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How to Run a Linear Motor With TMC4671

How to Run a Linear Motor With TMC4671

In this application note, learn how the TMC4671 enables precise closed-loop torque, velocity, and position control for linear motors using Field Oriented Control (FOC). It details configuration steps for incremental ABN encoder feedback, including pole pair setup, encoder resolution calculation, initialization, and linear scaling to achieve micrometer-level positioning. The note also demonstrates system setup and tuning using TMCL-IDE, providing a practical path from hardware configuration to optimized linear motion performance.


High-Side Current Sensing: Difference Amplifier vs. Current-Sense Amplifier

High-Side Current Sensing: Difference Amplifier vs. Current-Sense Amplifier

High-side current sensing is critical in motor control, solenoid control, and power management applications for accurate load-current measurement while preserving ground integrity and enabling diagnostics. This white paper compares difference amplifiers, like the AD8206, and current-sense amplifiers, like the AD8210, highlighting trade-offs in bandwidth, common-mode rejection, input bias, and voltage-stress tolerance. These architectures support diverse applications—from H-bridge motor control to automotive battery monitoring.


High Performance, Dual IF Sampling Receiver

High Performance, Dual IF Sampling Receiver

Dual IF sampling receivers are critical in cellular base stations and wireless systems for converting high-frequency RF signals into precise digital data, while addressing challenges like impedance matching, noise reduction, and antialiasing. In this application note, learn how Analog Devices’ design combines a dual mixer, variable gain amplifier, dual 14-bit ADC, and low-jitter clock synthesizer with a fourth-order antialiasing filter to achieve 153.6 MHz IF sampling at 122.88 MSPS and 79.6 dBc spurious-free dynamic range.


HDMI Made Easy: HDMI-to-VGA and VGA-to-HDMI Converters

HDMI Made Easy: HDMI-to-VGA and VGA-to-HDMI Converters

HDMI-to-VGA and VGA-to-HDMI converters enable seamless integration between legacy analog displays and modern digital devices, supporting applications in laptops, projectors, automotive infotainment, and multimedia hubs. In this white paper, learn how these converters manage technical challenges such as EDID communication, DE signal regeneration, and color space conversion while ensuring synchronized audio and video streams. Using integrated solutions like the ADV7513, ADV7611, AD9983A, and SSM2604, the converters provide low-power, scalable, and easy-to-implement designs for diverse HDMI-enabled systems.


DC Energy Metering Applications

DC Energy Metering Applications

Used in electric vehicle charging stations, sustainable microgrids, and high-efficiency data centers, precision DC energy metering is critical for accurate billing and reducing CO2 emissions, but traditional AC-side measurements and technical challenges like shunt self-heating and the Seebeck effect often limit performance. This white paper from Analog Devices details a design utilizing the ADA4528 zero-drift amplifier and AD7779 24-bit ADC to overcome measurement drifts and achieve 0.5% class accuracy across a wide dynamic range.


Overvoltage Protection for Power Semiconductors in Solid-State DC Breakers for BESS and Datacenter Applications

Overvoltage Protection for Power Semiconductors in Solid-State DC Breakers for BESS and Datacenter Applications

Learn how TVS diodes protect power semiconductors in solid-state DC breakers through surge thermal modeling, with insights on switching behavior, packaging, and design optimization.


Advances in Smart Electricity Meter Field Diagnostics

Advances in Smart Electricity Meter Field Diagnostics

In this white paper, learn how smart electricity meters equipped with mSure technology enable real-time diagnostics, self-calibration, and fraud detection, addressing the limitations of traditional open-loop meters. By injecting a precise reference signal, these meters maintain high accuracy over their lifetime without interrupting normal energy measurement. Integrated with Energy Analytics Studio, mSure supports cloud-based monitoring, optimized asset management, and enhanced utility revenue protection.


Adopting a Better Bioimpedance Analog Front End for Vital Signs Monitoring Devices

Adopting a Better Bioimpedance Analog Front End for Vital Signs Monitoring Devices

Used in wearable and remote health monitoring devices, bioimpedance measurement is critical for evaluating hydration, body composition, respiration, and cardiac function, but traditional single-frequency methods limit accuracy and flexibility. This white paper from Analog Devices presents the MAX30009, which uses a configurable sinusoidal sweep stimulus and quadrature demodulation to accurately measure impedance magnitude and phase across a wide frequency range while enabling synchronization with ECG and PPG sensors.


