Articles Measurement - 7

Ken Wada embedded.com Temperature is one of the most common parameters monitored by an embedded system. There is a wide array of temperature sensors available to achieve this. The sensor types can range from exotic black body detectors to the ...

Glen Brisebois, Linear Technology Design Note 533 Introduction Linear Technology’s Over-The-Top® op amps have an input stage topology that allows them to operate closed loop well above the positive supply rail. The inputs remain high ...

Electronics Engineering Herald When National Instruments developed its virtual instrumentation product, it created a new market and helped many design engineers to explore personal computer as a test and measurement platform. The availability of ...

Lou Frenzel Microwaves RF I am continually amazed at how the pioneers of electronics, and microwaves in particular, did their research and development with little or no test equipment. How can you design or repair anything without being able to ...

By Johann Zipperer Peter Weber, Texas Instruments. Electronic Specifier A novel approach to digitally measuring analog current could deliver greater accuracy at ultra-low powers Measuring current can be as simple as putting a shunt resistor in ...

Kenneth Wyatt EDN These unusual EMI sources may be used to perform pre-compliance testing (radiated or conducted immunity) to help determine the immunity characteristics of your circuits or product. Chattering Relay (120 VAC powered) - can produce ...

Dennis Seguine, Cypress Semiconductor Electronic Design Using a pseudorandom sequence (PRS) generator and some software, you can build a pink-noise generator (equal energy per octave) with 1 dB performance over the audio band, in addition to the ...

Tak Tsang, Agilent Technologies Machine Design It’s no secret that electrical overloads and physical abuse can shorten the life of a handheld meter. But some instruments can withstand far more mishandling than others. Today it is possible to ...

Sam Davis Power Electronics Described as The nerdiest thing you can put on your wrist.” The Oscilloscope Watch has the features of a modern watch (time, calendar, alarm, etc...) along with those of an oscilloscope, waveform generator, logic ...

Karthik Kadirvel, Texas Instruments ECN Personal battery-powered devices range from single-cell devices such as cell phones to multi-cell devices such as electric cars. Range anxiety is a common issue among all battery-operated electronics. Users ...