Electronic Design

Microcontroller Controls Relays via RF Modules

Members can download this article in PDF format. In this design idea, you will learn how to interface two PIC microcontrollers using a wireless 433-MHz RF transmitter/receiver pair to control up to ...
Electronic Design

Microcontroller Sends Voltage and Frequency via Low-Cost Modules

This project pairs a set of 8-bit microcontrollers with a 433-MHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band transmitter/receiver. The FS1000A RF transmitter has a range of up to 200 m; the ...
EDN

802.11b/g RF Front-End Module Design

This module uses the highly integrated MAX2830 RF transceiver. It is a complete RF front-end solution that meets the WLAN IEEESM 802.11b/g standard. The transmitter can deliver more than 15dBm Tx ...
Telecom Lead

Avago Technologies launches 120 Gbps multichannel optical transmitter and receiver modules

data-center applications and a CXP pluggable transceiver for board-edge box-to-box and rack-to-rack communications. “Avago is delivering the industry’s highest optical port density resulting in the ...
Hackaday

Sending Data Using Cheap RF Modules

Wireless is easier today than ever, with many standards to choose from. But you don’t need anything elaborate if you simply want to cut the cord. A few years back, [Roman Black] experimented with the ...
Hackaday

Very Inexpensive RF Module Tutorial

Let’s say you need a way to make a project wireless, but don’t have the scratch for a ZigBee or its ilk. You could use IR, but that has a limited range and can only work within a line of sight of the ...
EDN

RF Remote Switch Teardown

Recently, I picked up a cheap, two-channel RF remote control switch from eBay, and once I completed a demo project with it, I decided to do what I do with all of my electronics: take it apart! The ...