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The art of engineering: Innovator draws 8 lessons from art to infuse...
Venu Menon’s fondest and most vivid memories of middle school involve art.Years ago at a Lion’s Club’s art competition in Bombay, India, he sat on the floor of a huge hall filled with the activity and...
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Before digital control, there were general-purpose PWMs
For those of you who don’t know me, let me get the formalities out of the way. I absolutely love digital control! You know, stuff like z-transforms, Kalman filters, nonlinear control, adaptive control...
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Shining a light on op amps: considerations in LED lighting
As a college student, I would often drive back to my dorm room very late at night. On my route, I would always have to drive on a long stretch of road with lots of overhanging trees on either side. It...
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How to manage wireless sensor networks with dual-band connectivity
One recent trend for Internet of Things (IoT) applications (especially in building automation) is that while “smartness” is being added to things, more objects are connected and the complexity of...
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Why you should study power management
What would it be like for your day to be without power? Imagine this – (Please visit the site to view this video) What would you do without the ability to make coffee for your 8:00 am class? What would...
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How to minimize filter loss when you drive an ADC
Filtering plays an essential part in nearly all communication systems, since removing noise and distortion increases channel capacity. Designing a filter to pass only the desired frequencies is fairly...
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It’s hip to be square
All power stage designers like to see a perfect square waveform at the switch-node. Fast rising/falling edge reduces switching losses, and low overshoot and ringing minimizes voltage stresses on the...
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Selecting voltage detectors, supervisors, and reset ICs for system safety:...
In the first installment of this series, I defined voltage detectors and supervisors/reset ICs and explained different output types, along with some basic devices. As designs become more complex, more...
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Why use a USB Type-C™ redriver in your personal electronics designs?
The USB Type-C connector is quickly becoming the de-facto interface in consumer devices, as it supports multiple data and video standards including USB and DisplayPort™. The USB 3.1 standard specifies...
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USB PD 3.0 fast role swap switching considerations
The introduction of USB Type-C™ and USB Power Delivery (PD) will forever change the way we interact with our notebooks/tablets/smartphones and accessories A single cable provides both power and data,...
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Is a LiFePO4 or Lithium-ion battery better for eCall systems?
The European Parliament’s eCall regulation law passed in 2015 and goes into effect in April 2018, mandating that all cars that are released in the European market are required to be equipped with...
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The real secret to become a better cook. Integrate smart scale technology in...
Let’s say that you decided to try out a new recipe to surprise someone, but it doesn’t come out quite right. Cooking is an exact science. You could get results eventually through trial and error, but...
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How to design a limited power source industrial AC/DC power supply with...
Part one of this blog discussed basic needs of a Limited Power Source (LPS) and provided a brief overview of standards that govern LPS circuits.To address the needs of protection and limiting,...
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From tub to treasure: Engineer gives antique, claw-foot tubs a second life as...
In a world of throw-away prefab and plastic, Rush Nafikov lives the counter-cultural life of a maker and restorer.“My wife and I like the aesthetics of old, repurposed things,” he said. “It’s a...
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Understanding isolation requirements for industrial drives
In my last blog post, we looked at electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) requirements for industrial drives.Why would we develop hardware with isolation? We can...
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Five clever tricks for getting started with 3D printing
Today’s 3D printing industry is more robust than ever -- and continues to expand. By some estimates, the global 3D printing market will grow from $6 billion in 2015 to an estimated $20 billion by 2020...
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How does a linear resonant actuator work?
Guest blogger Shantanu Balu is the co-founder of Somatic Labs, which created Moment, an innovative wearable that communicates with the user entirely through the sense of touch.Diagram of the...
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Cutting the last wire to unleash Industry 4.0
Giovanni Campanella and Matthieu Chevrier co-authored this post. To unleash the full potential of Industry 4.0, factories and plants will need to be covered by sensors. The sheer number of sensors...
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Get spooky this Halloween with the TI LaunchPad™ development kit
This Halloween, the TI LaunchPad™ development kit team decided to have some fun with our coworkers and use this spooky LaunchPad kit-based Halloween project to prank them. By using several new...
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