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01/01/2026

Any device with firmware is now a security-relevant system. Engineers are building trust, no longer just functionality. Whether you work with tiny Cortex-M0+ parts, powerful Linux-class SoCs, or emerging RISC-V platforms, the expectations are the same.. https://www.elektormagazine.com/articles/embedded-security-is-no-longer-optional

31/12/2025

Call for Presentations for Online Conference: RISC-V – Open Architecture for Embedded, AI, and Automotive - On April 15, 2026, Elektor is hosting an online conference on the use of the RISC-V standard instruction set architecture (ISA). The organizers are now inviting RISC-V experts to apply for the conference with compelling presentation proposals. The call for presentations is open until January 16.

The organizers at Elektor are seeking presentations for the online conference on RISC-V on April 15, 2026. The call for presentations is open until January

31/12/2025

As we welcome the New Year, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to our readers, subscribers, and partners for their continued trust and engagement. Your commitment to innovation, engineering excellence, and lifelong learning is at the heart of the Elektor community.

We look forward to supporting you in the year ahead with high-quality technical content, practical projects, and insights into the evolving world of electronics and embedded systems.

We wish you a successful, inspiring, and prosperous New Year.

30/12/2025

Schaub-Lorenz Stereo 6000 is the subject of an Elektor TV video that revisits a surprisingly ambitious Elektuur construction article from June 1969 — the kind of hands-on build that combined a tape transport, mechanical assembly, and real stereo audio engineering.

Schaub-Lorenz Stereo 6000 revisits a 1969 Elektuur DIY tape-recorder build, showing how serious homebrew audio engineering once was.

29/12/2025

The Great Scott Gadgets HackRF Pro is a powerful new Software Defined Radio (SDR) platform capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals from 100 kHz to 6 GHz, making it ideal for testing and developing modern and next-generation wireless technologies. Built as open-source hardware, it can be used as a USB peripheral or programmed for standalone operation and remains compatible with software such as GNU Radio and SDR #. Compared with its predecessor, the HackRF One, the HackRF Pro offers a wider frequency range, improved RF performance, a modern USB-C connector, integrated high-stability timing, enhanced memory and shielding, and more flexibility for custom firmware and advanced sampling modes.

29/12/2025

Historically, hardware set the pace and software had to adapt, but today the relationship is changing: modern AI models are beginning to dictate hardware requirements rather than the other way around. This emerging class of “AI-native” silicon reflects how increasingly complex and demanding models are driving architectural decisions in chips and systems.

For engineers and technologists working at the intersection of AI and hardware, this perspective highlights how design priorities are evolving and what it means for future development in embedded systems, accelerators, microcontrollers and beyond.

29/12/2025

Elektor has opened the Call for Presentations for its upcoming online conference “RISC-V – Open Architecture for Embedded, AI, and Automotive” scheduled for April 15, 2026. Experts in embedded systems, hardware design, firmware and software development, automotive engineering, semiconductor technologies and related fields are invited to submit proposals by January 16. The programme will showcase insights into RISC-V ISA fundamentals, extensions, domain-specific architectures, firmware development, security, AI acceleration, open-source design and more, with each presentation followed by a Q&A session.

If you are working with RISC-V technologies and have practical experience or forward-looking insights to share, now is a great opportunity to contribute to the conversation shaping the future of open architecture computing.

29/12/2025

Project: Fly your ESP32 Drone on Betaflight with Radio Controller - With the ESP32 as a drone flight controller configured in Betaflight, you save money, unlock way better range than WiFi or Bluetooth ever will, and get real hobby-grade control of your drone using your favorite RC transmitter. https://www.elektormagazine.com/labs/fly-your-esp32-drone-on-betaflight-with-radio-controller-esp-fc-guide

29/12/2025

Project: Quadrature signal Generator - Two clock signals with a 90-degree relation can very easily be created with only two D-FlipFlips. The signals might be used to drive analog circuits like (eg, a quadrature modulator/de-modulator).

Quadrature Signals are frequently used. Two clock signals with a 90-degree relation can very easily be created with only two D-FlipFlips. The signals might be used to drive analog circuits like e.g. a quadrature modulator / de-modulator.

29/12/2025

Qn interesting look at a classic DIY electronics project from 1969: the Schaub-Lorenz Stereo 6000 tape recorder.
This feature revisits an ambitious Elektuur construction article that challenged hobbyists to build a full stereo tape recorder, integrating mechanical assembly, tape transport alignment and real audio engineering rather than simply assembling a modern kit. The piece highlights how hands-on and detailed DIY audio design once was, requiring measurement, adjustment and patience across both electronics and mechanics.

It’s a great reminder of how deeply practical and comprehensive “build it yourself” projects could be, long before the era of microcontrollers and modular subassemblies.

29/12/2025

This Elektor Engineering Insights episode takes a practical look at audio amplifier testing, focusing on objective, bench-based measurement techniques rather than subjective listening alone. Senior editor Roberto Armani explains how tools like square-wave testing and oscilloscope-based Bode plots can quickly reveal bandwidth limits, frequency response issues, and overall amplifier behavior.

A concise and useful overview for anyone involved in audio design, testing, or evaluation.