Archive for February 14, 2015
An Affordable Digital Multimeter For The Electronics Enthusiast
February 14, 2015The multimeter is one of the most useful pieces of electrical test equipments. As it can measure amps, ohms and volts. Its true, it really combines three functions. When you need to measure current, it becomes an ammeter. When you need to measure ohms, it becomes an ohmmeter, while you need to measure voltage, it becomes a voltmeter.
You can imagine that digital multimeter can be used in industrial applications, electrical applications, diagnose your vehicles or home usage. Multimeters come in two parts: digital and analog. The analog one has a needle, while the digital one has a LED or LCD display. We know digital products always in advance, and has trend that is to replace the analog ones. The digital one not only can be readout directly, but also can be adjusted automatically.
The types of digital multimeter come in two kinds, one is handheld, another one is desktop. In fact, multimeter are used very frequently, handheld digital multimeter will be more practical than desktop one. In other hand, handheld multimeter is much cheaper than desktop multimeter.
There is a price range of digital multimeter from several dollars to several thousand dollars. The price you pay all depends on what features you need, and how much you are willing to spend. However, if you are a beginner engineer or enthusiast, it is suggested that you neednt buy an expensive one, or it will lead a waste. You dont be worried, as any digital one has a function with measuring current, ohmmeter and voltmeter. You can buy a good brand with affordable price, such as Hantek digital multimeter.
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Six Hot Applications on China Electronics in 2010
February 10, 2015AS the world economic has become steady and China market has come back to life, what precious development opportunities will the China electronics manufacturers meet? Meanwhile, what hot electronic products can we expect on the china electronics market in 2010?
No1.Smart mobile phones and 3G mobile phones
According to the latest information from the Topology industry research institute, the price of the Smart phone will keep running down. And the smart phones will gradually enter into the multifunctional mobile phones market. The offtake of Smartphone in 2010 will increase by 29%.
The 3G mobile phones will enter into the emerged markets in leading cities. The WCDMA/HSDPA/LTE communication technology has become mature. Now the Mainland China has taken the place of TAIWAN to become the top place of designing mobile phone. The mobile phone manufacturers will gain the direct benefits from the staggering growth of the Smartphone and 3G mobile phone on the market.
The main hot spots on the mobile phone market in 2010 are as follows: 3G+Android Smartphone, 2G/3G+Window Mobile 6.5 Smartphone and EVDO+GSM Dual Cards Dual Standby Smartphones and featured phones. The Wi-Fi/WAPI and the CMMB will be the standard products for the Smartphone and TD-SCDMA respectively.
NO2. Personal portable consumer electronics represented by the MID, smart book and PMP
At present, the main notebook has turned to be Windows Intel. The notebook will be on the up with the greater coverage and better coverage quality of the 3G network in 2010. And accordingly the ARM+Android or ARM+Linux smart book/MID will also begin to be popular.
The sales of MP3/MP4 have dropped off after their reaching the peak in 2007 as they suffered from the replacing of mobile phone and awful economic environment. But the derivative products of the MP3/MP4 such as mini MP3 speakers and car cigarette lighter will appear on the market popularly in 2010.
NO3.Ditigal TV
It will be an age of CRT TV replacement. Suppose the radix of the CRT TV is 0.5billion with the replacing rate of 10%, it will be 50million in total. Particularly in China, the replacement fever will be strengthened by the 2010 World Cup football match, Shanghai Expo along with the worldwide hi-definition content.
The 1080P/720P hi-definition, internet connection and LED backlight will be hot in the digital TV market. These hot spot applications will lead the hi-definition set-top box and TV-Box which can acquire the hi-definition DVD with lower cost to be the hot products. Applying the LED backlight to the LCD TV is also to be a focus in public.
NO4. HP LED illumination and LED backlight of large size
LED illumination industry will play a more and more important role as the countries attach importance to environment issue. LED is mainly applicable to the high-power products such as indoor and outdoor illumination and streetlights. The outdoor illumination approximately covers 12%, and theres greater space to grow. Furthermore, with the decrease of the LED price, LED will begin to replace the traditional filament lamp. Also LED has become the backlight of the TV and computer LCD indicator. In the future 3-5 years, LCD TV backlight will be the driving force of the large needs of LED.
