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Isolated USB-to-UART converter builds in 20 minutes for $20

I stood in stunned silence at the smoke billowing up from the hardware on the workbench. Just moments before, it had been operating as expected, before self-destructing with a sound that can only be ...
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Product How-to: Integrated isolation and power bridges the gap between USB and traditional industrial interfaces

As a standard for serial communication to peripheral devices, USB is ubiquitous today. However, industrial devices still rely in many cases on the older standard of RS-232 for debug or master-slave ...
Geeky Gadgets

Optically Isolated USB To Serial Adapter

Developers, hobbyists and electronic enthusiasts searching for a optically isolated USB to Serial adapter may be interested in a new piece of open source hardware called the ZeptoBit Isolated USB-UART ...
Electronic Design

Is This the End for the Optocoupler in High-Voltage Isolation?

The importance of signal isolation in high-voltage design The difference between optocouplers and opto-emulators Details on TI’s silicon dioxide (SiO 2) isolation technology Isolation is invaluable in ...