DIY Voltmeter using a simple voltage sensor and Arduino Uno and a Nokia 5110 LCD
In this video we are going to learn how to build our own voltmeter using a very inexpensive sensor. The voltage we measure is then displayed in a Nokia 5110 LCD display. This project is very easy to build and great learning experience. With this project we can measure the voltage of...
Continue ReadingFluke 279 FC Thermal Multimeter Review
Fluke 279 FC True-rms Thermal Multimeter helps you find, repair, validate, and report many electrical issues quickly so that you are confident problems are solved. Fluke 279 FC Thermal Multimeter Review -...
Continue Reading5V TO -12V Inverting Switching Regulator
The DC/DC inverting switching regulators project is specifically designed to invert input voltages to negative outputs. It offer input voltage ranges from 4.5V to 6V and output -12V 100mA The MC34063A IC is heart of the project from On semiconductor. The MC33063A is a monolithic...
Continue Reading42V, 3.5A-out buck regulator operates at 175°C ambient
LT8610AX is a 3.5A, 42V input-capable synchronous step-down switching regulator, which operates in ambient temperatures up to 175°C. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 95% while Burst Mode operation keeps quiescent current under 3.5 µA in no-load standby...
Continue ReadingLED current regulator has low dropout
Peter Demchenko @ edn.com This Design Idea circuit regulates the current through one or more LEDs, making it almost independent of supply voltage. Its main advantage is a very small dropout voltage, which can be less than 100mV. The design could find use on LED strips, where the...
Continue ReadingUse a Fingerprint sensor module to add biometric security to your Arduino projects
educ8s.tv has a new video on how to use a fingertip sensor with Arduino. If you want to add biometric security features to your Arduino projects, an easy way to do so, is to add a fingerprint sensor module to it. In this video we demonstrate how easy to use a fingerprint sensor with...
Continue ReadingBattery-pack fuel gauge with SHA-256 authentication prevents pack cloning
Implementing pack-side battery gauges in portable devices is easier and more secure, Maxim asserts, with its ModelGauge m5 portfolio of MAX17201/MAX17205 and MAX17211/MAX17215. Fuel gauging can be difficult because battery voltage varies with temperature and load, while...
Continue ReadingHow to Improve Buck Converter Light Load Efficiency with an LDO
By Michael Hartshorne @ digikey.com: Designing a DC/DC converter that only consumes micro amps of current at no load can be compared to fueling a muscle car with lighter fluid – you may get it to work, but it won’t be easy. High efficiency at full load currents is commonplace in...
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