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Electronics For You
January 2023 Issue
Vol. 55 No. 1
Technology
METAVERSE: Industrial Metaverse: Industry 4.0’s Date With Metaverse
A well-orchestrated interplay of digital twins, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence—with scalable apps, communication networks, and immersive virtual reality—the emerging industrial metaverse spells savings and sustainability for industries, across manufacturing, construction, grid, infrastructure, transport, and more
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Technology
TREND: The Long And Short Of Federated Machine Learning
This article gives a quick insight into what is federated machine learning and why it’s popular today
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SYSTEM: DTMF: The Evergreen Retro Tech
This article looks at how DTMF technology has evolved over the years, and can still be of use
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Regulars
Truly Innovative Electronics
Amongst numerous press releases of new products received by us, these are the ones we found worthy of the title Truly Innovative Electronics
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Research & Innovation Updates
• Swarms of microbots controlled using vibrations
• Mushroom skin replaces plastic as chip base
• 3D printing enables autonomous functions for microbots
• Neuromorphic skin to continuously monitor health
• Optical chip trains artificial intelligence
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Regulars
From You
Your Suggestions and Things You Wanted To Know!
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CIRCUIT IDEA: Getting To Know IC 555 Through Experiments (Part 2)
The first six circuits to learn the theory and digital logic behind twelve simple experiments that can be performed using IC 555 were published in December 2022 issue. Here are the remaining six circuits
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Technology
INTERVIEW: “Non-Free Programs Are A Threat To Everyone’s Freedom” — Richard Matthew Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman (aka RMS) can be best described as a genius or a maverick. He graduated from Harvard in physics while working at the Artificial Intelligence Lab in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1984, he started developing the GNU operating system, then in 1985 he founded the Free Software Foundation and invented the concept of copyleft—a legal mechanism to protect the modification and redistribution rights of free software. How have things progressed? How happy is he with the current state of affairs? Given the increased awareness and use of free software, we had (wrongly) assumed that he would be happy with the progress. He not only reiterated the weakness in defence of freedom but also outlined the threat humanity faces when “progress” (in the purely practical sense) is promoted at the neglect of freedom. Let’s see what he has to say
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DESIGN: Developing Lovable Products To Win Over Competition
This article and the forthcoming in the series will explain what makes a product lovable and how to consistently create such products for brand building to win over any competition in the market
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Do-It-Yourself
CIRCUIT IDEA: Remote Controlled Corona Protection Bell
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that everyone should rub their hands with soap for at least 20 seconds before washing with water to prevent transmission of the novel Corona virus, which is again on rise, in addition to social distancing. The 20-second period can be checked with wristwatches and the stopwatches on mobile phones, but these are not convenient to use while washing hands. This proposed circuit rings a buzzer for 20 seconds and switches on an LED for audio as well as visual indication
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PROJECT: Thermal Management System For Electric Vehicles
Recently some electric bikes caught fire due to failure of battery management system because of poor battery design. Unfortunately, proper thermal management is not there in most electric vehicles at present. So, here is a project to monitor the battery temperature and smoke detection to alert the EV user and stop the EV well in time to avoid further damage
Download source code
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Do-It-Yourself
PROJECT: Nuclear Bomb And Radiation Detection Device
Nuclear radiation is one of the most dangerous killers for the living. The atomic radiation needs to be detected at an early stage, otherwise it can be devastating within its area of influence. The radiation kills not only humans, it also destroys all natural habitat. It is important to avoid harm and mass destruction that can be caused by nuclear weapons and reactors nearby
Download source code
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New Products
• Components
• Boards and Modules
• Embedded
• T& M Instruments
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Technology
FUTURE: Technologies To Watch In 2023
We have been writing about emerging technologies all year long. Which of these will matter to you in 2023?
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PROJECT: Weather Station Using STM32 (Blue Pill) And ThingSpeak IoT
This simple weather station detects environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, and soil moisture. The temperature and humidity sensor DHT11 used measures the atmospheric temperature while the soil moisture sensor measures moisture in the earth
Download source code
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Technology
WOW!: ChatGPT: A Glimpse Into The Power Of AI
ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI that uses a variant of the GPT-3 (Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3) language model to generate human-like responses to user input. It is designed to be able to hold natural, engaging conversations with users on a wide range of topics
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INTERVIEW: “Our Centre In India Will Be An Extension Of Digi-Key Inc” — Ramesh Babu, Chief Information Officer, Digi-Key Electronics
Digi-Key Electronics, one of the giants in the distribution of electronics components, recently opened a distribution centre in Bengaluru. Yashasvini Razdan from Electronics For You had a free-wheeling discussion with Ramesh Babu, Chief Information Officer, Digi-Key, and got to know about the plans for this centre. Here are the key excerpts
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Design
CIRCUIT: 5 Interesting Reference Designs For Smart Homes/Offices
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CIRCUIT IDEA: Temperature Controlled Switch
This simple temperature controlled circuit triggers automatically when the ambient temperature goes beyond a set limit of, say, 50 degrees centigrade. This temperature setting can be changed as per requirement through the potentiometer in the circuit
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Regulars
Startups & Innovators
• Testing Soil Intelligently: 100-250 Samples A Day
• Matri: Mainstreaming Menstruation With Pain Relief
• Sensor Nodes For Sustainable Future
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Dashboard
Key Industry Trends That Can Shape The Future Of Your Business
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Industry News: Industry Updates
• Electronics sector to see 10 million additional jobs being created
• MoS inaugurates Centre for Skill Development in RF and microwave
• Metaverse BLR Metaport launched for Bengaluru’s T2 airport terminal
• Samsung India on a major recruitment spree
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SYSTEM: 5G Connectivity For Motorsports
The article explores the feasibility and design considerations for providing 5G connectivity for motorsports
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