LEDs used in a controlled environment greenhouse farms, an app note from Würth Elektronik. Link here (PDF) Greenhouse farms may not be a new technology but with an every growing world population and the move towards sustainability, intensive yet highly efficient and standardized food production will increasingly become the norm in future years opening a […]
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App note: The behavior of electro-magnetic radiation of power inductors in power management
Application note form Würth Elektronik about EM radiation radiated from inductors in DC-DC converters. Link here (PDF) This Application Note focuses on the Electro-Magnetic (EM) radiation behavior of power inductor(s) in DC-DC converters, which is dependent on several parameters such as ripple current, switching frequency, rise & fall time of a switching device, the core […]
App note: Understanding infrared diode power ratings
App note from TT Electronics about infrared diode specs, how they vary from different manufacturers, and help clear things about infrared definition of parameters. Link here (PDF) Infrared emitting diode power measurement is dependent upon a number of variables which must be precisely defined in order for design engineers to utilize data sheet information. Manufacturers […]
App note: Linear and rotary encoders are evolving to meet demands
Application notes from TT Electronics on optical encoders versatile sensing. Link here (PDF) Linear and rotary encoders have come in a wide variety of design styles over the years, the most common being rotary switches, potentiometers, capacitive, magnetic, and optical types. The optical encoder has become the most popular of these encoding methods due to […]
App note: Measuring inrush current
Inrush current evaluation from Aimtec. Link here In AC/DC power converters beyond a few watts, during the initial application of power an excessive inrush current will flow when the input capacitors are suddenly charged. If unhindered the inrush current can easily exceed 50 A at the peak of the AC cycle and severely stress the […]
App note: Pulse width modulation (PWM) vs. Analog dimming of LEDs
App note from Aimtec on dimming LEDs. Link here With the phenomenal growth of the LED lighting market, there has been a natural growth in demand for highly efficient and controlled LED drivers. Applications from ‘smart’ street lights, flashlights, digital signage and many others require not only highly regulated currents, but in many cases dimming […]
App note: Adding flexibility by using multiple footprints for I2C™ serial EEPROMs
Save PCB space by utilizing EEPROM SOIC-8 area, here’s an application note from Microchip. Link here (PDF) For many years, the 8-lead SOIC package has been the most popular package for serial EEPROMs, but now smaller packages are becoming more commonplace. This offers a number of benefits; the reductions in footprint size and component height […]
App note: Writing to flash and EEPROM on the tinyAVR 1-series
Update your tinyAVR code to access memories when using 1-series tinyAVRs. Link here (PDF) On tinyAVR® 1-series devices, access to Flash memory and EEPROM has been changed from that on previous tinyAVR devices. This means that existing code for writing to Flash and EEPROM on older devices must be modified in order to function properly […]
App note: PWM Basics
PWM basics and PWM drivers app note from APEX Microtechnology. Link here (PDF) PWM circuits are taking the same general course of development traveled by op amps and many other electronic functions. Concepts were brought to life using discrete components and were followed by modules, hybrids and then monolithics.
App note: Microphone specifications explained
All about MEMS microphone from TDK Invensense. Link here (PDF) A MEMS microphone IC is unique among InvenSense, Inc., products in that its input is an acoustic pressure wave. For this reason, some specifications included in the data sheets for these parts may not be familiar, or familiar specifications may be applied in unfamiliar ways. […]
App note: High-Power backup
App note from Murata on application of Electrical double layer capacitors (EDLCs). Link here (PDF) When you consider backup function in your product, Murata’s supercapacitors (also known as EDLCs, Supercaps) are suitable for backup energy device. Murata’s supercapacitors can discharge in high power up to 10A. Therefore they can cover wide range of backup function […]
App note: Lithium Ion Capacitors: An Effective EDLC Replacement
Hybrid capacitor of EDLC and LIB, Lithium Ion capacitors from TAIYO YUDEN offers solution to conventional EDLC lesser characteristics. Link here (PDF) EDLCs were first created in Japan in the 1970s and began appearing in various home appliances in the 1990s. Since the 2000s, they have been used in mobile phones and digital cameras. EDLCs […]
App note: Capacitor selection guidelines on LDOs
They are different kind of capacitors, selection for one capacitor varies depending on application. A good read app note from Analog Devices. Link here (PDF) Capacitors are underrated. They do not have transistor counts in the billions nor do they use the latest submicron fabrication technology. In the minds of many engineers, a capacitor is […]
App note: Linear regulators reverse voltage protection
Various input and output reverse voltage protection method for linear regulators discussed in this app note from ROHM. Link here (PDF) A linear regulator integrated circuit (IC) is a DC-to-DC buck converter system that reduces a DC supply from higher voltage level to a lower voltage level, thus it requires that the input voltage is […]
App note: Power source ON/OFF characteristics for linear regulator
A good read app note from ROHM on linear regulator On and Off characteristic. Link here (PDF) When a linear regulator IC is turned ON, the electric charge is stored in the output capacitor and the output voltage increases up to the specified value. At this time, an inrush current flows from the input to […]
App note: Application of SiC MOSFETs
App note from ON Semiconductors about Silicon Carbide MOSFETs, their difference and gains over Silicon MOSFETs. Link here (PDF) Among the Wide Band Gap materials silicon carbide (SiC) is by far the most mature one. The raw wafer quality has greatly improved over the last years with significant reduction of micro pipes and dislocations. Silicon […]
App note: Workflow for an IoT product
ON semiconductor’s IoT device development process. Link here (PDF) In this application note a complete list of process steps is described in order to develop a specific system in the IoT environment. In order to make the description more practical the PIR sensor alarm example is used.
App note: Choose the right power supply for your FPGA
Designing a power supply for FPGA includes multiple voltage, ripple management and power sequencing, here’s an app note from Maxim Integrated. Link here (PDF) Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) require 3 to 15, or even more, voltage rails. The logic fabric is usually at the latest process technology node that […]
App note: Current-sense amplifier doubles as a high common mode instrumentation amplifier
Application note from Maxim intergrated on utilizing a boost converter and a current-sense amplifier to form a regulator that derives +5V from -48V without isolation. Link here (PDF) Instrumentation amplifiers (IAs) are used where gain accuracy and dc precision are important, such as in measurement and test equipment. The downside of IAs is the cost. […]
App note: Current sensing in metering applications using a pulse current sensor and ST metering devices
App note from STMicroelectronics about current sensing using Rogowski coil together with STPMxx metering device. Link here (PDF) This application note describes the benefits of a current sensing system for metering applications using STPMxx metering devices and a current sensor developed by Pulse Engineering Inc. (hereafter referred to as “Pulse current sensor”), based on the […]