EDN Under certain conditions, ESD events can damage digital circuits by causing latch-up. For example, when ESD triggers them, parasitic transistors normally formed as parts of a CMOS device can behave as an SCR (silicon-controlled rectifier). Once ...
You sometimes need to know whether a resistance exceeds a preset limit. The continuity tester in Figure 1 lets you determine that fact for resistances of 0.5 Ω to 10 kΩ. The heart of the circuit is the transistor pair comprising Q 1 and ...
William Lepkowski EDN Many low-dropout voltage regulators include an enable-input pin that can also serve as an inexpensive alternative to a voltage-supervisor IC. Although the enable pin normally serves as a means of shutting down the ...
A traditional method of driving a low- to medium-power permanent-magnet dc motor involves using four MOSFET or bipolar transistors in an H-bridge configuration. For example, in Figure 1, the motor connects between collector pairs C 1 and C 2 and C ...
The need for a compact telemetry system poses a challenge for designing a small, light, low-component-count system. Interfacing serial data from the microprocessor is also difficult because most low-cost RF transmitters do not accept dc levels at ...
This project is based on STK984-090A from ON Semiconductor which is a fully-integrated inverter with current rating 20 A and supply voltage 40 V DC (Figure 1). It has been designed to drive the Brushless DC Motors (BLDC) and permanent magnet ...
Aaron Lager EDN Using LEDs has gained popularity as a method of saving power for general-purpose lighting, but an efficient method for driving them has also become a necessity. For example, Lumileds' Luxeon devices create lighting effects or ...
The basic VFC (voltage-to-frequency converter) in Figure 1 comprises an integrator (IC 1 ) and a Schmitt-trigger circuit (IC 2 ). The integrator converts the dc input voltage, V IN , to a linear voltage ramp, and the Schmitt trigger sets the limits ...
Many improvements to the follower circuit have been proposed over the years. The White cathode follower doubles the output current and makes the transfer function more linear. [ 1 ] Adding a common-base amplifying stage (current follower) ...
T A Babu EDN 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 ...