In 1971, Signetics—later Philips—introduced the NE555 timer, and manufacturers are still producing more than 1 billion of them a year. By adding a few components to the NE555, you can build a simple voltage-to-frequency converter for less than 50 cents. The circuit contains a Miller integrator based on a TL071 along with an NE555 timer […]
NE555 timer sparks low-cost voltage-to-frequency converter Continue Reading
I received the Boozhound Labs JFET Moving Coil (MC) Pre-Preamp Kit a while back and I promptly assembled the small circuit board. I’m a sucker for a simple kit and a hot iron. That is where it all stopped. The circuit board remained complete and laying about for a few years. Recently I required another
Extremely cheap low-speed PC/USB oscilloscope with STM32 (STM32F042) microcontroller – variant of miniscope v2e with input amplifier (MCP6S21 PGA) added. This is minor update, but input PGA fixes problem with input leakage of STM32F042 allowing increasing input impedance at the same time. Quick specification follows miniscope v2a-d idea: very simple device streaming data in real
Features Generates Two Independent Low Noise Bias Supplies Boost Regulator: Wide Input Voltage Range: 3V to 20V Adjustable Switching Frequency: 450kHz to 2MHz Synchronizable to External Clock 950mA Power Switches Integrated Schottky Diodes Internal Frequency Compensation Linear Regulator: Wide Output Voltage Range: 1V to 20V SET Pin Reference Current: 50μA Low Noise: 4μVRMS (10Hz to
LT3095 – Dual-Channel Low Noise Bias Generators Continue Reading
Although infrared communication might look like the technology of the 1990s, it is still present in a multitude of applications around us. Every time you press the button of a remote control, it is most likely it is using the IR (infrared) technology for transmitting data. The TV remote is the most common example. Air
Success and reliability of a device depends not only on laboratory tests in “ideal conditions” but also on its mechanical construction. Elimination of mutual influence (EMC), optimal space usage, resistance to vibrations, easy assembly at production are one of factors why it´s worth to design mechanical part of a device into details. At production of
Simplify yourself a mechanical design of a device Continue Reading
You can use three discrete transistors to build an operational amplifier with an open-loop gain greater than 1 million (Figure 1). You bias the output at approximately one-half the supply voltage using the combined voltage drops across zener diode D1, the emitter-base voltage of input transistor Q1, and the 1V drop across 1-MΩ feedback resistor
Build an op amp with three discrete transistors Continue Reading
This week the beautiful projects from Boldport club arrived. Each of them comes with a nice box or bag which matches the individual project. All electronic components to assemble and solder the project are included, but you need some external power supply and jumper cables to bring some of the projects to life. In the
Features 3V to 40V Input Voltage Range Ultralow Quiescent Current and Low Ripple Burst Mode® Operation: IQ = 6μA 1A, 60V Power Switch Positive or Negative Output Voltage Programming with a Single Feedback Pin Fixed 2MHz Switching Frequency Accurate 1.6V EN/UVLO Pin Threshold Internal Compensation and Soft-Start Low Profile (1mm) ThinSOT™ Package Low Profile (0.75mm) 8-Lead (3mm
LT8330 – Low IQ Boost/SEPIC/Inverting Converter with 1A, 60V Switch Continue Reading
In most cases, you measure current by converting it into a proportional voltage and then measuring the voltage. Figure 1 shows two typical methods of making the conversion. In one method, you insert a probing resistor, RP, in series with the current path and use differential amplifier IC1 to measure the resulting voltage drop (Figure
Measure small currents without adding resistive insertion loss Continue Reading
