This topic shows a simple interfacing of 2 GB micro SD card with PIC16F84A microcontroller. I used the PIC16F84A to read the SD card raw data which doesn’t require a microcontroller with high RAM or ROM. In this interfacing I used software SPI because the PIC16F84A doesn’t have a built-in hardware SPI module. In this […]
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A crystal oscillator is an electronic circuit that generates an electrical signal with a very precise frequency. To achieve this, it uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal made of piezoelectric material. The first crystal oscillator was invented in the late 1920s by Walter Guyton Cady who was interested in submarine detection with ultrasonic
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Electrolytic capacitors tend to leak with time. The circuit in Figure 1 lets you test capacitors and decide whether they’re worth using. You can set the constraint on the leakiness through the values of CREF/RREF. The values in the figure are typical for general testing of all capacitors, from 1-nF ceramic versions to 1000-μF electrolytic
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When designing circuits, many hobbyists take capacitors for granted – but each type (ceramic multi-layer, aluminum electrolytic, tantalum, mica…) has its own unique properties. Nowadays, ceramic capacitors are the most commonly used capacitors in the industry, but many can lose up to 80% of their rated capacitance near their voltage ratings. Enter the OpenCVMeter! This
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