FYSA – Information – SparkFun Electronics

We’ve got launched a brand new sequence on YouTube Shorts known as Humorous You Ought to Ask that covers frequent electronics phrases and acronyms in beneath a minute.

We get requested usually on our YouTube movies what sure phrases imply within the electronics world. And, whereas it could appear apparent for a few of our extra seasoned viewers, terminology is altering so usually and new ideas are popping up so usually that many can’t sustain or inform the distinction. So we determined to make a brand new sequence to assist shed some mild on all of the electronics lingo. You possibly can all the time ask the webs what one thing is, nevertheless it usually doesn’t present you the idea with visuals from a good supply and the AI-generated overview may be defective – in comes SparkFun!

So, beginning off with one thing comparatively straightforward, we lined what idea of what I2C is. Once you’re first beginning out in electronics, I2C comes up on a regular basis. The web will ceaselessly be in a battle on how it’s pronounced, eye-two-see or eye-squared-see, however no matter who’s proper (we’ve got our opinions), it’s inter-integrated circuit and we lined what it’s and the way it’s used.

There’s a lot data on the market on I2C, however hopefully this video provides you a superb place to begin to understand the idea. To dive deeper into I2C, our Qwiic web page covers this information in much more element.

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We jumped forward a bit in a typical electronics journey, and lined what LoRa is. In case you begin dabbling in transferring information wirelessly, then distance turns into an vital issue. LoRa comes into play as an idea folks must then analysis. LoRa stands for Lengthy Vary and we had Rob clarify the idea and a few use instances.

We have have had a couple of blogs cowl LoRa previously by using new merchandise which have pushed the boundary of simply how lengthy vary a few of these can switch information. One specifically is the LoRa Factor Plus – expLoRaBLE board that Rob mentions.

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How about VOCs and VSCs? VOCs are Unstable Natural Compounds and VSCs are Unstable Sulfur Compounds. Each present in numerous pure and man-made merchandise. Rob goes over these compounds on this YouTube quick however he additionally references the SparkFun Indoor Air High quality Sensor – ENS160 (Qwiic) and the SparkFun Environmental Sensor – BME688 (Qwiic) for analyzing the compounds.

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We hear RTC usually in electronics however what does Actual Time Clock truly do? On this quick, Pete explains the way it works and the way it’s utilized in electronics.

The world of electronics and IoT is consistently altering and new acronyms are solely making it extra complicated, however hopefully this new sequence can shed some mild on lots of them. Maintain an eye fixed out for two releases each week over the following 10 weeks on our YouTube and social media channels (@sparkfun).

Additionally we’d love to listen to from you on which phrases or acronyms you’d like us to elucidate! Throw them within the feedback beneath!