A bootloader makes it possible to update a product’s firmware in the field. Common communication interfaces like UART, I 2 C, SPI or USB can be used to update the firmware, which typically involves a ...

The unit provides a plug-and-play replacement for conventional serial cables up to 300 meters, and can connect to any Bluetooth low energy device, such as a sensor, to get access the device's standard ...

With Linux and the serial port there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that Linux has great support for serial hardware of all sorts and a host of tools for accessing the serial ...

The humble desktop serial terminal may have long disappeared from the world of corporate IT, but there are still plenty of moments when professionals and enthusiasts alike need to hook up to a serial ...

The MLT-BT05 is a readily available, inexpensive Bluetooth 4.0 module based on the Texas Instruments CC2541 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) system-on-chip (SoC), sold by various Chinese suppliers and ...

Amazon's hiding of serial port connections inside the Kindle isn't a new discovery, but adding a Bluetooth module to it is. Tinkerer Darron cracked open his Kindle DX and snapped his way through ...