A friend texted me last week, “Zak, they’re building another car wash in town—what gives?” It’s a fair question. There are already more than a dozen car washes in Flagstaff. How can yet another be an ...

Nineteen gastrointestinal diagnostic codes, spanning esophageal motility studies, capsule endoscopies and breath tests, have been added to the ASC-covered services list, a move that could expand ...

After the conclusion of "Jujutsu Kaisen Part 1: Culling Game," the "Roblox" game "Sorcerer Ascent" has surged in popularity, especially among "JJK" fans. The game features intense cursed battles, ...

The 8051 was an 8-bit Harvard-architecture microcontroller first put out by Intel in 1980. They’ve since discontinued that line, but it lives on in the low-cost STC8 family of chips, which is ...

We have previously written about various industrial Raspberry Pi systems and gateways that come with RS-485 built in, but we had yet to cover a dedicated RS-485 Raspberry Pi HAT. To fill this gap, ...

The bridge listens on a configurable TCP port (default: 502) and expects standard Modbus TCP frames from clients. Each request is translated into a Modbus RTU frame, transmitted over UART, and the ...

Anthropic's open source standard, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), released in late 2024, allows users to connect AI models and the agents atop them to external tools in a structured, reliable format ...

CMS will make significant changes to ASC and outpatient surgery reimbursement next year. In the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule, published ...

QR codes are quickly replacing the traditional barcode as the new essential tool shaping modern retail. A decade ago, they were just a simple way to connect in-store and online shopping, but now they ...

Abstract: This paper presents the design and implementation of a multipurpose networked control system using Arduino and Modbus RTU over RS-485 communication. The system enables robust and scalable ...

Arduino is being acquired by Qualcomm subject to regulatory approval for an undisclosed sum. Qualcomm Arduino introduces a new UNO form factor board, the Arduino UNO Q, which features both a STM32 MCU ...