Circuits & Schematics - Microcontrollers Usage - 3

The circuit in Figure 1 is a single-supply version of a programmable Schmitt trigger, or a comparator with hysteresis. A comparator, A1, and a digitally programmable potentiometer (DPP1) are used for the function. The lower (V LL ) and upper (V UL ...

In battery-powered applications in which power management is key, a microprocessor may adjust its core voltage corresponding to an increase or a decrease in clock speed, allowing full processing power when necessary but not wasting excess power ...

By decoding the commands sent by a direct-broadcast satellite receiver that uses the DISEqC (digital-satellite-equipment-control) protocol, you can troubleshoot the commands or simply listen in. Eutelsat Corp offers the DISEqC protocol. The ...

This design idea (Figure 1) shows how easily “new flesh can be added to the old bones” and how some new functions can be added to the simple LED display that was published earlier ( Reference 1 ). Figure 1. Upgraded simple LED display ...

This handheld electric PCB drill speed controller is cheap, easy to build, and only uses a few components. Basically, it is an Arduino Uno based PWM controller that operates at a relatively high frequency (Figure 1). It features almost 0-100% DC ...

This expandable LED display for a microcontroller in Figure 1 has a simple interface with only 6 data/control wires and can be easily accommodated to a DIY design. The display has static indication. Figure 1. The expandable LED display for a ...

If you need to quickly and inexpensively convert a binary number into a proportional analog voltage, one cool (and easily remoted) way to do it is: 1. Serialize the number into a bit stream with the LSB output first, 2. input the resulting stream ...

Adding a manual reset to a design usually involves designing in a new part with a manual-reset input. But, by adding a couple of low-value resistors, a standard three-pin-reset supervisor can work in most applications. The circuit in Figure 1 ...

It is sometimes necessary for a microcontroller to generate a pulse whose voltage is higher than the power-supply voltage of the microcontroller. The circuit in Figure 1 allows you to generate 14 V pulses from a 5 V power supply. An adaptation of ...

Piezoelectric buzzers find wide use as audible-signal generators because of their low power consumption and clear, penetrating sound. An external driver or a self-driven circuit that oscillates at the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric element ...