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Get trained: SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3100 and CC3200 family
With the recent introduction of the SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3100 and CC3200 solutions on June 16th, TI is also hosting a multitude of trainings for you to learn about the features, benefits and application...
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Remembering Bob Pease
Today, on the third anniversary of Bob Pease’s passing, I am recalling the many things that he was famous for. He was known and respected as a guru on band-gap voltage references and a magician with...
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How to make your power supply "cap-free"
So, let’s say you’re almost done with your latest and greatest application. All the bugs have been rooted out and it’s working like a charm. It’s almost ready to hit the main stage but there’s one last...
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How to increase your safety odds with automotive radar
Checking in at the rental car counter is always a bit of a gamble. Are you going to “roll a 7” and end up with the base model that doesn't have power seats and smells slightly funky (you KNOW what I...
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DIY with TI: Showering in innovation
When TIer Michael Zwerg returns to the annual Burning Man event in the Nevada desert this summer, his homemade Electrical Camping Shower will be the envy of fellow festivalgoers who spend days baking...
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Jens-Michael Gross rewarded and celebrated on MSP430™ Day
(Please visit the site to view this video)MSP430 Day (April 30th) this year was not only a celebration for the MSP430 MCU but also rewarding top E2E Community Member Jens-Michael Gross as the Overall...
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Relief to the rescue for rapid torque, velocity and position control
Are you struggling withrapid development of three-phase torque, velocity, or position motion control applications? We just released the new C2000™ Piccolo™ F2805x MCU series enabled with...
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Electrical power engineers are heroes in energy conservation
While there are any number of “green” professions that today’s engineering students can pursue, from biofuel to wind turbine, most are less aware of the critical role electrical engineers play in...
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Input considerations for SAR ADCs
Did you know that the input signal might affect how you select the best successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for your application?When we hear the word, “input,”...
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Summertime and the livin' is easy
"Summertime and the livin’ is easy" – song lyrics by George Gershwin.When the weather warms up, my favorite thing to do is to go out in a canoe for a quiet day on a lake somewhere. If I have the time,...
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Upgrading the standard: a better way to drive peripherals
Our world is becoming automated. We see a strong initiative for more automation in our everyday lives, from smarter homes (AC, lighting and white goods) to easier and better travel in automobiles....
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Design your MSP430 power supply SMALLER
I recently wrote a post for the Power House blog on this same topic and thought was helpful to anyone using MSP430 as well. Check it out and leave me a comment.So, let’s say you’re almost done with...
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What Will You Connect? Win a new SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi CC3200 LaunchPad!
Did you hear? Last week we introduced our new SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® family for the Internet of Things (IoT). And to celebrate, we want to give away some of our CC3200 LaunchPads so you can get started...
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Resistor divider drift: when 5ppm + 5ppm = 5 ppm
If you have a voltage divider where each resistor has 5 ppm/°C drift, what is the worst-case drift? That is the loaded question I posed to my colleagues recently (only after figuring out the answer...
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Register for MCU Design Days 2014
Join us for MCU Design Days 2014 on July 14th and 15th in Dallas, TX.MCU Design Days will consist of two days of technical lectures, labs and demos. You will walk away with tools, increased knowledge...
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PowerLab Notes: My personal IoT and how I would power my favorite
The IoT is everywhere! As my buddy Brian said in his last post, the Internet of Things is here and continuously growing. As an exercise in my own curiosity, I decided to scour the house and figure...
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CONTEST: #ISpywithTI the smallest LDOs
We’re celebrating our small size LDOs, and you could be a winner! Our LDOs are so small sometimes it’s hard to find them among even the tiniest things. This week we have hidden our small-size LDOs in...
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Revolutionary new tool allows devices to use smaller batteries and last...
One of the top concerns for nearly every electronic device we use today is how much power can we get out of it. We want our smartphones, computers, power tools and wearable fitness devices to use less...
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Infotainment Innovation
Advances in in-car infotainment systems have always struggled to keep pace with the fast innovation in the consumer space, and the mobile era has exacerbated the gap in recent years. There have been...
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Here we grow again! MSP430 expands its portfolio of FRAM-based MCUs with the...
Are you trying to add functionality to a system with a reduced or equivalent power budget? Do you spend countless hours trying to locate sources of leaking power in your system? Are your production...
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