Microcontrollers

Microcontrollers, programmers, evaluation kits & demonstration boards.

Hot-swap switch provides easy thermal protection
Hot-swap switch provides easy thermal protection
Sep 15, 2026 Circuits

It is often difficult to design an effective thermal-management scheme that minimizes the risk of meltdown or fire...

An ultrasonic range finder using an
An ultrasonic range finder using an SRF05 and an ATtiny85
Sep 10, 2026 Circuits

An ultrasonic range finder is a useful tool in a variety of real-life and robotic applications, such as in obstacle avoidance and distance measurement systems...

Circuit compensates system offset load-cell-based balance
Circuit compensates system offset of a load-cell-based balance
Sep 8, 2026 Circuits

It’s a challenge to interface a resistive bridge sensor with an ADC receiving its power from a 5 V single-supply power source...

Digital AC energy measurement circuit V2
Digital AC energy measurement circuit V2 RMS voltage, RMS current, real power, power factor, energy kWh
Aug 31, 2026 Circuits

Dealing with the 110 V/220 V AC mains voltage and measuring the AC load parameters are regarded as a challenge for electronic designers, both in circuit design and calculations...

Method provides fast glitch-free isolation sup
Method provides fast, glitch-free isolation of I2C and SMBus signals
Aug 12, 2026 Circuits

I2C is a popular serial protocol for power controllers, ADCs and DACs, EEPROMs, and other devices. In certain data-acquisition and power-control situations, you must isolate the master from one or more slave devices...

One-input numeric keypad
One-input numeric keypad
Jul 29, 2026 Circuits

This is a 12-key numeric keypad for use in a range of microcontroller projects. It has the advantage that you only need one analogue input...

Essential performance real-time control without baggage
Essential performance and real-time control without the baggage
Jul 9, 2026 News

Designers of real-time control applications are increasingly challenged to balance performance and peripheral integration while keeping system cost and complexity low. To address these challenges, Microchip Technology has introduced the dsPIC33CK Value Line family...

Dual-fan PWM cooling circuit 6W isolated
Dual-fan PWM cooling circuit with a 6W isolated flyback power supply
Jun 18, 2026 Circuits

This project presents the design and implementation of a dual-fan PWM cooling circuit, integrating a compact and efficient power supply with intelligent fan speed regulation...

Programmable logic redefined simpler smarter fully
Programmable logic redefined for simpler, smarter, fully integrated designs
May 28, 2026 News

Microchip’s CLB-based PIC MCUs combine programmable logic and embedded control in a single device to help reduce latency, cost and design complexity...

30A AC soft starter inrush current
30A AC soft starter (inrush current limiter)
May 26, 2026 Circuits

Are you tired of dealing with the damaging effects of inrush currents on your industrial devices? Look no further than an AC inrush current limiter...