Brian Dipert

Brian Dipert, associate editor and contributing editor for EDN, has a lengthy engineering career to date spanning Magnavox Electronics Systems, Intel, BDTI, and the Edge AI and Vision Alliance. He's also a former senior technical editor at EDN. Brian has a BSEE from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. All posts by Brian Dipert below:

Brian Dipert October 19, 2026 0

Brian's Brain Teardowns

SFP: The multimode module autopsy

A dissimilar laser technology trades off range for cost, at least theoretically. But it’s still faster than the LED-based Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert October 15, 2026 0

NAS upgrades: Proprietary lockouts and surmounts

A speedier LAN “freeway” is irrelevant if its “vehicles” remain slow. Updates are fortunately available both used and already in Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert October 13, 2026 3

Brian's Brain Industry Conference

Apple heads Home: Distributed identity validation, and how much does Matter matter?

Apple branding is key to its resurrected smart home “push”. Broader ecosystem compatibility, also feasible, is absent from the Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert October 12, 2026 2

Brian's Brain Teardowns

TP-Link’s Tapo P110M smart plug: Matter and energy monitoring matter

A seemingly newer device reverts to a legacy processor versus one certified earlier that same year. Does it matter? And was it due to Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert October 8, 2026 1

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The multi-gig Ethernet migration: Motivations and implementations

Supplier “push” and consumer “pull”. When their efforts coordinate, the result can be meaningfully Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert October 5, 2026 0

Brian's Brain Teardowns

An Apple-plus-Google adapter that’s AI in name only (sigh)

Is there actually any AI in the “AI Box”? Doubtful. But it’s durable, along with platform-nimble. And the attractive price is Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert September 28, 2026 1

Brian's Brain Teardowns

TP-Link’s Tapo P115: Smart plug subtracts Apple, adds energy tracking

Take a baseline device, remove a subsequent protocol and replace it with a function, and…you end up with a bigger-than-expected Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert September 24, 2026 1

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LEDs for under-cabinet illumination upgrades

Long life? Power efficient? Color temperature flexibility? Drop-in replacement? Yes please, I'll take one of Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert September 21, 2026 1

Brian's Brain Teardowns

SFP: The single-mode module autopsy

This initial entry in a planned series analyzes a long distance-capable fiber optic cable networking adapter containing a focused-beam Continue Reading...

Brian Dipert September 17, 2026 1

Blogs Brian's Brain

SFP: Add-in module delivers diminutive performance, flexibility

Want to network-connect gear using wired Ethernet? Or optical fiber? How about a bandwidth boost? Or a range extension? SFP does it Continue Reading...