Here’s a neat and novel way of using a long-tailed pair to drive not just two but three LEDs. As everyone knows, rainbows always have pots of gold at their ends. This Design Idea reverses that, starting with a pot (no gold, alas) and ending ...
Circuits for converting 4 to 20 mA analog current loop signals to 0 to 20 mA may be hot topics, but hot implementations of those circuits are not. Circuit designs for conversion of 4 to 20 mA analog current loop signals, which are ubiquitous in ...
This circuit uses a few FETs and logic devices to down convert a DC voltage to about one half its value. Materials on the topic Datasheet Fairchild MM74C14 Datasheet Diodes ZVN2106A Datasheet Diodes ZVP2106A discovercircuits.com
The ubiquity of the 4 to 20 mA current loop in analog process monitoring and control creates possibilities for peculiar designs of circuits for unusual accessory functions. Figure 1 shows an example. It does precision conversion of 4-20 mA to 0-20 ...
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. The circuit consists of two main parts: a 6 W isolated flyback converter ...
This circuit can produce high speed output signals with fast rise and fall times. The unique charge pump action allows the voltage of the upper P-ch device to range from millivolts to hundreds of volts. The output current is only limited by the ...
This simple circuit can protect a sensitive electronic circuit from an accidental connection of a battery with a reversed polarity. The N-channel FET connects the electronic device to the battery only when the polarity is correct. The circuit shown ...
This Design Idea describes a versatile test circuit for zener diodes after yet another misread zener diode had infiltrated the ranks of 1N4148 diodes assembled on a pc board. As a bonus, the circuit can serve as a moderate-voltage, power-limited ...
Simple circuit ratios sensor capacitance to reference capacitor to measure micrometers. It’s hard to imagine a simpler electromechanical sensor than the capacitance type, consisting of little more than two plates (or even just one if the ...
This circuit design for power supply on/off sequencing uses Schmidt triggers for triple-positive-rail timing purposes. Recent design ideas have explored the utility of timed power supply ON/OFF sequencing and provided circuit designs to implement ...