Current Source and Current sink are two major terms used in electronics design, these two terms dictate how much current can leave or enter a terminal. For example, the sink and source current of a typical 8051 Microcontroller digital output pin is 1.6mA and 60uA respectively. Meaning the pin can deliver (source) up to 60uA when made High and […]
Design a Simple Constant Current Sink Circuit using Op-Amp Read More »
When designing an electronic circuit, there are lots of situations when a circuit requires different values of voltage and current sources. For example, when setting the preset voltage for an Op-Amp, it is very common to use a potential divider circuit to obtain the required voltage values. But what if we need a specific value of current?
Current Divider Circuits Explained with Formula and Practical Hardware Read More »
An inverter is a circuit that converts Direct Current (DC) to Alternating Current (AC). A PWM inverter is a type of circuit that uses modified square waves to simulate the effects of Alternating Current (AC), which is suitable for powering most of your household appliances. I say most-of because there generally exist two types of inverters, the first type is the so-called a modified square
Printed Circuit boards are an important part of the development of any electronics product. They provide an easy, neat and repeatable ways of connecting components together. Thus, ensuring quality from their design to production is so critical that, failure at any point in the process could lead to a lot of money going to waste
Who does not like the rumbling tone of a distorted electric guitar? It is a key part of many important genres of music, especially in blues and rock music genres and is also frequently used in hard rock, metal or the punk music genre. In this project, we will build a basic distortion pedal for guitars using
Often times, we need to control bass, treble, and volume of our audio signal before passing it through amplification stages to prevent sound distortion. The circuit that amplifies the audio signal before it enters the main speaker amplifier is called an Audio Preamplifier. The use of an audio pre-amplifier ensures good audio quality and provides options to modify
Stereo Audio Pre-Amplifier Circuit with Bass and Treble Control using Transistors Read More »
Augmented and Virtual Reality rank among the top 10 technologies driving Industry 4.0 and while they are having a huge impact on the development of new devices, it’s interesting to see them also being used as a major ingredient in the technology development process. This was one of the reasons why a while back we took a
INSPECTAR CONSTANTLY IMPROVES AND RECOGNIZES YOUR PCB Read More »
In a previous article, I have shown you how you can build your own switched capacitor voltage converter circuit using the classic industry-standard LMC7660 IC. But oftentimes there are situations when you don’t have a specific IC available or the cost of an additional IC is ruining the harmony of your BOM. And this is where our beloved 555
A crude way to power your DC circuits with AC mains is to use a step-down transformer for stepping down the 230V mains voltage and adding a couple of diodes as a bridge rectifier. But due to the huge space size and other drawbacks, it cannot be used for all purposes. Another most popular and professional
Design your own Compact 5V/3.3V SMPS Circuit for Embedded and IoT Projects Read More »
Tone control or Active equalizer circuit especially bass, treble, and MID control based Equalizer is an important circuit in audio amplifier design. Generally, three-stage active Equalizer filters require three control bass, treble, and MID. The bass control allows the low frequency to pass but blocks high frequency and the treble control allows the high frequency to pass
