases of component companies that built a brand
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Everything You Wanted To Know About...
Sensors: Sensors for Security Applications
Electronic sensor systems extend their application to fields such as national defence, home, personal safety, office and industry
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Design: Antenna Design Considerations for RF Applications
Since there is no unique solution for a particular RF application, some guidelines are needed. This article looks at some such guidelines
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Design
Computing: How Helpful is Blockchain Technology in Cloud Storage
Blockchain has revolutionised the Internet. This new and ingenious technology allows blocks of data to be distributed across ledgers, without any central administering authority, but with the essential requirement that the data be validated by participants. This makes the data flexible and secure. Blockchain technology can be used to great advantage in cloud storage solutions
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INTERVIEW: Jitendra Thethi, Assistant Vice President - Innovation, Aricent: “Blockchain enables security and tamper-proof
capabilities for storing data”
Blockchain is disrupting the way technology is evolving with the way businesses run. Nidhi Arora of Electronics For You, talks to Jitendra Thethi, assistant vice president - innovation, Aricent, about the power that blockchain holds
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Design
INTERVIEW: Sunil Motwani, Industry Director, MathWorks: “There are stringent... standards that every code must go through before being deployed”
Engineers and researchers require a platform to simulate and do predictive analysis of their design before implementing it into real-world applications. Sunil Motwani, industry director, MathWorks, discusses model-based design through MATLAB and Simulink with Deepshikha Shukla of Electronics For You
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Manufacture: Is Statistical Process Control Obsolete for Quality Control in Electronics Manufacturing?
Quality influencing actions come from informed decisions. You cannot fix what you do not measure
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Make In India
StartUp Zone: Hummingbird: Hawk-Eye Vision for Surveillance Drones
Superior optical systems are mandatory for defence devices like weapons and drones. Optoelectronics for weapons is a complex domain that has not been explored by many. India has been highly-dependent on Russia and other countries for most optoelectronic components
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StartUp Zone: PlutoX: DIY Drones Made Flexible and Simple
Electronics enthusiasts and hobbyists love to fiddle with technology, and a lot of the time end up creating something useful for real life. Of the many popular electronic projects out there, UAV kits, like drones, draw special interest. Drones can be used in a variety of use cases and, in turn, generate a great business proposition for builders
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Make In India
StartUp Zone: AI-Based Solution for Personalised Styling
To help retail stores deliver personalised styling suggestions to customers, Sandeep Chatterjee, founder and chief executive officer at FR Tech Innovations, came up with the idea of iLUK. It is a computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution. Chief technical officer Ravi Kiran Katha is responsible for technology implementation.
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StartUp Zone: India’s First Cashier-Less Store Comes up in Kerala
India’s first cashier-less store, Watasale recently opened up in Kochi, Kerala. At the store, users need to follow three simple steps: download its app, open it and scan the unique QR code while entering the store. That’s it! They can then pick the items they want and pay for these via different online payment options
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eStyle
First Look: Some New Gadgets
• Headphones
• Gaming TV
• Smartphone
• Speaker
• Security camera
• Smartwatch
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Buyers’ Guide: Choosing A Laptop for Home within Rs 35,000
Modern laptops come in many form factors and performance capacities. As computing components like processors and RAM have improved tremendously, powerful laptops at reasonable prices have become widely available. In this article we look at the features and capabilities that a laptop should possess to deliver the optimal usage experience to home users for daily purposes
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Do-It-Yourself
Make Your Own Joystick for Robot
Here is a simple joystick to control a robot to move in forward, backward, right, left, clockwise (CW) and counter-clockwise (CCW) directions using six buttons. It is cheaper than most other joysticks available in the market
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DC Panel Meter using Arduino
Panel meters in regulated power supplies are used to display electrical parameters like voltage and current. Presented here is a circuit to display DC voltage and current of power supplies, including DIY-type ones
Download source code
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Do-It-Yourself
Temperature Monitoring on Cayenne IoT Platform
This temperature monitoring system is based on Cayenne Internet of Things (IoT) platform, NodeMCU microcontroller (MCU) and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol
Download source code
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Thin-Film Deposition Controller using Microcontroller
This project is used to control the movement of the spray head and nozzle in a thin metal or insulation film deposition system. Here, AT89C51 or P89V51RD2 microcontroller (MCU) is used to control the spray head and nozzle in x and y directions. It is an inexpensive, simple and efficient solution for a flat surface
Download source code
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Do-It-Yourself
Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbot for Appliance Control
This project presents an artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot for controlling electrical home appliances using ESP8266-12E NodeMCU and Facebook Messenger platform. The platform for creating AI chatbot for Facebook is Chatfuel. The project also uses IFTTT and Adafruit IO for back-end support. The project is great for integrating AI with the Internet of Things (IoT)
Download source code
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Tech News: Technology Updates
• Pliable micro-batteries for wearables
• Biodegradable electronic implant that speeds up nerve regeneration
• Wireless self-charging system using NIR band
• Part-organic materials for bendable cellphones
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News
Industry News
• Worldwide PC shipments show flat growth in Q3 of 2018
• India’s solar market leaders see healthy competition during first half of 2018
• Government increases import duty on telecom equipment to 20 per cent
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The IoT in Hospitality: Advantages and Limitations
With proper implementation, the IoT can be an effective tool to increase customer satisfaction and, consequently, increase business revenue
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Design
Test & Measurement: Test and Measurement for Rugged Applications
Powerful portable workstations are needed for test and measurement purposes for rugged applications. This article takes a look at some such instruments
| Make In India
Market Survey: Evaluating the Market Capacity of Supercapacitors
Although supercapacitor technology is at a nascent stage in India, opportunity for this technology is huge considering the various application sectors. This report explores the potential for supercapacitors in India
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Do-It-Yourself
Unique LED Lantern
Presented here is an LED lantern that also functions as an emergency light or a tent light. The design has all required functions, including on/off switch, maintenance-free rechargeable battery, integrated battery charger and more. The built-in battery can be recharged using any 500mA external DC input voltage ranging from 9V to 18V using its onboard voltage regulator
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New Products
• Components
• Test & Measurement
• Software
• Internet of Things
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Design
Computing: The Best Open Source Platforms for Developing Blockchain Applications
This article introduces some popular open source platforms that help in quick and easy development of blockchain-based applications
| Do-It-Yourself
Home Automation using Arduino through Android Device
This project is based on Android app and Arduino Uno using Bluetooth as the wireless communication medium. It is a simple and flexible home automation system with only a few electronic components, without complex soldering. This project is designed to control three appliances, but it can be extended to six or more
Download source code
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