Latest Technical Articles

This article provides an introduction to the characteristics and requirements of EV battery systems.

This article provides an introduction to the characteristics and requirements of EV battery systems.

This article explores charge-amplifier design details, including ESD protection and frequency response.

This article explores charge-amplifier design details, including ESD protection and frequency response.

In this article we’ll explore a circuit that produces an output voltage proportional to the charge generated by a…

In this article we’ll explore a circuit that produces an output voltage proportional to the charge generated by a piezoelectric transducer.

Circuit board stacks of four or more layers often have through vias that attach to pads on layers where there is no…

Circuit board stacks of four or more layers often have through vias that attach to pads on layers where there is no electrical connection. Should those non-function pads stay, or should they go? This article presents the problem and provides resources.

This article will explain some of the most important settings and design parameters for the Xilinx FFT IP core and…

This article will explain some of the most important settings and design parameters for the Xilinx FFT IP core and function as a basic walkthrough of the Fast Fourier Transform interface.

This article explains some theory behind piezoelectric sensors and presents an equivalent circuit that you can use when…

This article explains some theory behind piezoelectric sensors and presents an equivalent circuit that you can use when you’re designing sensor systems.

This article presents Scilab code that allows you to generate I/Q, noise, and chirp signals from your PC’s headphone jack.

This article presents Scilab code that allows you to generate I/Q, noise, and chirp signals from your PC’s headphone jack.

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to generate numerical signals that can be converted into analog waveforms by a…

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to generate numerical signals that can be converted into analog waveforms by a computer’s audio hardware.

This article will discuss a well-known technique called “double flopping” to transfer a single-bit control signal…

This article will discuss a well-known technique called “double flopping” to transfer a single-bit control signal between two clock domains.

This article discusses the mathematical significance of I/Q signals and presents the final steps in the DSP algorithm for…

This article discusses the mathematical significance of I/Q signals and presents the final steps in the DSP algorithm for decoding frequency-shift-keying baseband signals.

An improved algorithm, in conjunction with quadrature modulation, can achieve FSK decoding that is not affected by phase…

An improved algorithm, in conjunction with quadrature modulation, can achieve FSK decoding that is not affected by phase misalignment.

In this article we’ll use Scilab to explore the effect of unpredictable phase variations in a demodulated…

In this article we’ll use Scilab to explore the effect of unpredictable phase variations in a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

In this Gentleman Maker project, we will use Particle Photon boards to power a motion-sensing trebuchet that can fend off…

In this Gentleman Maker project, we will use Particle Photon boards to power a motion-sensing trebuchet that can fend off all your mischievous intruders.

Learn about a DSP technique that extracts the original digital data from a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

Learn about a DSP technique that extracts the original digital data from a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

This article will discuss what rigid-flex PCBs are, the advantages of using them, and the rules for designing with them…

This article will discuss what rigid-flex PCBs are, the advantages of using them, and the rules for designing with them for an application.

This article will review the common FPGA resources that allow us to efficiently generate and distribute clock signals…

This article will review the common FPGA resources that allow us to efficiently generate and distribute clock signals throughout a system.

This article discusses a technique in which frequency-domain subtraction is used to selectively suppress the noise…

This article discusses a technique in which frequency-domain subtraction is used to selectively suppress the noise components in an audio signal.

This article is an introduction to the complex topic of DSP-based reduction of noise in audio signals.

This article is an introduction to the complex topic of DSP-based reduction of noise in audio signals.

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to create an FM waveform that carries information corresponding to an audio recording.

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to create an FM waveform that carries information corresponding to an audio recording.