ROHM Semiconductor was among the key players that exhibited at electronica India 2025. The company’s Group Manager - Technical Centre, Balaji Karthic, while giving us an overview, called attention to their near two decades of research and development in SiC (silicon carbide) that led to their fifth-generation devices. The company’s offerings go from wafers to discretes to modules, and their…
Flying a drone manually requires constant attention to throttle control. One moment of distraction and your drone either crashes into the ground or flies away into the ceiling. If you're building your LiteWing from scratch, check out our detailed step-by-step LiteWing assembly guide to get started with your build. This is where Drone height hold mode becomes a…
During electronica India and productronica India 2025, CircuitDigest sat down with Kevin Hess, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Mouser. The discussion covered his 35-year career at Mouser, shifts in electronics marketing, and the company’s outlook for India. The veteran reflected on the days of catalog-based sales and how he witnessed it transform into the…
Power Integrations displayed a wide array of new tech for applications including EVs, railways, industrial power supplies, and renewable energy systems at electronica 2025. In their booth, we met with Andrew Smith, their Director of Technical Outreach and Director of Training, who walked us through some of the key highlights. The company showcased its range of switch…
Finding the right ESP32-S3 development kit often means compromising between functionality and deployment readiness. With so many ESP32-S3 dev kits out there, we have been searching for a ready-to-deploy module that doesn’t require extra work like designing enclosures or 3D printing cases. These things can significantly increase the deployment time. One such kit we…
Purchasing electronic components from international suppliers can often be a complicated process for customers in India. Traditional ordering from DigiKey in USD requires managing customs clearance, local freight, and cross-border payments, which can be time-consuming and prone to errors. To facilitate electronic component sourcing in India, DigiKey has aligned…
In the world of flip-flops, the Clocked JK Flip Flop stands out with its outstanding features, such as all usable input states and the ability to be modified to imitate other flip-flops like SR, T, and D. This makes the JK Flip Flop a little better than the others. It's often called a universal flip-flop.
The JK flip-flop's main…
The GST is a framework that was specifically introduced to harmonize taxation across India. However, over the years, it has somehow evolved into a complex system that businesses, particularly small and medium-sized ones, struggle to navigate. We are now about to witness one of the most drastic changes GST has seen since its inception as the government attempts to…
Last year we built a drone using ESP32 and our community loved it. Since then the project has evolved and the drone is now called LiteWing - think of LiteWing as a low cost development platform for Drones using which you can not only easily build and fly a mini drone but can also control it using python, add your own sensors or even write the entire drone firmware…
Want to boot your Raspberry Pi from USB instead of unreliable SD cards? If you've used a Raspberry Pi long enough, you've probably faced the dreaded SD card failure. Maybe it corrupted right after a power outage, or maybe it just wore out from thousands of log writes. That's when I finally decided no more SD cards. They're great for getting started with Raspberry Pi, but when you want…
If you've ever worked with a Raspberry Pi, you’ve probably run into that annoying moment when your Raspberry Pi just disappears from the network. You try to SSH into it or access a local web dashboard, but suddenly it's not there. You fire up the terminal and type ping raspberrypi.local, and nothing. It turns out, your router handed the Pi a different IP address this…
Building a DIY drone test rig is essential for safely testing mini-drones without the risk of crashes or component damage. This comprehensive guide shows you how to build a 3D printed drone testing stand that allows complete flight testing in a controlled tabletop environment. This drone test stand was originally built for our LiteWing Drones, but you can use it to test any mini drones.
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