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Working with Fluctuating Input Supplies: A New Tiny DC/DC Buck Regulator from Linear Technology

A new, smaller, and more versatile DC/DC step-down voltage regulator that's designed for noisier applications such as avionics, factory automation, and industrial robotics.

January 19, 2018 by Nick Davis

Teardown Tuesday: Gas Leak Detector

In this Teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look at the insides of a gas leakage detector. This device is designed to detect the presence of halogen gases.

September 19, 2017 by Alex Udanis

Isolation in Digital Power Supply—Why and How

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these applications, isolation is often required. This article discusses the digital isolation techniques with Analog Devices’ iCoupler products in digital power supply design.

August 01, 2017 by Jason Duan, Analog Devices

PLC Design Board Aims at Industry 4.0 Applications

Industry 4.0 is here now, and Maxim's Pocket IO PLC development platform shows how it can reinvigorate manufacturing operations with tiny sensors and distributed control units.

November 09, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad

Teardown Tuesday: Lutron Caseta Wireless Home Automation Remote

Lutron Caseta Wireless offers home automation that includes lights and shades.

October 25, 2016 by Mark Hughes

Build a Desktop Industrial Automation Trainer

In this project, the reader will learn how to build and program a desktop industrial automation trainer for experimentation in robotics, motor, and process control system concepts on their workbench.

April 21, 2016 by Don Wilcher

Embedded PID Temperature Control, Part 2: Board-Level Integration

This article covers the firmware that allows the EFM8 microcontroller to communicate with the DAC and the MAX31855.

February 03, 2016 by Robert Keim

Learning PLCs on a Budget

Typically, getting started with a PLC can be a costly endeavor, but this project will show how to get started with them on a small budget!

January 18, 2016 by Alex Udanis

Low-Cost Programmable Logic Controllers for the Frugal Engineer

Typical PLCs are very expensive, but never fear: cheaper versions exist!

December 28, 2015 by Alex Udanis

Build Raspberry Pi Controllers: LED Flasher

In this project, you'll learn how to wire an LED and flash it using the Raspberry Pi. Also, to isolate the Raspberry Pi's + 3.3VDC compliant output pins from supply voltages greater than this power source, an opto-isolator will be introduced as well.

December 11, 2015 by Don Wilcher

Control Your AC Mains with a Microcontroller

Learn how to put together your own toaster oven controller with a handful of inexpensive, through-hole parts. The emphasis is on safety, low price, and minimal modification of the toaster oven.

November 09, 2015 by Patrick Lloyd