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Pit ninjas, robots, mentors and teamwork: Journey to robotics competition...
(Please visit the site to view this video)Juan Salagado is the pit ninja. He taught himself to code and became so fascinated by it that he helps other teams during competitions. Javi Calderon, a member...
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New WEBENCH® Power Designer is now even easier to use
TI is committed to continually improving the online design experience. On July 5, we will introduce our new fully redesigned HTML5 application for WEBENCH® Power Designer. In this post, I will walk you...
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Thread vs. Zigbee – What’s the difference?
Standards like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth low energy have become synonymous with the rise of “smart” devices in our homes that are controlled by digital assistants (such as the Amazon Echo). These standards...
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How to modify a step-down converter to the inverting buck-boost topology
When looking for a DC/DC converter to create a negative voltage, in many cases you will use a step-down converter in the inverting buck-boost topology. While dedicated inverter devices such as the...
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Predicting motor failures with vibration analysis, Part 2
Motors and pumps are key infrastructure components in both factories and buildings and must be maintained in proper working condition in order to perform their tasks. These tasks may range from moving...
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10 lessons learned from 50-plus biometric wearable product development cycles
This is the second in a three-part series on optical heart rate sensors for biometric wearables. The first installment focused on how these sensor systems work and what you can measure with them.You’re...
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Qualification on a Noisy Input Signal
In my last post , I talked about how to interpret a CW/CCW pulse train output (PTO) for motor control on C2000™ Piccolo™ F28004x devices. In this post, I will discuss a situation in which you must deal...
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From internship to mentorship, Moe Garcia builds close-as-family talent...
Surrounded by swaying palm trees, steps from white sand beaches and in proximity to his family and friends who still live on the island, the work that brings Moe Garcia to the University of Puerto Rico...
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Effects of IC package on EMI performance
The origin of electromagnetic interference (EMI) in switched-mode power supplies can be traced back to the transient voltages (dv/dt) and currents (di/dt) generated during the switching of power...
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FreeWave brings IoT to the oil field using TI’s SimpleLink CC13xx and Sitara...
Oil production fields have a large number of wellheads scattered over a wide area. These wellheads require regular monitoring to ensure that the equipment is in good working order and to avoid the...
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Optimizing solar power with battery chargers
As solar-powered devices become more portable and interconnected, rechargeable batteries eliminate the need for AC adapter input power and take advantage of the abundant energy from the sun.For...
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Boosting efficiency for your solar inverter designs
With summer upon us here in the U.S., I’m already thinking about beach days and poolside BBQs. Growing up in South Florida and currently living in Texas, I’m very familiar with hot and sunny days....
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How much loading can an auto-polarity RS-485 bus support?
The RS-485 interface is popular because of its robustness; the use of differential signaling effectively rejects common-mode noise on the bus. To make the communication work, the transceiver and...
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Diagnostic software helps meet safety requirements in MCU designs
C2000™ microcontrollers (MCUs) come with a variety of collaterals that can help you develop functionally safe systems that can comply with a wide range of standards for end products in automotive,...
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Why you need a programmable lighting engine when designing LED driver circuit
Advanced light-emitting diode (LED) animation effects like “deep breathing” and “color chasing” are becoming increasingly popular. However, a common issue designers’ face is that the microcontroller...
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How to achieve higher system robustness in DC drives, part 2: interlock and...
While commuting to work, waiting for a traffic light I noticed the green and red light sequence that prevents traffic flow conflicts, or crashes. The crossing traffic directions are out of sequence to...
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Light that freezes motion – insight into a LED lighting control design for...
Photographers will always have the artistic license to claim that motion blur was their intention. But machine vision use cases such as imaging-based automatic inspection, quality control and code...
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How to use temperature sensors to protect an automotive transmission
This blog post was co-authored by Jeff Craig. The automotive industry is rapidly introducing new technologies as automotive manufacturers seek to provide consumers vehicles with improved convenience,...
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Using the DLP® LightCrafter™ Display 2000 EVM with embedded Linux host...
The DLP® LightCrafter™ Display 2000 evaluation module (EVM) is a robust entry-level platform that enables users to evaluate and prototype DLP technology in applications such as smart home displays,...
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Smart speakers don’t have to sound as small as they are
Smart speakers are ingeniously helpful devices, providing weather reports, ordering food or playing a favorite song. As consumers find more ways to use virtual assistants, these devices are being added...
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