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Design an automotive cluster power supply
Design an automotive cluster power supplyClusters are becoming larger to accommodate the ever increasing amount of data available to the driver and also to give this information in real time. Cluster...
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Embedding an electrical energy monitor into very space-limited applications...
As more equipment and appliances are equipped with embedded electricity energy monitors to measure and report the devices’ own consumption, I am getting more requests to estimate the real estate...
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Are you ready for totem-pole PFC?
Power-conversion system efficiency is becoming ever more important due to economic reasons and environmental concerns. The efficiency levels defined in the 80 Plus requires 96% for titanium. It becomes...
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Is a power module always the optimal solution for your space constrained SSD?
With improvements in semiconductor and packaging technology, power modules have become increasingly popular and more accessible. With higher levels of integration, power modules enable a simpler design...
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How to use load switches to power your wearable
In just five years, wearables have gone from being essentially non-existent to an integral part of daily life. As the popularity of these devices continues to grow, their feature set also becomes...
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Capacitive sensing: which architecture should you choose?
Capacitive sensing can present itself in many applications, ranging from proximity detection and gesture recognition to liquid-level sensing. Regardless of application, the defining factor of...
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Power your Bluetooth speaker with less
We all like to take our music with us on MP3 players. And since the invention of the boom box, many of us like to share our music as well. Shrinking the size of the boom box without sacrificing...
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Data Stream Networks powering the Internet of Things (IoT)
This is a guest blog from Joe Hanson, a technology writer at PubNub. PubNub is a member of TI's IoT Cloud Ecosystem. The PubNub Data Stream Network provides global cloud infrastructure and key building...
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Smart antenna LDO TPS7B770X with full protection and diagnose for...
Most would agree that a cars function is no longer just a way to go from point A to B. We require them to be fast, safe, nice looking, relaxing and not to mention entertaining. The increased focus on...
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Increase DC/DC converter efficiency: understanding operating modes and power...
A DC/DC converter with low efficiency and excessive component-temperature rise can be a major headache – even more so if you must redesign the circuit or revise the board layout. To avoid such...
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Create a simple LED driver
The LM317-N was the first adjustable voltage regulator, introduced way back in 1975. It’s still widely used in the industry as a constant voltage supply. But did you know that this device can do much...
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Excuse me for being a little forward... with my topology
There is so much attention given to flyback and LLC power-conversion topologies, I thought it was time to visit an old friend: the forward topology. It has been widely used for decades and for good...
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AM57x processors for smart grid applications
The smart grid and energy industries are continuously getting more efficient, and with these efficiencies come specific processor needs. Embedded processing puts the “smart” in smart grid, as power...
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How to design fully isolated 4-wire sensor transmitters
My previous posts discussed the basics of 4-wire transmitters and showed circuit-level design options for output and power-isolated 4-wire sensor transmitters. In this post, I’ll cover the final...
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Interfacing a BeagleBone BLE/Wi-Fi Cape with an Arrow Max10 DECA board: Part 2
This is a guest blog posted by An Bui, Senior Embedded Specialist with Dallas Logic.Following Part 1 of our blog series, we will go through the process of setting up the software for our NIOS II...
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Learning can be fun: STEM in the schoolyard
Michael Grancea has ideas. Lots of ideas. The fifth grade student at Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet School in Dallas will gleefully share with you all his ideas if you ask. For example, how to combat...
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Hot stuff: picking a temperature sensing solution for automotive applications
Thank an automotive engineer if you drive a car in a place that juxtaposes multiple major climate zones within a small driving range. Take California, for example, where temperatures in Death Valley...
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Achieve longer battery lifetimes from wireless sensors
One of the most technical challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT) is that you can place sensor nodes anywhere. These sensors measure parameters such as temperature and humidity (in a connected...
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Get Connected: The basics of protecting RS-485 against ESD
Welcome back to the Get Connected blog series on Analog Wire. In my last post, I discussed fail-safe biasing of differential buses and how to implement fail-safe biasing in your designs. In this post,...
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How to save time and money with low power circuits
Many industrial systems are designed to meet specific UL (Underwriters Laboratories) or IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) safety standards, often with the end goal of becoming UL...
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