Lock-in amplifiers are sophisticated, somewhat specialized pieces of scientific instrumentation. The Infineon PSoC5LP System-on-a-Chip (SoC) contains most of the necessary circuit functions to implement a basic lock-in amplifier, and is supported by an excellent toolchain called PSoC Creator 4.4.
A Deep Dive on Thunderboard Sense 2
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Sensors for a Song
Huge growth in the smartphone market has had the side effect of dramatically lowering the cost and shrinking the size of the sensors used those in those phones. Several chip vendors have come out with small development boards containing a variety of these tiny, low-cost sensors. In this article, Brian takes a close look at one such solution: the Thunderboard Sense 2 from Silicon Labs.
Topics Discussed
How have smartphones benefited the sensor market?
What does the Thunderboard Sense 2 board include?
How does the Mbed IDE compare to the Simplicity Studio IDE?