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Multiband LTE will need better RF design

Multiband LTE will need better RF design

The PE42420 is a HaRP™ technology-enhanced absorptive 50 Ohm SPDT RF switch developed on the UltraCMOS® process technology. This general purpose switch is comprised of two RF ports and has very high isolation performance. It is ideal for RF and IF transceiver signal switching (signal amplitude adjust), discrete DSA stages, and filter bank switching applications. […]

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Basics of the SPI Communication Protocol

Basics of the SPI Communication Protocol

When you connect a microcontroller to a sensor, display, or other module, do you ever think about how the two devices talk to each other? What exactly are they saying? How are they able to understand each other? Communication between electronics is like communication between humans. Both sides need to speak the same language. In electronics, these languages are called communication

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Triac based lamp dimmer

Triac based lamp dimmer

Description It is a low cost dimmer circuit for adjusting the light brightness of incandescent, Halogen Lamp, Light Bulb load up to 250 W. Features: – Input supply: 230 VAC or 110 VAC – Output: 250 W – Triac controlled – On board Potentiometer for adjusting level – Power Battery Terminal (PBT) for easy input

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Exploring the Transcend Wifi SD card

Exploring the Transcend Wifi-SD card

It’s been my experience over many years that hardware people are responsible for rubbish software. Years upon years of shoddy hardware drivers, dreadful software bundled with cameras (Canon, Pentax I’m looking at both of you); Printers (HP, Epson), Scanners (HP – one day I might forgive you) have provided the evidence. Since leaving Microsoft I’ve

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Morse Code Decoder

Morse Code Decoder

Morse code is used in telecommunication; it is a method of transmitting and receiving coded information. Each character (letter or numeral) is coded/represented by a unique sequence of dots and dashes. Compared to voice, Morse code is less sensitive to poor signal conditions, yet still comprehensible to humans without a decoding device, therefore, a useful

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CATV amplifier has wide dynamic range in 100ohm

CATV amplifier has wide dynamic

Description The LTC®6430-15 is a differential gain block amplifier designed to drive high resolution, high speed ADCs with excellent linearity beyond 1000MHz and with low associated output noise. The LTC6430-15 operates from a single 5V power supply and consumes only 800mW. In its differential configuration, the LTC6430-15 can directly drive the differential inputs of an

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A Brief Introduction to MSP430 using Launchpad MSP430G2553

A Brief Introduction to MSP430 using Launchpad (MSP430G2553)

In this tutorial we will be exploring the workings of a MSP430 based microcontroller from Texas Instruments.MSP430 is developed by Texas Instruments as an extremely low power 16 bit architecture for use in low power, low cost, energy constrained embedded applicationsThe Hardware used is the MSP430 Launchpad from TI which contains a programmer/Debugger + two microcontrollers making it

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