The PIC16F170X/171X family features Core Independent Peripherals, such as the Configurable Logic Cell (CLC), Complementary Output Generator (COG) and Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO).Ā These āself-sustainingā peripherals take 8-bit PICĀ® MCU performance to a new level, as they are designed to handle tasks with no code or supervision from the CPU to maintain operation. Ā As a […]
I recently received an external USB battery as a promotional gift (see image below). While I always thought of these as a superfluous gimmick, I realized that these devices could be quite useful as mobile power source for various projects. After all, dealing with lithium ion batteries in your own projects can be dangerous and
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Features 2.7V to 42V Input Voltage Range 1.2A, 65V Internal DMOS Power Switch Low Quiescent Current: 100Ī¼A in Sleep Mode 350Ī¼A in Active Mode Boundary Mode Operation at Heavy Load Low-Ripple Burst ModeĀ® Operation at Light Load Minimum Load <0.5% (Typ) of Full Output VOUT Set with a Single External Resistor No Transformer Third Winding
LT8301 ā 42VIN Micropower No-Opto Isolated Flyback Converter with 65V/1.2A Switch Read More Ā»
Have you been using float or double variables to perform mathematical operations on embedded systems without a Floating-Point Unit (FPU)? You are doing it wrong! Thatās incredibly inefficient. UseĀ fixed-point representation instead. An FPU isĀ an hardware block specially designed to carry on arithmetic operations on floating point numbers. Even though the C/C++Ā code may work without an
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MikroElektronika, a Belgrade, Serbia-based company is well-known for producing quality software and hardware development tools for a wide range of microcontroller families, including PIC, AVR, and ARM processors. Their mikroC Pro for PIC has always been my favorite PIC compiler, and has been extensively used in my PIC tutorials and projects published on this website,
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Connectors of the PV, SV and SH series are available in a huge amount of versions and sizes, thatĀ“s why youĀ“ll certainly find here a suitable type for you. A very frequent requirement for a simple and reliable connection of wires to a PCB is actual about as long as the world knows plated copper
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Plastic- or a metal connector? Majority of designers will probably place on the first place in a virtual āquality chartā a connector with a metal body. ItĀ“s often true, but it neednĀ“t be always so. Apart from the fact, that a metal connector is usually more expensive, often – mainly in a corrosive environment a
17 in 1 – these are the multi-pole connectors Hirschmann CM Read More Ā»
With thermal fuses youĀ“ll make a big step towards a higher safety of your device. ItĀ“s surely not necessary to remind that any device can fail. Failure of a component, overload of a component (underestimated sizing), external influence and many other reasons are daily causing failures of devices. If the result of a malfunction is
They act only ones – right then, when itĀ“s really necessary… Read More Ā»
Lithium Batteries are indispensable. I have a few project like my own DIY Badge [Post Soon] or a Light Wand for Light Photography and an in-progress Mobile Rejuvenator which use lithium batteries ,usually those re-purposed ones that are sold in Local markets for Solar Lanterns with a capacity of 1100mAh. The lazy me used to
LiTiny- A Tiny LiIon charger for most things battery Read More Ā»
Researchers have developed the technology for a catheter-based device that would provide forward-looking, real-time, three-dimensional imaging from inside the heart, coronary arteries and peripheral blood vessels. With its volumetric imaging, the new device could better guide surgeons working in the heart, and potentially allow more of patientsā clogged arteries to be cleared without major surgery.