Poster: What T&M Instruments Do You Need to Test Your Device?

Poster: What T&M Instruments Do You Need to Test Your Device?

Choosing the right test equipment can make or break your design workflow. This quick-reference poster helps you identify the best R&S instruments for your application — from signal analysis to power measurements.


Next-Generation Wearable Electronics: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Trends

Next-Generation Wearable Electronics: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Trends

Explore the latest innovations, challenges, and future trends shaping next‑generation wearable electronics—from advanced materials to AI‑powered sensing. Download the white paper to see what’s driving the future of wearable technology.


MHO/DHO5000 Series Digital Oscilloscope Application Guide for Bode Plot Function

MHO/DHO5000 Series Digital Oscilloscope Application Guide for Bode Plot Function

Download the application guide to master Bode plot analysis and optimize the stability of your switching power supply designs.


The Electrical Engineer’s Desk Guide

The Electrical Engineer’s Desk Guide

Bridge the gap between PCB manufacturing and real-world electronics design with Summit Interconnect’s Electrical Engineering Desk Guide, covering fabrication, stack-up, EMI, power delivery, and regulation fundamentals that drive manufacturable, high-performance hardware.


Optimizing Next-Generation Embedded Systems Test: Overcoming Complexity with Fine-Tuned Power Control

Optimizing Next-Generation Embedded Systems Test: Overcoming Complexity with Fine-Tuned Power Control

Optimizing test power is critical for complex embedded systems. Kikusui’s PWR-01 delivers precise sequencing, low ripple, and scalable multi-unit control for reliable validation and production testing.


Antenna Design Optimization

Antenna Design Optimization

This paper highlights the importance of addressing antenna design early to prevent cost, delay, and performance issues. It also introduces Quectel’s four-stage antenna design approach supported by end-to-end technical services.


Streamlining Design-to-Manufacture for Imaging Devices Tutorial

Streamlining Design-to-Manufacture for Imaging Devices Tutorial

In this tutorial, we introduce onsemi’s PRISM platform, a pre-optimized reference imaging solution that streamlines camera design by integrating sensors, optics, interfaces, and image processing. It explains how PRISM simplifies system integration through standardized modules, tuned ISP configurations, and validated performance testing using components like the AP1302 co-processor and Demo3 evaluation platform. The tutorial also highlights PRISM’s support for Hyperlux CMOS image sensors and its broad processor ecosystem compatibility.


UALinkSec Security Module From Synopsys

UALinkSec Security Module From Synopsys

Explore how hardware-based encryption and flexible authentication protect accelerator interconnects at scale—without impacting PPA or time-to-market.


Securing AI at the Silicon Level: Synopsys Solutions for a Smarter, Safer Future

Securing AI at the Silicon Level: Synopsys Solutions for a Smarter, Safer Future

Learn how silicon-level security protects AI data, models, and accelerators across edge and data-center environments.


How Low Can You Go? Pushing the Limits of Transistors - Deep Low Voltage Enablement of Embedded Memories and Logic Libraries to Achieve Extreme Low Power

How Low Can You Go? Pushing the Limits of Transistors - Deep Low Voltage Enablement of Embedded Memories and Logic Libraries to Achieve Extreme Low Power

Learn how deep low-voltage enablement of embedded memories and logic libraries can dramatically reduce power while preserving PPA in advanced SoC designs.


Enabling Fast Electric Vehicle Charging Tutorial

Enabling Fast Electric Vehicle Charging Tutorial

This tutorial explains how rising electrification is driving the need for ultra-fast, scalable EV charging systems that operate at higher power levels while maintaining efficiency and safety. It describes advanced power conversion architectures, including three-phase PFC and isolated DC-DC stages using DAB and LLC topologies, along with integrated power modules and liquid cooling to manage thermal stress. The tutorial concludes by highlighting onsemi’s SiC-based solutions as key enablers for efficient, megawatt-class charging infrastructure built on modular, future-ready designs.


Next-Generation Power Management Is the Key to Next-Level Computing

Next-Generation Power Management Is the Key to Next-Level Computing

Unlock smarter power delivery strategies for AI servers with this next-generation data center design guide.