NO5 .Car electronics
With the tendency of the worldwide source shortage, environmental protection and emission-abatement, the HEV and EV will gain great development opportunities. The electronization and intelligentization of cars will bring much more opportunities to the car electronic system manufacturers.
NO6. Medical video system and household medical equipments
The advanced semiconductor technology paves the way for the development of household medical equipments. The accurate, reliable and safe household electronics can offer an effective means to help people keep healthy. It can also be helpful to reduce the medical cost.
It is no doubt that the world will witness more and more wholesale electronics supplier gain profit if they notice this and keep pace with the world.
Electronics Mini Final Year Projects
February 5, 2015Pneumatic devices are awfully well known for their simplicity of operation, precision and efficiency. Hydraulic and other mechanical devices always lag behind the pneumatic devices when it comes to processes concerning lift mechanisms.
Pneumatic devices when joined with electronics can supply an array of new possibilities to explore. Easy and forceful electronics mini projects might be designed by working on a straightforward timed automation circuit like an astable multivibrator circuit to couple pneumatic device control and the overall feedback control. Such a project would give a broad view on how pneumatic jacks and lifts might be timed using electronics for better applications.
Electronics mini projects need not necessarily be orientated towards standard circuit building and problem-fixing. Electronics might be explored in a much diverse way these days. MATLAB is an effectual high level computing language that will help us in solving a number of complex issues. Many electronics mini projects on mobile networking could be done using simulations in MATLAB.
Create a sample network base and track the signals so that the shortest path might be turned up at using vector manipulations. This will give you a concept on what actually happens in a real time situation. Troubleshooting the simulations will help you in learning the way problems customarily pile up in mobile networking issues.
Bionics is an emergent field which is a combination of biology and electronics. Electronics is capable of representing many complex issues in simple techniques. The variety in the field of electronics makes it more perfect to perform a part in unison with biology. Biological systems basically function and stay level only through energy changes and energy transfers.
Many electronics mini projects may be designed based mostly on the factors that could relate biological energy stabilization, transfer and electronics, in a wider sense. For this task to be accomplished successfully, one should have a good understanding and knowledge on basic biology and the biochemical mechanisms underlying the phenomena.
Electronics Manufacturing
February 1, 2015Many customers put their trust in electronics manufacturers when it comes to using electronics manufacturing solutions. Electronics manufacturing is a specialized task and involves great emphasis on quality and performance, right from the sourcing of materials to the actual assembly and production process.
The majority of the firms in the market provide a range of facilities and cutting edge technologies to support wide ranging client requirements from manufacturing of simple electronic products to those involving complex technologies.
With firms continuing to invest in the latest technologies, solution deliveries range from PCBs (printed circuit boards) to boxed units, and are versatile enough to support requirements from varied industries including, aerospace, commercial, marine and defence.
Emerging electronic manufacturing technologies are being continuously adopted by firms and many have purchased the latest equipment and staff training to ensure quality delivery.
Furthermore, some firms have adopted lead-free processes fairly early, and are well versed in assembling miniature PCBs with 0201s and 0402s, QFNs and BGAs. These offer light weight and highly reliable solutions that are especially useful in the design and manufacture of special helmets, wild life tracking and diving equipment.
Most companies in the industry have looked to install the new Europlacer iineo II, which can offer high-performance solutions such as POP (Package On Package) technology. The installation of iineo has also greatly increased production capacity for firms that have adopted it.
Other innovative technologies that have been adopted by firms include automatic UV conformal coating, Xray, selective soldering and one of the latest 5 camera AOI systems. These technologies enable firms to offer a host of services, from the more common batch sub-assembly to facilitating full turnkey operations.
To ensure that the best is delivered at all times, skilled technicians build the product to meet IPC A 610 quality standards or any other customer preferred standards. Along with this an integrated ERP IT enables complete control on all aspects involved in the business process, from procurement to dispatch of product. The efficiencies driven within the process enable carefully balanced pricing and delivery, thus offering the best competitive edge and the best service possible to customers.