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How to eliminate interference in wireless access point equipment
Equipping broadband modems, routers and gateways in home and enterprise networking with wireless access point (AP) functionality is experiencing explosive growth. Figure 1 shows such a Wi-Fi® network....
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Simplified software development through the Processor SDK and tools
In my previous blog post, I discussed how you can use the processor software development kit (Processor SDK) for industrial products. In this post, I’ll explain how to develop applications with ease of...
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The importance of solar load modeling in AR HUDs
Augmented reality (AR) head-up displays (HUDs) will completely change the driving experience by overlaying critical driving information onto the real world. The best example of an AR display today is...
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Chief Technology Officer Ahmad Bahai discusses isolation in a world of...
In a world where humans and machines continually interact, isolation matters. Miles of wiring in an electric car connect switches, sensors and high-voltage motors. An industrial controller exchanges...
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Intrepid Control Systems creates a cloud-connected vehicular network...
Vehicular network interfaces (VNIs) are dongles that plug into a vehicle’s onboard diagnostics (OBD) port to facilitate communication with electronic subsystems such as the engine control unit....
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How driver monitoring systems can help with collision avoidance
All drivers have experienced some manner of driver monitoring: a spouse inquiring if you needed a break when driving long distances, a friend asking if you’re okay to drive or a companion who alerts...
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A key to accurate system thermal management: monitoring both current flow and...
System thermal management has become ever-more critical, as three industry trends continue to work against each other in today’s electronics:The drive toward higher system performance.Shrinking form...
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USB Type-C™ and USB Power Delivery – no assembly required
As USB Type-C™ and USB Power Delivery (PD) gain momentum across a broad set of products, more and more engineers are rolling up their sleeves and making plans to add USB Type-C to their newest designs....
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Designing a magnetically immune polyphase smart meter, part 1: isolated shunt...
To minimize revenue loss, it is imperative that utility providers harden their systems against someone trying to steal electricity. Since electricity meters are both relatively accessible and are...
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Cutting the cord can have a real impact: Learn how C2000 MCUs meet KNOWMAX...
Wireless power transfer (WPT) is the transmission of power without wires, usually to recharge batteries. Although Nikola Tesla pioneered the concept of WPT and ushered in the wireless communication...
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How to eliminate interference in wireless access point equipment
Equipping broadband modems, routers and gateways in home and enterprise networking with wireless access point (AP) functionality is experiencing explosive growth. Figure 1 shows such a Wi-Fi® network....
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Output topology options for a voltage supervisor
Having stumbled upon this blog post, I’m assuming that you know the importance of having a voltage supervisor in your electronic design and are wondering how to implement and design with these...
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Designing smaller mobile projection and display applications with DLP Pico...
Consumers today are clamoring for brighter, larger displays from their mobile, portable and in-home devices. But designing for high brightness and high resolution often means creating bulky devices...
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Improving sensor DAQ performance using the PRU-ICSS for grid protection and...
As utility companies shift focus towards improving the quality and efficiency of power systems, they are transitioning from a conventional grid to a smarter grid. This transition entails adding more...
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electronica: See how innovations in automation are changing your world
Automation is coming to your home, car, office and the factories that make the everyday components of our lives.In smart buildings and factories, machines and appliances can think for themselves and...
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Designing a current-loop with the MSP430 MCU Smart Analog Combo
Temperature, pressure, flow, pH levels – these are some of the variables commonly monitored in process control and factory automation applications. Pneumatic systems originally controlled and monitored...
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Experience seamless shopping thanks to smart shelves
It takes a couple of weeks to completely re-price everything in a store by hand with new paper tags. Not only is this time-consuming, but it is costly and hard on the environment due to the enormous...
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Taking the lead on solar-panel safety with a reference design specifically...
Did you know that TI is one of the first semiconductor companies to offer designs for the rapid shutdown of solar power systems in the event of a fire or electrical hazard? In 2017, National Electrical...
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How to Create a Programmable Output Inverting Buck-Boost Regulator
By Akshay Mehta and Frank De StasiThere are multiple applications, particularly in the test and measurement sector, where you need an external source or digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to program the...
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Designing a magnetically immune polyphase smart meter, part 2: an overview of...
In the first installment of this three-part series on preventing magnetic tampering in smart polyphase e-meters, I discussed the building blocks for isolated shunt sensing and presented two approaches...
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