Battery-charging considerations for low-power applications [PDF]
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Battery-charging considerations for low-power applications [PDF]

By Tahar Allag: The wearable and personal-electronics industries are booming. Devices in this market vary wildly by application and use. These multifunction devices are designed to help people in their daily activities and make their lives comfortable. They can be found in...

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5 channel LED candle using PIC12F508
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5 channel LED candle using PIC12F508

Here is a 5 LED electronic candle using PIC12F508 able to power each LED with 20mA max. This candle produces a great effect and can be used either as a candle or inside a pumpkin. 5 channel LED candle using PIC12F508 -...

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Eagle CAD Tips and Tricks
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Eagle CAD Tips and Tricks

Most hobbyists and many professionals use Eagle CAD as a daily tool in designing schematics and laying out PCB. Yahya Tawil is going to share with us the most important tips and tricks for using Eagle CAD, which make your work much easier and faster. My advice is to keep one hand on...

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Mover Kit – The first active wearable that kids make & code
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Mover Kit – The first active wearable that kids make & code

Mover Kit encourages movement! It's a game, speed-activated bike light, disco bracelet – whatever a kid can make, move & code it to be. The Mover Kit is an intuitive way for kids ages 8 and over to learn the fundamentals of electronics, programming and solve problems...

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Arduino “Pick N Place” Android Robot
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Arduino “Pick N Place” Android Robot

Sameer tipped us with his latest build of an arduino robot which is controlled by an Android smartphone using Bluetooth. Pick N Place robot is a basic level robot for beginners and leaders to learn all about the laws & concepts of Physics, Electronics & Mechanics hence it...

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Analogue Sensors – Calculate the Nonlinearity Introduced by a Load or Pull Down Resistor
Basic Electronics

Analogue Sensors – Calculate the Nonlinearity Introduced by a Load or Pull Down Resistor

Tecwyn Twmffat @ instructables.com discuss about the notlinearity introduced by adding a pull down resistor and why you may get unpredictable readings from your ADC. For many years I found that I would get strange, unpredictable, readings from my sensor related projects at the...

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Buck regulator accepts 3.0-V to 42-V input
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Buck regulator accepts 3.0-V to 42-V input

Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8608, a 1.5A, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique synchronous rectification topology delivers 93% efficiency while switching at 2MHz enabling designers to avoid critical noise-sensitive frequency bands, such as AM...

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12V to 28V Step Up DC-DC Converter
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12V to 28V Step Up DC-DC Converter

The Step-Up DC-DC Converter project provides 28V, 175mA output with input of 12V DC. The MC34063A IC is heart of the project from On semiconductor. The MC33063A is a monolithic control circuit containing the primary functions required for DC-DC converters, This device consist of an...

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