Homebrew SWR and power meter To begin with, this SWR meter featured in this article is not completely homemade, as I used the circuit design from the schematic in the highly regarded book Arduino Projects of Amateur Radio. Despite purchasing the book and honoring the authors’ copyright, I will still provide my own diagram here. […]
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Story The RA-02 Breakout module includes level converters The RA-02 Breakout Module is designed to be beginner-friendly and compatible with breadboards. Many of them may possess one or more RA-02 Breakout modules. For those who do, they are undoubtedly aware of the challenges associated with using this specific breakout module. The RA-02 module is an
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Murata unveiled the MYWGC series from the MonoBK™ DC/DC converter family. The new point-of-load (POL) modules offer a 50-percent smaller footprint than competing solutions and set new standards in size, efficiency and performance. The highly integrated, multi-output DC/DC converters leverage Murata’s core technology advantages in power module development, advanced 3D integrated packaging and passive component
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Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has launched the XDL605/XDL606 series of AEC-Q100 compliant, ultra-small step-down “micro DC/DC” converters which have an integrated coil and control IC. A DC/DC converter power supply circuit can be constructed simply by adding a ceramic capacitor and a resistance for voltage setting to the external components, which can contribute to substantially reducing
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Flex Power Modules’ converters are first generation direct conversion products Flex Power Modules’ BMR481 DC/DC converter addresses the growing need for higher energy efficiency levels in datacenters and cloud computing infrastructures. This converter offers an input range of 40 V to 60 V targeting 48 V to 54 V nominal supplies and a programmable 0.5 V to 1.35 V output. The 12 mm
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Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has launched the XCL230/XCL231 as a new series of low supply current, 36V, 600mA step-down dc-dc converters with integrated inductors. Integrating the coil makes for easier circuit board layout and minimizes malfunction and noise from the component and wiring layout. The input voltage range is 3.0- to 36-V, the switching frequency is
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MATRIX Industries’ nanopower energy harvesting boost converter with microwatt cold-start, input impedance matching, and regulated output MATRIX Industries’ Mercury is a family of highly integrated DC/DC boost converters that are ideal for harvesting and managing surplus energy from extremely low input voltage sources such as TEGs (thermoelectric generators) and thermopiles. The patented transformer reuse topology
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This flasher/beacon circuit can be employed as a distress signal on highways, a direction pointer for parking lots, hospitals, and hotels, etc. The circuit uses a power LED, and provides more light than a typical incandescent lamp flasher. Use of a 6 V or 12 V SLA lantern battery makes the circuit portable. The heart
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Operating input range from 4.2V to 60V. 2mm x 3mm HotRod™ QFN package. Junction temperature range from -40°C to 150°C. 26µA quiescent current. The list of amazing features is long. And that’s before you see the eye-popping efficiency plots. LMR36006/15 are the industrial buck converters you’ve been looking for. Texas Instruments LMR360xx/LMR360xx-Q1 Step-Down Converters are an easy-to-use, synchronous,
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X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE, the leading analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry today announced the availability of new high-voltage primitive devices targeted at the growing market for automotive 48V board net and battery management system (BMS) ICs. Covering voltages of 70V to 125V, these complementary NMOS/PMOS devices are based on the company’s XT018 BCD-on-SOI (https://www.xfab.com/en/technology/soi/018-um-xt018/) platform with deep trench isolation (DTI)
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