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Make a Spectacle of yourself at the next Comic-Con with Sparkfun's Spectacle line-up! Anyone can use it, it's as easy as…

Make a Spectacle of yourself at the next Comic-Con with Sparkfun's Spectacle line-up! Anyone can use it, it's as easy as plugging in a pair of headphones!

This article presents an LTspice circuit that can be used to explore the behavior of a phase-locked loop.

This article presents an LTspice circuit that can be used to explore the behavior of a phase-locked loop.

This article introduces a phase-based feedback system that plays an important role in many applications.

This article introduces a phase-based feedback system that plays an important role in many applications.

This article will discuss the basic concepts of clock gating and how it can be used to reduce the power consumption of…

This article will discuss the basic concepts of clock gating and how it can be used to reduce the power consumption of synchronous digital systems.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a circuit that is a good choice when you need to remove…

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a circuit that is a good choice when you need to remove high-frequency noise from a digital signal.

This article will review different encoding methods that can be used to implement the states of an FSM.

This article will review different encoding methods that can be used to implement the states of an FSM.

This article explains some theory behind an extremely common electronic component.

This article explains some theory behind an extremely common electronic component.

This article looks at some circuits that can help you extract the original data from a Manchester-encoded signal.

This article looks at some circuits that can help you extract the original data from a Manchester-encoded signal.

No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!

No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!

This article discusses implementation details for a simple yet effective technique that can improve your digital communication.

This article discusses implementation details for a simple yet effective technique that can improve your digital communication.

In this article we’ll discuss the design for a custom microcontroller programming/debug/extension PCB and we’ll look…

In this article we’ll discuss the design for a custom microcontroller programming/debug/extension PCB and we’ll look at an example project.

In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.

In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, discusses a filter circuit that allows you to choose between a…

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, discusses a filter circuit that allows you to choose between a low-pass, a high-pass, and a band-pass response.

This article will review two important sequential statements in VHDL, namely “if” and “case” statements.

This article will review two important sequential statements in VHDL, namely “if” and “case” statements.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explains the functionality of a clever circuit that accurately…

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explains the functionality of a clever circuit that accurately measures supply current.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure…

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure temperature with little more than a diode and a BJT.

This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in…

This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in operating frequency, and resource utilization.

This article will discuss the important features of variables in VHDL.

This article will discuss the important features of variables in VHDL.

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, shows you how linear voltage regulators can also be handy in…

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, shows you how linear voltage regulators can also be handy in constant-current applications.